Pathfinder Force badge of Flight Lieutenant Angus Caesar-Gordon DFC DFM

Pathfinder crews identified and marked targets for the main bomber stream of aircraft. These crews underwent additional training and were expected to complete one Tour of 45 operations. A qualified Pathfinder was allowed to wear the coveted eagle badge over his left breast pocket.

Angus Caesar-Gordon completed a tour of operations with No. 144 Squadron on Hampdens in 1941. He returned to operations with No. 105 Squadron in 1943, flying Mosquitos on Pathfinder operations. Post-War he was a commercial airline pilot for British European Airways, finally retiring in 1976.