Humphrey de Verd Leigh
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Humphrey de Verd Leigh was a Royal Air Force officer and inventor best known for developing the Leigh Light, a powerful airborne searchlight used to detect enemy submarines at night during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Humphrey de Verd Leigh canonical | 1 |
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force officer
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human ⓘ |
| activeDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British anti-submarine operations
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Coastal Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Allied anti-submarine campaign in the Battle of the Atlantic
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night-time U-boat detection ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| developed | Leigh Light NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aerial warfare technology
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anti-submarine warfare ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| impact |
increased effectiveness of Allied aircraft against submarines at night
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reduction of effectiveness of enemy submarine operations at night ⓘ |
| innovationType |
airborne searchlight
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anti-submarine detection equipment ⓘ |
| knownFor | Leigh Light NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| militaryRole | airborne anti-submarine warfare specialist ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
development of an airborne searchlight for anti-submarine warfare
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improvement of night-time detection of enemy submarines ⓘ |
| notableWork | Leigh Light NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Royal Air Force officer
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inventor ⓘ |
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