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Lancaster

When the London blitz started I used to stand on the cliff at Whitstable and could see all...

When the London blitz started I used to stand on the cliff at Whitstable and could see all the German bombers,
hordes of them coming up the Thames estuary

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When the London blitz started
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I used to stand on the cliff at Whitstable
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and could see all the German bombers, hordes of them
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coming up the Thames estuary.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:49
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.
They bombed about 22 mile of dockland. - Lancaster 00:05
They bombed about 22 mile of dockland.
There were all timber wharfs and all that along the Thames - Lancaster 00:08
There were all timber wharfs and all that along the Thames
And then they just showered the bombs on the arsenal - Lancaster 00:07
And then they just showered the bombs on the arsenal
I was in the auxiliary fire service - Lancaster 00:07
I was in the auxiliary fire service
I can remember one night - Lancaster 00:11
I can remember one night
And that was my... I suppose my induction to war. - Lancaster 00:05
And that was my... I suppose my induction to war.
For eight months, the bombs fell. - Lancaster 00:05
For eight months, the bombs fell.
London, Liverpool, Birmingham, Glasgow and most notoriously, Coventry - Lancaster 00:10
London, Liverpool, Birmingham, Glasgow and most notoriously,...
In all, 43,000 people were killed - Lancaster 00:05
In all, 43,000 people were killed
I thought, "well, if that's the game we're in - Lancaster 00:11
I thought, "well, if that's the game we're i...
I wanted... always wanted to fly - Lancaster 00:11
I wanted... always wanted to fly
And I kept nagging my father - Lancaster 00:06
And I kept nagging my father
Well, I wanted to be a plotter, one of Churchill's girls. - Lancaster 00:06
Well, I wanted to be a plotter, one of Churchill's girl...
Pilots training took anything up to a year - Lancaster 00:09
Pilots training took anything up to a year
I thought, "hell, I don't want to miss the war" - Lancaster 00:06
I thought, "hell, I don't want to miss the war&quo...
I think one of the factors is everyone was relatively young. - Lancaster 00:05
I think one of the factors is everyone was relatively young.
And of course, when you're young, you want to really have a go at 'em - Lancaster 00:08
And of course, when you're young, you want to really ha...
I was the 39th man to join the Royal Air Force in Jamaica. - Lancaster 00:06
I was the 39th man to join the Royal Air Force in Jamaica.
We were shipped out - Lancaster 00:16
We were shipped out
RAF fighter command had saved the country in its hour of need - Lancaster 00:14
RAF fighter command had saved the country in its hour of nee...