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The Bloody Hundredth

At the British landing fields, word on the sky battle was out. Many of the fortresses...

At the British landing fields, word on the sky battle was out. Many of the fortresses themselves
were crippled. A few came in with feathered props
or with knocked-out landing gear. The B-17 had the reputation
of being trustworthy and safe and getting people back

Full Transcript

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At the British landing fields,
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word on the sky battle was out.
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Many of the fortresses themselves were crippled.
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A few came in with feathered props or with knocked-out landing gear.
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The B-17 had the reputation of being trustworthy and safe
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and getting people back.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
61
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:08
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.
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...
{\an8}And I could hear the top turret chattering away with machine-gun fire. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:07
{\an8}And I could hear the top turret chattering away with m...
Cleven's plane took six hits. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:06
Cleven's plane took six hits.
They knocked out the hydraulic system. They knocked out one of the engines. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:05
They knocked out the hydraulic system. They knocked out one ...
Cleven turns around, and he looks at the radio gunner, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
Cleven turns around, and he looks at the radio gunner,