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Offensively, it dropped very heavy payloads for its day
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The Bloody Hundredth

Offensively, it droppedvery heavy payloads for its day

Offensively, it dropped
very heavy payloads for its day

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Offensively, it dropped very heavy payloads for its day.
Duration
6 seconds
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54
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:19
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.
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,
The commanding officer, he'd come in, he'd come up the front, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:13
The commanding officer, he'd come in, he'd come up...
If your bomb pattern is concentrated in this area, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:09
If your bomb pattern is concentrated in this area,
After getting off the jeep and getting some of the stuff stowed, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:09
After getting off the jeep and getting some of the stuff sto...
Flying in a self-defending formation - The Bloody Hundredth 00:20
Flying in a self-defending formation