Avro Lancaster: The Historic Bomber That Changed WWII | The Lancaster At War | Spark
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- čas přidán 20. 08. 2024
- Using firsthand accounts from pilots, this documentary tells the story of a World War II bomber that played a crucial role in defeating the Third Reich.
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2 Aircraft were downed on 19 Feb 43 and 2nd June 44, close (like only 1.5 kms away) to my grandparents house in France, a Whitley and Halifax respectively, both bombers from RAF and RAAF. One survivor, a gunner from the Whitley (POW). My granddad was always proud to have met the fellow right before he was caught. Only after 39 years did John finally made it back to France. He returned every year to the very spot they had crashed until he passed away (RIP), now his sons and the sons of the other crew members make the journey. All brave lads that we can only thank for their service and sacrifice
My Dad flew a Lancaster. He never talked about it, it's only now I realise how incredible that experience with all its dangers as he flew away and maybe never come home. Absolutely number one in a life's intense experience. Dad survived and that's why i can write this.
We owe so much to both the Lancaster and the men who flew them.
Jerry
I will pray my whole life that we never need such brave men as these ever again; while I pray too that in the turn of events that would require such men again they will have access to the stories of those in this film who had the courage to do this for their fellow man and woman.
im lucky enough to live beside the canadian warplane museum and get to see the one of only two lancs still around flying. the sound is unbelievable i could not even image what it would sound like with 100 in formation
I've been at the air show when it does a low level pass. The deep harmonic thrumming of four Merlins pushing against my chest was unforgettable.
Imagine 7-800 of them,
RIP those brave volunteer 55,573 air crew of the British and Dominion Air Forces and others, who gave their lives during the conflict of 1939-45 And RIP the 125.000 odd volunteer air crew of who survived and after 78 years, probably now are no longer with us. God Bless them all, and thank you all for helping to ensure we only speak German if we wish to.
My father flew on a Pathfinder Lancaster, the most dangerous part of the air strikes on Germany during the war. He flew on more than 60 missions over occupied Europe, compared to the 25 missions that American Air Force personnel had to make before they were rotated back home. He always credited the Lancaster for bringing them back after some missions that he and his crew thought they would not survive, given the damage sustained by their plane. R.I.P. Wilfred G. Young, D.F.C., 1923-1998
I live in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. We have 1 of the 2 flying Lancasters. Nothing in the skies around here sound like it,... sounds like victory:) My ex's Grandfather was a tail gunner in a lanc and survived the war. Wish i could have shaken his hand. Cheers boys:)
we are 30 miles from Coningsby, where the other airworthy plane is based. I was standing in our field in 2014, a faint drone was approaching, then BOTH planes flew directly overhead.
@@Danmaster01 that's awesome buddy:) cheers
@@Jipper1984 i just uploaded the video i shot that day to my channel! Thanks for reminding me of this day
My grandfather was a flight engineer on a lancaster. Sure wish he was still with us today to tell his stories.
Arthur "bomber" harris was a true legend as were all of our veterans..god bless them all.💪
Stories like these of WW2 never fail to bring me to tears, so sobering to realise the age of these flight crews averaged I think 22yrs. I was born between VE and VJ days 1945 so now approaching age 79 in 2024, yet so many young people fighting in WW2 never got beyond their 20's. War is such a waste!
Thank you to all that fought so that we can live in freedom today 🙏🏻
I really do enjoy the videos you guys post, but I have one question. Why are the ads SO GODDAMN LOUD!?
Anything with 4 RR Merlins on it has to be good!
Air power in WWII can be defined by one word -- Merlin. Without that engine there would be no Lancaster, P51 or Spitfire.
1:07: ✈ The Avro Lancaster heavy bomber played a major role in the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.
11:00: 💣 The Avro Lancaster becomes a crucial part of bomber command's effort to destroy the Nazi industrial might.
15:40: ✈ Bomber Command intensifies its bombing campaign, facing challenges from German defenses.
23:41: 🛫 The crew prepares for a dangerous mission, acknowledging the importance of teamwork and the support of the ground crew.
