About the Archive

Radar Archive was set up to allow access to historical material about the development of early radar. It currently holds radar-related photographs and films from the Second World War era, from the collection of Douglas Fisher, who was a director-cameraman with TRE, where much of the UK's radar development took place. Sadly Douglas Fisher died in 2007, aged 85.

Until now, much of the material we hold was only available to researchers who knew about the collection. Many of the books on early radar used pictures from the Douglas Fisher collection, and videos of some training films were made available to radar enthusiasts on VHS.

This website was set up as a resource for those interested in early radar development who needed pictures of WW2 equipment and personalities. Some of the training films are now available on DVD.

There is a large collection of material, much of which has been digitally scanned and can be made available for publications or use in television programmes. If you require further information, please don't hesitate to contact us — email is usually the best method.