Television at war

Radar mast

Television at war

At home the screens were dark.
No television comics, dance bands, cabaret, pageantry; no trips to the zoo…
Instead, the cathode tubes in aircraft, at sea, under the sea, and on land, gave out visual signals and squeaking ‘blip-blips’ to guide fighters and pinpoint the enemy.

(Left) Radar masts.
(Below) Radar screen in an aircraft.

1950 // THIS IS TRANSDIFFUSION