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Old 23rd May 2021, 18:21
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Originally Posted by SpringHeeledJack
Bearing in mind just how low some sorties were, at least the RAF Buccaneers, would the terrain following radar have been much use if below 500feet ? It just seems that you'd need very cool blood to trust your life to such a wondrous invention.
It clearly was, it says 30-50 metres was the norm for this TFR and by my reckoning, 30 metres is about 100ft. So why not 500ft?
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