28:58: ✈ The Allied bombing squadrons face increasing dangers as they attempt to destroy German military targets.
37:49: 💣 Lancasters play a crucial role in bombing missions during World War II, targeting various strategic locations and causing significant damage.
42:59: ✈ The Lancaster aircraft played a crucial role in the war effort, delivering food and supplies to starving areas and participating in various operations.
Recap by Tammy AI
Hearing Sir Arthur Harris announcing the death sentence upon German cities still sounds chilling as it was then.
My went as volunteer from Chile was in 156 squadron pathfinder’s trained in South Africa DFC I have his log book
Was my father Robert Steel
Brave Young Men all of them !!! thrown into chaos & stood strong against all odds. I had the pleasure Hitchhiking & met a 716 Sq Dambuster from the famous Raid . It's bugged me ever since to not know his name ?? i was heading from Barstable to Bude.. Maybe just maybe someone can Name Him. He saved another Life XX A wonderful Aircraft from Butterfly to BEE
Full of admiration for Avro and the Lanc, but please don't forget the crews of the 1,650 Halifax lll's who also flew thousands of missions. Not one of them was saved after the war for their crewmen to admire. Yorkshire Air Museum have a rebuilt replica, but no airworthy plane exists. Most were scrapped after the war. Many aircrew rated the Hali Ill, and credited it with being the reason they survived. Lest we forget, eh.
Problem was the Merlin powered Halifax was a flying coffin!!! I've seen reports from senior RAF officers at the time calling the aircraft exactly that. Was easier to escape from than a Lanc for some of the crew though. Guy I worked with, his dad was a bomb aimer in 1943. started ops on 15 Sqn on Stirling's, moved across to 620 Sqn still on Stirling's and then converted to Lancaster's. Fortunately, 8 trips into his 1st tour saw the Stirling removed from bombing Germany and in between doing Mine laying sorties and converting to the Lancaster he missed the Battle of Berlin. After doing an OTU instructor tour, back on the Stirling with 199 Sqn doing RCM duties with 100 Group and then converted to the Halifax III. My mate's dad did prefer the Halifax over the other two. Less likely to get shot down in the Halifax than the Stirling and the Halifax was easier to escape from than a Lancaster. My mate's mum was German, moved to the UK to escape the Russians.
@@richardvernon317 I was specifically commenting on the Halifax lll. The earlier variants with Merlins were unstable. But the Hali lll with Bristol Hercules engines and bigger tail fins was almost a match for the Lanc. It disturbed me to learn the Halifax l's and ll's that were withdrawn from service, were actually supplied to the air crews in training. Many died.
Cheers. My honorable salute to all RAF airmen, alive with us today and those at rest who flew the Mighty Lancaster. Commendations to all the ground crews who fulfilled a splendid job maintaining these aircraft not forgetting the men and women at the factories who engaged in the production and assembly of the Lancaster. I first became awed with the Lancaster from WW 2 comic books and movies. Watching this documentary cements my admiration for what became World War 2's legendary bomber. Hail to the Avro Lancaster Bomber. Cheers
Problem I have is I'm paying premium I should be giving 0ads, so if you guys are placing ads inside
Very LOUD ads!
Ahh pay your google master
These guys produce high quality documentaries and get like maximum 20k views on a video , I don't get it??
I think it’s because they are not well known yet. Everyone who watches should share the channel on other social media platforms.
They didn't produce this. It's an older documentary that was clearly made for television.
