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The AN/APQ-7, or Eagle, was a radar bombsight system developed by the US Army Air Force. Early studies started in late 1941 under the direction of Luis Alvarez at the MIT Radiation Laboratory, but full-scale development did not begin until April 1943. By this time US-built, higher frequency systems promising better performance over the existing British H2S radar were entering production. Eagle's even higher resolution was considered important to Air Force planners who preferred precision bombing but were failing to deliver it, and high hopes were put on the system's abilities to directly attack small targets like docks and bridges.
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AN/APQ-7/10; APQ-7; Eagle; Eagle Mk 1; Western Electric AN/APQ-7; Western Electric AN/APQ-7/10; Western Electric Eagle; Western Electric Eagle Mk 1
United States Air Force, United States, 
AN/APQ-10, AN/APQ-7A, military radar,
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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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