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The Air Force really paved the way
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The Bloody Hundredth

The Air Force really paved the way for the invasionacross the English Channel

The Air Force really paved the way for the invasion
across the English Channel

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The Air Force really paved the way
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for the invasion across the English Channel.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:47:19
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.
Germany now had to fight on two fronts, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:24
Germany now had to fight on two fronts,
Our invasion forces are on the offensive - The Bloody Hundredth 00:25
Our invasion forces are on the offensive
When the invasion started in June of '44, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
When the invasion started in June of '44,
Downed airmen were still streaming into Stalag Luft III. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:20
Downed airmen were still streaming into Stalag Luft III.
{\an8}Even when people didn't know that these were Black pilots flying the planes - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
{\an8}Even when people didn't know that these were Blac...
We didn't have any concern about running into the enemy - The Bloody Hundredth 00:21
We didn't have any concern about running into the enemy
Within the Air Force, and especially among the bomber crews - The Bloody Hundredth 00:14
Within the Air Force, and especially among the bomber crews
Macon and Jefferson had been racially segregated - The Bloody Hundredth 00:17
Macon and Jefferson had been racially segregated
{\an8}Finally, down the line came a long, tall Kentucky hillbilly - The Bloody Hundredth 00:25
{\an8}Finally, down the line came a long, tall Kentucky hill...
So, once they saw that I couldn't move, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:11
So, once they saw that I couldn't move,
And finally, the guy from Texas said, "He can have my bunk, I'll go up there." - The Bloody Hundredth 00:09
And finally, the guy from Texas said, "He can have my b...
They let whatever racial attitudes, racial animosities go or at least lessen - The Bloody Hundredth 00:10
They let whatever racial attitudes, racial animosities go or...
One of the last Air Force operations was to starve the Reich of fuel - The Bloody Hundredth 00:29
One of the last Air Force operations was to starve the Reich...
{\an8}Suddenly we heard the announcement: - The Bloody Hundredth 00:13
{\an8}Suddenly we heard the announcement:
All you could see was four-engined bombers to the horizon. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:06
All you could see was four-engined bombers to the horizon.
To knock out one plant in World War II, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:12
To knock out one plant in World War II,
Our group led one of the biggest raids on Berlin. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:06
Our group led one of the biggest raids on Berlin.
As we approached the target, the plane was hit, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:13
As we approached the target, the plane was hit,
There was smoke and fire in the plane, and I knew I had to get out. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:06
There was smoke and fire in the plane, and I knew I had to g...
And suddenly, I hit the ground and I looked up, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:09
And suddenly, I hit the ground and I looked up,