All were Marshals of the RAF and, with Tedder, they are Lord Dowding, William Sholto Douglas, Baron Douglas of Kirtleside, Sir Arthur Harris, Cyril Newall, 1st Baron Newall, and Charles, Viscount ...

Over objections from Arthur Harris, who feared dilution of Bomber Command's esprit de corps, a specialist Pathfinder Force was established in the summer of 1942. Pathfinder aircraft flew ahead of ...