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Ken Johnson: It was very limited room in a mid upper turret
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Lancaster

It was very limited roomin a mid upper turret so a small bloke like me were,it were ideal

Ken Johnson: It was very limited room
in a mid upper turret so a small bloke like me were,
it were ideal

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Ken Johnson: It was very limited room in a mid upper turret
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so a small bloke like me were, it were ideal.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:05
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.
And then I had to get over the main spar - Lancaster 00:09
And then I had to get over the main spar
But the side of him had a little passage - Lancaster 00:10
But the side of him had a little passage
And then flight engineer for the engines and the pilot next, they were up a bit. - Lancaster 00:08
And then flight engineer for the engines and the pilot next,...
It was... it was um... Sounds a bit presumptuous - Lancaster 00:07
It was... it was um... Sounds a bit presumptuous
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