PFF

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PFF is the commonly used abbreviation for the Royal Air Force's Pathfinder Force, the elite World War II bomber navigation and target-marking unit.

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PFF canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force formation ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
abbreviationOf Pathfinder Force ⓘ
branch Bomber Command ⓘ
conflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
country United Kingdom ⓘ
eliteStatus true ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
fullName Pathfinder Force ⓘ
notableFor improving bombing accuracy over enemy territory ⓘ
operationalTheatre European theatre of World War II ⓘ
opponent Nazi Germany ⓘ
parentOrganization RAF Bomber Command ⓘ
partOf Royal Air Force ⓘ
primaryMission marking targets for main bomber force ⓘ
role bombing navigation ⓘ
pathfinding ⓘ
target marking ⓘ
selectionCriteria experienced bomber crews ⓘ
serviceBranch Royal Air Force ⓘ
type bomber navigation unit ⓘ
target-marking unit ⓘ
usedAircraft Avro Lancaster ⓘ
Handley Page Halifax ⓘ
de Havilland Mosquito ⓘ
usedEquipment Gee navigation system ⓘ
H2S radar ⓘ
Oboe navigation system ⓘ
usedTactics marker flares on targets ⓘ
radar-assisted target marking ⓘ
visual target marking ⓘ

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