Ranges of radar in 1940s

[GregBurch]

I have a question arising from a project I'm working on. Does anyone know any good sources for capabilities of military radar in the 1940s -- WWII and after? I'm looking for both ground-based and airborne, and something that would help me get a grasp on the evolution of the capabilities of these systems from c. 1940 to c. 1950.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[JamesG]

I don't know the specifics, but during WWII there were ground and ship based radar that could detect aircraft at over a hundred miles and aircraft sets had a range of dozens of miles.

I'm sure there are books on the subject and there is always google and wiki.

 

[GregBurch]

I've googled a lot, but finding specific discussion of range has been difficult. There seems to be more on ranges of airborne radar, but all in articles about the aircraft.

 

[Urwumpe]

I think there is a standard book on the topic, but I have forgotten it's name...

There is a German book about the history of radar and counterradar developments from 1977, but it does not look available.

 

[simonpro]

There's loads of documents on this subject on the military publications website.
Try here:
http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/search/tr/