[Pelham]

You should keep in mind that radar was still in its infancy at the time of Pearl Harbor and its value wasn’t widely appreciated. The only actual wartime usage of radar had occurred just one year prior during the Battle of Britain. The two radar operators who spotted the Japanese flight called in their report only to have it dismissed by their superior.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

The two radar operators who spotted the Japanese flight called in their report only to have it dismissed by their superior.

The guy who answered the phone was a rookie officer who started his job a few days earlier.