William Helmore
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William Helmore was Conservative Member of Parliament for Watford 1943–1945.
Helmore worked on the development of the Helmore/GEC Turbinlite was a a 2,700 million candela (2.7 Gcd) searchlight fitted in the nose of a number of experimental radar equipped Douglas Havoc night fighters by the British during the early part of World War II and around the time of The Blitz. The light was intended to be used to illuminate attacking enemy bombers for defending fighters accompanying the Havoc to then shoot down.
Air Commodore (the title was an honorary one) William Helmore was also involved in the development of aerial refuelling, inventing the electrolytic process of forming flame or explosion traps. [1]
He made the first 'live', (recorded live onto transcription disc for transmission later), broadcast from over the D-Day invasion fleet on 6 June 1944, reporting overhead from an RAF Mitchell bomber.
[edit] References
- ^ us patent 2333567, "Electrolytic process of forming flame or explosion traps", granted 1943-11-02
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Member of Parliament for Watford 1943–1945 |
Succeeded by Major John Freeman |
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