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The crew urged me to buzz the field when we returned
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The Bloody Hundredth

The crew urged meto buzz the field when we returned

The crew urged me
to buzz the field when we returned

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The crew urged me to buzz the field when we returned.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:22
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 was a very conservative pilot and I said, "I don't think so." - The Bloody Hundredth 00:19
I was a very conservative pilot and I said, "I don'...
And then somebody approached me and said, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
And then somebody approached me and said,
And he hit the deck and he-- his clothes are all messed up." - The Bloody Hundredth 00:09
And he hit the deck and he-- his clothes are all messed up.&...
He came over and grabbed my hand - The Bloody Hundredth 00:16
He came over and grabbed my hand
To leave here is to leave the center of the universe. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:06
To leave here is to leave the center of the universe.
And that's when I decided to continue flying, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:10
And that's when I decided to continue flying,
On this day, 650 American flying fortresses - The Bloody Hundredth 00:10
On this day, 650 American flying fortresses
I had flown over to France to drop some bombs on some target. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:05
I had flown over to France to drop some bombs on some target...
And when I returned, I was met at the airplane - The Bloody Hundredth 00:11
And when I returned, I was met at the airplane
{\an8}General LeMay marched in and announced to us that the Allied Forces - The Bloody Hundredth 00:11
{\an8}General LeMay marched in and announced to us that the ...
{\an8}But he said in order for you to thoroughly understand - The Bloody Hundredth 00:18
{\an8}But he said in order for you to thoroughly understand
{\an8}I remember coming to the briefing - The Bloody Hundredth 00:09
{\an8}I remember coming to the briefing
I had never heard this kind of thing from the crews. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:05
I had never heard this kind of thing from the crews.
Soldiers, sailors and airmen - The Bloody Hundredth 00:37
Soldiers, sailors and airmen
As we flew over the channel, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
As we flew over the channel,
It was so thrilling one of the crew started to pray, and we all joined in. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:09
It was so thrilling one of the crew started to pray, and we ...
This is Robert St. John in the NBC newsroom in New York. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:40
This is Robert St. John in the NBC newsroom in New York.
There was hardly any air intervention by the Luftwaffe - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
There was hardly any air intervention by the Luftwaffe
The Air Force really paved the way - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
The Air Force really paved the way
Germany now had to fight on two fronts, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:24
Germany now had to fight on two fronts,