Shadowing Practice: When Only One B-17 Came Home - Learn English Speaking with Video
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It's a cold, chilly morning on October 10th, 1943.
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Pilot Robert Rosie Rosenthal arrives at today's briefing, joining 60 other pilots and navigators from the 100th Bombroom.
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Among them is his co-pilot Winifred Pappy Lewis and his navigator Ronald Bailey.
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Alright, let's get this over with.
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Light!
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Your target today is Munster.
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So far our targets have been factories.
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But not this time.
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Today the game point is the Old Town Cathedral.
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Murmurs and shocked faces spread across the meeting room.
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Lewis and Bailey share a stunned look.
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Yes!
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Towards the front, 100th Bomb Group leader Major John Egan cheers the news.
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Many of the men, including Egan, have lost close friends on previous missions.
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The pain of their loss means that some of the men consider such a mission right for revenge.
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Fuel pressure, oil pressure.
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Is this good?
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Munster is home to a large proportion of railway workers.
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They are crucial for the German war effort.
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We're going to be there right in time for the Sunday Mass.
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I don't know how I feel about it.
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Come on, Pappy.
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You know it's our duty.
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One by one, the B-17s of the 100th bomb group rise into the air.
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The Royal Flush takes up her position at the very back of the formation, a position that everyone aboard is well aware is particularly exposed and dangerous,
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but dwelling on it helps no one.
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But it's not going to be any milk run.
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Intelligence reports over 500 fighters ready to intercept along our path.
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You can also expect extremely heavy flak over the target.
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You'll be part of a 274 bomber formation.
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Major Egan will be the commanding pilot of the group.
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Right ahead.
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Engines low on power, returning to base.
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Egan, another one left.
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Dammit, radio put that in the log.
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There's another one gone back.
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Lucky SOBs.
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To ease the burden on your attack, you'll have 216 P-47 Thunderbolt escorts.
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They'll catch up over Holland and protect you along the entire mission.
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The Armada flies over Holland and into Germany.
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They are now absolutely and without a doubt over enemy territory.
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Where's our fighters?
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Gunners, do you see any allied fighters in the distance?
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Negative.
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Nothing on our six.
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Nothing.
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Left waist, clear.
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They aren't coming, are they?
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They'd already be here if they were.
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Well, maybe they're late and they'll catch up.
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But unbeknownst to the crews, they aren't just late.
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There are no fighters.
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The weather on their bases didn't allow them to take off, and their absence leaves the bombers even more vulnerable.
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But escorts or not, they've got no choice but to press forward.
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As they venture deeper into enemy territory, more reports of attacks come in.
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Isolated groups of fighters launching attacks further up the formation and claiming a handful of B-17s.
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Keep your eyes peeled, everyone.
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Pilots, do you see this?
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A cloud of fighters appears in the distance.
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The interceptors have arrived.
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Good luck.
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I'll see you all in a couple of hours.
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Open fire!
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Show them what we've got!
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In a blur, a swarm of ME-109s and FW-190s cut through the formation.
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The guns from the fortresses come alive, filling the air with tracers as the German fighters fire their deadly 20mm guns.
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They're coming your way Stanley.
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Moments later, ME 110s appear from the rear, sweeping in and firing rockets all around.
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Then get back to the guns!
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The sky is filled with a confusing mess of fighters and lead.
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The big fortresses are soaking up shell after shell, while the enemy fighters go down in flames.
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A rocket strikes the lead B-17 of the 100th bomb group, Mademoiselle Zigzag piloted by Major Egan.
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Two of their engines are lost and a gash is opened on the fuselage.
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Jam it, jam it!
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We're losing power!
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There's nothing Egan can do as his bomber struggles and finally fails to keep up with the formation.
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Slowly the gap opens up more and more, isolating them.
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We can't keep up.
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Tell our men to leave us behind.
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Radio is gone.
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We have no contact.
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Unaware of the Mamazal zigzag's predicament, the bombers directly behind also slow and drop altitude to maintain formation,
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which leads to those behind also doing the same.
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It's a catastrophic chain reaction.
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Two more coming in, two o'clock!
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At first, no one realizes.
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They're too focused on the battle to notice, but soon, the growing gap between their formation becomes obvious.
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We're falling behind.
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Why?
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We're getting dangerously isolated.
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Speed up!
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Leader, do you copy?
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Egan?
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Confusion spreads, and the pilots are faced with an impossible decision.
