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

He swapped the two flawed Vulturesfor four proven Rolls—Royce Merlins the same engine that...

He swapped the two flawed Vultures
for four proven Rolls—Royce Merlins the same engine that powered the Spitfire

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He swapped the two flawed Vultures for four proven Rolls—Royce Merlins
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the same engine that powered the Spitfire.
Duration
11 seconds
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24
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:50
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
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documentary
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The Lancaster Bomber, synonymous with the Dambusters and night raids on Nazi Germany.
And they were so amazed at the difference in performance - Lancaster 00:11
And they were so amazed at the difference in performance
There were six of us, all trainee gunners. - Lancaster 00:06
There were six of us, all trainee gunners.
We were in having lunch - Lancaster 00:23
We were in having lunch
They said "well, gentlemen, we've all completed our training - Lancaster 00:10
They said "well, gentlemen, we've all completed ou...
And what we were told then - Lancaster 00:06
And what we were told then
You had no idea of people's abilities or their background whatsoever. - Lancaster 00:07
You had no idea of people's abilities or their backgrou...
And we wandered around looking at people and looking at their brevets. - Lancaster 00:06
And we wandered around looking at people and looking at thei...
From the brevet on your uniform - Lancaster 00:08
From the brevet on your uniform
"N" for navigator - Lancaster 00:07
"N" for navigator
So the first thing you think about is - Lancaster 00:12
So the first thing you think about is
You would think, "gosh, I don't fancy him as a pilot!" - Lancaster 00:11
You would think, "gosh, I don't fancy him as a pil...
You'd go around saying, "I'm short of a navigator - Lancaster 00:14
You'd go around saying, "I'm short of a navig...
If I'd handpicked the best, I couldn't have done better - Lancaster 00:08
If I'd handpicked the best, I couldn't have done b...
It was like a dating agency in a way. - Lancaster 00:05
It was like a dating agency in a way.
I didn't know it at the time - Lancaster 00:06
I didn't know it at the time
That was the great part of it because after all - Lancaster 00:08
That was the great part of it because after all
In June 1941, Germany invaded the Soviet Union. - Lancaster 00:07
In June 1941, Germany invaded the Soviet Union.
With the Red Army overwhelmed - Lancaster 00:08
With the Red Army overwhelmed
We have offered to the government of Soviet Russia - Lancaster 00:09
We have offered to the government of Soviet Russia
Churchill knew there was only one way - Lancaster 00:07
Churchill knew there was only one way