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With the Red Army overwhelmed
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Lancaster

With the Red Army overwhelmed it was vital that Britain supportits new ally in the fight...

With the Red Army overwhelmed it was vital that Britain support
its new ally in the fight against Hitler

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With the Red Army overwhelmed
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it was vital that Britain support its new ally in the fight against Hitler.
Duration
8 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:20:16
Uploaded
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.
We have offered to the government of Soviet Russia - Lancaster 00:09
We have offered to the government of Soviet Russia
Churchill knew there was only one way - Lancaster 00:07
Churchill knew there was only one way
We shall bomb Germany by day as well as by night - Lancaster 00:15
We shall bomb Germany by day as well as by night
A few weeks later - Lancaster 00:08
A few weeks later
It was a prototype of Avro's Lancaster. - Lancaster 00:05
It was a prototype of Avro's Lancaster.
Finally he had the means to take the fight to the enemy. - Lancaster 00:06
Finally he had the means to take the fight to the enemy.
From now henceforward, the main expansion of our air force - Lancaster 00:12
From now henceforward, the main expansion of our air force
In February 1942 - Lancaster 00:09
In February 1942
His intention was to show the world what strategic bombing could achieve. - Lancaster 00:07
His intention was to show the world what strategic bombing c...
The Nazis entered this war - Lancaster 00:11
The Nazis entered this war
At Rotterdam, London, Warsaw and half a hundred other places - Lancaster 00:12
At Rotterdam, London, Warsaw and half a hundred other places
They sowed the wind and now they are going to reap the whirlwind. - Lancaster 00:07
They sowed the wind and now they are going to reap the whirl...
That whirlwind was to be unleashed - Lancaster 00:09
That whirlwind was to be unleashed
I was posted down to RAF Wyton - Lancaster 00:06
I was posted down to RAF Wyton
And I remember I went to bed - Lancaster 00:11
And I remember I went to bed
And they'd all been flown in overnight - Lancaster 00:08
And they'd all been flown in overnight
When we went to Lancs, the impression was how cramped it was. - Lancaster 00:07
When we went to Lancs, the impression was how cramped it wa...
It was obviously a machine made for war. - Lancaster 00:05
It was obviously a machine made for war.
Noisy, uncomfortable, cramped - Lancaster 00:08
Noisy, uncomfortable, cramped
When you got in the aircraft - Lancaster 00:13
When you got in the aircraft