This gave the system its name, AIRPASS, an acronym for Airborne Interception Radar and Pilot's Attack Sight System.
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The UK's Airborne Interception radar ( AI ) efforts were briefly housed at St Athan in late 1939 and early 1940.
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The machine's nose was equipped with Airborne interception radar which required a second crewman to act as a navigator and radar operator.
14.
This became known as Airborne Interception radar ( AI ), and was the primary focus of Bowen's work from 1936 to 1940.
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Specifically for night defence Fighter Command possessed sixteen Squadrons of de Havilland Mosquito and Bristol Beaufighter night fighters equipped with airborne interception aids ( radar ).
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Four out of the sixteen to seventeen squadrons that were directly involved were still operating A . I Mk V sets ( Airborne Interception Mark Five ).
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On 26 July 1940 the squadron was re-designated a specialised night fighter unit and was amongst the first to receive airborne interception radar ( AI ).
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In July, No . 600 Squadron, by then based at RAF Manston, had some of its IFs equipped with Airborne Interception ( AI ) Mk.
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Taffy Bowen had noticed during his early AI radar ( Airborne Interception ) experiments before the war that the radar returns from fields, cities and other areas were different.
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From July 1940 onwards, the British fitted the RAF Mk II AI ( Airborne Interception ) radar into Coastal Command aircraft for use as the MkII " 1?metre ASV ".
