Tail warning radar
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tail-warning-radar-323-6456214
title:
Tail warning radar
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A tail warning radar, sometimes TW for short, was a short-lived class of aircraft-mounted radar systems used to provide warning of another aircraft approaching from the rear. They were mostly used on World War II bombers, starting with the Monica system fit to Royal Air Force (RAF) heavy bombers starting in June 1942. The set was also produced in the US as the AN/APS-13, but used primarily on late-war fighter aircraft like the Republic P-47 and North American P-51. These had to be withdrawn over
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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Group of aircraft radar systems
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tail_warning_radar
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2022-06-25T02:49:24Z
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