Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
airborne searchlight
|
| gptkbp:effect |
illuminated surfaced submarines at night
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Leigh Light
|
| gptkbp:introducedIn |
1942
|
| gptkbp:inventedBy |
Wing Commander Humphrey de Verd Leigh
|
| gptkbp:mountedOn |
gptkb:aircraft
|
| gptkbp:notableAircraft |
gptkb:Consolidated_Liberator
gptkb:Vickers_Wellington gptkb:aircraft gptkb:Short_Sunderland |
| gptkbp:powerSource |
aircraft electrical system
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
anti-submarine warfare
|
| gptkbp:range |
about 1,000 yards
|
| gptkbp:significance |
helped reduce U-boat threat in Atlantic
|
| gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
|
| gptkbp:usedDuring |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:German_U-boats
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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