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In 1941, if you bombed a target and got within five miles of it
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Lancaster

In 1941, if you bombed a targetand got within five miles of it you reckon that was a...

In 1941, if you bombed a target
and got within five miles of it you reckon that was a bloody good hit

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In 1941, if you bombed a target and got within five miles of it
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you reckon that was a bloody good hit.
Duration
8 seconds
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43
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:29
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 all the time the German defences were getting stronger. - Lancaster 00:06
And all the time the German defences were getting stronger.
We went into this knowing that there was going to be losses - Lancaster 00:12
We went into this knowing that there was going to be losses
We were caught in a cone of search lights, about 15 lights - Lancaster 00:09
We were caught in a cone of search lights, about 15 lights
Suddenly the navigator said - Lancaster 00:10
Suddenly the navigator said
Once I landed - Lancaster 00:21
Once I landed
And we were regaled with cognac and coffee. - Lancaster 00:06
And we were regaled with cognac and coffee.
And I remember one guy saying - Lancaster 00:16
And I remember one guy saying
David Fraser's captors did not have to wait too long. - Lancaster 00:05
David Fraser's captors did not have to wait too long.
In the works were new aircraft that could take the blitz back to Berlin. - Lancaster 00:07
In the works were new aircraft that could take the blitz bac...
I suppose, really, it's ironical that, er... - Lancaster 00:05
I suppose, really, it's ironical that, er...
How the Lanc was developed almost accidentally. - Lancaster 00:07
How the Lanc was developed almost accidentally.
Two of these new bombers, the Stirling and Halifax - Lancaster 00:09
Two of these new bombers, the Stirling and Halifax
At aircraft builders Avro - Lancaster 00:08
At aircraft builders Avro
But its Rolls—Royce vulture engines were causing trouble. - Lancaster 00:06
But its Rolls—Royce vulture engines were causing trouble.
They were a completely revolutionary type of design - Lancaster 00:07
They were a completely revolutionary type of design
Although already in production - Lancaster 00:07
Although already in production
With the RAF desperate for new bombers, Chadwick suggested a radical solution. - Lancaster 00:07
With the RAF desperate for new bombers, Chadwick suggested a...
He swapped the two flawed Vultures for four proven Rolls—Royce Merlins - Lancaster 00:11
He swapped the two flawed Vultures for four proven Rolls—Roy...
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.