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Pathfinders

Created by Gerry BrownJack WatlingRobert Urquhart
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27 Sep 1972First aired
1Season
12BBFC rating
DramaGenre

The series

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.

Episodes

Season 1 · 13 episodes · 1972

  1. Episode 127 Sep 197250m

    Into the Fire

    As the Pathfinder crews train, they are called upon to attack vital U-Boat pens.

  2. Episode 24 Oct 197250m

    For Better, for Worse

    A joint operation with British commandos brings unforeseen complications.

  3. Episode 311 Oct 197250m

    Fog

    A hazardous, low level mission against a Navy base brings the threat of heavy casualties.

  4. Episode 418 Oct 197250m

    Fly There, Walk Back

    After being shot down, a bomber crew desperately tries to evade capture.

  5. Episode 51 Nov 197250m

    Jonah Man

    The 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.

  6. Episode 68 Nov 197250m

    One Man's Lancaster

    Flight 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.

  7. Episode 715 Nov 197250m

    Sitting Ducks

    Two spies are dropped into enemy occupied Netherlands, to prepare for a bombing raid on German radar sites.

  8. Episode 86 Dec 197250m

    Our Daffodils Are Better Than Your Daffodils

  9. Episode 913 Dec 197250m

    Codename Gomorrah

    Bad weather makes bombing raids on Germany impossible. Scientists are under pressure to come up with a navigational aid.

  10. Episode 103 Jan 197350m

    Sweets from a Stranger

    A small boy assists the crew of a Lancaster bomber in their attempts to delay the devastating German fighters.

  11. Episode 1110 Jan 197350m

    Operation Pickpocket

    A Lancaster crashes in the heart of Nazi Germany - with top secret technology on board.

  12. Episode 1217 Jan 197350m

    Nightmare

    A badly damaged Lancaster limps back to base - with a live bomb jammed in its bomb bay.

  13. Episode 1325 Jan 197350m

    In the Face of the Enemy

    The son of a famous RAF Air Marshall refuse to fly Pathfinder missions, prompting accusations of cowardice.

Cast

Jack Watling

Jack Watling
Robert Urquhart

Robert Urquhart
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