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WWI The Wireless Experimental Station was | WWI The [[Wireless Experimental Establishment|Wireless Experimental Station]] was set up at Biggin Hill. | ||
1917 Biggin Hill was established as an airfield for wireless experiments but then became part of the London Air Defence Area, responsible for defending London against air attacks; air-to-air and air-to-ground telephony systems were developed there <ref>Biggin Hill History [http://www.military-airshows.co.uk/ven/ven10hist.htm]</ref> | 1917 Biggin Hill was established as an airfield for wireless experiments but then became part of the London Air Defence Area, responsible for defending London against air attacks; air-to-air and air-to-ground telephony systems were developed there <ref>Biggin Hill History [http://www.military-airshows.co.uk/ven/ven10hist.htm]</ref> |
Latest revision as of 13:31, 7 August 2015
WWI The Wireless Experimental Station was set up at Biggin Hill.
1917 Biggin Hill was established as an airfield for wireless experiments but then became part of the London Air Defence Area, responsible for defending London against air attacks; air-to-air and air-to-ground telephony systems were developed there [1]
1918 The Royal Air Force Instrument Design Establishment was set up at Biggin Hill[2]
Developments in switches and radio direction finding were patented
1922 Moved to Farnborough
See Also
Sources of Information
- History of Biggin Hill RAF station [2]