Originally Posted by
WHBM
I believe that John Cunningham himself didn't like the feline nickname at all.
I remember the same, from reading "Night Fighter" (by C F Rawnsley and Robert Wright, great book btw).
To 'camouflage' the performance of the early airborne radar, the story was put about that his successes were due to "being able to see in the dark like a cat", hence "Cat's Eye Cunningham".
The book mentions too, that John heartily detested the nickname !
CJ