"One person could not operate the radar alone; it took a full crew with each man doing his own job. Let me break a radar section down for you. 20 men were in a section: seven men for the searchlight and 13 for the radar and components, such as guns, etc.   The Buck Sergeant in the light crew was also in charge of all 20 members of Section. Seven men made up the light crew and they could be divided up to work around the clock. The Buck Sergeant in charge of the radar had 12 men on his crew. The Radar Operator was in charge of keeping the unit running at its top performance. The Radar Operator, when in contact with an enemy plane, became the Range Operator, who determined the distance to target. Two other operators were also in the cab with the Range Operator tracking the direction and the elevation. The Chief Radar Operator, the Buck Sergeant, was in the cab also giving data to the Field Director located in Reims, France. The Field Director controlled the Air Operations and dispatched the fighters when needed. The Field Director would order to either continue tracking or go back searching. We would take turns doing this among the crew to keep every one alert. We also had a Power Plant Operator that operated a large engine and generator in the back of a heavy truck. The Rectifier Operator controlled the amount of electricity that was generated, keeping it at 11,000 volts while making sure we always received one and a half amps in which to transmit. Cable men were responsible for laying the large power cables and connecting the equipment. And, of course, the gunners had large responsibilities. Each man knew the other man's job, and they all worked together very well. When the searchlight was on an enemy plane, the plane usually tried to dive down the beam to strafe us, but the light was turned out quickly and the pilot was probably blinded somewhat by that time, and he suddenly was more interested in saving his own butt and forgot about trying to strafe in the dark."