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It had Bristol Pegasus 18 engines and they were not powerful enough
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It had Bristol Pegasus 18 enginesand they were not powerful enough

It had Bristol Pegasus 18 engines
and they were not powerful enough

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It had Bristol Pegasus 18 engines and they were not powerful enough.
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7 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:12:44
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
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The Lancaster Bomber, synonymous with the Dambusters and night raids on Nazi Germany.
So the result was that if you lost an engine - Lancaster 00:08
So the result was that if you lost an engine
Flying at night with no radar, weather conditions as they were - Lancaster 00:13
Flying at night with no radar, weather conditions as they we...
Hello Mac, where are we now? As though you're likely to know. - Lancaster 00:05
Hello Mac, where are we now? As though you're likely to...
I'm not surprised at all that a lot of the bombs were way off target. - Lancaster 00:07
I'm not surprised at all that a lot of the bombs were w...
In 1941, if you bombed a target and got within five miles of it - Lancaster 00:08
In 1941, if you bombed a target and got within five miles of...
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