Title
Swangate radar station, near Dover (England), 1939-40.
Caption
British warning and distance detection radar station in Swangate (near Dover), part of the "Chain Home" system.
Spread out along the east and southeast coasts of England, as of 1939-40, the radar stations of the "Chain Home" contributed to winning the Battle of Britain, by giving English fighter planes time to take off sufficiently in advance to intercepter German aviation formations in good conditions.
Date
1939
Credit line
Photo12/Collection Bernard Crochet
Reference
CRO01169_095
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
7,2Mb (376,9Kb) / 5,9in x 4,7in / 1780 x 1407 (300dpi)