Radar Informationed needed...AN/APS-4 and AN/APS-6

[Waldo.Pepper]

Thanks Ed and Dave. I really appreciate the effort.

Ed, I am familiar with the site. If I'm not mistaken, and even on its title page..

http://www.radarpages.co.uk/links/links.htm

deals with Air Defence Radar, not Airborne Intercept Radar, so as interesting and truly valuable as it is, it has not much on the set I am looking for info on. There are some Airborne sets (H2S Gee Oboe etc) But these are bombing/Navigation systems.

Dave, Thanks I have the Streetly book. It is excellent. However, the information it presents on this set is conflucting with other information I have.

For example.

It is said that the AN/APS-4 equipment had two radar scopes to present the information to the operator. And that the AN/APS-6 system had a simplified display that made it possible to fit it to single seater planes. (like Hellcat, Corsair) The work load was reduced, making is suitable for such an installation. See the following page as well as others.

http://www.strategypage.com/messageb...es/6-20242.asp

If that is the case, then it must have been then AN/APS-6 (or another unidentified variation) that was installed in the Mosquitos.

This is also confirmed in the 2 volume set Radar in World War 2 by Guerlac. The AN/APS-4 was mounted in a pod. It was put on Avengers, and some others but because it was pod mounted, it theoretically could be fitted to ANYTHING, that had a second crewman to operate.it. It also had a fairly capable ASV or anti-shipping capability as well.

Waldo.