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The Bloody Hundredth

If not, you're out." We flew from eight o'clockin the morning to eight o'clock at night

If not, you're out." We flew from eight o'clock
in the morning to eight o'clock at night

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If not, you're out."
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We flew from eight o'clock in the morning to eight o'clock at night.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
44
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:12
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.
I did various maneuvers of chandelles and lazy S's. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:06
I did various maneuvers of chandelles and lazy S's.
Forty of my classmates, just graduated from flying school, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:12
Forty of my classmates, just graduated from flying school,
The Boeing Flying Fortress, manned by ten men, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:23
The Boeing Flying Fortress, manned by ten men,
Offensively, it dropped very heavy payloads for its day. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:06
Offensively, it dropped very heavy payloads for its day.
And it was called the Flying Fortress because it had so many 50-caliber guns. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:06
And it was called the Flying Fortress because it had so many...
The plane responded so beautifully that I immediately related to it. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:07
The plane responded so beautifully that I immediately relate...
We had about five or six months of practice training - The Bloody Hundredth 00:07
We had about five or six months of practice training
{\an8}In May of 1943 we were sent to England - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
{\an8}In May of 1943 we were sent to England
We were told before we went overseas, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:14
We were told before we went overseas,
Just as the crews of the 100th began arriving at their new base - The Bloody Hundredth 00:31
Just as the crews of the 100th began arriving at their new b...
We'd just got there and getting to know one another, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:25
We'd just got there and getting to know one another,
{\an8}A guy named Gale Cleven, who was a squadron commander - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
{\an8}A guy named Gale Cleven, who was a squadron commander
{\an8}Egan and Cleven didn't have to fly as squadron leaders, but always did. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:06
{\an8}Egan and Cleven didn't have to fly as squadron le...
Buck Cleven, along with Bucky Egan, they wore scarves - The Bloody Hundredth 00:12
Buck Cleven, along with Bucky Egan, they wore scarves
{\an8}They'd be at the officers' club, and they would say, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:14
{\an8}They'd be at the officers' club, and they wo...
{\an8}Doing something that they love for a country that they love - The Bloody Hundredth 00:07
{\an8}Doing something that they love for a country that they...
Cleven and Egan would help lead the 100th - The Bloody Hundredth 00:30
Cleven and Egan would help lead the 100th
That superiority has gone forever. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:06
That superiority has gone forever.
We believe that the Nazis and the fascists have asked for it, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:09
We believe that the Nazis and the fascists have asked for it...
Captain Kirk, Captain Thompson, Lieutenant Bushka, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:07
Captain Kirk, Captain Thompson, Lieutenant Bushka,