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| Left to Right: CAPT Daniels, LT Walters, LT Foty, LT Zirbel, LT Gilkey in the Mickey Shack at Sudbury. (O&W N/L Fall 92)
Radar was invented by the British during WWII and the device was instrumental in the success of the 8th Army Air Force's bombing campaign. Often times targets were obscured by cloud cover which radar easily penetrated. The radar devices installed aboard the aircraft were known as "Mickey Sets," and were set up in the radio compartment. The gentlemen pictured above were trained to operate the Mickey Sets and were known as Mickey Navigators. The aircraft outfitted with radar were part of the Path Finder Force (PFF) and were often called "Mickey Ships." |