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Bawdsey Radar

Bawdsey Manor, Suffolk

The birthplace of radar, which helped win the Battle of Britain.

In 1936 a team of scientists led by Robert Watson-Watt moved to Bawdsey Manor and developed radar, a way of detecting aircraft with radio waves. Bawdsey became the first operational radar station in the world.

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When
From 1936
Where
51.9900, 1.4100
Group
Secret bunkers & war sites

Visiting

The Transmitter Block museum opens on certain days.

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