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Pathfinders
Overview
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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Season 1 (1972)
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13 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Into the Fire
1972-09-27As the Pathfinder crews train, they are called upon to attack vital U-Boat pens.
Runtime: 50 minEpisode 2: For Better, for Worse
1972-10-04A joint operation with British commandos brings unforeseen complications.
Runtime: 50 minEpisode 3: Fog
1972-10-11A hazardous, low level mission against a Navy base brings the threat of heavy casualties.
Runtime: 50 minEpisode 4: Fly There, Walk Back
1972-10-18After being shot down, a bomber crew desperately tries to evade capture.
Runtime: 50 minEpisode 5: Jonah Man
1972-11-01The 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.
Runtime: 50 minEpisode 6: One Man's Lancaster
1972-11-08Flight 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.
Runtime: 50 minEpisode 7: Sitting Ducks
1972-11-15Two spies are dropped into enemy occupied Netherlands, to prepare for a bombing raid on German radar sites.
Runtime: 50 minEpisode 8: Our Daffodils Are Better Than Your Daffodils
1972-12-06Episode 9: Codename Gomorrah
1972-12-13Bad weather makes bombing raids on Germany impossible. Scientists are under pressure to come up with a navigational aid.
Runtime: 50 minEpisode 10: Sweets from a Stranger
1973-01-03A small boy assists the crew of a Lancaster bomber in their attempts to delay the devastating German fighters.
Runtime: 50 minEpisode 11: Operation Pickpocket
1973-01-10A Lancaster crashes in the heart of Nazi Germany - with top secret technology on board.
Runtime: 50 minEpisode 12: Nightmare
1973-01-17A badly damaged Lancaster limps back to base - with a live bomb jammed in its bomb bay.
Runtime: 50 minEpisode 13: In the Face of the Enemy
1973-01-25The son of a famous RAF Air Marshall refuse to fly Pathfinder missions, prompting accusations of cowardice.
Runtime: 50 min
