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'''LONGBOW''' was an early 20th century counterpart of the [[UNIT|Unified Intelligence Taskforce]]. This world security organisation was set up by the UN precursor, the [[League of Nations]]. LONGBOW dealt with the occasional extraterrestrial incident, but was disbanded after it, and the League, failed to prevent | '''LONGBOW''' was an early 20th century counterpart of the [[UNIT|Unified Intelligence Taskforce]] which operated circa [[World War II]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'', ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'', et al.) This world security organisation was set up by the UN precursor, the [[League of Nations]]. LONGBOW dealt with the occasional extraterrestrial incident, but was disbanded after it, and the League, failed to prevent World War II. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'') | ||
== History == | |||
[[Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart (Remembrance of the Daleks)|Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart]] covered LONGBOW in ''[[The Zen Military - A History of UNIT]]'', suggesting that it had its roots in earlier [[18th century]] secret intelligence groups such as the [[Shadow Directory]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'') | |||
In [[1939]], LONGBOW's [[Operation George]] saw them fighting a [[dragon]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Moon Blink (novel)|Moon Blink]]'') | In [[1939]], LONGBOW's [[Operation George]] saw them fighting a [[dragon]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Moon Blink (novel)|Moon Blink]]'') | ||
Circa the early [[1940s]], LONGBOW built [[Dolerite Base]] underneath [[Edinburgh Castle]] to use as a secret base. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Moon Blink (novel)|Moon Blink]]'') | Circa the early [[1940s]], LONGBOW built [[Dolerite Base]] underneath [[Edinburgh Castle]] to use as a secret base. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Moon Blink (novel)|Moon Blink]]'') | ||
In [[1940]], the [[Sixth Doctor]], [[Emily Chaudhry]], and [[Will Hoffman]] visited [[Edward Grainger]] in [[London]] and rescued a [[Mim]] which had been stranded on Earth. Grainger filed a report on this incident that was originally kept in LONGBOW archives ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Incongruous Details (short story)|Incongruous Details]]'') in [[Whitehall]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Defining Patterns (short story)|Defining Patterns]]'') The Doctor and friends attempted to find Grainger's report in [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] archives in the [[2000s]], but discovered that they had been destroyed in [[1957]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Incongruous Details (short story)|Incongruous Details]]'', ''[[Defining Patterns (short story)|Defining Patterns]]'') | |||
When giving his [[companion]]s fake identities for living in [[1941]], the [[Seventh Doctor]] made [[Roz Forrester]] a military officer with LONGBOW clearance. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'') At a later point, Roz remembered LONGBOW as an organisation that was familiar with [[the Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'') | When giving his [[companion]]s fake identities for living in [[1941]], the [[Seventh Doctor]] made [[Roz Forrester]] a military officer with LONGBOW clearance. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'') At a later point, Roz remembered LONGBOW as an organisation that was familiar with [[the Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'') | ||
