PFF Stations: from BOURN to WYTON, the main Pathfinder airfield.
Tomorrow, 15 August, is the anniversary of the foundation of the Path Finder Force in 1942. For a change, this year we are marking the anniversary with a feature about some erks, those invaluable hard-working men who toiled in all weathers to keep the aircraft flying. This new webpage concentrates […]
The very sad news that Queen Elizabeth has died brings to mind the several photographs of her, linked to the Pathfinders, which we have in the Archive. Although it is slightly out of focus, our favourite has always been this one taken during the ceremonial Royal visit to RAF Oakington, […]
Pathfinder stations were very variable in quality, ranging from the prewar stations like Upwood and Wyton, which were well-designed and built for permanency, to the wartime stations like Bourn and Gransden Lodge, which consisted almost solely of prefabs and Nissen huts. Read the Full Article: RAF Station Bourn