# Dowding system

> The Dowding system was the world's first wide-area ground-controlled interception network, controlling the airspace across the United Kingdom during World War II

**Wikidata**: [Q1253051](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1253051)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowding_system)  
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