File:WWII comparison of aerial radar scope photograph of Nantucket with actual chart of island (38628763390).jpg

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Description Lot-2292-3: WWII-Communications: Radar Scope Photograph. Comparison of aerial radar scope photograph of Nantucket with actual chart of island. Land areas appear to be white, water back on the radar screen. Aircraft or shipping also appear as white dots. Identification made by comparison with charts or previous radar photographs. Brilliant area in center of scope photograph indicates position of plane. U.S. Army Signal Corps Photograph. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2018/02/23).
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Photograph Curator at https://flickr.com/photos/127906254@N06/38628763390 (archive). It was reviewed on 12 July 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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