The Lancaster was the perfect bomber for long range night bombing attacks against German cities and industrial heartland. Every bomb counted. Even the bomb that missed the main target caused damage to secondary infrastructure. The secondary and by many ignored factor. The massive amount of resources and manpower tied down defending the homeland equaled less frontline troops , aircraft, guns , and ammunition. Yes the Yanks could hit targets accurately during the daylight. Due to the advanced bombsights they had. It needed four or five B17s to carry the same Bomb load of one Lancaster. The Halifax was also effective especially in later marks equipped with radial engines. Their crews found the Halifax often got them home despite massive damage. It’s main difference from the Lancaster was the spilt bomb bay this prevented to use of the larger bombs. But gave the option for a combined load. Say supplies for resistance fighters in one bay and bomb load in the other. They also excelled as glider tugs. The work of bomber command and the American bomber force not only shortened the war. It slowed down production of currant and newer weapon production significantly. The ME262, V1and V2 could have been without the bombers efforts been available to Germany a year earlier and in far greater numbers. Then D Day could have been pushed back until the following year and the war in Europe could have lasted at least two more years. With a resulting much higher losses of lives all round.
Operational history of Lancaster 1B R5868 (on line)
This Lanc flew 136 operational sorties in two years and ten months (less than one a week) and dropped "466 tons (assume long) approx" or 3.42 long tons or 7,675 pounds on average. I did not deduct missions in which bombs were jettisoned due to engine failure or the entire load was flares or mission was called off in flight. I will leave that to someone dedicated to perpetuating the myth all Lanc's carried 12,000 pounds of bombs on every mission.
On pages one and two (July and August 1942) the entire load was 3,360 pounds of bombs.
On page one two raids were in daylight, the next daylight raid would be in July 44.
On page two a bomb load is 2,000 pounds plus "6 x 4 flares".
"(USA)" appears nine times with bomb type.
Some of the notes are interesting. Recommendation by two pilots the aircraft be withdrawn from bombing, one friendly fire incident, "bomb doors damaged by bombs" and one midair collision with another Lanc over the target.
I was amused by the listing of a USAAF general as "Passenger" (instead of observer) as if they were going to drop him off somewhere.
B-17's and B-24's couldn't hit jack shit if it was cloudy, which for the majority of the time over Europe it was. US pickle barrel bombing is a total myth. If it was clear, and the target was important, the Germans covered that target with a smoke screen and the USAAF bombers still couldn't see it. Yanks in the end, used radar aids and area bombed just like the RAF and then lied about it!!!
Epic airplane ✈️
Don't know if it changed the war, but it changed the German cities.
You owe it to the RAF crews to get something as simple as your audio levels right. RE POST THIS WITH THE VOLUME LEVEL UP!
Yeah, take the ads out too!!! I have Premium, so to get around this the ads are embedded into the video!!
This is not the "that's all brother" c-47 series.😢
Cor blimey Missus, the British WW2 vox-pops are frightfully “Mr Cholmondley Warner”.
SERÁ QUE ESTÁ GERAÇÃO MERECE O SACRIFICO DELES?😢
The last supper
German twin engined bombers succeeded, ours didn't?
Get a feeling for the times:
Movies: The Dawn Patrol & 12 o'clock High.
American vs British Air Force - bombing bombers: London bridges falling down
😊😊😊😊😊
Un lancaster kreat vag shnibenlunen der dutch .
Surprising to see a Donald Trump cameo at the very beginning
And what would these brave men say, if they saw what Brittain has turned into today?
Blame Blair and the EU
@@gowdsake7103 Bullshit, mate...
@@alastairbarkley6572 Oh really ! was it not him that sold off our gold ? was it not him that left a note we are broke ! scrapped brand new un flown aircraft ?
@@gowdsake7103 Er, Gordon Brown sold off the gold, not Blair. The note about 'nothing left' was written by Alastair Darling, not Blair. And, 'unflown aircraft'? Was that like, er Concorde or TSR-2 or every other plane project in history that failed. And, what the Holy Fk has all that got to do with 'The EU'? You sound like someone whose angry Dad read him bits of the Daily Mail.
England's most famous plane to fight civilians and their belongings under cover of night. Misunderstood as a heroic deed in England
pEE oFF MY FRIEND? Arthur Harris said it perfectly after bombing English cities ' The Germans were extremely naive if they think we will not retaliate. They have sown the wind now be ready for the Whirlwind . 0r words to that effect
An otherwise excellent documentary ruined by the inclusion of CGImagery and bits from modern films. If you are trying to present a historical documentary, don't include that sort of stuff.
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