Particularly in the air war, WWII saw a lot of technological see-sawing. Radar, in the manner it was used in the war, had only been developed shortly before hostilities broke out. It subsequently was used in weather forecasting and to detect planes in the air. Navies used it to range enemy fleets.
This episode touches on a new use for radar ... locating ground targets in bad weather before turning the bombing run over to the Norden Bomb Sight, which had been another critical leap forward in the war's technology.
The episode includes the great Burgess Meredith, who brings the targeting radar to our heroes ... picked to test it out during overcast conditions. The Germans make a countermove, and then we see the dawn of another wartime strategy.
Did it all happen just this way and in the few days covered by this story. Certainly not. But this condensed version of events is still interesting and made for good TV.
This episode touches on a new use for radar ... locating ground targets in bad weather before turning the bombing run over to the Norden Bomb Sight, which had been another critical leap forward in the war's technology.
The episode includes the great Burgess Meredith, who brings the targeting radar to our heroes ... picked to test it out during overcast conditions. The Germans make a countermove, and then we see the dawn of another wartime strategy.
Did it all happen just this way and in the few days covered by this story. Certainly not. But this condensed version of events is still interesting and made for good TV.