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Lancaster

As part of their training some aircrew were sent to Woodfordto learn more about the...

As part of their training some aircrew were sent to Woodford
to learn more about the aircraft

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As part of their training
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some aircrew were sent to Woodford to learn more about the aircraft.
Duration
8 seconds
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25
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:31
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
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The Lancaster Bomber, synonymous with the Dambusters and night raids on Nazi Germany.
Coaches came and took us all to Manchester. - Lancaster 00:05
Coaches came and took us all to Manchester.
And as we got off the coach - Lancaster 00:07
And as we got off the coach
They were coming up to us and, "hello, I'm so and so" - Lancaster 00:09
They were coming up to us and, "hello, I'm so and ...
Yeah, that was quite a, um... Enlightening experience. - Lancaster 00:05
Yeah, that was quite a, um... Enlightening experience.
She taught me more about the facts of life than they did about the Lancaster. - Lancaster 00:07
She taught me more about the facts of life than they did abo...
But it was fantastic to see the aircraft being built at Woodford. - Lancaster 00:06
But it was fantastic to see the aircraft being built at Wood...
They had hundreds of aircraft there all in the stage of being assembled. - Lancaster 00:06
They had hundreds of aircraft there all in the stage of bein...
Now, with sufficient aircraft and aircrews - Lancaster 00:09
Now, with sufficient aircraft and aircrews
In May 1942 - Lancaster 00:09
In May 1942
I think Harris wanted to draw attention - Lancaster 00:11
I think Harris wanted to draw attention
Amongst those bombers were Stirlings, Halifaxes - Lancaster 00:12
Amongst those bombers were Stirlings, Halifaxes
The thousand bomber raid was a major success. - Lancaster 00:05
The thousand bomber raid was a major success.
Churchill wrote to Harris - Lancaster 00:18
Churchill wrote to Harris
The new strategy was called area bombing. - Lancaster 00:06
The new strategy was called area bombing.
Cities themselves rather than the factories in them became the targets. - Lancaster 00:06
Cities themselves rather than the factories in them became t...
Night after night, orders were issued for their destruction. - Lancaster 00:06
Night after night, orders were issued for their destruction.
Telephonists, messengers, teleprint operators - Lancaster 00:08
Telephonists, messengers, teleprint operators
From command headquarters to group headquarters - Lancaster 00:06
From command headquarters to group headquarters
Obviously we knew when ops were on - Lancaster 00:07
Obviously we knew when ops were on
We were connected to headquarters, to bomber command - Lancaster 00:13
We were connected to headquarters, to bomber command