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A photograph showing members of the British Royal Observer Corps and the equipment they used to measure the altitude and position of incoming enemy aircraft during the Second World War (1939-45). The observers were an important element of the Dowding System of defence which helped win the Battle of Britain in 1940. (Imperial War Museums)
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Cite This Work
APA Style
Photographer), P. B. (. (2024, April 23). Observer Corps Members Sighting Enemy Aircraft. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18879/observer-corps-members-sighting-enemy-aircraft/
Chicago Style
Photographer), P.O. Bridge (RAF. "Observer Corps Members Sighting Enemy Aircraft." World History Encyclopedia, April 23, 2024. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18879/observer-corps-members-sighting-enemy-aircraft/.
MLA Style
Photographer), P.O. Bridge (RAF. "Observer Corps Members Sighting Enemy Aircraft." World History Encyclopedia, 23 Apr 2024, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18879/observer-corps-members-sighting-enemy-aircraft/.
