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Lancaster

We were told that we were going to be sent to a beach off the coast of Normandy and bomb a...

We were told that we were going to be sent to a beach off the coast of Normandy and bomb a target, five naval guns and no one knew that it was in fact,
the run up to D day

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We were told that we were going to be sent
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to a beach off the coast of Normandy
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and bomb a target, five naval guns
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and no one knew that it was in fact, the run up to D day.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
01:22:45
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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Movie Summary

The Lancaster Bomber, synonymous with the Dambusters and night raids on Nazi Germany.
So we were to cross and to drop - Lancaster 00:12
So we were to cross and to drop
We took half the cliff and the gun emplacements - Lancaster 00:05
We took half the cliff and the gun emplacements
And as we turned to come home - Lancaster 00:08
And as we turned to come home
It was a sight that will never ever be seen again - Lancaster 00:10
It was a sight that will never ever be seen again
As we come across the channel - Lancaster 00:10
As we come across the channel
All the landing barges and everything was going in - Lancaster 00:14
All the landing barges and everything was going in
I reckon I could have put my wheels down - Lancaster 00:08
I reckon I could have put my wheels down
The war was not won - Lancaster 00:06
The war was not won
After four years of flying at night - Lancaster 00:07
After four years of flying at night
With the allies in control of the air - Lancaster 00:10
With the allies in control of the air
The German troops and tanks assembled at the Caen area - Lancaster 00:15
The German troops and tanks assembled at the Caen area
That pinpoint bombing was taken a step further - Lancaster 00:08
That pinpoint bombing was taken a step further
Barnes Wallis had developed two new bombs - Lancaster 00:07
Barnes Wallis had developed two new bombs
One was the tallboy at 12,000 pounds - Lancaster 00:11
One was the tallboy at 12,000 pounds
So immediately after D Day - Lancaster 00:08
So immediately after D Day
And the first operation was on a major rail tunnel. - Lancaster 00:06
And the first operation was on a major rail tunnel.
German troops had been sent through that tunnel - Lancaster 00:10
German troops had been sent through that tunnel
So we were achieving great accuracy with our bombing. - Lancaster 00:06
So we were achieving great accuracy with our bombing.
Yet despite these achievements - Lancaster 00:18
Yet despite these achievements
My father got me into a school in Dresden - Lancaster 00:12
My father got me into a school in Dresden