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Old 30th Jan 2003, 18:54
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Inside the tower at Henlow was unpainted in certain places and you could clearly see stencilled things like: 'Hurricane starboard wing', followed by a reference number.

Back to the TSR2 for a sec; the terrain following radar, designed by Ferranti in Edinburgh, originally took to the air in a Dakota, TS 423, which still flies today. The funny thing about using the Dak was that the terrain climbed faster than the aircraft could!

The radar was then tested in a succession of Canberras and ultimately in the second production Buccanneer, XK 487, which hurtled about the Scottish Highlands as low as 200 feet.
I have a pic but can't post it just now, because PBase, my photo repository is down. Check back later.
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