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Scotland from the Sky

During the war there was an obsessionwith staying dark, staying hidden, but here in...

During the war there was an obsession
with staying dark, staying hidden, but here in Sarclet, their job was
to light up the night sky to distract the German bombers, take
them away from the airfield at Wick to the dummy airfield
just over there

Full Transcript

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During the war there was an obsession with staying dark, staying hidden,
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but here in Sarclet, their job was to light up the night sky
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to distract the German bombers, take them away from the airfield at Wick
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to the dummy airfield just over there.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:08
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
Production
Clear Focus Movies

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Movie Summary

In an exhilarating mix of aviation adventure and historical detective work, presenter James Crawford takes to the skies to explore Scotland's cities, coasts and countryside.
S01 • E03 It was a remarkably dry year in 1984 in Galloway - Scotland from the Sky 00:17
It was a remarkably dry year in 1984 in Galloway
S01 • E02 Hailed as an engineering marvel, the bridge opened in June, 1970. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
Hailed as an engineering marvel, the bridge opened in June, ...
S01 • E02 MAN: Kingston Bridge, with its sixty foot high span, - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
MAN: Kingston Bridge, with its sixty foot high span,
S01 • E01 They were putting themselves and their families - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
They were putting themselves and their families
S01 • E02 After being greeted by city dignitaries - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
After being greeted by city dignitaries
S01 • E03 But, coming across Castle Kennedy, - Scotland from the Sky 00:12
But, coming across Castle Kennedy,
S01 • E01 World War Two Caithness was Britain's forgotten front. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
World War Two Caithness was Britain's forgotten front.
S01 • E01 Heavily defended against the threat of German invasion - Scotland from the Sky 00:15
Heavily defended against the threat of German invasion
S01 • E03 In effect, this was a ghost garden emerging out of the landscape. - Scotland from the Sky 00:04
In effect, this was a ghost garden emerging out of the lands...
S01 • E02 Building the Kingston Bridge was a huge achievement, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
Building the Kingston Bridge was a huge achievement,
S01 • E03 What Marilyn Brown had photographed - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
What Marilyn Brown had photographed
S01 • E02 And by the mid-1970s, - Scotland from the Sky 00:07
And by the mid-1970s,
S01 • E01 I've been amazed at just how much of World War Two remains today. - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
I've been amazed at just how much of World War Two rema...
S01 • E02 Many Glaswegians were worried about the inner road network - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
Many Glaswegians were worried about the inner road network
S01 • E03 There's very little evidence of what it used to look like, - Scotland from the Sky 00:09
There's very little evidence of what it used to look li...
S01 • E01 None more fascinating than Wick's old bomb store. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
None more fascinating than Wick's old bomb store.
S01 • E02 The Council abandoned the plan in the early 1980s. - Scotland from the Sky 00:05
The Council abandoned the plan in the early 1980s.
S01 • E01 From above its design is revealed, - Scotland from the Sky 00:10
From above its design is revealed,
S01 • E03 It's a herb a called greater celandine, - Scotland from the Sky 00:08
It's a herb a called greater celandine,
S01 • E02 The incomplete nature of the scheme explains strange sights - Scotland from the Sky 00:06
The incomplete nature of the scheme explains strange sights