![]() There were numerous incidents of airmen being charged by the Provost Marshal's office for being incorrectly dressed and Group Commanders ordering them to take the badge down once they had left the Force. Provided they maintained that proficiency they were later awarded the badge permanently, which meant they could wear it after leaving the Pathfinder Force. When they became proficient they were to be awarded the honour temporarily, and this would entitle them to wear the 'Air Force eagle' below their ribbons. Gordon Musgrove, in his book 'Pathfinder Force' says (p9): 'Harris had intended to honour the Raid Leaders by giving them a special badge, and he now proposed that members of the Force should be honoured in a similar manner. ![]() It does not necessarily mean that they have been awarded the Path Finder Force Badge although this qualification is held by most of them.' For eg, PFF Instructions (edition 4, 23 Dec 43 - AIR14 2726) says (emphasis in original) ' A Qualified Path Finder Crew is one which is permitted to undertake finding, illuminating, marking or backing-up duties. There was no set criteria for award - it is up to the AOC. The final paragraph covers the PFF badge and states 'Details of this badge, which is awarded by the AOC of the Group concerned, will be found in AMO A.1244/42.' Unfortunately, I don't have the AMO. Hi Nick, I have an instruction on file dated Jan '43 on the role of PFF (for some reason, no AIR14 ref but original ref is CS.16226).
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