On this day in 1882, Sir Hugh Dowding was born.  The system of air defence he created, the Dowding System, was instrumental in the Battle of Britain, integrating ground-based defence systems such as antiaircraft guns with…

Join us for a talk and to watch the classic film ‘The Battle of Britain’ on Sunday 12 May 6pm at Riverside Cinema, Woodbridge,  With a star-studded cast including Laurence Olivier, Trevor Howard, Michael Caine and…

On this day in 1892, Robert Watson-Watt was born.  In response to growing concern about the defence of British cities from aerial attack, Watson-Watt, with his assistant Arnold ‘Skip’ Wilkins, developed the world’s first operational radar…

A Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) veteran who was involved in the D-Day landings has died aged 107. On 6 June 1944, during the Normandy landings, Rose Davies, as a radar operator, would play a key role in…

We are pleased to let you know our retro design tea towel is back in stock in the Museum Shop and Online! This exclusive design was created by Nick Black, A Bawdsey Radar supporter, using a…

On This Day  in 1991, the RAF Ensign was lowered for the final time at RAF Bawdsey. Derek Rothery, the last station commander of RAF Bawdsey, remembers the official closing ceremony – ‘The date of Monday…

On this day in 1935, two men drove a van into a field near Daventry and proved that radar as an air defence system would work. The experiment they conducted helped win a battle in a war that…

Most of the Second World War radar transmitter towers have long since disappeared: the last Bawdsey tower came down in 2001.  The one at Great Baddow that’s on the old Marconi site was originally at Canewden….

Its 50 years since Robert Watson-Watt died. This past week @ScotlandsPeople released the records for everyone who died 50 years ago (or married 75 yrs ago or died 100 yrs ago in Scotland). Here’s the link to…

We’re planning events and activities for the season ahead and this popped up as a memory from last summer. The radio ham group took part in International Museums on the Air in June on their call…