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Lancaster

And then the ground crew said, "cheerio" and you taxied out and yougot into this long...

And then the ground crew said, "cheerio" and you taxied out and you
got into this long chain of aircraft taxiing round to take off

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And then the ground crew said, "cheerio"
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and you taxied out and you got into this long chain of aircraft
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taxiing round to take off.
Duration
11 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:35:55
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

The Lancaster Bomber, synonymous with the Dambusters and night raids on Nazi Germany.
But as far as being a Christian is concerned... - Lancaster 00:05
But as far as being a Christian is concerned...
How could you ask your God to give you a blessing - Lancaster 00:12
How could you ask your God to give you a blessing
But I'm afraid, what was going on in the world... - Lancaster 00:06
But I'm afraid, what was going on in the world...
I had no other feelings but, "get this done". - Lancaster 00:07
I had no other feelings but, "get this done".
These were some of the main centres of German heavy industry. - Lancaster 00:05
These were some of the main centres of German heavy industry...
Nuremberg, where they made u boat engines, guns, tanks, bombers. - Lancaster 00:07
Nuremberg, where they made u boat engines, guns, tanks, bomb...
Berlin, aero engines, the electrical industry - Lancaster 00:07
Berlin, aero engines, the electrical industry
The Ruhr, the heart of German heavy industry - Lancaster 00:08
The Ruhr, the heart of German heavy industry
In 1943 - Lancaster 00:07
In 1943
It was an obvious target that was always gonna be attacked. - Lancaster 00:06
It was an obvious target that was always gonna be attacked.
Sixty percent or 70 percent of our trips were to the Ruhr valley. - Lancaster 00:06
Sixty percent or 70 percent of our trips were to the Ruhr va...
The Ruhr was also known as happy valley. - Lancaster 00:05
The Ruhr was also known as happy valley.
It was probably the most heavily defended area in Germany. - Lancaster 00:08
It was probably the most heavily defended area in Germany.
The defences were just unbelievable. - Lancaster 00:05
The defences were just unbelievable.
You could see the fires and you could see the flak. - Lancaster 00:05
You could see the fires and you could see the flak.
The sky is filled with bursting shells. - Lancaster 00:05
The sky is filled with bursting shells.
Now I'm not so keen on fireworks - Lancaster 00:09
Now I'm not so keen on fireworks
When you look at the New Year's Eve fireworks - Lancaster 00:15
When you look at the New Year's Eve fireworks
And you think to yourself - Lancaster 00:07
And you think to yourself
If the anti—aircraft fire is getting close to you - Lancaster 00:10
If the anti—aircraft fire is getting close to you