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The Bloody Hundredth

As we flew over the channel, we looked down and saw thousands of shipsin an armada down...

As we flew over the channel, we looked down and saw thousands of ships
in an armada down there

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As we flew over the channel,
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we looked down and saw thousands of ships in an armada down there.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:46:10
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.
It was so thrilling one of the crew started to pray, and we all joined in. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:09
It was so thrilling one of the crew started to pray, and we ...
This is Robert St. John in the NBC newsroom in New York. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:40
This is Robert St. John in the NBC newsroom in New York.
There was hardly any air intervention by the Luftwaffe - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
There was hardly any air intervention by the Luftwaffe
The Air Force really paved the way - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
The Air Force really paved the way
Germany now had to fight on two fronts, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:24
Germany now had to fight on two fronts,
Our invasion forces are on the offensive - The Bloody Hundredth 00:25
Our invasion forces are on the offensive
When the invasion started in June of '44, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
When the invasion started in June of '44,
Downed airmen were still streaming into Stalag Luft III. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:20
Downed airmen were still streaming into Stalag Luft III.
{\an8}Even when people didn't know that these were Black pilots flying the planes - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
{\an8}Even when people didn't know that these were Blac...
We didn't have any concern about running into the enemy - The Bloody Hundredth 00:21
We didn't have any concern about running into the enemy
Within the Air Force, and especially among the bomber crews - The Bloody Hundredth 00:14
Within the Air Force, and especially among the bomber crews
Macon and Jefferson had been racially segregated - The Bloody Hundredth 00:17
Macon and Jefferson had been racially segregated
{\an8}Finally, down the line came a long, tall Kentucky hillbilly - The Bloody Hundredth 00:25
{\an8}Finally, down the line came a long, tall Kentucky hill...
So, once they saw that I couldn't move, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:11
So, once they saw that I couldn't move,
And finally, the guy from Texas said, "He can have my bunk, I'll go up there." - The Bloody Hundredth 00:09
And finally, the guy from Texas said, "He can have my b...
They let whatever racial attitudes, racial animosities go or at least lessen - The Bloody Hundredth 00:10
They let whatever racial attitudes, racial animosities go or...
One of the last Air Force operations was to starve the Reich of fuel - The Bloody Hundredth 00:29
One of the last Air Force operations was to starve the Reich...
{\an8}Suddenly we heard the announcement: - The Bloody Hundredth 00:13
{\an8}Suddenly we heard the announcement:
All you could see was four-engined bombers to the horizon. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:06
All you could see was four-engined bombers to the horizon.
To knock out one plant in World War II, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:12
To knock out one plant in World War II,