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What was the purpose of this marking. I collect these but never seen this before.
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Re: Marking Würzburg, Essen Frintrop 1944
Hi,
I am sure it is "kill" markings, kills where the radar provided the tracking.
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Could very well be. All my radar pictures with some kind of kill sign depict a plane. Not this symbol. Have you seen this before?

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Hi,
I have one other picture, please note the RAF roundels on the rings.
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I am convinced now too .

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Re: Marking Würzburg, Essen Frintrop 1944
What is the AB on the center emitter (?) of the radar? Does anyone have diagrams or a reference that explains the variant dipoles on various Würzburg radars? I have also seen variant center units.




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Hi Ed,
The diploes were for the IFF Kuh/Gemse.
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Hello Ed this will explain a lot
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all from T11-219: Directory of German Radar Equipment
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