len heim ▁and ▁the ▁Tur bin l ite ▁were ▁replaced , ▁first ▁by ▁night ▁f ighter ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁Beau fig h ter ▁and ▁then ▁by ▁the ▁even ▁higher - perform ing ▁de ▁Hav ill and ▁Mos qu ito , ▁which ▁would ▁later ▁accomp any ▁the ▁bom ber ▁stream ▁on ▁ra ids ▁over ▁Germany . ▁In ▁this ▁role , ▁support ▁was ▁provided ▁by ▁No . ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Group ▁R AF ▁with ▁Mos qu itos ▁fitted ▁with ▁an ▁ass ort ment ▁of ▁devices , ▁such ▁as ▁Per fect os ▁and ▁Ser rate , ▁for ▁hom ing - in ▁on ▁German ▁night ▁f igh ters . ▁The ▁British ▁also ▁experiment ed ▁with ▁mount ing ▁pilot - oper ated ▁A I ▁Mark ▁ 6 ▁rad ar ▁sets ▁in ▁single - se at ▁f igh ters , ▁and ▁the ▁H urr icane ▁II ▁C ( NF ), ▁a ▁dozen ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁produced ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁rad ar - equ ipped , ▁single - se at ▁night ▁f ighter ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁It ▁served ▁with ▁ 2 4 5 ▁and ▁ 2 4 7 ▁Squad rons ▁briefly ▁and ▁un success fully ▁before ▁being ▁sent ▁to ▁India ▁to ▁ 1 7 6 ▁Squadron , ▁with ▁which ▁it ▁served ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁A ▁similarly ▁rad ar - equ ipped ▁Haw ker ▁Ty ph oon ▁was ▁also ▁produced , ▁but ▁no ▁production ▁followed . ▁ ▁German ▁air bor ne ▁inter ception ▁rad ar