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As soon as we got to altitude, we had to go on oxygen
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The Bloody Hundredth

As soon as we got to altitude,we had to go on oxygen, so we had an oxygen maskclasped on...

As soon as we got to altitude,
we had to go on oxygen, so we had an oxygen mask
clasped on our face

Full Transcript

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As soon as we got to altitude, we had to go on oxygen,
00:00:04.337 --> 00:00:06.881
so we had an oxygen mask clasped on our face.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
61
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:57
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.
We were operating in 50 or 60 degrees below zero. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:06
We were operating in 50 or 60 degrees below zero.
The fighter escort did not have the range - The Bloody Hundredth 00:12
The fighter escort did not have the range
I remember that when we first crossed over the English Channel, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:12
I remember that when we first crossed over the English Chann...
There are the black smudges of the flak - The Bloody Hundredth 00:12
There are the black smudges of the flak
The shell would explode in the air, and it would throw shards of shrapnel. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:07
The shell would explode in the air, and it would throw shard...
The skin of the plane is not steel, it's aluminum. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:05
The skin of the plane is not steel, it's aluminum.
That was my first time to be exposed to very heavy antiaircraft fire, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:10
That was my first time to be exposed to very heavy antiaircr...
We were being confronted by very experienced - The Bloody Hundredth 00:10
We were being confronted by very experienced
They were pros, and we were rank amateurs. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:06
They were pros, and we were rank amateurs.
When the formation neared its target, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:26
When the formation neared its target,
When we dropped our bombs, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:13
When we dropped our bombs,
And then, when they exploded, we could actually see the explosions. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:06
And then, when they exploded, we could actually see the expl...
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