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The rear gunner is back there, I'm coming further along
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Lancaster

The rear gunner is back there,I'm coming further along and the first thing you get tois...

The rear gunner is back there,
I'm coming further along and the first thing you get to
is the mid upper turret

Full Transcript

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The rear gunner is back there, I'm coming further along
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and the first thing you get to is the mid upper turret.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:57
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.
Ken Johnson: It was very limited room in a mid upper turret - Lancaster 00:10
Ken Johnson: It was very limited room in a mid upper turret
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...