This is why I appreciate TH-cam and the people who upload videos. Just clicked on this thumbnail and enjoyed every minute of it and really respected the brave airmen who risked their lives for us. God bless.
My dad flew B-17's in the 8th, (381st (H) BG)....he had all the respect in the world for the "Raffies"......he thought it took more guts to go over one at a time or even in loose streams at night than to fly in a tight combat box in daylight....he also said the Lancaster was an easier plane to fly than a 17....and 17's were a pilot's plane, too....
@ Cris Cross & all the people of the UK. The bravery and dedication of the fighters AND support personnel during the Battle of Britain cannot be overvalued or over appreciated. BUT The stubborn, dogged tenacity and unflinching nerve of your young men in the bomber command is every bit as heroic! Deep thanks from your young cousins across the pond. What unbelievable balls!!
My great grandfather was a rear gunner and spent quite a bit of time in the Lancaster. He survived the war as well! I still have his log book at home and two pictures of him. One in his uniform and the other with his Lancaster crew - and he was the only Englishman of these seven men!
My dad flew 49 missions over the Pacific in a B-24 as navigator. I have a photo of hundreds of his fellow flight school cadets posing for one last picture before they shipped out to fight. Every single face on that cold day looked like they were scared and depressed and wished to be anywhere else. But they did it. Half of them crashed in the ocean and if they survived hitting the drink, they died in a life boat waiting for help that never came. He did survive, but barely.
My grand-uncle served on the mission - he was on GIbson's crew. He was Deering, the nose gunner. He was killed in action a few months later in 1943, over Dortmund.
Thank you for being present when the Aussies stood side by side on the battlefield. From a patriotic Australian with British heritage. God bless Britain, and certainly, God bless the USA 💪👌🇺🇸🇬🇧🇭🇲
Please don't forget that Bomber Command was made up of airmen from all over the British Commonwealth, very heavily represented by Canadians and then Australian, New Zealand, South African, Rhodesian, Jamaican and several other countries, plus occupied countries and neutral countries. Death cares little about who you were, it just cuts you down in your youthful prime. Lest We Forget Mark from Melbourne Australia
@@stevey5151 my grandfather was a Dambuster and was Australian so no sorry will post about it on a video about it. Pipe down. Britain had no chance without the rest of their commonwealth so get back in to your box. You think Britain was the only country who made sacrifices? Get over yourself.
Over here in America all they ever talk about is the B17. WELL as an American myself I must admit the "Lanc" was probably better, way bigger payload for one thing. My dad flew B24's and so proud of him but until the B29 you can't discount the Lancaster. Long live all of the airmen that served.
Did you know that if the B-29 hadn’t have entered service in time or at all the Lancaster had been lined up to drop the Atomic bombs on Japan, and that the Atomic bomb release mechanism was from the Lancaster as well.
Allan Davis incorrect the modified B29 ordered by hap Arnold the B29s where in service the same time as the lancs(B29s have two bomb bays the atomic special had to be modified into one there's a really good TH-cam video that describes the problems)personally I like the lanc better but a normal B29 could carry more smaller bombs
The young people of today, have no or very little of WW2. They do not know, that these men served, and died, for the freedoms, we have today. Our family have taught our children, about this war, so they know the sacrifices these men for made, for the future of our society. WW2 is being forgotten, because the heroes of the past are being forgotten. The people of the war are gone, but these videos are very helpful in keeping us aware of our past.
It's easy to forget how young these brave men were. Guy Gibson, with all his experience, all the flying, all the responsibility of leading men into battle, died a little short of his 26th birthday.
Attn: video producer - it's really quite easy to achieve the proper sound mix so listener can hear narrator over background sounds without straining, perhaps you should give it a go next time. Avro Lancaster, a most impressive aeroplane with a face only a mother could love...
My father was a Corporal Fitter on Wellingtons then an RAF flight engineer on Lancasters. He said few were really scared of dying but what they were afraid of was the manner of their dying.
My father in law, and others I knew said that 'We knew death flew with us, we knew the odds of completing a tour were against us, but we accepted them. What we feared above all else was fire - being trapped in a burning plunging bomber knowing this was the end.
These young men were so braver. To go out night after night having known how many of your friends had not come back and what your odds were? That takes a very special type of courage....
Avro 683 Avro Lancaster B.III This variant, which was built concurrently with the B.I and was indistinguishable externally apart from being fitted with Packard Merlin engines. The Packard Merlin used Bendix-Stromberg pressure-injection carburettors requiring the addition of slow-running cut-off switches in the cockpit. Avro 683 Avro Lancaster B.III Special Developed for the ‘Upkeep’ bouncing bomb as used for dam-busting Operation Chastise. A chain-driven hydraulic motor gave the bomb its ‘backspin’. Known at the time of modification as the Type 464 ‘Provisioning’ Avro Lancaster, 23 aircraft of this type were built. The bomb bay doors were removed and Vickers-built struts to carry the bomb were fitted in their place at Woodford Aerodrome. Lamps were fitted in the bomb bay and nose for the simple height measurement system which enabled the accurate control of low-flying altitude at night. The mid-upper turret was removed to save weight and the gunner moved to the front turret so that he could assist with map reading. BAE Lancaster page
What an incredible story with incredible scenes, now eighteenth of may twenty three the anniversary of the lancasters, lest we forget those brave men who gave everything. 🙏❤️🇬🇧❤️🙏 RAF SCAMPTON LINCOLNSHIRE
My Uncle Edward was one of the pilot's with RAF 617 squadron....and flew in the Dambuster's mission, and something to do with the Grand Slam mission....He is reported by Richard Todd in the movie, who was playing wing commander Guy Gibson. As being KIA in the mission, which my Uncle Edward was actually found to be MIA.....as he was later found floating around in a rubber dingy.
