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Lancaster

It's a whistle that getslouder and louder and louder and everything gets darker and darker

It's a whistle that gets
louder and louder and louder and everything gets darker and darker

Full Transcript

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It's a whistle that gets louder and louder and louder
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and everything gets darker and darker.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:03
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.
My mum had gone into an Anderson shelter. - Lancaster 00:05
My mum had gone into an Anderson shelter.
When she came out - Lancaster 00:12
When she came out
When the London blitz started - Lancaster 00:13
When the London blitz started
They bombed about 22 mile of dockland. - Lancaster 00:05
They bombed about 22 mile of dockland.
There were all timber wharfs and all that along the Thames - Lancaster 00:08
There were all timber wharfs and all that along the Thames
And then they just showered the bombs on the arsenal - Lancaster 00:07
And then they just showered the bombs on the arsenal
I was in the auxiliary fire service - Lancaster 00:07
I was in the auxiliary fire service
I can remember one night - Lancaster 00:11
I can remember one night
And that was my... I suppose my induction to war. - Lancaster 00:05
And that was my... I suppose my induction to war.
For eight months, the bombs fell. - Lancaster 00:05
For eight months, the bombs fell.
London, Liverpool, Birmingham, Glasgow and most notoriously, Coventry - Lancaster 00:10
London, Liverpool, Birmingham, Glasgow and most notoriously,...
In all, 43,000 people were killed - Lancaster 00:05
In all, 43,000 people were killed
I thought, "well, if that's the game we're in - Lancaster 00:11
I thought, "well, if that's the game we're i...
I wanted... always wanted to fly - Lancaster 00:11
I wanted... always wanted to fly
And I kept nagging my father - Lancaster 00:06
And I kept nagging my father
Well, I wanted to be a plotter, one of Churchill's girls. - Lancaster 00:06
Well, I wanted to be a plotter, one of Churchill's girl...
Pilots training took anything up to a year - Lancaster 00:09
Pilots training took anything up to a year
I thought, "hell, I don't want to miss the war" - Lancaster 00:06
I thought, "hell, I don't want to miss the war&quo...
I think one of the factors is everyone was relatively young. - Lancaster 00:05
I think one of the factors is everyone was relatively young.
And of course, when you're young, you want to really have a go at 'em - Lancaster 00:08
And of course, when you're young, you want to really ha...