BBC "Bomber Command" & other Documentaries
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That's a beauty. It was wartime propaganda though to some degree at least, I've got a copy of it at home somewhere. It was all staged (with plenty of real footage thrown in), and I understand it was made around the time when RAF bomber command was absolutely getting hammered. But it put out a brave face for the troops, and was well received at a time when the British were stuck in a rut, and about the only response they had to the Germans were those bombing raids (before North Africa had kicked in).
Another one well worth watching is the US adaptation of "Target for Tonight", it was called "Target for Today", and goes through the whole process from the interpretation of photo recce data to pick the target, and the meteorological reports of weather over the target, through the whole mission, right up until the post mission debriefing. Very, very interesting. I just had a look for it on Youtube, but couldn't find it.
Another one well worth watching is the US adaptation of "Target for Tonight", it was called "Target for Today", and goes through the whole process from the interpretation of photo recce data to pick the target, and the meteorological reports of weather over the target, through the whole mission, right up until the post mission debriefing. Very, very interesting. I just had a look for it on Youtube, but couldn't find it.
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I meant to post this awhile ago...a couple of us where chatting on TS about this plane, sweet looking plane for its day...and its own way famous!
Forgotten Aircraft - Lockheed Hudson Bomber
Forgotten Aircraft - Lockheed Hudson Bomber
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Very nice. I have completely forgotten about this plane.
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I sure hope you're listing these on our site somewhere. Don't need to host them but it's some pretty damn neat History for any wwii buffs that head our way. Give the new kids some understanding about it also.
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gators1 wrote:I think a battalion of Georgia rednecks can easily take a bunch of Vermont hippies with peace symbols on their uniforms.
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Well only thing bad about Youtube , is the videos,Hiccup
is that they can be taken down anytime, you can download a firefox extension, Hiccup, , called Download helper that will download any .FLV file to your HDD, Hiccup .. Then you can get a FLV converter and make it into anything u want, Hiccup, wma, avi, etc, etc, . OK all that typing hurt, if I remember this later on I'll get to downloading them before they disappear, Hiccup
is that they can be taken down anytime, you can download a firefox extension, Hiccup, , called Download helper that will download any .FLV file to your HDD, Hiccup .. Then you can get a FLV converter and make it into anything u want, Hiccup, wma, avi, etc, etc, . OK all that typing hurt, if I remember this later on I'll get to downloading them before they disappear, Hiccup
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AHC COS Retired
AHC CinC Staff, Retired
BEF CinC, Retired
RAF CO, Retired
Apres Moi Le Deluge!
After me, the flood!
"The DamBusters - not just a squad, a game imbalance"
Executive Officer
RAF 617 Squadron, The DamBusters
AHC COS Retired
AHC CinC Staff, Retired
BEF CinC, Retired
RAF CO, Retired
Apres Moi Le Deluge!
After me, the flood!
"The DamBusters - not just a squad, a game imbalance"
gators1 wrote:I think a battalion of Georgia rednecks can easily take a bunch of Vermont hippies with peace symbols on their uniforms.