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Lancaster

The Lancaster Bomber, synonymous with the Dambusters and night raids on Nazi Germany.

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David Fairhead, Ant Palmer

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There's no second prize
in a war, you win it or you lose it. - Lancaster

There's no second prize in a war, you win it or you los...

And all we could do in bomber command
was to keep on bombing them - Lancaster

And all we could do in bomber command was to keep on bombing...

And the Lancaster played
a big part in winning the war. - Lancaster

And the Lancaster played a big part in winning the war.

Today, five squadrons
of Royal Air Force Typhoon fighters - Lancaster

Today, five squadrons of Royal Air Force Typhoon fighters

They share the run ways
with one of the most iconic aircraft - Lancaster

They share the run ways with one of the most iconic aircraft

Looking back now - Lancaster

Looking back now

It's a living thing
and it was a living thing. - Lancaster

It's a living thing and it was a living thing.

I could still go to her right now
and press the right buttons I think. - Lancaster

I could still go to her right now and press the right button...

Every time I see it in the air
I say "God, look at that. Beautiful." - Lancaster

Every time I see it in the air I say "God, look at that...

The Avro Lancaster was a crucial weapon - Lancaster

The Avro Lancaster was a crucial weapon

But before the bomber's arrival,
Britain was fighting for survival. - Lancaster

But before the bomber's arrival, Britain was fighting f...

It's a whistle that gets
louder and louder and louder - Lancaster

It's a whistle that gets louder and louder and louder

My mum had gone into an Anderson shelter. - Lancaster

My mum had gone into an Anderson shelter.

When she came out - Lancaster

When she came out

When the London blitz started - Lancaster

When the London blitz started

They bombed about 22 mile of dockland. - Lancaster

They bombed about 22 mile of dockland.

There were all timber wharfs
and all that along the Thames - Lancaster

There were all timber wharfs and all that along the Thames

And then they just showered
the bombs on the arsenal - Lancaster

And then they just showered the bombs on the arsenal

I was in the auxiliary fire service - Lancaster

I was in the auxiliary fire service

I can remember one night - Lancaster

I can remember one night

And that was my...
I suppose my induction to war. - Lancaster

And that was my... I suppose my induction to war.

For eight months, the bombs fell. - Lancaster

For eight months, the bombs fell.

London, Liverpool, Birmingham, Glasgow
and most notoriously, Coventry - Lancaster

London, Liverpool, Birmingham, Glasgow and most notoriously,...

In all, 43,000 people were killed - Lancaster

In all, 43,000 people were killed

I thought, "well,
if that's the game we're in - Lancaster

I thought, "well, if that's the game we're i...

I wanted... always wanted to fly - Lancaster

I wanted... always wanted to fly

And I kept nagging my father - Lancaster

And I kept nagging my father

Well, I wanted to be a plotter,
one of Churchill's girls. - Lancaster

Well, I wanted to be a plotter, one of Churchill's girl...

Pilots training took anything up to a year - Lancaster

Pilots training took anything up to a year

I thought,
"hell, I don't want to miss the war" - Lancaster

I thought, "hell, I don't want to miss the war&quo...

I think one of the factors
is everyone was relatively young. - Lancaster

I think one of the factors is everyone was relatively young.

And of course, when you're young,
you want to really have a go at 'em - Lancaster

And of course, when you're young, you want to really ha...

I was the 39th man
to join the Royal Air Force in Jamaica. - Lancaster

I was the 39th man to join the Royal Air Force in Jamaica.

We were shipped out - Lancaster

We were shipped out

RAF fighter command
had saved the country in its hour of need - Lancaster

RAF fighter command had saved the country in its hour of nee...

There was no equivalent of the Spitfire
in the RAF's bomber squadrons. - Lancaster

There was no equivalent of the Spitfire in the RAF's bo...

Those aircraft they did have were slow
and mostly out of date. - Lancaster

Those aircraft they did have were slow and mostly out of dat...

It had Bristol Pegasus 18 engines
and they were not powerful enough. - Lancaster

It had Bristol Pegasus 18 engines and they were not powerful...

So the result was that
if you lost an engine - Lancaster

So the result was that if you lost an engine

Flying at night with no radar,
weather conditions as they were - Lancaster

Flying at night with no radar, weather conditions as they we...

Hello Mac, where are we now?
As though you're likely to know. - Lancaster

Hello Mac, where are we now? As though you're likely to...

I'm not surprised at all that a lot
of the bombs were way off target. - Lancaster

I'm not surprised at all that a lot of the bombs were w...

In 1941, if you bombed a target
and got within five miles of it - Lancaster

In 1941, if you bombed a target and got within five miles of...

