# Talk:Yehudi lights

According to another scource: Youtube Channel "Britain at War", the Yehudi Lights were first developed by Geoffrey Pyke in Great Britain during 1941/1942. First deployed in 1943.
Later this information was passed on to the USA
Of course, not sure here 2A02:A475:E463:0:B1DC:3EE:4DB4:A1EB (talk) 15:24, 1 November 2025 (UTC)

Presumably you mean this youtube video How One British Scientist's Mirror Trick Made Night Fighters Invisible to German Bombers.
AI voiced doesn't inspire confidence, nor does the fact that a google search for "yehudi lights" "pyke" gives three results total, one is this video, and two seem to be AI copies of it, all from 1-2 days ago. Also somewhat undermining is that there doesn't appear to be a "mirror trick" from the title involved in Yehudi lights.
To be fair, the video provides sources:
Primary Historical Sources

The National Archives, Kew, London - AIR 14 (Bomber Command records), AIR 15 (Coastal Command records), AIR 20 (Air Ministry papers) containing declassified Yehudi Light technical reports, installation specifications, and combat effectiveness analyses
Imperial War Museum Archives - Personal accounts from RAF night fighter pilots including John Cunningham's operational records and Squadron combat diaries from 172, 515, 23, and 456 Squadrons
RAF Museum Hendon - Technical documents on AI radar development, night fighter tactics, and TRE experimental programmes
Telecommunications Research Establishment Historical Records - Development reports on Yehudi Light prototypes, photometric testing data, and installation procedures
Published Historical Works

5. "Most Secret War" by R.V. Jones (1978) - British scientific intelligence operations including discussion of operational camouflage research
6. "Night Fighter" by C.F. Rawnsley and Robert Wright (1957) - First-hand accounts of RAF night fighter operations and technological developments
7. "The Secret War" by Brian Johnson (1978) - BBC documentary series companion covering wartime scientific developments including Yehudi Lights
8. "Coastal Command: 1939-1945" by Andrew Hendrie (1999) - Detailed operational history including anti-submarine warfare tactics and equipment
Technical and Scientific Sources

9. "Camouflage and Deception in World War II" edited by Judy L. Klein - Academic analysis of military camouflage technologies including active counter-illumination
10. Royal Aeronautical Society Historical Group Papers - Technical presentations on wartime aircraft modification programmes
11. "The Wizard War: British Scientific Intelligence 1939-1945" by R.V. Jones - Context on scientific advisors including Geoffrey Pyke's role in Combined Operations
Biographical Sources

12. "The Great Escape: The Full Dramatic Story of World War II's Most Remarkable POW Breakout" by David Stafford - Includes Geoffrey Pyke's earlier WWI escape and background
13. "Churchill's Wizards: The British Genius for Deception 1914-1945" by Nicholas Rankin - Coverage of Pyke's various projects including Habakkuk and his work at Combined Operations
Period Documents

14. Air Ministry Weekly Intelligence Summaries (1941-1944) - Contemporary reports on German night bomber tactics and defensive capabilities
15. U-boat Command War Diaries - German naval records documenting increasing aircraft attack success rates and mysterious "ghost aircraft" reports
Modern Analysis

16. "To Rule the Skies: General Thomas S. Power and the Rise of Strategic Air Command" by Melvin G. Deaile - Includes discussion of Project Yehudi, the U.S. Navy's parallel testing programme
17. Scholarly articles from the Journal of Military History - Peer-reviewed analysis of WWII technological innovations and their operational impact
I don't have any of these to verify. No page numbers or issues numbers of journals provided. Perhaps someone else has access and can check. I suspect AI hallucination. (Hohum @) 16:01, 1 November 2025 (UTC)
Yes, it sounds like AI at its worst. I suspect that the British side (beyond the marine work on Diffused lighting camouflage using HMS Largs) was limited to liaising with the US Navy on its project and discussing whether it would be worth adopting (i.e. not exactly a hill of beans). If the sources are in the UK National Archives (?) I don't mind going to take a look sometime. Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:27, 1 November 2025 (UTC)