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With the RAF desperate for new bombers, Chadwick suggested a radical solution
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With the RAF desperate for new bombers,Chadwick suggested a radical solution

With the RAF desperate for new bombers,
Chadwick suggested a radical solution

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With the RAF desperate for new bombers, Chadwick suggested a radical solution.
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7 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:16:42
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Mar 27, 2025
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documentary
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Movie Summary

The Lancaster Bomber, synonymous with the Dambusters and night raids on Nazi Germany.
He swapped the two flawed Vultures for four proven Rolls—Royce Merlins - Lancaster 00:11
He swapped the two flawed Vultures for four proven Rolls—Roy...
And they were so amazed at the difference in performance - Lancaster 00:11
And they were so amazed at the difference in performance
There were six of us, all trainee gunners. - Lancaster 00:06
There were six of us, all trainee gunners.
We were in having lunch - Lancaster 00:23
We were in having lunch
They said "well, gentlemen, we've all completed our training - Lancaster 00:10
They said "well, gentlemen, we've all completed ou...
And what we were told then - Lancaster 00:06
And what we were told then
You had no idea of people's abilities or their background whatsoever. - Lancaster 00:07
You had no idea of people's abilities or their backgrou...
And we wandered around looking at people and looking at their brevets. - Lancaster 00:06
And we wandered around looking at people and looking at thei...
From the brevet on your uniform - Lancaster 00:08
From the brevet on your uniform
"N" for navigator - Lancaster 00:07
"N" for navigator
So the first thing you think about is - Lancaster 00:12
So the first thing you think about is
You would think, "gosh, I don't fancy him as a pilot!" - Lancaster 00:11
You would think, "gosh, I don't fancy him as a pil...
You'd go around saying, "I'm short of a navigator - Lancaster 00:14
You'd go around saying, "I'm short of a navig...
If I'd handpicked the best, I couldn't have done better - Lancaster 00:08
If I'd handpicked the best, I couldn't have done b...
It was like a dating agency in a way. - Lancaster 00:05
It was like a dating agency in a way.
I didn't know it at the time - Lancaster 00:06
I didn't know it at the time
That was the great part of it because after all - Lancaster 00:08
That was the great part of it because after all
In June 1941, Germany invaded the Soviet Union. - Lancaster 00:07
In June 1941, Germany invaded the Soviet Union.
With the Red Army overwhelmed - Lancaster 00:08
With the Red Army overwhelmed
We have offered to the government of Soviet Russia - Lancaster 00:09
We have offered to the government of Soviet Russia