Bomber Command Pathfinder Force operations in Europe

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Bomber Command Pathfinder Force operations in Europe were specialized Royal Air Force missions that used elite crews and advanced navigation techniques to locate and mark targets for the main bomber force during the Second World War.

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instanceOf Royal Air Force operation
military operation
belligerent United Kingdom NERFINISHED
characteristic high crew skill standards
use of advanced electronic aids
commandedBy Air Vice-Marshal Don Bennett NERFINISHED
composedOf elite aircrews
experienced navigators
conductedBy Pathfinder Force NERFINISHED
RAF Bomber Command NERFINISHED
Royal Air Force NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
country United Kingdom
endTime 1945
location Germany
continental Europe
occupied France
the Low Countries NERFINISHED
notableUnit No. 8 Group RAF NERFINISHED
objective improve bombing accuracy
locate targets at night
mark targets for main bomber force
operatedFrom airfields in the United Kingdom
opposedBy German anti-aircraft defenses
Luftwaffe night fighter force NERFINISHED
partOf RAF Bomber Command campaign NERFINISHED
role lead bomber stream to target
provide aiming points for following bombers
startTime 1942
supportedOperation strategic bombing campaign against Germany
targeted industrial targets in Germany
oil and fuel facilities in Europe
transport infrastructure in occupied Europe
urban areas in Germany
theater European theatre of World War II
usedAircraft Avro Lancaster NERFINISHED
Handley Page Halifax NERFINISHED
de Havilland Mosquito NERFINISHED
usedTactic area bombing support
blind bombing
precision navigation
target marking
usedTechnology Gee navigation system NERFINISHED
H2S radar NERFINISHED
Oboe navigation system NERFINISHED
marker bombs
target indicator flares

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No. 7 Squadron RAF notableOperation Bomber Command Pathfinder Force operations in Europe