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Then the commanding officer would pull back a curtain
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Lancaster

Then the commanding officerwould pull back a curtain that was covering the huge mapon the...

Then the commanding officer
would pull back a curtain that was covering the huge map
on the wall of Northern Europe and he would announce to us "your target tonight, gentlemen, is..."

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Then the commanding officer would pull back a curtain
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that was covering the huge map on the wall of Northern Europe
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and he would announce to us
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"your target tonight, gentlemen, is..."
Duration
18 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:09
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.
It was dramatic, the revelation when they drew back the curtain - Lancaster 00:09
It was dramatic, the revelation when they drew back the curt...
And if it was Berlin or some of the big ones - Lancaster 00:07
And if it was Berlin or some of the big ones
There would be various exclamations - Lancaster 00:05
There would be various exclamations
"Oh Lord, not going back there again!" - Lancaster 00:12
"Oh Lord, not going back there again!"
They were always laughed at and shouted down, you know? - Lancaster 00:06
They were always laughed at and shouted down, you know?
"Oh, the met man", cos they could never get it right. - Lancaster 00:05
"Oh, the met man", cos they could never get it rig...
The weather's good, we hope, so you should have no difficulty - Lancaster 00:10
The weather's good, we hope, so you should have no diff...
On that first op you were more in wonder what was gonna happen. - Lancaster 00:07
On that first op you were more in wonder what was gonna happ...
But I did realise that, from what people had told me - Lancaster 00:07
But I did realise that, from what people had told me
Cos we was all fresh, but we were all very confident in our pilot. - Lancaster 00:08
Cos we was all fresh, but we were all very confident in our ...
I suppose at that age as well I was 18, still 18 - Lancaster 00:12
I suppose at that age as well I was 18, still 18
I started off more apprehensive than the rest of the group - Lancaster 00:09
I started off more apprehensive than the rest of the group
We were definitely nervous - Lancaster 00:12
We were definitely nervous
And I remember the ground crew, wonderful - Lancaster 00:08
And I remember the ground crew, wonderful
There's no room for turning - Lancaster 00:06
There's no room for turning
When those four Merlins cough - Lancaster 00:08
When those four Merlins cough
It's like something that's almost born again. - Lancaster 00:06
It's like something that's almost born again.
When it started, you felt all the noise and the... - Lancaster 00:06
When it started, you felt all the noise and the...
The er... the feeling of the power and the... - Lancaster 00:06
The er... the feeling of the power and the...
And then the ground crew said, "cheerio" - Lancaster 00:11
And then the ground crew said, "cheerio"