Oboe
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Oboe was a World War II British radio navigation system that enabled highly accurate target marking and bombing by Allied aircraft.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oboe One | 1 |
| Oboe Six | 1 |
| Oboe Two | 1 |
| Oboe navigation system | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II military technology
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radio navigation system ⓘ |
| accuracy | on the order of a few tens of yards at target ⓘ |
| advantageOverPredecessors | much higher accuracy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Oboe bombing aid ⓘ |
| category |
British World War II navigation and bombing system
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military radio navigation system ⓘ |
| classificationStatusDuringWar | highly secret ⓘ |
| componentOf | RAF Bomber Command navigation aids ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countermeasuresFaced | German jamming attempts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| developedBy |
British scientists and engineers
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Royal Air Force Bomber Command ⓘ |
| developedFor | RAF Pathfinder Force ⓘ |
| enables |
blind bombing through cloud
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highly accurate bombing ⓘ |
| introducedInPeriod | early 1940s ⓘ |
| limitation |
could guide only a small number of aircraft at once
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limited range due to curvature of the Earth ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
aircraft carried only a transponder
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ground-based transmitters controlled aircraft track ⓘ |
| operatedBy | ground controllers ⓘ |
| operationalPrinciple |
measuring aircraft distance from ground stations
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radio transponder ranging ⓘ |
| operationalUse | guiding aircraft along a circular arc to target ⓘ |
| predecessor | Gee navigation system ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
bombing navigation
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target marking ⓘ |
| rangeLimitationCause | line-of-sight radio propagation ⓘ |
| signalType | VHF radio signals ⓘ |
| successor | later microwave and radar bombing systems ⓘ |
| tacticalRole | precision marking for main bomber force ⓘ |
| typicalCarrierAircraft | de Havilland Mosquito ⓘ |
| typicalRange | approximately 270 miles from ground station ⓘ |
| usedAgainst |
targets in Germany
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targets in occupied Europe ⓘ |
| usedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| usedFor |
guiding Mosquito bombers
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marking targets for Pathfinder aircraft ⓘ |
| usedInTheatre | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Oboe One
this entity surface form:
Oboe Six
this entity surface form:
Oboe Two
this entity surface form:
Oboe navigation system