When you look at this thing, it looks boxy and not particularly special. But then you look at it from another angle and it´s just so elegant and beautiful. i´d love to have one. What a plane!!!
@Polish WWII Hero Witold Pilecki you know the bombing raids deliberately targeted the civilian population and killed MILLIONS of women and children yes, women and children are not as you called them "the enemy of humanity"?
@Bad Lieutenant i think you will find mass bombing campaigns targeting civilians was a British idea and was implemented by the British RAF, even the RAF's official historian says mass bombing was started by the RAF on the RAF official history. dont let simple facts get in the way of your clear hatred for all things German as well as your built in need to decry German acts during ww2 based on your extensively empty head filled with utter tosh that spills out every time you are near a keyboard. please please please reply so i can once again point out easily provable facts which show your complete ineptitude and skewed ideas on what actually happened in ww2? "they sowed the wind and reaped the whirlwind" any more catchy sounds good buzz words or phrases you repeat in comments trying to sound like you know what your on about but are in fact merely repeating the words of bomber harris and churchill. are you incapable of forming your own thoughts to put in sentences without spouting rubbish you think sounds cool?
I remember a movie about this mission.And it was wonderful, but also so frustrating. Yes because it took them so many attempts. Just from the movie experience I could imagine that those young men were so frustrated and so determined to achieve their mission. What incredible courage❤
I am always amazed when this happens. SOUND GUY: Add a COMPRESSOR to each channel and the main out. Then the background will "duck" under the narration. I'm no engineer but, oh wait, yes I am...
@@NostalgiaPodcastwithAmiel : Errm nah mate. Although the B17 is an excellent aeroplane, only a fool would deny that.The Lancaster can carry a way heavier bomb load, further, faster and higher. Nice try though ;-)
@@NostalgiaPodcastwithAmiel Nope, one Lancaster could and did carry the heaviest bomb ever dropped - look up Grand Slam. 22000 pounds of high explosive, no B17 could carry anything like that weight. It remains the heaviest bomb ever dropped in the war. Only the atomic bombs were more destructive.
I always take the time to pay my respects at the CWGC cemeteries where the men who did not return lay. Where i live in the Netherlands most of the men who lay here are from RAF especially Bomber Command. #wewillrememberthem.
"Our bomber crews are dying faster than we can replace them..." - "Danggong, child, allow the P-47s to escort the Avros..." - "But sir, the Jugs don't have the fuel capacity..." - "External tanks, sonnyboy, if we have to make them out of compressed cardboard and tar let's get those crews to Berlin and back!". Shaddup, Bomber Command, sirs.
That title "The Lancaster Bomber: The Real Hero of the Dambusters" is very disrespectful to the brave aircrew, the heroes; many of whom died on the mission.
Off topic of the wonderful works of the Lancaster and her heroic crews: The brief clip at Aldwych underground station, @ 09:51 intrigues me. What film or presentation was it taken from? I ask this as the Wikipedia entry reveals: Key dates: 1907 Opened 1940 Closed 1946 Reopened 1994 Closed The colour cinematography gives some of the game away! Was it from "The Darkest Hour"?
Gibson was not a very nice chap to NCO aircrew and ground crew. However, he was 24 when he formed 617 Sqd and for such a young age, that was stress beyond belief and he deserves full credit for wht he achieved. Sadly his last flight, he did not want to be briefed on the fuel transfer of the Mossie and it is believed that was why he had the crash
After WWII the British, French and US swore they would never wage war again by a battle of attrition- simple throwing men into certain death until one side ran out of men. The RAF sacrificed so many men like that, but if you study enough, you can see they had no choice. If not for such sacrifices, the British would be eating a lot of Sausages and hearing a bunch of the truly childish German marching songs. The saddest death I ever saw was when a bomber with a bottom turret was hit and couldn't lower the wheels. The gunner was trapped, and Andy Rooney was there when it had to land, crushing the poor man. The crew said the gunner knew he was about to die, but stayed calm. What were his last thoughts, and what could the rest of the crew have possibly said to make him feel... better? Horrible, but they were made of much tougher stuff than the Germans suspected. SALUTE!
your right, the b17 couldn't carry a load the size of the Lancaster, it took the Americans a few more years for that, though once we got the b29, we had a bomber able to carry twice the weight.
LOL, the B17 could carry 4,000 Lb over a long distance or 8,000 lb over a short distance at best, the B29 did not carry twice that of the Lancaster nor did it have the capacity to carry more, the B29 had a max capacity of 20,000 Lb over a short distance which is hardly twice the 22,000lb bombs the Lancaster carried, do the maths yourself.
