1942 The Lancaster Bomber

[niru963]

i went to the Canadian War plane Heritage where i saw one of the only 2 lancaster Bombers in the world.(in Canada)

[MrEnglandForever1]

I am desperately wanting a picture of the Lancaster Bomber serial number PD 255...on the side of the plane is BQ T.

It was shot down on operations in Dusseldorf 2/11/1944, take off was at 16:16 but F.T.R.

My relative SGT V.C. Morgan and his crew were all killed, all but two are buried at Rheinburg Cemetary, Germany.

I need pictures of this plane from Sqdn 550.

Thank you.

[LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH]

@MrEnglandForever1 I have a plethora of books on the mighty Lancaster. I will trawl through them and endeavour to find a picture for you. RESPECT to Sgt V.C. Morgan & crew. They may not have been granted a campaign medal (an utter disgrace & shameful), but they will never be forgotten. An amazing generation, courageous, stoic, modest and very resilient people.

[MrEnglandForever1]

@LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH very very greatful for the help.

[guybough]

Very good archival video. My grandfather was pilot on Lancaster PO-M, 467 Sqn RAAF. Shot down 21 June 1943, POW Stalag Luft 3, 6. Also made it back to OZ to raise a family. What a generation it was to have served like this!

[19thSFGA]

Man these women were flat out whores how come you dont see that in the documentarys ?

[Grroocx]

It would be an excellent clip, but one's eye is riveted to the single word in white that basically ruins it. I watched a little bit but gave up.

[alandillnutt]

My dad was in Bomber command, and few more than 40 mission's over Germany, but sadly his plane was shot down on a raid over Leipzig, all the crew were killed and are now buried at the British Military Cemetery in Hannover,....R.I.P.

[skoblinI]

@mywordIsay On my first Youtube site, I did not add the logo. However, I found that after I had done the editing, sharpened/brightened the imaging in many cases, improved the sound quality while providing translations from German, Russian and French audio, others were downloading them and uploading them onto their own Youtube sites without giving me any credit - along with re-posting my translations. After that, I started adding the logo.Was probably not needed for this video however.

[halotrevor]

The lancaster bomber flys over my house almost evey mounth i live in hamilton

[EpicureMammon]

@halotrevor Was that it at 4:48? ;)

[ShelatProdutions]

I saw my grandfather in this movie!!! So proud of you gramps. :)

[PZK12]

Pity that the film is partly ruined by a crass logo in the right hand corner. Skoblin, didn't make this film, or provide finance for it. So, not quite sure why they think they should splatter their logo on it.

The film is Crown Copyright.

[skoblinI]

@PZK12 I don't have to upload it...and you don't have to watch it.

[Aitealan]

My grampa was a pilot. Trained in Florida and took part on raids over Germany. Just 20 years old! The same as me :') Crazy to think what they went through! My grampa survived and became a very successful lawyer and passed away five years ago.

So proud of all of them. Rest in peace.

[lambgp]

LIKE Angela Roberts!

[Mutatur]

Father’s cousin, 22 year old Flt Sgt John Martin from Penrith, was the nav on 83 Sqn's OL-B. They left Wyton on 29 Jan 44 for Berlin, his 30th op and were shot down at 2.20am at Varnaes, Denmark. He and 21 year old Glaswegian Sgt Tom McCash (Engr) were buried on 2 Feb 44 at Aabenraa. Gnr Flt Sgt John Tree, a 21 year old from Queensland, fell into the sea and drowned. His body washed ashore and was buried near them. PO W Simpson, PO R Pilgrim, Sgt W Livesey and Flt Sgt J Fell, survived as POWs.

[chaghar]

are you sure this is from 1942?

[Vitesse1971]

What a beauty! With those Rolls~Royce V12 Merlin engines - the most glorious sound - the Lancaster was one of the most successful war machines. Goering had to eat his words. Amazing engines, which powered the Spitfire, Hurricane, Mosquito and the Mustang P51. However what a blessing that nowadays we see the Germans as friends.