And all the time
the German defences were getting stronger. - Lancaster

And all the time the German defences were getting stronger.

We went into this knowing
that there was going to be losses - Lancaster

We went into this knowing that there was going to be losses

We were caught in a cone
of search lights, about 15 lights - Lancaster

We were caught in a cone of search lights, about 15 lights

Suddenly the navigator said - Lancaster

Suddenly the navigator said

Once I landed - Lancaster

And we were regaled with cognac and coffee. - Lancaster

And we were regaled with cognac and coffee.

And I remember one guy saying - Lancaster

And I remember one guy saying

David Fraser's captors
did not have to wait too long. - Lancaster

David Fraser's captors did not have to wait too long.

In the works were new aircraft
that could take the blitz back to Berlin. - Lancaster

In the works were new aircraft that could take the blitz bac...

I suppose, really,
it's ironical that, er... - Lancaster

I suppose, really, it's ironical that, er...

How the Lanc was developed
almost accidentally. - Lancaster

How the Lanc was developed almost accidentally.

Two of these new bombers,
the Stirling and Halifax - Lancaster

Two of these new bombers, the Stirling and Halifax

At aircraft builders Avro - Lancaster

At aircraft builders Avro

But its Rolls—Royce vulture engines
were causing trouble. - Lancaster

But its Rolls—Royce vulture engines were causing trouble.

They were a completely
revolutionary type of design - Lancaster

They were a completely revolutionary type of design

Although already in production - Lancaster

Although already in production

With the RAF desperate for new bombers,
Chadwick suggested a radical solution. - Lancaster

With the RAF desperate for new bombers, Chadwick suggested a...

He swapped the two flawed Vultures
for four proven Rolls—Royce Merlins - Lancaster

He swapped the two flawed Vultures for four proven Rolls—Roy...

And they were so amazed
at the difference in performance - Lancaster

And they were so amazed at the difference in performance

There were six of us, all trainee gunners. - Lancaster

There were six of us, all trainee gunners.

We were in having lunch - Lancaster

We were in having lunch

They said "well, gentlemen,
we've all completed our training - Lancaster

They said "well, gentlemen, we've all completed ou...

And what we were told then - Lancaster

And what we were told then

You had no idea of people's abilities
or their background whatsoever. - Lancaster

You had no idea of people's abilities or their backgrou...

And we wandered around looking
at people and looking at their brevets. - Lancaster

And we wandered around looking at people and looking at thei...

From the brevet on your uniform - Lancaster

From the brevet on your uniform

"N" for navigator - Lancaster

"N" for navigator

So the first thing you think about is - Lancaster

So the first thing you think about is

You would think,
"gosh, I don't fancy him as a pilot!" - Lancaster

You would think, "gosh, I don't fancy him as a pil...

You'd go around saying,
"I'm short of a navigator - Lancaster

You'd go around saying, "I'm short of a navig...

If I'd handpicked the best,
I couldn't have done better - Lancaster

If I'd handpicked the best, I couldn't have done b...

It was like a dating agency in a way. - Lancaster

It was like a dating agency in a way.

I didn't know it at the time - Lancaster

I didn't know it at the time

That was the great part of it
because after all - Lancaster

That was the great part of it because after all

In June 1941,
Germany invaded the Soviet Union. - Lancaster

In June 1941, Germany invaded the Soviet Union.

With the Red Army overwhelmed - Lancaster

With the Red Army overwhelmed

We have offered
to the government of Soviet Russia - Lancaster

We have offered to the government of Soviet Russia

Churchill knew there was only one way - Lancaster

Churchill knew there was only one way

We shall bomb
Germany by day as well as by night - Lancaster

We shall bomb Germany by day as well as by night

A few weeks later - Lancaster

A few weeks later

It was a prototype of Avro's Lancaster. - Lancaster

It was a prototype of Avro's Lancaster.

Finally he had the means
to take the fight to the enemy. - Lancaster

Finally he had the means to take the fight to the enemy.

From now henceforward,
the main expansion of our air force - Lancaster

From now henceforward, the main expansion of our air force

In February 1942 - Lancaster

In February 1942

His intention was to show the world
what strategic bombing could achieve. - Lancaster

His intention was to show the world what strategic bombing c...

The Nazis entered this war - Lancaster

The Nazis entered this war

At Rotterdam, London, Warsaw
and half a hundred other places - Lancaster

At Rotterdam, London, Warsaw and half a hundred other places

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The Lancaster Bomber, synonymous with the Dambusters and night raids on Nazi Germany.

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Director: David Fairhead, Ant Palmer

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Genre: documentary

Year: 2022

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ImdbRating: 7.9

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Released: 27 May 2022

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