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In broad daylight, mighty squadrons roar across the North Sea
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In broad daylight,mighty squadrons roar across the North Sea

In broad daylight,
mighty squadrons roar across the North Sea

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In broad daylight, mighty squadrons roar across the North Sea.
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6 seconds
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00:59:07
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Mar 27, 2025
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documentary
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Movie Summary

The Lancaster Bomber, synonymous with the Dambusters and night raids on Nazi Germany.
Over Hamburg, tons of bombs rain from the skies... - Lancaster 00:05
Over Hamburg, tons of bombs rain from the skies...
The allied raids shattered the city and rocked the Nazi leadership. - Lancaster 00:07
The allied raids shattered the city and rocked the Nazi lead...
40,000 people were killed and 1.2 million flied for the countryside. - Lancaster 00:08
40,000 people were killed and 1.2 million flied for the coun...
The Germans were absolutely shattered - Lancaster 00:10
The Germans were absolutely shattered
The hard facts are we had a job to do and we had to get on with it. - Lancaster 00:06
The hard facts are we had a job to do and we had to get on w...
There were no ifs and buts that er, "well, perhaps we shouldn't do this - Lancaster 00:16
There were no ifs and buts that er, "well, perhaps we s...
It was taking the war to Germany by the only means possible at that time - Lancaster 00:17
It was taking the war to Germany by the only means possible ...
But RAF reconnaissance had revealed - Lancaster 00:10
But RAF reconnaissance had revealed
V2 rockets, the world's first ballistic missiles - Lancaster 00:19
V2 rockets, the world's first ballistic missiles
The site had to be destroyed before they could enter service. - Lancaster 00:07
The site had to be destroyed before they could enter service...
Well, the first thing we noticed when we got to the briefing room - Lancaster 00:12
Well, the first thing we noticed when we got to the briefing...
We thought, well, you know, "what's going on?" - Lancaster 00:13
We thought, well, you know, "what's going on?"...
The ribbon going all the way up the North Sea - Lancaster 00:12
The ribbon going all the way up the North Sea
It was a strange feeling - Lancaster 00:09
It was a strange feeling
Peenemunde was... it was a long journey. - Lancaster 00:06
Peenemunde was... it was a long journey.
So we went low level across the North Sea. - Lancaster 00:06
So we went low level across the North Sea.
We were told that it was a very, very important target - Lancaster 00:12
We were told that it was a very, very important target
And if we didn't do the job that night - Lancaster 00:14
And if we didn't do the job that night
And then arriving at the target, you could see everything quite clearly. - Lancaster 00:08
And then arriving at the target, you could see everything qu...
A brilliant, lovely night, and yet we were there to destroy and kill. - Lancaster 00:08
A brilliant, lovely night, and yet we were there to destroy ...