Herbert Thorpe, a Tuskegee Airman and electrical engineer at the former Rome Air Development Center, passed away at age 101 in Westmoreland, New York, Jan. 28, 2024. Mr. Thorpe played a key role in the research and development of the Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system at the Rome Air Development Center. The system was designed for command and control purposes and employs a transponder that listens for an interrogation signal and then sends a response to identify the broadcaster.
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