Pathfinders
During the second world war, the Pathfinder squadrons of RAF Bomber Command were the elite. All volunteers, their dangerous task was to fly in advance of bombing raids over occupied Europe and Nazi Germany and "light up" the target with flares and incendiaries.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Into the Fire
27-09-197250 minAs the Pathfinder crews train, they are called upon to attack vital U-Boat pens.
- Ep 2
2.For Better, for Worse
04-10-197250 minA joint operation with British commandos brings unforeseen complications.
- Ep 3
3.Fog
11-10-197250 minA hazardous, low level mission against a Navy base brings the threat of heavy casualties.
- Ep 4
4.Fly There, Walk Back
18-10-197250 minAfter being shot down, a bomber crew desperately tries to evade capture.
- Ep 5
5.Jonah Man
01-11-197250 minThe RAF Bomber Command men are much less than impressed to discover that they are flying with a bible-hugging 'Jonah' joining their crew...despised as very bad luck.
- Ep 6
6.One Man's Lancaster
08-11-197250 minFlight Officer Stanton, a tough and demanding ace, is stretched to his limits as he has to fly his Lancaster back home from a mission without any crew.
- Ep 7
7.Sitting Ducks
15-11-197250 minTwo spies are dropped into enemy occupied Netherlands, to prepare for a bombing raid on German radar sites.
- Ep 8
8.Our Daffodils Are Better Than Your Daffodils
06-12-197250 min - Ep 9
9.Codename Gomorrah
13-12-197250 minBad weather makes bombing raids on Germany impossible. Scientists are under pressure to come up with a navigational aid.
- Ep 10
10.Sweets from a Stranger
03-01-197350 minA small boy assists the crew of a Lancaster bomber in their attempts to delay the devastating German fighters.
- Ep 11
11.Operation Pickpocket
10-01-197350 minA Lancaster crashes in the heart of Nazi Germany - with top secret technology on board.
- Ep 12
12.Nightmare
17-01-197350 minA badly damaged Lancaster limps back to base - with a live bomb jammed in its bomb bay.
- Ep 13
13.In the Face of the Enemy
25-01-197350 minThe son of a famous RAF Air Marshall refuse to fly Pathfinder missions, prompting accusations of cowardice.
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