80th Searchlight Regiment was an air defence unit of Britain's Royal Artillery during World War II. It protected the United Kingdom as part of Anti-Aircraft Command from the Blitz of 1940 until it beg
Royal Artillery cap badge
Formation sign of 11th AA Division.
Coventry city centre following the 14 November air raid.
150 cm Searchlight fitted with No. 2 Mk VI SLC radar.
72nd Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery was an air defence unit of Britain's Territorial Army raised just before the outbreak of World War II, which served as part of Anti-Aircraft Command during a
80th Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery
…in existence on 1 January 1945 when it was at Hatfield Militia Camp near Doncaster under the command of 32nd (Midland) AA Bde. Here it was joined by 72nd (Middlesex) and 82nd S/L Rgts. The personnel of these regiments were each reduced to battery strength and consolidated under the command of RHQ 72nd S/L Rgt. These…
90 cm Projector Anti-Aircraft, displayed at Fort Nelson, Portsmouth