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V2 rockets, the world's first ballistic missiles
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Lancaster

V2 rockets,the world's first ballistic missiles were being developedat a secret location...

V2 rockets,
the world's first ballistic missiles were being developed
at a secret location on the Baltic coast carrying a one—ton warhead
at three times the speed of sound there would be no defence against them

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V2 rockets, the world's first ballistic missiles
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were being developed at a secret location on the Baltic coast
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carrying a one—ton warhead at three times the speed of sound
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there would be no defence against them.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
01:00:34
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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The Lancaster Bomber, synonymous with the Dambusters and night raids on Nazi Germany.
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
It was a strange feeling - Lancaster 00:09
It was a strange feeling
Peenemunde was... it was a long journey. - Lancaster 00:06
Peenemunde was... it was a long journey.
So we went low level across the North Sea. - Lancaster 00:06
So we went low level across the North Sea.
We were told that it was a very, very important target - Lancaster 00:12
We were told that it was a very, very important target
And if we didn't do the job that night - Lancaster 00:14
And if we didn't do the job that night
And then arriving at the target, you could see everything quite clearly. - Lancaster 00:08
And then arriving at the target, you could see everything qu...
A brilliant, lovely night, and yet we were there to destroy and kill. - Lancaster 00:08
A brilliant, lovely night, and yet we were there to destroy ...
When we went in on our bombing run - Lancaster 00:14
When we went in on our bombing run
You could clearly see the ground and what you were trying to hit. - Lancaster 00:06
You could clearly see the ground and what you were trying to...
But of course it was a brilliant moonlight night. - Lancaster 00:05
But of course it was a brilliant moonlight night.
When the fighters got there, they had a bit of a field day. - Lancaster 00:06
When the fighters got there, they had a bit of a field day.
245 RAF aircrew were killed - Lancaster 00:16
245 RAF aircrew were killed
It was enough to ensure that the V weapons would not be the war winner - Lancaster 00:07
It was enough to ensure that the V weapons would not be the ...
We were quite proud to think that we'd taken part in that - Lancaster 00:15
We were quite proud to think that we'd taken part in th...
Well, we thought that that would be it - Lancaster 00:08
Well, we thought that that would be it
That that would... that would be... That would be the chop. - Lancaster 00:05
That that would... that would be... That would be the chop.