StP Berck Süd (Coastwatcher Radar), Pas-De-Calais, K.V.A D2.

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StP Berck Süd (Coastwatcher Radar), Fu.MG Seetakt Gema Zertsörersaüle Fu.MO 3.

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StP Berck Süd (Coastwatcher Radar).

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Fu.MG Seetakt Gema Zertsörersaüle Fu.MO 3.

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Allied drawings of the radar here.

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Fu.MO 3.

StP Berck Süd (Coastwatcher Radar), Fu.MG Seetakt Gema Zertsörersaüle Fu.MO 3.

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StP Berck Süd (Coastwatcher Radar).

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StP Berck Süd (Coastwatcher Radar), Fu.MG Seetakt Gema Zertsörersaüle Fu.MO 3.

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22 October 2014

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StP Berck Süd (Coastwatcher Radar).

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The radar was set into these sand dunes. These radars were placed here to watch over the coast as an early warning for an attack by sea and air. Every day almost what ever the weather allied fighters, fighter bombers and bombers were out doing their stuff and had to be watched so stubborn defence could be put up against them.

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Spitfires waddling out to take off.

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Take off.

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Flying low over the channel to try and get under the radar and not be seen. Sometimes below 50ft.

StP Berck Süd (Coastwatcher Radar), Fu.MG Seetakt Gema Zertsörersaüle Fu.MO 3.

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An allied list of where the radars were.

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A secret list of radars coastal area, the type this is how the allies named the radars. They did not use the German terms.
C.W. - Coast watcher.
G.C.I. - Ground control intercept.
A.R.S. - Aircraft reporting station.
D.C.S. - Day fighter control station.

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Luftwaffe radar officers.

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StP Berck Süd (Coastwatcher Radar), Fu.MG Seetakt Gema Zertsörersaüle Fu.MO 3.

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Target XII/1.

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Map references.
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Position.
Description.
All the details a fighter, bomber pilot would need.

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de Havilland Mosquito.

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Hurricane.

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Steep dive and let fly. Typhoon.

StP Berck Süd (Coastwatcher Radar), Fu.MG Seetakt Gema Zertsörersaüle Fu.MO 3.

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Allied map of the radars along the coast.

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British small gun boats would sail across to the French coast and cause a rumpus whilst special Wellington bombers filled with electronics would fly around and locate the radars as they lit up looking for the ships. Thus locating the radars to destroy them when the time was right. The radars could also direct the guns on the cliffs to fire on the boats. They then knew where all the guns were.
An old friend who was a 17yearold sailor on a steam gunboat whose captain was the famous Sir Peter Scott, the bird watcher. Peter Scott would come in slowly under the French cliffs and order 'SPARKS' to the engine room. Sparks would then fly out of the funnel and on a dark night lighting up the area around the boats. Thus giving away their position. The radars and guns would then open up on them as they retreated at high speed. The Wellington meanwhile was recording all this information. Later when D-day came along these radars were either attacked and knocked out OR left alone and allowed to be used so that RAF Bombers could drop 'Window' strips of silver paper that blocked radar OR it could fool radar into thinking something was there when it was not, like on the morning of D-day window was dropped to look as though a vast fleet was attacking the north French coast.

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Captain Peter Scott.

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Steam gun boat.

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Small ships crew.

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Wellington.

StP Berck Süd (Coastwatcher Radar), Fu.MG Seetakt Gema Zertsörersaüle Fu.MO 3.

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The target arrowed.

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High flying reconnaissance photo.

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This is a low level air photo of a V1 site in northern France. Thats low.

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Allied plan.

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Plans, models, maps and photos were produced in prolific numbers to aid the pilots.

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A 1942 model of RNCF Holton Heath.

StP Berck Süd (Coastwatcher Radar), Fu.MG Seetakt Gema Zertsörersaüle Fu.MO 3.

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Low level reconnaissance photo of the l'hôpital Maritime..

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Probably taken by a Spitfire.

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Reconnaissance Spitfire.

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Removing one of the cameras from a Spitfire.

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RAF Medmenham the Central Interpretation Unit in WW2

StP Berck Süd (Coastwatcher Radar), Fu.MG Seetakt Gema Zertsörersaüle Fu.MO 3.

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Fu.MG Seetakt Gema Zertsörersaüle Fu.MO 3.

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'Even lower' Low level reconnaissance photo of the Hopital Maritime.
You can see the radar sticking out very well.

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'Window' strips.

StP Berck Süd (Coastwatcher Radar), Fu.MG Seetakt Gema Zertsörersaüle Fu.MO 3.

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22 October 2014

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l'hôpital Maritime. from the south.

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The sand dunes look as though they have moved and covered the area where the radar sat.

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There would not be much to see now anyway.

StP Berck Süd (Coastwatcher Radar), Fu.MG Seetakt Gema Zertsörersaüle Fu.MO 3.

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22 October 2014

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l'hôpital Maritime.

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The radar was to the right of this picture.

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Destruction of the radar.

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This is an RAF photo of a Typhoon attack on the radar.

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Typhoon being re-armed.

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Loading the rockets.

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Arming the rockets by attaching the electrical igniter cables.

StP Berck Süd (Coastwatcher Radar), Fu.MG Seetakt Gema Zertsörersaüle Fu.MO 3.

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22 February 2014

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