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Pathfinders

  • 1972-1973
  • 1 season
  • Drama, Action & Adventure

World War II Royal Air Force squadron behind enemy lines.

Season 1 Episode Guide

13 Episodes 1972 - 1973

Episode 1

Into the Fire

The freshly formed elite Pathfinders bomber unit is thrown immediately into action.

Episode 2

For Better, for Worse

The Pathfinders take part in a secret raid on a German radar site.

Episode 3

Fog

Flight Lieutenant Elliott suffers from eye damage, and the Wing Commander himself takes command of his plane on an important mining mission.

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Episode 4

Fly There, Walk Back

The crew of Flight Lieutenant Conway has to bail out above Germany. The survivors attempt a perilous escape to friendly territory on foot.

Episode 5

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.

Episode 6

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.

Episode 7

Sitting Ducks

60 mins

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

Episode 8

Our Daffodils Are Better Than Your Daffodils

Two airmen are commissioned to pick up a member of the resistance in France.

Episode 9

Codename - Gomorrah

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

Episode 10

Sweets from a Stranger

A young boy becomes an unusual ally for the crew aboard a Lancaster bomber.

Episode 11

Operation Pickpocket

The survivors of a bomber shot down over Germany realize that the secret of their navigational aid is compromised. Somehow they have to get a warning back to Britain.

Episode 12

Nightmare

Disgraced Corporal Tredinnick senses a possibility for redemption when one of the Lancaster bombers returns to base with a stuck bomb ready to go off.

Episode 13

In the Face of the Enemy

A pilot for the Pathfinders decides he doesn't want to fly again in combat again. This creates issues because his father is a decorated hero and MP and a court martial would look bad for all.

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