Sky Giant | The Story of the Avro Lancaster (1943)
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- The story of the Avro Lancaster strategic bomber produced by British Movietone News as a tribute to "the most powerful and efficient bomber in the world, and one of the most important war-winning weapons".
Shows a production line of four-engined Lancasters and features workers handling tools and machinery. Scenes include pre-delivery flight testing of a Lancaster and footage of a bomber raid over Germany.
This Ministry of Information presentation for the Ministry of Aircraft Production, produced in 1942 and released in 1943.
Good to see mention of the Herc-powered version. I know a pilot of that sub-type who says some of his cobbers did not get back home, running out of fuel because they omitted to close the vent flaps at the rear of the cowlings - consumption was much higher in this state even tho' throttled back for cruising.
My father flew Lancs in 1943 on his second tour of Operations in with 61 Sqn. He said they were lovely to fly and those four R-R Merlins always brought him and his crew home safely, despite damage from flak & nightfighters. He also flew the Manchester, but told me the Lancaster was in all respects a better aircraft.
My uncle also flew in Lancs with 61 Sqn, between late August and December 1943. They carried out more than 20 ops before failing to return from a raid on Berlin on 29th December 1943. Only one man survived to tell the eventful story of the crew.
@@richardstuart325Hello Richard, interesting to hear that your uncle flew with 61 Sqn. He was a good chap. Very sorry to hear he was lost. My father was with 61 Sqn earlier in the year, flying 20 ops between February and May 1943, his last being in Lancaster Mk111 ED613, attacking Dortmund on the 23rd May. I also lost an uncle, but on the 4th of February 1957 with 25 Sqn. He was flying an NF14 Meteor on a night interception exercise. The canopy detached from its mountings due to fatigue failure and was found next day by a farmer some miles away, still locked together. My uncle and his navigator had no chance and came straight down. All aircrew were and are brave men and should never be forgotten...
Like 4 Spitfires flying by!!
I didn't know they made a 'navalized' Lancaster. 😊
These "movies" were designed for the civilian population.
This is a good one, and i like how they credit the workforce, especially the roles women played. Without the massive contributions of the civilians, the war could not be one. The reverse of that is that civilians became "legitimate" targets of war. Disrupt production, disrupt the front lines.
It's my personal favourite bomber. Thank you for posting the video!
By the way, I heard that some of those bombers are on display in Australia, is that true?
There are a couple I believe. At the very least there is one at the Australian War Museum in Canberra.
@Armoured Carriers If I have a chance, I'd like to go there.
Anyway, Thank you very much!
The Lancaster on display in Canberra is G for George. No. 460 squadron RAAF during WWII.
"THE FINEST BOMBER IN THE WORLD!!", and now for a word from Boeing and Consolidated....... (It's wartime propaganda so I'm willing to cut them some slack as it was a good plane)
I thought it had a much bigger payload then the 17, and 24.
I could be wrong, and googling it would take to long.
@@davidlafranchise4782not quite. The B-17 was capable of lugging 17,600lb of bombs to Berlin at 6,000ft, an altitude were every Gernan with a gun could see and shot at it. It could also reach 25,000ft with such a load but could IIRC only 790 statute miles. Data from the Pilot's handbook which is freely available on line.