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There were all timber wharfs and all that along the Thames
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Lancaster

There were all timber wharfsand all that along the Thames and they set them on fire

There were all timber wharfs
and all that along the Thames and they set them on fire

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There were all timber wharfs and all that along the Thames
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and they set them on fire.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:11
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
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The Lancaster Bomber, synonymous with the Dambusters and night raids on Nazi Germany.
And then they just showered the bombs on the arsenal - Lancaster 00:07
And then they just showered the bombs on the arsenal
I was in the auxiliary fire service - Lancaster 00:07
I was in the auxiliary fire service
I can remember one night - Lancaster 00:11
I can remember one night
And that was my... I suppose my induction to war. - Lancaster 00:05
And that was my... I suppose my induction to war.
For eight months, the bombs fell. - Lancaster 00:05
For eight months, the bombs fell.
London, Liverpool, Birmingham, Glasgow and most notoriously, Coventry - Lancaster 00:10
London, Liverpool, Birmingham, Glasgow and most notoriously,...
In all, 43,000 people were killed - Lancaster 00:05
In all, 43,000 people were killed
I thought, "well, if that's the game we're in - Lancaster 00:11
I thought, "well, if that's the game we're i...
I wanted... always wanted to fly - Lancaster 00:11
I wanted... always wanted to fly
And I kept nagging my father - Lancaster 00:06
And I kept nagging my father
Well, I wanted to be a plotter, one of Churchill's girls. - Lancaster 00:06
Well, I wanted to be a plotter, one of Churchill's girl...
Pilots training took anything up to a year - Lancaster 00:09
Pilots training took anything up to a year
I thought, "hell, I don't want to miss the war" - Lancaster 00:06
I thought, "hell, I don't want to miss the war&quo...
I think one of the factors is everyone was relatively young. - Lancaster 00:05
I think one of the factors is everyone was relatively young.
And of course, when you're young, you want to really have a go at 'em - Lancaster 00:08
And of course, when you're young, you want to really ha...
I was the 39th man to join the Royal Air Force in Jamaica. - Lancaster 00:06
I was the 39th man to join the Royal Air Force in Jamaica.
We were shipped out - Lancaster 00:16
We were shipped out
RAF fighter command had saved the country in its hour of need - Lancaster 00:14
RAF fighter command had saved the country in its hour of nee...
There was no equivalent of the Spitfire in the RAF's bomber squadrons. - Lancaster 00:07
There was no equivalent of the Spitfire in the RAF's bo...
Those aircraft they did have were slow and mostly out of date. - Lancaster 00:07
Those aircraft they did have were slow and mostly out of dat...