Gee navigation system
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The Gee navigation system was an early British radio navigation aid used during World War II to help Allied aircraft determine their position and improve bombing accuracy.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
World War II military technology
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hyperbolic navigation system → radio navigation system → |
| accuracy |
on the order of a few hundred yards at short range
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| alsoKnownAs |
GEE
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| basedOn |
time-difference-of-arrival measurement
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| component |
airborne receiver
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cathode-ray tube display → ground transmitter stations → |
| conflict |
World War II
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| controlledBy |
British Air Ministry
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| countermeasure |
German jamming
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| developedFor |
strategic bombing campaign
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| developer |
Royal Air Force
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Telecommunications Research Establishment → |
| era |
1940s
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| firstOperationalUse |
1942
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| frequencyBand |
VHF
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| introduced |
1942
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| notableFor |
being one of the first operational radio navigation aids for bombers
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improving the accuracy of early-war RAF bombing operations → |
| operationalRegion |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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occupied Europe → |
| operator |
navigator
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| predecessor |
visual navigation methods
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| primaryUse |
aircraft navigation
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bombing accuracy improvement → |
| principle |
hyperbolic position fixing
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| range |
approximately 300 miles over the UK
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| signalType |
pulsed radio signals
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| status |
obsolete
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| successor |
GEE-H navigation system
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LORAN → Oboe navigation system → |
| technologyType |
electronic warfare and navigation equipment
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| usedBy |
Allied air forces
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Royal Air Force → |
| usedByAircraftType |
Avro Lancaster
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Handley Page Halifax → Short Stirling → de Havilland Mosquito → |
| usedByBranch |
RAF Bomber Command
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RAF Coastal Command → |
| usedFor |
blind bombing
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navigation in poor visibility → night bombing → |
| usedInTheatre |
European theatre of World War II
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Telecommunications Research Establishment
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notableWork |
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Oboe
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predecessor |