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I'm pretty sure politics came into this
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Lancaster

I'm pretty sure politics came into this cos Harris, obviously he wasn'tthe easiest bloke...

I'm pretty sure politics came into this cos Harris, obviously he wasn't
the easiest bloke to get on with but his instructions came
from Air Ministry and the Government

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I'm pretty sure politics came into this
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cos Harris, obviously he wasn't the easiest bloke to get on with
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but his instructions came from Air Ministry and the Government.
Duration
14 seconds
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22
Timestamp in Movie
01:35:18
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

The Lancaster Bomber, synonymous with the Dambusters and night raids on Nazi Germany.
Churchill sent to the Portal a list of targets - Lancaster 00:08
Churchill sent to the Portal a list of targets
He was more interested in politics - Lancaster 00:06
He was more interested in politics
He was afraid of the consequences, that he'd ordered this slaughter - Lancaster 00:12
He was afraid of the consequences, that he'd ordered th...
So poor old Harris was blamed - Lancaster 00:10
So poor old Harris was blamed
The war in Europe ended on May 8th, 1945. - Lancaster 00:07
The war in Europe ended on May 8th, 1945.
I still think that it was necessary. - Lancaster 00:05
I still think that it was necessary.
We lost a lot of men, we lost women and children - Lancaster 00:07
We lost a lot of men, we lost women and children
But then, wherever you go, war is war, isn't it? - Lancaster 00:06
But then, wherever you go, war is war, isn't it?
And it's always the civilians that cop it the worst. - Lancaster 00:06
And it's always the civilians that cop it the worst.
I suppose one could say that it was futile really - Lancaster 00:15
I suppose one could say that it was futile really
Any country which can sanction that deserves any punishment that they can get. - Lancaster 00:08
Any country which can sanction that deserves any punishment ...
If we hadn't have bombed Germany, we wouldn't have won the war. - Lancaster 00:06
If we hadn't have bombed Germany, we wouldn't have...
So I think that that saved a lot of lives - Lancaster 00:08
So I think that that saved a lot of lives
Or Cologne or Frankfurt, or Bremen or Munich in the south. - Lancaster 00:08
Or Cologne or Frankfurt, or Bremen or Munich in the south.
I know it was terrible - Lancaster 00:09
I know it was terrible
That was the way they fought each other, was bombing each other. - Lancaster 00:05
That was the way they fought each other, was bombing each ot...
I mean - Lancaster 00:10
I mean
The world that we live in today - Lancaster 00:09
The world that we live in today
It has an emotional effect on people, probably down to what she represents - Lancaster 00:27
It has an emotional effect on people, probably down to what ...
So there are very few families in this country - Lancaster 00:11
So there are very few families in this country