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It proved to Hitler and the German hierarchy
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Lancaster

It proved to Hitlerand the German hierarchy that what they thought was impregnable the...

It proved to Hitler
and the German hierarchy that what they thought was impregnable the Royal Air Force
could get through and destroy

Full Transcript

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It proved to Hitler and the German hierarchy
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that what they thought was impregnable
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the Royal Air Force could get through and destroy.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:52:56
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

The Lancaster Bomber, synonymous with the Dambusters and night raids on Nazi Germany.
When people saw this and read about it - Lancaster 00:25
When people saw this and read about it
It raised the thought, "we're winning something. - Lancaster 00:05
It raised the thought, "we're winning something.
Is this a turning point in the war?" - Lancaster 00:07
Is this a turning point in the war?"
The dams raid caused great destruction - Lancaster 00:09
The dams raid caused great destruction
Despite these setbacks at home and on other fronts - Lancaster 00:08
Despite these setbacks at home and on other fronts
Morale in bomber command was very low indeed - Lancaster 00:18
Morale in bomber command was very low indeed
The most effective of these defences - Lancaster 00:07
The most effective of these defences
Flying heavily armed, twin—engined aircraft - Lancaster 00:14
Flying heavily armed, twin—engined aircraft
Now, a night fighter was guided by a ground radar operator. - Lancaster 00:07
Now, a night fighter was guided by a ground radar operator.
And once he picked up your blip, he would then guide the aircraft on to you. - Lancaster 00:07
And once he picked up your blip, he would then guide the air...
That's how most aircraft got shot down - Lancaster 00:06
That's how most aircraft got shot down
But British scientists came up with a deceptively simple device - Lancaster 00:08
But British scientists came up with a deceptively simple dev...
Window was a strip of metallic paper - Lancaster 00:16
Window was a strip of metallic paper
The German defences were poleaxed in a way - Lancaster 00:09
The German defences were poleaxed in a way
In July 1943, using window for the first time - Lancaster 00:10
In July 1943, using window for the first time
With the defences blinded - Lancaster 00:10
With the defences blinded
We went to Hamburg to bomb that place. - Lancaster 00:06
We went to Hamburg to bomb that place.
After the first night, place was still burning. - Lancaster 00:07
After the first night, place was still burning.
On the second night - Lancaster 00:13
On the second night
The second night, I remember asking my navigator - Lancaster 00:09
The second night, I remember asking my navigator