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One thousand six hundred heavy bombers three quarters of which were Lancasters,in 73...

One thousand six hundred heavy bombers three quarters of which were Lancasters,
in 73 squadrons

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One thousand six hundred heavy bombers
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three quarters of which were Lancasters, in 73 squadrons.
Duration
9 seconds
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25
Timestamp in Movie
01:29:49
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
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documentary
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The Lancaster Bomber, synonymous with the Dambusters and night raids on Nazi Germany.
And Dresden would be an all—Lancaster operation. - Lancaster 00:06
And Dresden would be an all—Lancaster operation.
796 of the aircraft were launched against the city. - Lancaster 00:06
796 of the aircraft were launched against the city.
Well, I don't know what's the right word - Lancaster 00:12
Well, I don't know what's the right word
I was at home in Chemnitz on half term. - Lancaster 00:06
I was at home in Chemnitz on half term.
I was then 16 - Lancaster 00:09
I was then 16
You could hear it on the glass vibrating. - Lancaster 00:05
You could hear it on the glass vibrating.
Such big squadrons coming over. - Lancaster 00:05
Such big squadrons coming over.
The sound of it alone made you frightened. - Lancaster 00:06
The sound of it alone made you frightened.
And we thought, "that must be Dresden." - Lancaster 00:07
And we thought, "that must be Dresden."
We were dropping a target indicator on Dresden. - Lancaster 00:06
We were dropping a target indicator on Dresden.
We were pathfinders, we were one of the first. - Lancaster 00:05
We were pathfinders, we were one of the first.
We were about three or four minutes before main force - Lancaster 00:10
We were about three or four minutes before main force
We got to a point where the bomb aimer took over for the run in - Lancaster 00:09
We got to a point where the bomb aimer took over for the ru...
I can't relate to anything - Lancaster 00:12
I can't relate to anything
And it was such an inferno - Lancaster 00:09
And it was such an inferno
As the rear gunner, coming out of Dresden - Lancaster 00:12
As the rear gunner, coming out of Dresden
Every single way you looked was red with flames. - Lancaster 00:06
Every single way you looked was red with flames.
As daylight broke on the returning Lancasters - Lancaster 00:08
As daylight broke on the returning Lancasters
For 450 of them, the target was again Dresden. - Lancaster 00:06
For 450 of them, the target was again Dresden.
The beauty of these aircraft in flight is in curious contrast - Lancaster 00:08
The beauty of these aircraft in flight is in curious contras...