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The commanding officer, he'd come in, he'd come up the front
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The Bloody Hundredth

The commanding officer,he'd come in, he'd come up the front, he'd pull back a curtain,...

The commanding officer,
he'd come in, he'd come up the front, he'd pull back a curtain, {\an8}and there'd be a red ribbon from
Thorpe Abbotts all the way to the target

Full Transcript

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The commanding officer, he'd come in, he'd come up the front,
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he'd pull back a curtain,
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{\an8}and there'd be a red ribbon from Thorpe Abbotts all the way to the target.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
45
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:02
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.
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
They set out to meet the bombers. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:41
They set out to meet the bombers.
As soon as we got to altitude, we had to go on oxygen, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
As soon as we got to altitude, we had to go on oxygen,
We were operating in 50 or 60 degrees below zero. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:06
We were operating in 50 or 60 degrees below zero.
The fighter escort did not have the range - The Bloody Hundredth 00:12
The fighter escort did not have the range
I remember that when we first crossed over the English Channel, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:12
I remember that when we first crossed over the English Chann...
There are the black smudges of the flak - The Bloody Hundredth 00:12
There are the black smudges of the flak
The shell would explode in the air, and it would throw shards of shrapnel. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:07
The shell would explode in the air, and it would throw shard...
The skin of the plane is not steel, it's aluminum. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:05
The skin of the plane is not steel, it's aluminum.
That was my first time to be exposed to very heavy antiaircraft fire, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:10
That was my first time to be exposed to very heavy antiaircr...
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.