@@kevinhall8555 they were a light bomber at best and did nothing that the twin engine DH Mosquito could do including bomb load with a crew of only two not the ten required in the B17, add unreliable engines into the mix and you have an aircraft that suffered more looses due to mechanical failures than enemy fire.
Beautiful, beautiful film. Well done. GG. But this is the best 39:44 “they bomb with precision...”. Really? And later... the raid on Dresden “very dangerous...”, seriously? For whom? “Became controversial”. WHAT? Controversial? And the elder “a war is a war”. Well, yes it is. OMG, It was not only Dresden! It was many other cities. But even if we don’t count German cities. During overlord operation Brits killed more French civilians then Germans during entire occupation. But who cares? History is written by victors.
Perhaps you forget, who started it? The Brits evacuated children and many civilians to the countryside during the blitz. Germans also had that option, although the place was a bit overcrowded with over 150,000 extermination camps which every German family knew about due to the train loads arriving, the strange ash clouds and stench of the millions being processed. True on the precision bombing, one veteran in another video said they invariably killed more cows in nearby fields than hitting their targets. They were satisfied that at least they contributed by creating a milk shortage. War is horrendous for all however, but gratitude for all those who gave us the freedom we have today, RIP those who died doing so.
@@merlin6955 I did not forget. I’m Polish. Germans bombed my grandparents house in the very first day of the war. They executed my uncle’s grandpa in 1942. In 1944 five, FIVE, brothers of my another grandpa died in Warsaw Uprising 1944. But that was a war as you’re saying. They were enemies, we were killing them too. BUT… I will never forget what Brits did to us Poles. They were supposed to not be enemies but friends. Friends do not lie to friends and don’t betray them. I do respect Germans though as they simply to what they say and have many German friends. Brits I don’t respect and will never consider them trustful. There is not enough F words in dictionary which I could use to describe my feelings to Brits.
@@paulie_one_eye You are right, what the politicians did to the Poles after the war was inexcusable. I am English, my father was in the RAF and now I live in germany.
I suggest you contact WarStory's/docs on Facebook. Full address given in text beneath the heading of this video. I've also heard this calm, very British voice of those times many times,
Average age of the Dam Busters was 22… 22 year olds today can barely take care of of themselves & need therapy for the “trauma” of hearing something they disagree with.
NOPE, it was pronounced 'Lan Cas Ter' just like the city of Lan Cas Ter County Town of Lan ca shire,. Before you try to correct me - I am a Lonky mon, aka a Lan Cas Trian and proud of that.
Scotsman Air Chief Marshal Sir Ralph Alexander Cochrane, GBE, KCB, AFC (24 February 1895 - 17 December 1977) was a British aviator and Royal Air Force officer, perhaps best known for his role in Operation Chastise, the famous "Dambusters" raid. Wiki Couldn't hear half the contributors because of the needless and insulting mind numbing music.
@@Baza1964 Nonsense, bombs dropped on the Tirpitz in a Norwegian fiord 1944. th-cam.com/video/a03CwVfWfZ0/w-d-xo.html If it's Pearl Harbor, where are the other ships? there is only one battleship, Tirpitz Oh dear has someone Photoshop them out ! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Paravane. Pearl Harbor was 1941 !
@@stevesculptor1 no , the Tirpitz destruction film clip was there as well.(and freaking awesome.) Just saying the Pearl Harbour film is a little out of place.
@@stevesculptor1 The bombs that sank the Tirpitz were the 12,000 pound Tallboys - the 22,000 Grand Slam was a scaled up version and no Lancaster could have carried one from Scotland to Tromso fiord.
@GaryGoldbaugh. Nah!! Spitfire, Lancaster, Mossie.......Plus the B.17 could only carry a small bombload. The Americans who flew it in daylight though were really gutsy guys!!
These crews were heroes. But never compare the casualties or risks faced by any other service or branch to that of the poor bloody infantry. Infantry is ultimately the ones who win wars and suffer the most losses. Everything else is noise. Its just our deaths and missions aren't sexy. They are dirty, bloody and miserable which doesn't make good tv or stories.
Dark Judge - The only line of service that had a higher casualty percentage than bomber crews in WWII, were sub mariners. Get over yourself. As if there aren't a million videos on youtube about the ground war in WWII or any other war for that matter. You sound like too much of a crybaby for me to believe you were part of any infantry anyway, other than on Call of Duty.
And rightly so. The Germans sowed the wind and reaped the whirlwind. Dresden was a major communications and manufacturing center. The Allied bombing campaign would never have taken place if not for the deliberate German bombing of Madrid, Barcelona, Guernica, Warsaw and other Polish towns and cities, Rotterdam, London, Coventry, Belgrade, Kyiv, etc etc etc. The UK alone suffered 70,000 civilian war bombing dead.
Dresden had at least 127 factories and workshops producing specialised military equipment and had an important rail network used for transporting military equipment and personnel.
that I regret: The dam busters = don't be also in language > FRANCOPHONE < And above all, yes, above all IN ENTIRETY WITHOUT COST! It is a film about history. . . Thunder it should be! ! ! pay honor to these brave men. . . .
