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Wow! I heard that when the UK began using radar to down enemy planes at night during WWII, the gov't claimed the pilots had been "eating a lot of carrots."
by xherberta 10y ago
Wow! I heard that when the UK began using radar to down enemy planes at night during WWII, the gov't claimed the pilots had been "eating a lot of carrots."
- kevinbowman 10y agoYep, there's still a common belief in the UK that eating carrots gives you good night-vision, entirely because of that cover story.
- supernumerary 10y agoOn that note here's an image of a badge from Detachment 4 of the 18th Intelligence squadron based out of Feltwell Norfolk. Note the Carrot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_Intelligence_Squadron#/media/File:18th_Intelligence_Squadron_Detachment_4.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_Intelligence_Squadron#/me...
- jacobush 10y agoAnd elsewhere in the world