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Today, five squadrons of Royal Air Force Typhoon fighters
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Today, five squadronsof Royal Air Force Typhoon fighters are based at Coningsby

Today, five squadrons
of Royal Air Force Typhoon fighters are based at Coningsby

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Today, five squadrons of Royal Air Force Typhoon fighters
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are based at Coningsby.
Duration
7 seconds
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37
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:58
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
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The Lancaster Bomber, synonymous with the Dambusters and night raids on Nazi Germany.
They share the run ways with one of the most iconic aircraft - Lancaster 00:07
They share the run ways with one of the most iconic aircraft
Looking back now - Lancaster 00:19
Looking back now
It's a living thing and it was a living thing. - Lancaster 00:06
It's a living thing and it was a living thing.
I could still go to her right now and press the right buttons I think. - Lancaster 00:06
I could still go to her right now and press the right button...
Every time I see it in the air I say "God, look at that. Beautiful." - Lancaster 00:14
Every time I see it in the air I say "God, look at that...
The Avro Lancaster was a crucial weapon - Lancaster 00:07
The Avro Lancaster was a crucial weapon
But before the bomber's arrival, Britain was fighting for survival. - Lancaster 00:07
But before the bomber's arrival, Britain was fighting f...
It's a whistle that gets louder and louder and louder - Lancaster 00:08
It's a whistle that gets louder and louder and louder
My mum had gone into an Anderson shelter. - Lancaster 00:05
My mum had gone into an Anderson shelter.
When she came out - Lancaster 00:12
When she came out
When the London blitz started - Lancaster 00:13
When the London blitz started
They bombed about 22 mile of dockland. - Lancaster 00:05
They bombed about 22 mile of dockland.
There were all timber wharfs and all that along the Thames - Lancaster 00:08
There were all timber wharfs and all that along the Thames
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