# If you ever called, "band name," I wanna hear it! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 11, 2014, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-ever-called-band-name-i-wanna-hear-it/678534 "2014-01-11T19:56:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 3
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[Cat’s Eyes Cunningham and the Carrots!](By the end of the Blitz in May 1941 he had become the most famous night fighter pilot, successfully claiming 14 night raiders using airborne interception - the aircraft version of what later became known as radar.) > [@](#): > > **John Cunningham (RAF officer)** > […] > By the end of the Blitz in May 1941 he had become the most famous night fighter pilot, successfully claiming 14 night raiders using airborne interception - the aircraft version of what later became known as radar. > […] > Cunningham’s nickname of Cat’s Eyes came from British propaganda explanations in order to cover up the use of airborne interception. It was claimed a special group of British pilots ate carrots for many years to develop superior night vision. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-ever-called-band-name-i-wanna-hear-it/678534.md?page=2)