The RAF pathfinders: Bomber command's elite squadrons
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| adam_text | Foreword
Introduction
Leading the way
The Butt and Cherwell reports
The Pathfinder Concept
Group Captain S. O. Bufton
(1 908-1993)
Early Beginnings and Formation
9
9
9
13
13
15
1
Operations
1942
August
-
A tentative start
September
-
Illuminating, marking/route-marking and backing up
October
-
Italian targets
November
-
Boozer
December- OBOE trials
&
Wanganui into service
2
Operations
1943
January
- 8
Group is born, new TIs, ground-markers
&
H2S Operational
February
-
Blind-Bombing success and FIDO (Fog Investigation
Dispersal Operation)
March
-
The Battle of the Ruhr begins
April
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More squadrons, more airfields
May
-
Mounting losses
June
-
More Mosquitoes!
July
-
The Battle of the Ruhr ends and the Battle of Hamburg begins
August
- Peenemünde
and the long road to Berlin begins
September
-
Varying targets
October
-
High price for a new target
November
-
Battle of Berlin begins
December
-
Nightmare over Berlin
3
Operations
1944
January
-
Berlin takes its toll
February
-
Battle of Berlin comes to an end
March
-
Tactical targets increase
April
-
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Group lose,
5
Group gain!
17
18
21
23
26
29
31
37
42
47
50
57
62
70
75
79
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May
-
D-
Day build-up
104
June
-
Overlord and the Flying-bomb
111
July
-
Heavy Oboe attack method
118
August
- 8
Group s first Victoria Cross
123
September
-
Operation Market Garden
127
October
-
The second Battle of the Ruhr begins
130
November
-
LNSF attacks grow in strength
133
December
- 8
Group s only Oboe VC
136
%
Operations
1945
January
-
the Mosquito takes charge
142
February
-
Bomber Command s last VC of the war
143
March
-
The Allies push into Germany
148
April/May- Eagle s Nest , Exodus, Manna and Victory!
151
8
Group s swan song
155
Appendix I
8
(Pathfinder Force) Group Statistics August
1942
to May
1945
160
Appendix II
Aircraft types
162
Appendix III
The Pathfinder crews eight duties
173
Appendix IV
8
Group Squadrons August
1942
to August
1945
174
Appendix V
Early Radar and navigational aids
179
Appendix VI
Pathfinder jargon buster
183
Appendix
VII
Abbreviations
188
Index
190
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