Radar

President Harry S. Truman is shown magnetic airborne detector equipment, with officers looking on. From the album of the President's vacation trip to Key West, Florida.

Radar scope photograph taken September 21, 1948 at 12:28 in the afternoon, showing a hurricane that struck Key West, Florida and damaged the Key West Naval Air Station.

Radar scope photograph taken September 21, 1948 at 11:59 in the morning, showing a hurricane that struck Key West, Florida and damaged the Key West Naval Air Station.

Radar scope photograph taken September 21, 1948 at 2:15 in the morning, showing hurricane that struck Key West, Florida and damaged the Key West Naval Air Station. Photo is numbered 9268.

Radar scope photograph taken September 21, 1948 at 5:00 in the morning, showing a hurricane that struck Key West, Florida and damaged the Key West Naval Air Station.

Radar scope photograph taken September 21, 1948 at 9:00 in the morning, showing a hurricane that struck Key West, Florida and damaged the Key West Naval Air Station.

Radar scope photograph taken September 21, 1948 at 11:31 in the morning, showing a hurricane that struck Key West, Florida and damaged the Key West Naval Air Station.

Radar scope photograph taken September 21, 1948 at 11:57 in the morning, showing a hurricane that struck Key West, Florida and damaged the Key West Naval Air Station.

Radar scope photograph taken September 21, 1948, at 10:00 in the morning, showing a hurricane that struck Key West, Florida, and damaged the Key West Naval Air Station.

Radar scope photograph taken September 21, 1948 at 11:55 in the morning, showing a hurricane that struck Key West, Florida and damaged the Key West Naval Air Station.