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The Bloody Hundredth

The first bombers have been over, and the target's already partiallyobscured by the fires...

The first bombers have been over, and the target's already partially
obscured by the fires they've started. Hits were scored on a power plant,
submarines under construction, and at least one U-boat in the water. We dropped our bombs, a couple of fighter attacks,
nobody got hurt

Full Transcript

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The first bombers have been over,
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and the target's already partially obscured by the fires they've started.
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Hits were scored on a power plant, submarines under construction,
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and at least one U-boat in the water.
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We dropped our bombs,
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a couple of fighter attacks, nobody got hurt.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
51
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:26
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.
{\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
Flew across the channel. It was a beautiful day out there. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:05
Flew across the channel. It was a beautiful day out there.
They hit the Dutch coast, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:05
They hit the Dutch coast,
The training we'd had previously gave us the idea - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
The training we'd had previously gave us the idea
Of course, we learned that that was not true. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:05
Of course, we learned that that was not true.
{\an8}There was flak, there were fighters, more flak, more fighters. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:06
{\an8}There was flak, there were fighters, more flak, more f...
{\an8}And I could hear the top turret chattering away with machine-gun fire. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:07
{\an8}And I could hear the top turret chattering away with m...