As regards the photo that heads video I note that only the officers in the crew are shown. Believe it or not the Flight Engineer was an NCO why is he not in the photo.?This disgusts me.
It is beyond idiotic to call it a hero, a hero overcomes his or her own fears to act with courage in the face of great danger, a Lancaster is an inanimate object so has no feeling!!!!!!
Why on earth do the film makers insist on non-flying or non firing crew wearing goggles flight engineers, radio ops, and navigators were not isssued with goggles.
This is why I appreciate TH-cam and the people who upload videos. Just clicked on this thumbnail and enjoyed every minute of it and really respected the brave airmen who risked their lives for us. God bless.
Whatever anyone thinks about the bombing offensive on Germany, these lads had courage aplenty. Absolute respect for them for doing their duty.
My dad flew B-17's in the 8th, (381st (H) BG)....he had all the respect in the world for the "Raffies"......he thought it took more guts to go over one at a time or even in loose streams at night than to fly in a tight combat box in daylight....he also said the Lancaster was an easier plane to fly than a 17....and 17's were a pilot's plane, too....
@ Cris Cross & all the people of the UK. The bravery and dedication of the fighters AND support personnel during the Battle of Britain cannot be overvalued or over appreciated.
BUT The stubborn, dogged tenacity and unflinching nerve of your young men in the bomber command is every bit as heroic! Deep thanks from your young cousins across the pond. What unbelievable balls!!
My great grandfather was a rear gunner and spent quite a bit of time in the Lancaster. He survived the war as well! I still have his log book at home and two pictures of him. One in his uniform and the other with his Lancaster crew - and he was the only Englishman of these seven men!
And mine was Herr Oberst oder dies oder das? Ich erinnere mich nicht mehr...
*Auf Wiedersehen* ... *bis bald* ? *Who knows* ?
My grandfather was an old man at 30 years old, pilot of a pathfinder Lancaster. He never made it back, buried in Germany.
Respect 🇬🇧
God bless.
RIP
My dad flew 49 missions over the Pacific in a B-24 as navigator. I have a photo of hundreds of his fellow flight school cadets posing for one last picture before they shipped out to fight. Every single face on that cold day looked like they were scared and depressed and wished to be anywhere else. But they did it. Half of them crashed in the ocean and if they survived hitting the drink, they died in a life boat waiting for help that never came. He did survive, but barely.
@@mwbright GOD BLESS.
My grand-uncle served on the mission - he was on GIbson's crew. He was Deering, the nose gunner. He was killed in action a few months later in 1943, over Dortmund.
Good.
He was a terrorist.
😢🙏thank you all for your relatives service! My grandfather was a bomb aimer in a Lancaster as well, and served in the east Kirkby airfield.
@@seaninpattison8888 They were on the wrong side.
I am very proud to say that my father was a bomb aimer in a Lancaster, he had a horrible scar in his scalp from shrapnel during 1 of the raids
British bombers were amazing..... Thanks for being present 🇬🇧..... from a grateful American 🇺🇲
Thank you for being present when the Aussies stood side by side on the battlefield. From a patriotic Australian with British heritage. God bless Britain, and certainly, God bless the USA 💪👌🇺🇸🇬🇧🇭🇲
Well said sir
Please don't forget that Bomber Command was made up of airmen from all over the British Commonwealth, very heavily represented by Canadians and then Australian, New Zealand, South African, Rhodesian, Jamaican and several other countries, plus occupied countries and neutral countries. Death cares little about who you were, it just cuts you down in your youthful prime.
Lest We Forget
Mark from Melbourne Australia
@@stevey5151 my grandfather was a Dambuster and was Australian so no sorry will post about it on a video about it. Pipe down. Britain had no chance without the rest of their commonwealth so get back in to your box. You think Britain was the only country who made sacrifices? Get over yourself.
Over here in America all they ever talk about is the B17. WELL as an American myself I must admit the "Lanc" was probably better, way bigger payload for one thing. My dad flew B24's and so proud of him but until the B29 you can't discount the Lancaster. Long live all of the airmen that served.
Did you know that if the B-29 hadn’t have entered service in time or at all the Lancaster had been lined up to drop the Atomic bombs on Japan, and that the Atomic bomb release mechanism was from the Lancaster as well.
@@allandavis8201 Yes DJ, I read that somewhere. Thanks.
Allan Davis incorrect the modified B29 ordered by hap Arnold the B29s where in service the same time as the lancs(B29s have two bomb bays the atomic special had to be modified into one there's a really good TH-cam video that describes the problems)personally I like the lanc better but a normal B29 could carry more smaller bombs
My grandfather flew B-24s and B-17s, his brother was killed over Japan. I have the greatest respect for the bomber crews, of any nation.
@@mmouseav8r402 AGREED, Great comment.
God Bless all these crews. Heros, every one of them.
I always had a soft spot for the Lancaster Bomber...beautiful aircraft.
Courageous men...
Respectfully presented.
