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The firestorm was started on the submarine pens
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Lancaster

The firestorm was startedon the submarine pens went right the way through,right up the...

The firestorm was started
on the submarine pens went right the way through,
right up the river Elbe right to the other side
and Hamburg was literally wiped right out

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The firestorm was started on the submarine pens
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went right the way through, right up the river Elbe
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right to the other side and Hamburg was literally wiped right out.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:58:05
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.
I was sorry that we had to do so much damage to it. - Lancaster 00:05
I was sorry that we had to do so much damage to it.
Bombers of the Eighth United States Air Force - Lancaster 00:11
Bombers of the Eighth United States Air Force
America had come into the conflict in December 1941 - Lancaster 00:09
America had come into the conflict in December 1941
The daylight raid on Hamburg - Lancaster 00:07
The daylight raid on Hamburg
In broad daylight, mighty squadrons roar across the North Sea. - Lancaster 00:06
In broad daylight, mighty squadrons roar across the North Se...
Over Hamburg, tons of bombs rain from the skies... - Lancaster 00:05
Over Hamburg, tons of bombs rain from the skies...
The allied raids shattered the city and rocked the Nazi leadership. - Lancaster 00:07
The allied raids shattered the city and rocked the Nazi lead...
40,000 people were killed and 1.2 million flied for the countryside. - Lancaster 00:08
40,000 people were killed and 1.2 million flied for the coun...
The Germans were absolutely shattered - Lancaster 00:10
The Germans were absolutely shattered
The hard facts are we had a job to do and we had to get on with it. - Lancaster 00:06
The hard facts are we had a job to do and we had to get on w...
There were no ifs and buts that er, "well, perhaps we shouldn't do this - Lancaster 00:16
There were no ifs and buts that er, "well, perhaps we s...
It was taking the war to Germany by the only means possible at that time - Lancaster 00:17
It was taking the war to Germany by the only means possible ...
But RAF reconnaissance had revealed - Lancaster 00:10
But RAF reconnaissance had revealed
V2 rockets, the world's first ballistic missiles - Lancaster 00:19
V2 rockets, the world's first ballistic missiles
The site had to be destroyed before they could enter service. - Lancaster 00:07
The site had to be destroyed before they could enter service...
Well, the first thing we noticed when we got to the briefing room - Lancaster 00:12
Well, the first thing we noticed when we got to the briefing...
We thought, well, you know, "what's going on?" - Lancaster 00:13
We thought, well, you know, "what's going on?"...
The ribbon going all the way up the North Sea - Lancaster 00:12
The ribbon going all the way up the North Sea
It was a strange feeling - Lancaster 00:09
It was a strange feeling
Peenemunde was... it was a long journey. - Lancaster 00:06
Peenemunde was... it was a long journey.