Originally Posted by
Pilot DAR
I knew a Pathfinder Mosquito pilot, I spoke with him just a coupled of years ago. I am endlessly impressed with the piloting and in particular navigation skills demonstrated by these pilots. It is inspirational!
Quite right! Especially as the effectiveness of the entire raid, involving perhaps 1000 aircraft, depended on the accuracy of the marking done by a few Pathfinders navigating by DR and star sights.
And yet, I have yet to meet a former Pathfinder who claimed that what he did was in any way remarkable. For some reason, that strikes me as something of a contrast with the basis for some recent “awards”......