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Prison food
Mr. Agerbak tells us what the prison food was like while in captivity.
Making our way to Aberdeen
Mr. Agerbak talks about the events that followed after being hit by shrapnel. (Part 3 of 3)
Marching to reinforce D-company
Mr. Agerbak recounts the start of the battle. (Part 1 of 3)
Arriving in Hong Kong Harbor
Mr. Agerbak talks about seeing a very different world upon arrival.
Off to Hong Kong
Mr. Agerbak thinks they are doing simple garrison duty.
You can't judge a book...
Mr. Beall describes having to deliver a British diplomatic bag while in Ankara, Turkey. It's a canvas sack which he feels is more vulnerable than the flashy American leather valises he'd seen. His contact assures him that the British bags are better.
Scavenging German Electronics
Mr. Beall describes spare part shortages and using scavenged parts from abandoned German electronic equipment to help maintain his equipment.
Reassignment a mixed blessing
Mr. Beall describes being given the responsibility for sighting all of the GCI (Ground Control Interception) radars in North Africa. As important as his task was, he felt resentment from the ground troops because in his job he avoided the front lines.
Mine detection in the Suez Canal
Mr. Beall describes how the Suez Canal would be covered each night with netting. Holes in the netting would then reveal where German mines had been dropped overnight.
GCI and IFF radar
Mr. Beall describes learning about GCI (Ground Control Interception) and IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) radar systems, and explains their respective functions and interaction in detail.
German phosphorous bombs
Mr. Beall describes how Germany bombed British cropland with bombs filled with phosphorous impregnated paper, which would theoretically set fire to crops.
CH and CHL radar systems
Mr. Beall compares the two radar systems that the British used, CH for long range and CHL for lower level detection. He mentions his posting to a CH station on the Isle of Wight.
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