FIRSTHAND ACCOUNTS
All key personnel provided written accounts or interviews about the feat itself, the work that led up to it, and the publicity that followed, including both technical details and personal narratives.
Contemporary accounts
DeWitt, Lt. Col. John. Radio to the Moon. Radio Craft, April 1946, pp. 464, 501-503.
DeWitt, John H. Jr. & Stodola, E.K. Detection of Radio Signals Reflected from the Moon. Proceedings of the I.R.E., March, 1949, pp. 229-241.
Kauffman, Herbert. A DX Record: To the Moon and Back - How the Moon-Radar Feat was Accomplished. QST, May 1946, pp. 65-68.
Mofenson, Jack. Radar Echoes From the Moon. Electronics, A McGraw Hill Publication, April 1946, pp. 92ff.
Webb, Harold D., PROJECT DIANA - Army Radar Contacts the Moon. Sky and Telescope, no 54, April, 1946, pp 3-6.
WOR Radio Broadcast of an interview with the Project Diana team, including a re-enactment of the moon shot, conducted by Tom Slater. January 26, 1946. (LINKS TO AUDIO AND TRANSCRIPT)
Later reflections
McAfee, Walter. "No Short Climb," a 58-minute documentary that combines personal memoir with archival footage, still photography, and graphics, to present a firsthand account that includes reflections on his association with Project Diana. Available in the InfoAge Store.
Stodola, E. King. Oral History Interview with E. King Stodola; conducted October 2-4, 1979 at Stodola's home in Tinton Falls, New Jersey by his daughter Cindy Stodola Pomerleau. Accepted for submission to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Oral History Collection.
Stodola, E. King. TV Interview with E. King Stodola, conducted by Elaine Stone, Focus on History, CableVision of Central Florida, Channel 14, November 11, 1987. (TRANSCRIPT)
Contemporary accounts
DeWitt, Lt. Col. John. Radio to the Moon. Radio Craft, April 1946, pp. 464, 501-503.
DeWitt, John H. Jr. & Stodola, E.K. Detection of Radio Signals Reflected from the Moon. Proceedings of the I.R.E., March, 1949, pp. 229-241.
Kauffman, Herbert. A DX Record: To the Moon and Back - How the Moon-Radar Feat was Accomplished. QST, May 1946, pp. 65-68.
Mofenson, Jack. Radar Echoes From the Moon. Electronics, A McGraw Hill Publication, April 1946, pp. 92ff.
Webb, Harold D., PROJECT DIANA - Army Radar Contacts the Moon. Sky and Telescope, no 54, April, 1946, pp 3-6.
WOR Radio Broadcast of an interview with the Project Diana team, including a re-enactment of the moon shot, conducted by Tom Slater. January 26, 1946. (LINKS TO AUDIO AND TRANSCRIPT)
Later reflections
McAfee, Walter. "No Short Climb," a 58-minute documentary that combines personal memoir with archival footage, still photography, and graphics, to present a firsthand account that includes reflections on his association with Project Diana. Available in the InfoAge Store.
Stodola, E. King. Oral History Interview with E. King Stodola; conducted October 2-4, 1979 at Stodola's home in Tinton Falls, New Jersey by his daughter Cindy Stodola Pomerleau. Accepted for submission to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Oral History Collection.
Stodola, E. King. TV Interview with E. King Stodola, conducted by Elaine Stone, Focus on History, CableVision of Central Florida, Channel 14, November 11, 1987. (TRANSCRIPT)