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Old 21-05-17, 16:10
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Brian Mendes
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Kitchener Ontario
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I served my National Service commitment in the British Army 75th HAA Regt RA( 1950-52) based in Gravesend, Kent. It was one of several regiments in AA Command responsible for ADGB (Air Defence Great Britaim ) in the post WW 2 years. The three batteries were equipped with British made AA radars No 3 Mk 2 as fire control sets and Canadian made MZPI's ( aka AA radar No 4 Mk 6) as tactical control sets. I attended a short course at the School of AA artillery in Manorbier and qualified as an instructor of operators AA Radar No 4 Mk 6.
Many years later,after emigrating to Canada, I did some research into the role played by Canada in the development of AA radar and learned of the involvement of the Radio Branch of the NRC and Research Industries Ltd (REL) which led to the development of the MZPI. B

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