Pathfinder (RAF)
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title:
Pathfinder (RAF)
text:
The Pathfinders were target-marking squadrons in RAF Bomber Command during World War II. They located and marked targets with flares, at which a main bomber force could aim, increasing the accuracy of their bombing. The Pathfinders were normally the first to receive new blind-bombing aids such as Gee, Oboe and the H2S radar. The early Pathfinder Force (PFF) squadrons were expanded to become a group, No. 8 Group, in January 1943. The initial Pathfinder Force was five squadrons, whilst No 8 Group
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RAF target-marking squadrons in World War II
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathfinder_(RAF)
date created:
2004-08-11T15:21:18Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T20:02:23Z
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