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The war was not won
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Lancaster

The war was not won but the tide was turning

The war was not won but the tide was turning

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The war was not won
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but the tide was turning.
Duration
6 seconds
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28
Timestamp in Movie
01:24:56
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
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The Lancaster Bomber, synonymous with the Dambusters and night raids on Nazi Germany.
After four years of flying at night - Lancaster 00:07
After four years of flying at night
With the allies in control of the air - Lancaster 00:10
With the allies in control of the air
The German troops and tanks assembled at the Caen area - Lancaster 00:15
The German troops and tanks assembled at the Caen area
That pinpoint bombing was taken a step further - Lancaster 00:08
That pinpoint bombing was taken a step further
Barnes Wallis had developed two new bombs - Lancaster 00:07
Barnes Wallis had developed two new bombs
One was the tallboy at 12,000 pounds - Lancaster 00:11
One was the tallboy at 12,000 pounds
So immediately after D Day - Lancaster 00:08
So immediately after D Day
And the first operation was on a major rail tunnel. - Lancaster 00:06
And the first operation was on a major rail tunnel.
German troops had been sent through that tunnel - Lancaster 00:10
German troops had been sent through that tunnel
So we were achieving great accuracy with our bombing. - Lancaster 00:06
So we were achieving great accuracy with our bombing.
Yet despite these achievements - Lancaster 00:18
Yet despite these achievements
My father got me into a school in Dresden - Lancaster 00:12
My father got me into a school in Dresden
Most of the war we felt safe and we were safe - Lancaster 00:08
Most of the war we felt safe and we were safe
In those days they didn't have enough fuel or whatever. - Lancaster 00:05
In those days they didn't have enough fuel or whatever.
With the Russians advancing - Lancaster 00:10
With the Russians advancing
Four cities in front of the Soviet push were selected as potential targets. - Lancaster 00:06
Four cities in front of the Soviet push were selected as pot...
Of those cities, the bed army requested that Dresden - Lancaster 00:13
Of those cities, the bed army requested that Dresden
And Dresden was full of refugees - Lancaster 00:09
And Dresden was full of refugees
They all came because, well, that was safe. - Lancaster 00:06
They all came because, well, that was safe.
The attack was planned as a deliberate effort to destroy morale - Lancaster 00:09
The attack was planned as a deliberate effort to destroy mor...