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The Bloody Hundredth

And then, when they exploded,we could actually see the explosions

And then, when they exploded,
we could actually see the explosions

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And then, when they exploded, we could actually see the explosions.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
50
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:21
Uploaded
Apr 09, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Playtone,Amblin Television,Herzog & Company

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Movie Summary

It honors the heroes of the 100th Bomb Group.
The first bombers have been over, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:19
The first bombers have been over,
{\an8}And I thought, "Well, this isn't so bad." - The Bloody Hundredth 00:21
{\an8}And I thought, "Well, this isn't so...
The factories that made planes, that made tanks. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:05
The factories that made planes, that made tanks.
At the British landing fields, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:19
At the British landing fields,
You could lose half of your vertical stabilizer on the tail - The Bloody Hundredth 00:07
You could lose half of your vertical stabilizer on the tail
It would bring you home on two engines, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:07
It would bring you home on two engines,
Everything was about to change for the Eighth - The Bloody Hundredth 00:33
Everything was about to change for the Eighth
So, you've got - The Bloody Hundredth 00:12
So, you've got
And ten minutes behind them is gonna be the First Bombardment Division, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:10
And ten minutes behind them is gonna be the First Bombardmen...
{\an8}So, the Germans are gonna have to decide which of these groups to hit. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:05
{\an8}So, the Germans are gonna have to decide which of thes...
{\an8}The problem is-- surprise, it's August, and there's fog in Great Britain. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:07
{\an8}The problem is-- surprise, it's August, and there...
We went out that morning. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:17
We went out that morning.
So, all of a sudden, LeMay gets his guys up and gets them all formed, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
So, all of a sudden, LeMay gets his guys up and gets them al...
So, it ends up, instead of a ten-minute gap, a two-hour gap. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:05
So, it ends up, instead of a ten-minute gap, a two-hour gap.
This captured German film shows how quickly their 109s - The Bloody Hundredth 00:16
This captured German film shows how quickly their 109s
Flew across the channel. It was a beautiful day out there. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:05
Flew across the channel. It was a beautiful day out there.
They hit the Dutch coast, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:05
They hit the Dutch coast,
The training we'd had previously gave us the idea - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
The training we'd had previously gave us the idea
Of course, we learned that that was not true. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:05
Of course, we learned that that was not true.
{\an8}There was flak, there were fighters, more flak, more fighters. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:06
{\an8}There was flak, there were fighters, more flak, more f...