We salute you all..and never forgotten
The young people of today, have no or very little of WW2. They do not know, that these men served, and died, for the freedoms, we have today. Our family have taught our children, about this war, so they know the sacrifices these men for made, for the future of our society. WW2 is being forgotten, because the heroes of the past are being forgotten. The people of the war are gone, but these videos are very helpful in keeping us aware of our past.
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@@sandranatali1260 It's taught at school, thousands of documentaries...war museums, yearly parades. And you say we forget?
I know they're all gone now. They have my sincere gratitude and respect. They paid the ultimate price for our freedom. Remember them and honour them.
those 2 words are key... ''remember and honor them''
It is just sad that so few Lancaster are left and even less in flying condition..
I wonder if they'd even recognise today's Britain. May God rest their souls.
It's easy to forget how young these brave men were. Guy Gibson, with all his experience, all the flying, all the responsibility of leading men into battle, died a little short of his 26th birthday.
Films like this should be compulsory viewing in cinemas. What a brave group of people.
Love to have this in my DVD set . My Cousin was lost on Air Operations on the Lancaster .
Group Captain N.S Dickie Dower passed this Christmas 2020. RIP
Total respect to these men
Attn: video producer - it's really quite easy to achieve the proper sound mix so listener can hear narrator over background sounds without straining, perhaps you should give it a go next time. Avro Lancaster, a most impressive aeroplane with a face only a mother could love...
It is always refreshing to watch a documentary where too loud sound effects don't drown out the narration. This Documentary wasn't one of those.
I agree. And why was it deemed necessary to add scratches to archive film footage?
My father was a navigator on the Lancaster! Didn’t say too much!
Holland's people have never forgotten those food drops and one has to be starving to fully understand.
You understand the full impact of air operation and Air drops 👍🇬🇧👍
The Dutch are most welcome.
My father was a Corporal Fitter on Wellingtons then an RAF flight engineer on Lancasters. He said few were really scared of dying but what they were afraid of was the manner of their dying.
My father in law, and others I knew said that 'We knew death flew with us, we knew the odds of completing a tour were against us, but we accepted them. What we feared above all else was fire - being trapped in a burning plunging bomber knowing this was the end.
These young men were so braver. To go out night after night having known how many of your friends had not come back and what your odds were? That takes a very special type of courage....
I got to fly in the Minarski Bird out of Mount Hope.Its the only Lancaster you can book a seat on
It was the thrill of a lifetime
Avro 683 Avro Lancaster B.III This variant, which was built concurrently with the B.I and was indistinguishable externally apart from being fitted with Packard Merlin engines. The Packard Merlin used Bendix-Stromberg pressure-injection carburettors requiring the addition of slow-running cut-off switches in the cockpit.
Avro 683 Avro Lancaster B.III Special Developed for the ‘Upkeep’ bouncing bomb as used for dam-busting Operation Chastise. A chain-driven hydraulic motor gave the bomb its ‘backspin’. Known at the time of modification as the Type 464 ‘Provisioning’ Avro Lancaster, 23 aircraft of this type were built. The bomb bay doors were removed and Vickers-built struts to carry the bomb were fitted in their place at Woodford Aerodrome. Lamps were fitted in the bomb bay and nose for the simple height measurement system which enabled the accurate control of low-flying altitude at night. The mid-upper turret was removed to save weight and the gunner moved to the front turret so that he could assist with map reading.
BAE Lancaster page
What an incredible story with incredible scenes, now eighteenth of may twenty three the anniversary of the lancasters, lest we forget those brave men who gave everything. 🙏❤️🇬🇧❤️🙏 RAF SCAMPTON LINCOLNSHIRE
Please do a remix of the sound. the narration need to well above the vision. Thanks.
@MichaelKingsfordGray wtf?
My Uncle Edward was one of the pilot's with RAF 617 squadron....and flew in the Dambuster's mission, and something to do with the Grand Slam mission....He is reported by Richard Todd in the movie, who was playing wing commander Guy Gibson.
As being KIA in the mission, which my Uncle Edward was actually found to be MIA.....as he was later found floating around in a rubber dingy.
RIP
He did his duty. What a brave man and should be honored.
Andrew Could please supply us with your uncles surname.
Fascinating - many thanks for sharing.
@@anthonyeaton5153Yes....I was wondering if it was Edward Johnson or Johnny 1 as he was known on the raid.
A very good film. I am very glad to hear the narrator acknowledging the great efforts and sacrifice of "men".
The Lancaster is one of my favourite war air plane,,,
When you look at this thing, it looks boxy and not particularly special. But then you look at it from another angle and it´s just so elegant and beautiful. i´d love to have one. What a plane!!!
There are only 2 Lancs still airworthy. 'The City of Lincoln" which is maintained and flown by the RAF and I believe the other is in Canada.
RIP Les Munro he waa a Kiwi Dambuster that passed away a few years ago 🇳🇿✈️
"We were on our way to the target, when we reached the RP, we heard Mr. Churchill announce over the radio, "The war is over."
Epic.
What a great video and what a great generation🇺🇸
Don't how these bombers took of with the huge Ball's these Guy's had RIP the brave.
@Polish WWII Hero Witold Pilecki you know the bombing raids deliberately targeted the civilian population and killed MILLIONS of women and children yes, women and children are not as you called them "the enemy of humanity"?
