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I was born in Stoke—on—Trent commonly known as the potteries so Dresden to me was Meissen...

I was born in Stoke—on—Trent commonly known as the potteries so Dresden to me was Meissen pottery

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I was born in Stoke—on—Trent
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commonly known as the potteries
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so Dresden to me was Meissen pottery.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
01:28:42
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
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The Lancaster Bomber, synonymous with the Dambusters and night raids on Nazi Germany.
That... that did affect me at the briefing - Lancaster 00:08
That... that did affect me at the briefing
The briefing was no different - Lancaster 00:05
The briefing was no different
We were told to Mark the marshalling yards and that sort of thing - Lancaster 00:12
We were told to Mark the marshalling yards and that sort of ...
People think that we bombed a little town - Lancaster 00:07
People think that we bombed a little town
It was also a staging point for the people defending Berlin. - Lancaster 00:07
It was also a staging point for the people defending Berlin.
One thousand six hundred heavy bombers - Lancaster 00:09
One thousand six hundred heavy bombers
And Dresden would be an all—Lancaster operation. - Lancaster 00:06
And Dresden would be an all—Lancaster operation.
796 of the aircraft were launched against the city. - Lancaster 00:06
796 of the aircraft were launched against the city.
Well, I don't know what's the right word - Lancaster 00:12
Well, I don't know what's the right word
I was at home in Chemnitz on half term. - Lancaster 00:06
I was at home in Chemnitz on half term.
I was then 16 - Lancaster 00:09
I was then 16
You could hear it on the glass vibrating. - Lancaster 00:05
You could hear it on the glass vibrating.
Such big squadrons coming over. - Lancaster 00:05
Such big squadrons coming over.
The sound of it alone made you frightened. - Lancaster 00:06
The sound of it alone made you frightened.
And we thought, "that must be Dresden." - Lancaster 00:07
And we thought, "that must be Dresden."
We were dropping a target indicator on Dresden. - Lancaster 00:06
We were dropping a target indicator on Dresden.
We were pathfinders, we were one of the first. - Lancaster 00:05
We were pathfinders, we were one of the first.
We were about three or four minutes before main force - Lancaster 00:10
We were about three or four minutes before main force
We got to a point where the bomb aimer took over for the run in - Lancaster 00:09
We got to a point where the bomb aimer took over for the ru...
I can't relate to anything - Lancaster 00:12
I can't relate to anything