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The whole city on fire, and it's quite an alarming sight
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The whole city on fire,and it's quite an alarming sight

The whole city on fire,
and it's quite an alarming sight

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The whole city on fire, and it's quite an alarming sight.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:57:39
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 the bomb aimer has the best view of them all as you can imagine - Lancaster 00:08
And the bomb aimer has the best view of them all as you can ...
The firestorm was started on the submarine pens - Lancaster 00:12
The firestorm was started on the submarine pens
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