The Pathfinders

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Pathfinders is a new history of Bomber Command’s corps d’elite and the men who led the greatest striking force ever known. The story explores the genesis of Pathfinder Force (PFF), from its initial inception and less-than-spectacular start to its development as a precision instrument that gave the edge to the RAF bomber offensive. It looks the key personalities and increasingly bitter rivalry between the key players who brought it into being. The book explores how crews became Pathfinders, and how the quality and availability of crews varied throughout the war. Drawing on more than 20 years of research and interviews with the heroes of PFF, it considers their training and the methods and techniques deployed on operations including the Master Bomber system, and it examines successes and failures, that tell the story of Pathfinder Force’s vital contribution to victory in Europe.