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Lancaster

To help increase bombing accuracy experienced crews were formedinto special squadrons...

To help increase bombing accuracy experienced crews were formed
into special squadrons called pathfinders

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To help increase bombing accuracy
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experienced crews were formed into special squadrons called pathfinders.
Duration
10 seconds
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28
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:35
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.
Using the latest navigation aids - Lancaster 00:09
Using the latest navigation aids
It meant the bombers coming in - Lancaster 00:10
It meant the bombers coming in
When we get to the target - Lancaster 00:08
When we get to the target
My job was to align the bomb sight with the target - Lancaster 00:09
My job was to align the bomb sight with the target
I said to Dickie, "I'll point you in the right direction - Lancaster 00:13
I said to Dickie, "I'll point you in the right di...
And this is where he is giving you this, "left, left, right, right - Lancaster 00:12
And this is where he is giving you this, "left, left, r...
But you didn't escape straight away - Lancaster 00:08
But you didn't escape straight away
And then you put the nose down - Lancaster 00:08
And then you put the nose down
Harris ' campaign against the industrial cities of the Ruhr - Lancaster 00:08
Harris ' campaign against the industrial cities of the ...
But less conventional methods of bombing were also being considered - Lancaster 00:06
But less conventional methods of bombing were also being con...
One was an idea from inventor Barnes Wallis. - Lancaster 00:06
One was an idea from inventor Barnes Wallis.
It harnessed the full capability of the Lancaster - Lancaster 00:08
It harnessed the full capability of the Lancaster
Wallis was developing a secret bomb - Lancaster 00:08
Wallis was developing a secret bomb
A special unit was formed to carry out the operation - Lancaster 00:07
A special unit was formed to carry out the operation
Squadron X was 617 squadron, eventually. - Lancaster 00:06
Squadron X was 617 squadron, eventually.
Its leader was wing commander Guy Gibson. - Lancaster 00:05
Its leader was wing commander Guy Gibson.
He was arrogant and a strict disciplinarian - Lancaster 00:13
He was arrogant and a strict disciplinarian
The stay of the attack was immortalised in the 1955 film. - Lancaster 00:07
The stay of the attack was immortalised in the 1955 film.
If you can blow a hole in this wall - Lancaster 00:08
If you can blow a hole in this wall
I'm showing you the targets - Lancaster 00:07
I'm showing you the targets