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Pathfinders

TV·1972–1973·1 season, 13 episodes·ITV1·Drama, War & Politics·50m·Created by Gerry Brown

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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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Episodes by season

Season0113Episodes1972–73AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Into the FireSeptember 27, 1972As the Pathfinder crews train, they are called upon to attack vital U-Boat pens.
  2. S01E02For Better, for WorseOctober 4, 1972A joint operation with British commandos brings unforeseen complications.
  3. S01E03FogOctober 11, 1972A hazardous, low level mission against a Navy base brings the threat of heavy casualties.
  4. S01E04Fly There, Walk BackOctober 18, 1972After being shot down, a bomber crew desperately tries to evade capture.
  5. S01E05Jonah ManNovember 1, 1972The RAF Bomber Command men are much less than impressed to discover that they are flying with a bible-hugging 'Jonah' joining their crew...d
  6. S01E06One Man's LancasterNovember 8, 1972Flight Officer Stanton, a tough and demanding ace, is stretched to his limits as he has to fly his Lancaster back home from a mission withou
  7. S01E07Sitting DucksNovember 15, 1972Two spies are dropped into enemy occupied Netherlands, to prepare for a bombing raid on German radar sites.
  8. S01E08Our Daffodils Are Better Than Your DaffodilsDecember 6, 1972
  9. S01E09Codename GomorrahDecember 13, 1972Bad weather makes bombing raids on Germany impossible. Scientists are under pressure to come up with a navigational aid.
  10. S01E10Sweets from a StrangerJanuary 3, 1973A small boy assists the crew of a Lancaster bomber in their attempts to delay the devastating German fighters.
  11. S01E11Operation PickpocketJanuary 10, 1973A Lancaster crashes in the heart of Nazi Germany - with top secret technology on board.
  12. S01E12NightmareJanuary 17, 1973A badly damaged Lancaster limps back to base - with a live bomb jammed in its bomb bay.
  13. S01E13In the Face of the EnemyJanuary 25, 1973The son of a famous RAF Air Marshall refuse to fly Pathfinder missions, prompting accusations of cowardice.

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