[gardnersmoke]

I noticed that the operational Lancs in this film are from 83 Sqn. My uncle was killed while flying as a mid-upper gunner with 83 Sqn (Pathfinders)

[PureJockPureBrit]

And now, despite all that sweat, blood and hard work, we are ruled by the EU. Fantastic.

[kingjumbo2]

Amazing video My Grandad was the Navigator on a Lancaster Bomber,flew over 35 missions, made it back to Australia and raised our family.Sadly not many men lived to tell the story of 1 mission. On his last mission they crash landed over the White Cliffs of Dover after banking around to wipe out some messerschmitts who were trying to follow them back into London. 5 men died 2 survived. Once recovered he signed up with the RAAF and flew even more missions in the south pacific. Rest in piece Grandad

[pinz2022]

@kingjumbo2

I still can't fookin' believe it when I heard that the Lanc crewmen couldn't wear their parachutes while flying but had them stowed separately and clipped them on before bailing out. No wonder the RAF night bomber crews odds were even worse than those of the AAF daylight bombers.

[kutlericeland]

@kingjumbo2 my grandad was bomb aimer, never talked about the war, had to go and dig up bodies in africa ,aden, and fly the bodies back, when the war ended, horrific in every way. But a beautiful plane was born, the lancaster, the sound of death to many germans four rolls times a thosand in one night a night none of them would forget.Some good came from the war, some political some personal. All we can do is thank them for carring the burden of war all of there lives.

[LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH]

@kingjumbo2 Bravo Australia! RESPECT from Britain!

[TokyoHachiko]

May I use this video for my History project?

You will of course be credited.

[drworm77]

Forgotten part of the war in Australia. We had a handful of boys over there flying these badboys early on in the war.

[jonewer]

@drworm77

There were quite a number of Aussie aircrew flying in bomber command.

[pramboy09]

@jonewer as well as new zealand 72 squadron which flew wellingtons and then later lancasters

[silver760]

This peek into history and how Britain used to be,just that one works with hundreds of people working,one of many.Makes Britain of today look a right shower of shit,every every single trace of the factories,their products and the skilled manpower systematicaly removed from Britain.Today the only evidence your likely to find of any of this is the odd road name like "Lancaster Way".What a pathetic "Country" we have become,the empire lost along with all of the industry.A floating cess pit.

[bmwnasher]

@silver760 I agree 100% with you i live in North LONDON and could not tell you where there is a factory now

[Swanlander]

I thunk thats an insult that Germam war production was more efficient - it was done with slave labour or for the ordinary German war worker awful punishments if they failed to deliver. one of the biggest losers of the war were the ordinary German people in the Reich - the leadership had no thought for their welfare whatsoever.

[seftonwallet]

Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant !!!!

[olivenstein]

Where was the Avro factory in Canada?

[Wolverine1925]

Victory Aircraft at Malton, NW of Toronto. 430 were produced from 1943 to 1945

[DinoDoesStuff]

@olivenstein Malton, Ontario.

[nokia1110]

@olivenstein Toronto, Ontario i believe

[mmcceng77]

@olivenstein Corner of Derry and Airport Roads at the AVRO factory (Demolished several years ago)

[davidrodgersNJ]

@olivenstein Malton, Ontario, apparently. 

[Rico8458]

german production was far more efficient. lol.

[Rico8458]

sad, but only war brings out the best in people.

[BillDFC]

@Rico8458 I would say it was the opposite.

[zenzombie72]

@Rico8458 If you mean that it turns people who believe it horrendous to drop 8 tons of explosives on others into a consensus that agrees reluctantly that it is necessary, then I agree.

[cobrachoppergirl]

War, what a total waste of human effort

[zhihao1]

lol, not to mention that history would be very, very boring without wars

[lockhughes]

I am in awe. Human endeavour, faced with war. Wish more humans saw climate change more as warfare...

Gawds Bless You

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