![Before the invention of radar, the "sound finder" in the First World War relied on listening to find airplanes! : r/interestingasfuck Before the invention of radar, the "sound finder" in the First World War relied on listening to find airplanes! : r/interestingasfuck](https://preview.redd.it/6m7d9qlo0bi91.jpg?width=620&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=74f4e78d8dd13d17a8d019864147a8197454944e)
Before the invention of radar, the "sound finder" in the First World War relied on listening to find airplanes! : r/interestingasfuck
![CameraLab on Twitter: "Long before the invention of radar, german officers wearing portable sound locating apparatus to detect enemy aircraft on Western Front of WWI, 1917 https://t.co/pVcGlrt64b" / Twitter CameraLab on Twitter: "Long before the invention of radar, german officers wearing portable sound locating apparatus to detect enemy aircraft on Western Front of WWI, 1917 https://t.co/pVcGlrt64b" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FZ8bQgvXgAA3Iqf.jpg:large)
CameraLab on Twitter: "Long before the invention of radar, german officers wearing portable sound locating apparatus to detect enemy aircraft on Western Front of WWI, 1917 https://t.co/pVcGlrt64b" / Twitter
![Before the invention of radar technology in World War II, enemy aircraft were spotted using sound locators that looked like musical instruments. 1927. Source: Gallica BnF : r/MilitaryHistory Before the invention of radar technology in World War II, enemy aircraft were spotted using sound locators that looked like musical instruments. 1927. Source: Gallica BnF : r/MilitaryHistory](https://preview.redd.it/dizi36a1dqc51.jpg?auto=webp&s=16d60cd848e3883149cb5cb7495baaa8ae4be1a3)