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Lancaster

Couldn't raise the bomb doors,couldn't lower the under carriage couldn't use the flaps

Couldn't raise the bomb doors,
couldn't lower the under carriage couldn't use the flaps

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Couldn't raise the bomb doors, couldn't lower the under carriage
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couldn't use the flaps.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
01:14:25
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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Movie Summary

The Lancaster Bomber, synonymous with the Dambusters and night raids on Nazi Germany.
And we descended quite rapidly until we reached the coast. - Lancaster 00:06
And we descended quite rapidly until we reached the coast.
Our first sight of England - Lancaster 00:09
Our first sight of England
We all here heed a heartfelt sigh of relief. - Lancaster 00:06
We all here heed a heartfelt sigh of relief.
We landed, I was the first one out - Lancaster 00:09
We landed, I was the first one out
Well, I used to ring him every day - Lancaster 00:10
Well, I used to ring him every day
And this particular day, I didn't get to the phone in time - Lancaster 00:09
And this particular day, I didn't get to the phone in t...
And next morning, I knew the moment I walked in that he hadn't come back. - Lancaster 00:07
And next morning, I knew the moment I walked in that he hadn...
And I was so, so, so devastated I wasn't able to say - Lancaster 00:13
And I was so, so, so devastated I wasn't able to say
The battle of Berlin was in its final phase - Lancaster 00:10
The battle of Berlin was in its final phase
RAF losses continued to mount, yet in March 1944 - Lancaster 00:14
RAF losses continued to mount, yet in March 1944
However, the final trip was not to Berlin - Lancaster 00:10
However, the final trip was not to Berlin
The weather forecast was - Lancaster 00:18
The weather forecast was
The Germans had sent 240 night fighters - Lancaster 00:07
The Germans had sent 240 night fighters
We saw them flashing past - Lancaster 00:10
We saw them flashing past
We saw over 40 aircraft, separate aircraft - Lancaster 00:08
We saw over 40 aircraft, separate aircraft
We were sitting ducks shot to buggery. - Lancaster 00:05
We were sitting ducks shot to buggery.
The last 200 miles was just a straight run in to Nuremberg. - Lancaster 00:06
The last 200 miles was just a straight run in to Nuremberg.
But instead of being clearer, it was cloudy over Nuremberg - Lancaster 00:10
But instead of being clearer, it was cloudy over Nuremberg
When we'd landed and got out the aircraft - Lancaster 00:11
When we'd landed and got out the aircraft
Just said "hello", "alright?" - Lancaster 00:08
Just said "hello", "alright?"