On this Day – 1934

On the 8th August 1934, Sir Frederick Lindemann wrote a letter to The Times, suggesting that there was currently ‘no means of preventing hostile bombers from depositing their loads of explosives, incendiary materials, gases or bacteria upon their objectives’. He believed, however, that a defeatist attitude should not be taken to the problem, arguing that scientific advancements would enable a method to defend British cities to be developed.

The fear of aerial bombardment led to the Air Ministry heavily investing in methods to defend against enemy attack which ultimately led to the development of radar at Orfordness and RAF Bawdsey.

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