@Bad Lieutenant i think you will find mass bombing campaigns targeting civilians was a British idea and was implemented by the British RAF, even the RAF's official historian says mass bombing was started by the RAF on the RAF official history.
dont let simple facts get in the way of your clear hatred for all things German as well as your built in need to decry German acts during ww2 based on your extensively empty head filled with utter tosh that spills out every time you are near a keyboard.
please please please reply so i can once again point out easily provable facts which show your complete ineptitude and skewed ideas on what actually happened in ww2?
"they sowed the wind and reaped the whirlwind" any more catchy sounds good buzz words or phrases you repeat in comments trying to sound like you know what your on about but are in fact merely repeating the words of bomber harris and churchill.
are you incapable of forming your own thoughts to put in sentences without spouting rubbish you think sounds cool?
@@dannythomson5239 Oh, do you mean like the Nazi's did during the blitz???
I remember a movie about this mission.And it was wonderful, but also so frustrating.
Yes because it took them so many attempts. Just from the movie experience I could imagine that those young men were so frustrated and so determined to achieve their mission. What incredible courage❤
I salute each and everyone of bomber command.
My grandmother's brother was part of 617 squadron. He never came back.
Lest we forget
R.I.P
All of them had a place, B17, Lanc, B24, Mosquito, B29, on and on. Bottom line we won.
ya the background music and sounds are too loud for the narration,.... not a very good upload, but great doc
I am always amazed when this happens. SOUND GUY: Add a COMPRESSOR to each channel and the main out. Then the background will "duck" under the narration. I'm no engineer but, oh wait, yes I am...
No offence to other aircraft and crews but the Lancaster WAS the best of all the bombers from ww2 and mosquito best 2 engined aircraft
Challenge! B-17 Flying Fortress reined supreme in the European Theater of WWII
@@NostalgiaPodcastwithAmiel prove it
@@NostalgiaPodcastwithAmiel : Errm nah mate. Although the B17 is an excellent aeroplane, only a fool would deny that.The Lancaster can carry a way heavier bomb load, further, faster and higher. Nice try though ;-)
@@NostalgiaPodcastwithAmiel Nope, one Lancaster could and did carry the heaviest bomb ever dropped - look up Grand Slam. 22000 pounds of high explosive, no B17 could carry anything like that weight. It remains the heaviest bomb ever dropped in the war. Only the atomic bombs were more destructive.
I always take the time to pay my respects at the CWGC cemeteries where the men who did not return lay. Where i live in the Netherlands most of the men who lay here are from RAF especially Bomber Command. #wewillrememberthem.
Yours is the only WW11 site I have visited that acknowledges that "standing alone" included the Commonwealth supporting too.
When Britain Stood alone, means the last one standing in Europe.
The statement by Churchill was, We Stand Alone present tense as the UK did in 1940. It was NOT, We Stood Alone past tense.
Do admire their great courage
As always, a great documentary. Unfortunately can't hear the dialog.....
Yup.
"Our bomber crews are dying faster than we can replace them..." - "Danggong, child, allow the P-47s to escort the Avros..." - "But sir, the Jugs don't have the fuel capacity..." - "External tanks, sonnyboy, if we have to make them out of compressed cardboard and tar let's get those crews to Berlin and back!". Shaddup, Bomber Command, sirs.
Impressive 👍🏻
I've walked on the Moehne dam.
It's an amazing thing to see, up close. 😎
That title "The Lancaster Bomber: The Real Hero of the Dambusters" is very disrespectful to the brave aircrew, the heroes; many of whom died on the mission.
I think they mean the crews in them to
Off topic of the wonderful works of the Lancaster and her heroic crews: The brief clip at Aldwych underground station, @ 09:51 intrigues me. What film or presentation was it taken from? I ask this as the Wikipedia entry reveals:
Key dates:
1907 Opened
1940 Closed
1946 Reopened
1994 Closed
The colour cinematography gives some of the game away! Was it from "The Darkest Hour"?
Gibson was not a very nice chap to NCO aircrew and ground crew. However, he was 24 when he formed 617 Sqd and for such a young age, that was stress beyond belief and he deserves full credit for wht he achieved. Sadly his last flight, he did not want to be briefed on the fuel transfer of the Mossie and it is believed that was why he had the crash
Thank you gentlemen
After WWII the British, French and US swore they would never wage war again by a battle of attrition- simple throwing men into certain death until one side ran out of men. The RAF sacrificed so many men like that, but if you study enough, you can see they had no choice. If not for such sacrifices, the British would be eating a lot of Sausages and hearing a bunch of the truly childish German marching songs.
The saddest death I ever saw was when a bomber with a bottom turret was hit and couldn't lower the wheels. The gunner was trapped, and Andy Rooney was there when it had to land, crushing the poor man. The crew said the gunner knew he was about to die, but stayed calm. What were his last thoughts, and what could the rest of the crew have possibly said to make him feel... better? Horrible, but they were made of much tougher stuff than the Germans suspected. SALUTE!
Thanks for the stubborn British fighting spirit, keep your identity.
