Radar Recollections - A Bournemouth University / CHiDE / HLF project

 
 
 

The Plan Position Indicator Part Two

 
 
A schematic diagram of the PPI Display
A scematic of the PPI display
Air Vice Marshall P. M. S. Hedgeland
 
 
So two screens were now employed: the PPI giving ranges and bearings and the other giving heights of all aircraft in the vicinity….
   
The PPI Equipment
The PPI equipment
A radar Operator at work
A radar operator at work
   
This information would be sent to the 'filter room' where it would be assimilated along with incoming information from CH stations and observers on the ground. It would then be the task of the duty officers to consider and orchestrate their response. Usually the battle picture was played out on a large plotting table. It was later that the Skiatron was used.
   
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