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I was posted down to RAF Wyton
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Lancaster

I was posted down to RAF Wyton which became my base

I was posted down to RAF Wyton which became my base

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I was posted down to RAF Wyton
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which became my base.
Duration
6 seconds
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23
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:20
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
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The Lancaster Bomber, synonymous with the Dambusters and night raids on Nazi Germany.
And I remember I went to bed - Lancaster 00:11
And I remember I went to bed
And they'd all been flown in overnight - Lancaster 00:08
And they'd all been flown in overnight
When we went to Lancs, the impression was how cramped it was. - Lancaster 00:07
When we went to Lancs, the impression was how cramped it wa...
It was obviously a machine made for war. - Lancaster 00:05
It was obviously a machine made for war.
Noisy, uncomfortable, cramped - Lancaster 00:08
Noisy, uncomfortable, cramped
When you got in the aircraft - Lancaster 00:13
When you got in the aircraft
I had the best view in the aircraft in the bombing hatch - Lancaster 00:08
I had the best view in the aircraft in the bombing hatch
And then the rear gunner - Lancaster 00:11
And then the rear gunner
I always said I was the first to start flying and the last to land. - Lancaster 00:06
I always said I was the first to start flying and the last t...
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.