Yep 1:50 its a Handley page Halifax
Those men are heroes
So courageous, not something you see in the youth of today.
These men were far braver than anything you have today.
They were war criminals.
Their dog mascot had a fun name.
The 'background' music is far too loud. I can hardly hear the commentator.
Great documentary
your right, the b17 couldn't carry a load the size of the Lancaster, it took the Americans a few more years for that, though once we got the b29, we had a bomber able to carry twice the weight.
LOL, the B17 could carry 4,000 Lb over a long distance or 8,000 lb over a short distance at best, the B29 did not carry twice that of the Lancaster nor did it have the capacity to carry more, the B29 had a max capacity of 20,000 Lb over a short distance which is hardly twice the 22,000lb bombs the Lancaster carried, do the maths yourself.
I've never really understand why the b17 is even compared to the lancaster given its pathetic bomb load of 4,000lb
@@kevinhall8555 they were a light bomber at best and did nothing that the twin engine DH Mosquito could do including bomb load with a crew of only two not the ten required in the B17, add unreliable engines into the mix and you have an aircraft that suffered more looses due to mechanical failures than enemy fire.
No matter what the B17 could or could not carry those American airmen were courageous beyond duty just as the RAF bombers crews were.
Amazing how much Australia was helping Britain despite Churchill’s demand that no Commonwealth effort was to be directed to Australia.
17:09 ''Bombs away, there goes the cookie''. Trust the British to perform some form of sarcasm in any situation.
Not sarcasm, a "cookie" was the name given to the larger bombs from about 4,000 Lb upwards.
The 4,000lb _cookie_ had a minimum drop height above ground of 6,000 feet and even at that height the shock wave was very noticeable.
@MichaelKingsfordGray None, Grandfather was a pilot though, flying Sunderlands and PR Mosquitos during the war
The RAF said Bombs Gone.
Testimony of human endurance.... when fear strikes..... The bold strike back..... and the NAZIS felt the whirlwind 🌪️
Sadly , these War heroes , are not appreciated any more ... Mod important more ....RIP .
I also appreciate TH-cam. However, is there any way to reduce the volume of some of the background sound? Often can't hear the narrator.
Beautiful, beautiful film. Well done. GG. But this is the best 39:44 “they bomb with precision...”. Really? And later... the raid on Dresden “very dangerous...”, seriously? For whom? “Became controversial”. WHAT? Controversial? And the elder “a war is a war”. Well, yes it is. OMG, It was not only Dresden! It was many other cities. But even if we don’t count German cities. During overlord operation Brits killed more French civilians then Germans during entire occupation. But who cares? History is written by victors.
Do you not count the French citizens who were hauled off to die in the concentration camps then?
@@josephking6515 yeah, that makes Anglo-Saxons better then Germans. Bravo 👏
Perhaps you forget, who started it? The Brits evacuated children and many civilians to the countryside during the blitz. Germans also had that option, although the place was a bit overcrowded with over 150,000 extermination camps which every German family knew about due to the train loads arriving, the strange ash clouds and stench of the millions being processed. True on the precision bombing, one veteran in another video said they invariably killed more cows in nearby fields than hitting their targets. They were satisfied that at least they contributed by creating a milk shortage. War is horrendous for all however, but gratitude for all those who gave us the freedom we have today, RIP those who died doing so.
@@merlin6955 I did not forget. I’m Polish. Germans bombed my grandparents house in the very first day of the war. They executed my uncle’s grandpa in 1942. In 1944 five, FIVE, brothers of my another grandpa died in Warsaw Uprising 1944. But that was a war as you’re saying. They were enemies, we were killing them too. BUT… I will never forget what Brits did to us Poles. They were supposed to not be enemies but friends. Friends do not lie to friends and don’t betray them. I do respect Germans though as they simply to what they say and have many German friends. Brits I don’t respect and will never consider them trustful. There is not enough F words in dictionary which I could use to describe my feelings to Brits.
@@paulie_one_eye You are right, what the politicians did to the Poles after the war was inexcusable. I am English, my father was in the RAF and now I live in germany.
39:00 Talking about the D-Day landings in June 1944. Shows USS Arizona blowing up in December 1941.
Can anyone tell me who narrated this please...I can’t think of his name for love nor money and yet it’s a voice I know!
I suggest you contact WarStory's/docs on Facebook. Full address given in text beneath the heading of this video. I've also heard this calm, very British voice of those times many times,
If you could turn the music down a little bit, it might be possible to hear what they say. When will you ever learn?
The video and history are great- the narrator, tho, needs a boost- he is forever being drowned out by background music or gunfire.
Perhaps outstanding of all British bombers, that is.
Average age of the Dam Busters was 22… 22 year olds today can barely take care of of themselves & need therapy for the “trauma” of hearing something they disagree with.
Dambusters? Narrative ruined by unnecessary music,like most docs on TH-cam,why.
Audio mix is really poor, marring an otherwise good video.
32:14 why show B-17
We were fighting Germany not the Nazis.
Great aircraft, great documentary, pity it didn't mention the Vickers Wellington.
Agreed!
It wasn't the "Lancarster" - it was called (and pronounced) "LancAster"....... just sayin like....
