In case you missed the story in this week's Our London, reporter Whitney South spent some time visiting the Museum and interviewing Manager and Curator, Maya Hirschman. You can read the full article online.
“ Imagine helping to save the world — and having to keep it a secret for 50 years.
But more than a story in an old spy novel, this was reality for thousands of men and women working behind the scenes during the Second World War. Groups of radar mechanics and operators, physicists and researchers, working to protect soldiers abroad, all in complete secrecy.
These days, their stories live on at the Secrets of Radar Museum, here in London.
For curator Maya Hirschman, nothing is more important than getting the chance to share those stories with a new generation.
“These were Canadian men and women, from all walks of life, who never expected to end up doing top secret work,” she explained. “Like spies and codebreakers, they promised their silence, and their reward was that the official history completely forgot about them.” ”