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I always said I was the first to start flying and the last to land
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I always said I was the firstto start flying and the last to land

I always said I was the first
to start flying and the last to land

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I always said I was the first to start flying and the last to land.
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Timestamp in Movie
00:24:48
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
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Movie Summary

The Lancaster Bomber, synonymous with the Dambusters and night raids on Nazi Germany.
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
Ken Johnson: It was very limited room in a mid upper turret - Lancaster 00:10
Ken Johnson: It was very limited room in a mid upper turret
And then I had to get over the main spar - Lancaster 00:09
And then I had to get over the main spar
But the side of him had a little passage - Lancaster 00:10
But the side of him had a little passage
And then flight engineer for the engines and the pilot next, they were up a bit. - Lancaster 00:08
And then flight engineer for the engines and the pilot next,...
It was... it was um... Sounds a bit presumptuous - Lancaster 00:07
It was... it was um... Sounds a bit presumptuous
It was responsive but very powerful. - Lancaster 00:06
It was responsive but very powerful.
Lancasters are being built - Lancaster 00:07
Lancasters are being built
With every man and woman engaged in their construction - Lancaster 00:12
With every man and woman engaged in their construction
Lancasters, consisting of over 55,000 separate parts - Lancaster 00:12
Lancasters, consisting of over 55,000 separate parts
Most were then assembled here in Woodford. - Lancaster 00:05
Most were then assembled here in Woodford.
Six major organisations employed over 1.1 million people - Lancaster 00:10
Six major organisations employed over 1.1 million people
Over 7300 of the bombers were built. - Lancaster 00:05
Over 7300 of the bombers were built.
As part of their training - Lancaster 00:08
As part of their training
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...