FuG 212 Airborne Radar Indicator Unit

The German Air Force started to deploy radar equipped night fighters during 1941. In 1943, an improved model of the Luftwaffe’s Lichtenstein radar, the Funkgerät (FuG) 212, was introduced. The indicator enabled the radio operator to guide the fighter to within visual range of Allied aircraft.

The Lichtenstein radar was among the earliest airborne radars available to the Luftwaffe in World War II and the first one used exclusively for air interception. It was available in four major revisions, called FuG 202 Lichtenstein B/C, FuG 212 Lichtenstein C-1, FuG 220 Lichtenstein SN-2 and the FuG 228 Lichtenstein SN-3. The left tube indicated other aircraft ahead as bumps. The centre tube indicated range to a specific target and whether they were higher or lower. The right tube indicated whether the target was to left or right.