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The Bloody Hundredth

We went out that morning. {\an8}I had took lanterns and flashlightsand lead the airplanes...

We went out that morning. {\an8}I had took lanterns and flashlights
and lead the airplanes out. I got assembled about ten minutes late,
but we got off. Curtis LeMay has trained
his bombardment division to take off in English fog

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We went out that morning.
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{\an8}I had took lanterns and flashlights and lead the airplanes out.
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I got assembled about ten minutes late, but we got off.
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Curtis LeMay has trained his bombardment division
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to take off in English fog.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:41
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.
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...
Cleven's plane took six hits. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:06
Cleven's plane took six hits.
They knocked out the hydraulic system. They knocked out one of the engines. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:05
They knocked out the hydraulic system. They knocked out one ...
Cleven turns around, and he looks at the radio gunner, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
Cleven turns around, and he looks at the radio gunner,
And I still remember one plane, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:07
And I still remember one plane,
Every single member of that flight crew - The Bloody Hundredth 00:07
Every single member of that flight crew
But when you're in combat, you know who you're fighting for? - The Bloody Hundredth 00:06
But when you're in combat, you know who you're fig...
Cleven is sitting in the cockpit, and his copilot said, in so many words, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:11
Cleven is sitting in the cockpit, and his copilot said, in s...
We're gonna complete the bomb run." - The Bloody Hundredth 00:10
We're gonna complete the bomb run."
Perilously low on fuel, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:22
Perilously low on fuel,
The whole Luftwaffe jumped on the Schweinfurt group and just shattered them. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:07
The whole Luftwaffe jumped on the Schweinfurt group and just...
Having made it to North Africa by day's end, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:26
Having made it to North Africa by day's end,