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It was... it was um... Sounds a bit presumptuous
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Lancaster

It was... it was um...Sounds a bit presumptuous it was a pilot's aeroplane

It was... it was um...
Sounds a bit presumptuous it was a pilot's aeroplane

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It was... it was um... Sounds a bit presumptuous
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it was a pilot's aeroplane.
Duration
7 seconds
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20
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:52
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.
It was responsive but very powerful. - Lancaster 00:06
It was responsive but very powerful.
Lancasters are being built - Lancaster 00:07
Lancasters are being built
With every man and woman engaged in their construction - Lancaster 00:12
With every man and woman engaged in their construction
Lancasters, consisting of over 55,000 separate parts - Lancaster 00:12
Lancasters, consisting of over 55,000 separate parts
Most were then assembled here in Woodford. - Lancaster 00:05
Most were then assembled here in Woodford.
Six major organisations employed over 1.1 million people - Lancaster 00:10
Six major organisations employed over 1.1 million people
Over 7300 of the bombers were built. - Lancaster 00:05
Over 7300 of the bombers were built.
As part of their training - Lancaster 00:08
As part of their training
Coaches came and took us all to Manchester. - Lancaster 00:05
Coaches came and took us all to Manchester.
And as we got off the coach - Lancaster 00:07
And as we got off the coach
They were coming up to us and, "hello, I'm so and so" - Lancaster 00:09
They were coming up to us and, "hello, I'm so and ...
Yeah, that was quite a, um... Enlightening experience. - Lancaster 00:05
Yeah, that was quite a, um... Enlightening experience.
She taught me more about the facts of life than they did about the Lancaster. - Lancaster 00:07
She taught me more about the facts of life than they did abo...
But it was fantastic to see the aircraft being built at Woodford. - Lancaster 00:06
But it was fantastic to see the aircraft being built at Wood...
They had hundreds of aircraft there all in the stage of being assembled. - Lancaster 00:06
They had hundreds of aircraft there all in the stage of bein...
Now, with sufficient aircraft and aircrews - Lancaster 00:09
Now, with sufficient aircraft and aircrews
In May 1942 - Lancaster 00:09
In May 1942
I think Harris wanted to draw attention - Lancaster 00:11
I think Harris wanted to draw attention
Amongst those bombers were Stirlings, Halifaxes - Lancaster 00:12
Amongst those bombers were Stirlings, Halifaxes
The thousand bomber raid was a major success. - Lancaster 00:05
The thousand bomber raid was a major success.