RAF Pathfinders - Chorlton Martyn
RAF Pathfinders - Chorlton Martyn The formation of the Pathfinder Force in August 1942 produced a steady but certain change in the fortunes of Bomber Command. When examined in detail afterwards,…
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RAF Pathfinders - Chorlton Martyn
The formation of the Pathfinder Force in August 1942 produced a steady but certain change in the fortunes of Bomber Command. When examined in detail afterwards, aerial photographs showed that only one third of the aircraft were successfully reaching their target area and less than this were actually placing their bombs with target accuracy. Its effectiveness against targets during the early years of the war had been very difficult to gauge.
What was now needed for the RAF were some similar specialist squadrons, with crews handpicked for their discipline, courage, high morale and, in particular, skills in a wider than normal range of flying jobs. Sidney It was known during the large-scale bombing of Coventry in the autumn of 1940 that the Germans had used an elite force of pathfinder aircraft, armed with incendiaries, who had acted as target finders for the main force of German bombers.