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That was my first time to be exposed to very heavy antiaircraft fire
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The Bloody Hundredth

That was my first time to beexposed to very heavy antiaircraft fire, and it was...

That was my first time to be
exposed to very heavy antiaircraft fire, and it was frightening

Full Transcript

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That was my first time to be exposed to very heavy antiaircraft fire,
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and it was frightening.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
46
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:15
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 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
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