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A few weeks later the prime minister met the aircraftthat could help him win the war

A few weeks later the prime minister met the aircraft
that could help him win the war

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A few weeks later
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the prime minister met the aircraft that could help him win the war.
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8 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:21:00
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
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The Lancaster Bomber, synonymous with the Dambusters and night raids on Nazi Germany.
It was a prototype of Avro's Lancaster. - Lancaster 00:05
It was a prototype of Avro's Lancaster.
Finally he had the means to take the fight to the enemy. - Lancaster 00:06
Finally he had the means to take the fight to the enemy.
From now henceforward, the main expansion of our air force - Lancaster 00:12
From now henceforward, the main expansion of our air force
In February 1942 - Lancaster 00:09
In February 1942
His intention was to show the world what strategic bombing could achieve. - Lancaster 00:07
His intention was to show the world what strategic bombing c...
The Nazis entered this war - Lancaster 00:11
The Nazis entered this war
At Rotterdam, London, Warsaw and half a hundred other places - Lancaster 00:12
At Rotterdam, London, Warsaw and half a hundred other places
They sowed the wind and now they are going to reap the whirlwind. - Lancaster 00:07
They sowed the wind and now they are going to reap the whirl...
That whirlwind was to be unleashed - Lancaster 00:09
That whirlwind was to be unleashed
I was posted down to RAF Wyton - Lancaster 00:06
I was posted down to RAF Wyton
And I remember I went to bed - Lancaster 00:11
And I remember I went to bed
And they'd all been flown in overnight - Lancaster 00:08
And they'd all been flown in overnight
When we went to Lancs, the impression was how cramped it was. - Lancaster 00:07
When we went to Lancs, the impression was how cramped it wa...
It was obviously a machine made for war. - Lancaster 00:05
It was obviously a machine made for war.
Noisy, uncomfortable, cramped - Lancaster 00:08
Noisy, uncomfortable, cramped
When you got in the aircraft - Lancaster 00:13
When you got in the aircraft
I had the best view in the aircraft in the bombing hatch - Lancaster 00:08
I had the best view in the aircraft in the bombing hatch
And then the rear gunner - Lancaster 00:11
And then the rear gunner
I always said I was the first to start flying and the last to land. - Lancaster 00:06
I always said I was the first to start flying and the last t...
The rear gunner is back there, I'm coming further along - Lancaster 00:08
The rear gunner is back there, I'm coming further along