Post a Comment. In he made an archaeological reconnaissance of the Islas de Bahia, off the north coast of Honduras, but this work was interrupted by the onset of WWII. Just before the war it was realised that experienced, specialist Naval officers would be in great demand if hostilities broke out.
They were all commissioned as Sub Lieutenants on 10 Oct 39, their paths frequently crossing over the next few years. A seventh CDU was later constructed in Iceland in Feachem had the distinction of serving on all 7 stations, these being:.
Although the AMES Type 2 was poor at picking up low level targets, in many cases it was the only kit available. Fortunately, Feachem collected photos and stories from his time in the RNVR and his son, Richard Charles Feachem, has kindly allowed me to use his father's material in producing this article. Each of the AES sites will be dealt with in the order in which he served at them and, at the end, I will give a brief outline of Feachems' distinguished career after the war was over.
It is in that order I have dealt with his wartime service in producing this summary. The unit was operational within 4 months of the decision to build it. The three photos below, from the late Lt Dunworth, show the arrival of some of the equipment at the dock in Lerwick and AES1 under construction in late This third picture from Dunworth shows part of an aerial frame with lighthouse buildings in the background:.
The drawing is accompanied by a note which says: "At first the aerial frames were made of 2" Oregon Pine but this broke in gales; especially when covered with snow, and they were replaced in by steel gantries". The speed with which AES1 became operational meant that much of the associated infrastructure was incomplete.
