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Lancaster

We were definitely nervous and I remember the wing commandercoming round in his car...

We were definitely nervous and I remember the wing commander
coming round in his car knowing it was our first and said, "best of luck, boys"

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We were definitely nervous
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and I remember the wing commander coming round in his car
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knowing it was our first
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and said, "best of luck, boys".
Duration
12 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:28
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.
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"
But as far as being a Christian is concerned... - Lancaster 00:05
But as far as being a Christian is concerned...
How could you ask your God to give you a blessing - Lancaster 00:12
How could you ask your God to give you a blessing
But I'm afraid, what was going on in the world... - Lancaster 00:06
But I'm afraid, what was going on in the world...
I had no other feelings but, "get this done". - Lancaster 00:07
I had no other feelings but, "get this done".
These were some of the main centres of German heavy industry. - Lancaster 00:05
These were some of the main centres of German heavy industry...
Nuremberg, where they made u boat engines, guns, tanks, bombers. - Lancaster 00:07
Nuremberg, where they made u boat engines, guns, tanks, bomb...
Berlin, aero engines, the electrical industry - Lancaster 00:07
Berlin, aero engines, the electrical industry
The Ruhr, the heart of German heavy industry - Lancaster 00:08
The Ruhr, the heart of German heavy industry
In 1943 - Lancaster 00:07
In 1943
It was an obvious target that was always gonna be attacked. - Lancaster 00:06
It was an obvious target that was always gonna be attacked.
Sixty percent or 70 percent of our trips were to the Ruhr valley. - Lancaster 00:06
Sixty percent or 70 percent of our trips were to the Ruhr va...
The Ruhr was also known as happy valley. - Lancaster 00:05
The Ruhr was also known as happy valley.
It was probably the most heavily defended area in Germany. - Lancaster 00:08
It was probably the most heavily defended area in Germany.