Early Radar at Bawdsey

Event type: Meeting
Date: Tuesday 20th January 2026
Time: 14:00
Venue: The Cut
Cost: Free to u3a members, £4.00 to others.

The talk by Graham Murchie is entitled ‘The Eyes of the Few’ and covers a brief history of early radar, the events leading up to the development of a viable system and the establishment of the world’s first operational radar station at Bawdsey. It focuses on the people involved with a fairly brief mention of the technology. It concludes with a short summary of how Bawdsey was used during and post WWII.