NOPE, it was pronounced 'Lan Cas Ter' just like the city of Lan Cas Ter County Town of Lan ca shire,. Before you try to correct me - I am a Lonky mon, aka a Lan Cas Trian and proud of that.
Dreadful sound editing, What's the music for ?? make it worse ! the original sound is drowning out the narration
Scotsman Air Chief Marshal Sir Ralph Alexander Cochrane, GBE, KCB, AFC (24 February 1895 - 17 December 1977) was a British aviator and Royal Air Force officer, perhaps best known for his role in Operation Chastise, the famous "Dambusters" raid. Wiki
Couldn't hear half the contributors because of the needless and insulting mind numbing music.
Ummmm.....39:02, narrator is talking about invasion of Normandy, but video is of USS Arizona exploding in Pearl Harbor???
No it was the Tirpitz in a Norwegian fiord
@@stevesculptor1 No Rex is correct , the USS Arizona's film clip of her forward magazine exploding .
@@Baza1964 Nonsense, bombs dropped on the Tirpitz in a Norwegian fiord 1944.
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If it's Pearl Harbor, where are the other ships? there is only one battleship, Tirpitz
Oh dear has someone Photoshop them out ! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Paravane.
Pearl Harbor was 1941 !
@@stevesculptor1 no , the Tirpitz destruction film clip was there as well.(and freaking awesome.) Just saying the Pearl Harbour film is a little out of place.
@@stevesculptor1 The bombs that sank the Tirpitz were the 12,000 pound Tallboys - the 22,000 Grand Slam was a scaled up version and no Lancaster could have carried one from Scotland to Tromso fiord.
The 2nd most beautiful plane of the war after the B-17
@GaryGoldbaugh. Nah!! Spitfire, Lancaster, Mossie.......Plus the B.17 could only carry a small bombload. The Americans who flew it in daylight though were really gutsy guys!!
The Lanc is the most beautiful bird. She’s a sight to see fly.
@GoBlueGirl78 2nd to the Spitfire in my view, but the Lanc was a marvellous aircraft. Such a shame there are only two airworthy ones left!!
Dave.
Can you make video on ME-262?
@Polish WWII Hero Witold Pilecki it is
@@typehyuga607 No, it was a rubbish aircraft that never had a life of more than 16 hours flight time before it self destructed.
These crews were heroes.
But never compare the casualties or risks faced by any other service or branch to that of the poor bloody infantry.
Infantry is ultimately the ones who win wars and suffer the most losses. Everything else is noise.
Its just our deaths and missions aren't sexy. They are dirty, bloody and miserable which doesn't make good tv or stories.
Dark Judge - The only line of service that had a higher casualty percentage than bomber crews in WWII, were sub mariners. Get over yourself. As if there aren't a million videos on youtube about the ground war in WWII or any other war for that matter. You sound like too much of a crybaby for me to believe you were part of any infantry anyway, other than on Call of Duty.
The same lancaster bombers that turned dresden into an inferno.
With help from the USAAF B17s and B24s during the day.
And rightly so. The Germans sowed the wind and reaped the whirlwind. Dresden was a major communications and manufacturing center. The Allied bombing campaign would never have taken place if not for the deliberate German bombing of Madrid, Barcelona, Guernica, Warsaw and other Polish towns and cities, Rotterdam, London, Coventry, Belgrade, Kyiv, etc etc etc. The UK alone suffered 70,000 civilian war bombing dead.
Hamburg was far worse 45,000 deaths after just six attacks.
Dresden had at least 127 factories and workshops producing specialised military equipment and had an important rail network used for transporting military equipment and personnel.
And Churchill never gave Bomber Command a mention in his final speech. Disgraceful.
"herd Immunity. The ones on the edges get taken but the main body makes it through.
that I regret:
The dam busters = don't be also in language > FRANCOPHONE <
And above all, yes, above all IN ENTIRETY WITHOUT COST! It is a film about history. . . Thunder it should be! ! !
pay honor to these brave men. . . .
Commentary too quiet, drowned out by music and other mixed sounds
If there is a film in cinema's
I will definitely watch
Plus Big fan of history and game World of tanks bliz 👍
I watched it for 17 minutes still waiting to find out who the Dam Busters were then
I gave up.
As regards the photo that heads video I note that only the officers in the crew are shown. Believe it or not the Flight Engineer was an NCO why is he not in the photo.?This disgusts me.
It is beyond idiotic to call it a hero, a hero overcomes his or her own fears to act with courage in the face of great danger, a Lancaster is an inanimate object so has no feeling!!!!!!
（I’ve never seen anyone do it better
Very difficult to hear commentary at times over the sounds of aircraft taking off etc, such a shame 😕
You should hear the Lanc take off & fly in real life 😅
6 cheers for the Halifax!!
Why on earth do the film makers insist on non-flying or non firing crew wearing goggles flight engineers, radio ops, and navigators were not isssued with goggles.
Ted Weilybuy gave Barns Wallace the idea ,,,,,,,,,, and he's NEVER METION WHY WHERE HAVE IT GONE WRONG
HEADPHONES ARE NEEDED to enjoy this video