Bawdsey Research Station
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Bawdsey Research Station was a pioneering British radar research and development facility on the Suffolk coast that played a crucial role in the early development of air defense systems before and during World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
military research establishment
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radar research facility → |
| category |
World War II radar station in England
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| contributedTo |
British early warning radar capability
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development of Chain Home network → integrated air defence system of the UK → |
| coordinateSystem |
Ordnance Survey National Grid
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| employer |
Arnold Wilkins
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Edward George Bowen → Robert Watson-Watt → |
| fieldOfWork |
air defence
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radar → radio engineering → |
| hasPart |
operations rooms
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radar masts → receiver buildings → transmitter buildings → |
| heritageDesignation |
historic radar site
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| inception |
1936
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| locatedIn |
Bawdsey
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| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
East of England
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England NERFINISHED → Suffolk NERFINISHED → |
| locatedInBuilding |
Bawdsey Manor
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| locatedNear |
North Sea
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| locatedOn |
Suffolk coast
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| militaryBranch |
Royal Air Force
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| notableWork |
contribution to Battle of Britain air defence
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development of operational ground-based radar → experiments with radio direction finding for aircraft detection → |
| operatedBy |
RAF Bawdsey
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Royal Air Force → |
| ownedBy |
Air Ministry
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| partOf |
British air defence system
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Chain Home → |
| significance |
first operational radar station in the world
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| significantEvent |
Second World War
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development of Chain Home radar system → development of early warning radar → |
| startTime |
1936
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| status |
disused military site
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| timePeriod |
World War II
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pre-World War II → |
| usedFor |
air defence research
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early warning system development → radar development → radar research → |
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Suffolk
("Bawdsey")
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Suffolk, England ("Bawdsey") → |
containsSettlement |
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Telecommunications Research Establishment
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formerlyKnownAs |
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Telecommunications Research Establishment
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predecessor |
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Telecommunications Research Establishment
("Royal Radar Establishment")
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successor |
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Arnold Wilkins
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workLocation |