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Well, the first thing we noticed when we got to the briefing room
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Lancaster

Well, the first thing we noticedwhen we got to the briefing room was that there were more...

Well, the first thing we noticed
when we got to the briefing room was that there were more RAF police
on the door than was normal

Full Transcript

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Well, the first thing we noticed when we got to the briefing room
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was that there were more RAF police on the door than was normal.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
01:01:09
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.
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.
The most atmospheric place you can ever be - Lancaster 00:07
The most atmospheric place you can ever be
If there's been a stand down for two days, there's a station dance - Lancaster 00:10
If there's been a stand down for two days, there's...