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When the fighters got there, they had a bit of a field day
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Lancaster

When the fighters got there,they had a bit of a field day

When the fighters got there,
they had a bit of a field day

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When the fighters got there, they had a bit of a field day.
Duration
6 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
01:04:07
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.
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...
They used to use the hangars, they'd push the aeroplanes back - Lancaster 00:09
They used to use the hangars, they'd push the aeroplan...
We laughed and joked with each other - Lancaster 00:06
We laughed and joked with each other
Some were a bit naughty and... you know. - Lancaster 00:06
Some were a bit naughty and... you know.
Just to hold hands or hug a boy was magic. - Lancaster 00:06
Just to hold hands or hug a boy was magic.
You never knew the guy that you were drinking with - Lancaster 00:06
You never knew the guy that you were drinking with
You didn't sit in the mess and dwell - Lancaster 00:06
You didn't sit in the mess and dwell
And the girls were so affectionate and so lovely. - Lancaster 00:05
And the girls were so affectionate and so lovely.
One of my friends said, "thank God for sex, it's kept me sane". - Lancaster 00:05
One of my friends said, "thank God for sex, it's k...
Well, I met this young man - Lancaster 00:08
Well, I met this young man
And he asked me to dance - Lancaster 00:09
And he asked me to dance
We used to meet whenever he wasn't on ops - Lancaster 00:07
We used to meet whenever he wasn't on ops
And yet we never spoke about what he did. - Lancaster 00:06
And yet we never spoke about what he did.
It's our turn to go now as we start to slowly gather speed - Lancaster 00:09
It's our turn to go now as we start to slowly gather sp...