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Pathfinder Aircrew: Courage, Love and Loss in Bomber Command's Elite Force

Pathfinder Aircrew: Courage, Love and Loss in Bomber Command's Elite Force


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Who were the RAF Pathfinders in the Second World War? Who led them? What gave them the courage to carry on despite flak, night-fighters, and the many other hazards of air warfare? The Path Finder Force was RAF Bomber Command’s only official elite Force, and it played a vital part in the Command’s campaigns against Nazi Germany. This detailed and sympathetic account, based on 25 years’ research, vividly describes what sort of people the Pathfinders were, what sustained them during their highly dangerous operations, and how their comrades, friends and families dealt with the all-too frequent losses - at sea, in Occupied Europe, in Germany, or in terrible accidents on British soil. Most of the personal documents used in Pathfinder Aircrew have never been published before. Based almost entirely on wartime or immediate post-war records, including aircrew letters and diaries, this book tells a very human story of members of an elite which was a byword for perseverance, technical excellence, and the most magnificent bravery. For an overview of the book’s contents, visit: https://rafpathfinders.com/pathfinder-aircrew/

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements. Foreword - Gallant Comrades. Chapter One - Don Bennett, Leadership, and the Pathfinder Spirit. Chapter Two - The Aircrew and the Personnel who Looked after Them. Chapter Three - Courage, Morale and Flying Stress. Chapter Four - Families, Wives and Girlfriends. Chapter Five - Aircrew Losses at Sea and in Occupied Europe. Chapter Six - Aircrew Losses in Germany. Chapter Seven - Dealing with Loss: The Authorities. Chapter Eight - Dealing with Loss: Families and Friends. Chapter Nine - Wally Layne and Fellow Prisoners of War. Chapter Ten - After the War: Missing Research and Remembrance. Footnotes. Select Bibliography. Index.

About the Author :
Jennie Mack Gray is the founder and Chairperson of the RAF Pathfinders Archive. She has published extensively on the Army and the RAF in the Second World War and its aftermath. Her research into the Path Finder Force began in 1995, when she first began to look into her father’s wartime air-crash which occurred while he was serving with the Pathfinders. He survived but the rest of his crew were killed; her original website for the Pathfinders was set up as a memorial to them in 2004. In time, this led to the formation of the RAF Pathfinders Archive, a research and educational charity which aims to keep the story of the Pathfinders alive for future generations. For more information, visit the Archive’s website: https://rafpathfinders.com/


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  • ISBN-13: 9781999331788
  • Publisher: PERARDUA BOOKS
  • Publisher Imprint: PERARDUA BOOKS
  • Sub Title: Courage, Love and Loss in Bomber Command's Elite Force
  • ISBN-10: 1999331788
  • Publisher Date: 30 Jun 2021
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)


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