Real Lancaster pilots narrate their own hell — history doesn't get more visceral than this.
Three part documentary of the history of the Royal Air Force during World War Two. They combine actual Air Ministry films and period newsreel footage with interviews of surviving members of the air force. This final part covers the the years 1941-1945 from the campaigns to attack German military targets to mass night bombing, primarily from the viewpont of Bomber Command, and associated Air-Sea rescue. It ends with the food aid flights to the Netherlands immediatly prior to Victory in Europe. Featured aircraft include the Bristol Blenheim, the Vickers Wellington, and the heavy bombers Short Stirling, Handley Page Halifax and Avro Lancaster.
Production
Seamless blend of archival footage and contemporary interviews.
Direction
Garofalo lets veterans speak without sentimental interference.
Director
Robert Garofalo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Edward Woodward recorded his segments while already battling the illness that would claim him.
Bomber Command was denied a campaign medal until 2013 — the interviews here partially fueled that decades-long political fight.
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