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The Bloody Hundredth

The fighter escort did not have the range to escort the B-17s all the wayto the targets...

The fighter escort did not have the range to escort the B-17s all the way
to the targets inside of Germany, so the Allied fighters turned around
and went back to England

Full Transcript

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The fighter escort did not have the range
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to escort the B-17s all the way to the targets inside of Germany,
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so the Allied fighters turned around and went back to England.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
47
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:18
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 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.
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...