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It was a sight that will never ever be seen again
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Lancaster

It was a sightthat will never ever be seen again because the first of the landing...

It was a sight
that will never ever be seen again because the first of the landing ships
with the troops on were coming in

Full Transcript

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It was a sight that will never ever be seen again
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because the first of the landing ships with the troops on were coming in.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:23:57
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.
As we come across the channel - Lancaster 00:10
As we come across the channel
All the landing barges and everything was going in - Lancaster 00:14
All the landing barges and everything was going in
I reckon I could have put my wheels down - Lancaster 00:08
I reckon I could have put my wheels down
The war was not won - Lancaster 00:06
The war was not won
After four years of flying at night - Lancaster 00:07
After four years of flying at night
With the allies in control of the air - Lancaster 00:10
With the allies in control of the air
The German troops and tanks assembled at the Caen area - Lancaster 00:15
The German troops and tanks assembled at the Caen area
That pinpoint bombing was taken a step further - Lancaster 00:08
That pinpoint bombing was taken a step further
Barnes Wallis had developed two new bombs - Lancaster 00:07
Barnes Wallis had developed two new bombs
One was the tallboy at 12,000 pounds - Lancaster 00:11
One was the tallboy at 12,000 pounds
So immediately after D Day - Lancaster 00:08
So immediately after D Day
And the first operation was on a major rail tunnel. - Lancaster 00:06
And the first operation was on a major rail tunnel.
German troops had been sent through that tunnel - Lancaster 00:10
German troops had been sent through that tunnel
So we were achieving great accuracy with our bombing. - Lancaster 00:06
So we were achieving great accuracy with our bombing.
Yet despite these achievements - Lancaster 00:18
Yet despite these achievements
My father got me into a school in Dresden - Lancaster 00:12
My father got me into a school in Dresden
Most of the war we felt safe and we were safe - Lancaster 00:08
Most of the war we felt safe and we were safe
In those days they didn't have enough fuel or whatever. - Lancaster 00:05
In those days they didn't have enough fuel or whatever.
With the Russians advancing - Lancaster 00:10
With the Russians advancing
Four cities in front of the Soviet push were selected as potential targets. - Lancaster 00:06
Four cities in front of the Soviet push were selected as pot...