Richard Trim
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Richard Trim OBE (22 December 1931 – 21 September 2020)[1] was a British radar engineer who developed technology used in air traffic control systems.[2] He was a key figure in the development and adoption of secondary surveillance radar technology. Trim has been referred to by Raytheon as the "father of secondary radar".[3]
Richard Trim was born in Hackney, East London, in 1931. His schooling was disrupted during the Second World War, and he left South West Essex Technical College with no qualifications at the age of 16 and began an apprenticeship at AC Cossor Ltd.[2]