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Do they remain in a small formation with their brothers in arms
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or do they leave them behind and charge for the bigger one?
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Two of the 100th Bomb Group's Flying Fortresses take the plunge, pushing their throttles to full and racing for the bigger group.
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On board the Royal Flush, all the way at the very back, the two pilots are caught up in the confusion.
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The formation is breaking apart, we're falling behind.
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Nothing we can do.
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If we break the gap, every German is going to fall on us.
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They decide to stay.
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The Germans very quickly notice the isolated group of 11 B-17s and pounce upon their prey.
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Damage is rapidly building up.
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Multiple B-17s are trailing smoke as the machine gunners are completely overwhelmed.
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The men of the Royal Flush can only watch as an FW-190 sweeps in
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and strikes one of their compatriots on the wing.
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It triggers a massive fireball.
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Their friends bail for their lives before the bomber finally loses control and explodes into a million pieces.
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Soon after, a second B-17 catches fire after being hit by multiple 20mm rounds.
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We're dropping like flies!
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We're three minutes out!
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We're three minutes out!
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Another B-17 is lit up by fighters, tearing its wings and fuselage to pieces.
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Fearing the incoming flak, the pilot turns away from the formation and heads for home on its own. Where are you going?
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But it only attracts the fighters.
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They swarm all around it.
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They tear it to shreds, but they leave it still flying to focus on the formation that's still headed for the city.
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The fighters turn their attention to Major Egan in the Mamozel Zigzag.
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Relentless attacks destroy critical systems one after the other, making the fortress harder and harder to control.
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Fighting their sticks, Egan realizes they're done for.
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Get out of here!
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Fail!
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Fail!
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The crew starts jumping off, but the co-pilot stays, helping Egan keep the aircraft steady for their men.
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As soon as they're gone, pilot John Brady and Major Egan move to jump out of the bomb bay.
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Go ahead Brady, as I'm a senior man!
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No, you go ahead!
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But then a fighter comes in from above and opens fire.
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New bullet holes appear across the bomb bay door.
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I'll be seeing you Brady!
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Egan jumps first, followed by Brady.
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They both make it out.
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Back with the Royal Flush, the gunners are fighting for their lives while Rosenthal and Lewis resist the urge to run,
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holding position as they're forced to watch the other B-17s fall one by one.
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But outside, a fighter lines up a shot.
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He fires a flurry of rockets at the Royal Flush.
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One strikes directly on the wing, punching a massive hole and instantly taking out two engines.
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— Fender it!
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— Bailey, outboard to the target.
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Just a little more.
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We're almost there.
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The German fighters turn away, fully knowing what the B-17s are heading towards.
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The tornado of fighters gives way to a flurry of flak.
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With the rest of the formation already gone, every gun in the city is now focused on the three surviving bombers.
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Hold on boys, we'll get through this.
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The flak shreds the remaining aircraft.
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Another one is down Rosie!
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One of them is set on fire and is forced to drop their bombs early before bailing from the flaming flying wreck.
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We're here!
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Autopilot on, bombardier, it's your plane.
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Roger pilot.
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The control of the aircraft is given to the bombardier.
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Bomb bay, doors open.
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The aim point approaching painfully slowly.
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Almost there.
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Damn it!
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The second to last B-17 is struck directly and bursts into a ball of flame.
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It slowly banks over and falls away, disintegrating all the way down.
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The Royal Flush is the last one standing.
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Bombs out, pilot.
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The plane is all yours.
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Immediately, Rosenthal retakes control and maneuvers to avoid the flak.
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Let's get out of here.
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They escape the city airspace limping with just two engines and heavy damage. Where is everyone?
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Bench, it's six o'clock!
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Multiple German aircraft appear from the clouds.
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Gunners from the Royal Flush open fire, but all alone they're sitting ducks.
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Make sure you have enough ammo.
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Hold on, everyone!
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In desperation, Rosenthal throws all bomber piloting wisdom out of the window and breaks into evasive maneuvers.
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The waste gunners hold on for dear life as the B-17 turns left and right.
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They open fire for a split second before the bomber banks hard underneath them.
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Four FW-190s pull up on the 6th of the Royal Flush.
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Chasing the B-17 across the sky, Really?
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They're coming your way!
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Rear gunner Sergeant Bill de Blasio aims at the 2nd from his left and fires bursts of bullets his way.
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On the 3rd he scores a critical hit, a critical hit, shearing its left wing clean off and making it crash into his wingman, taking both aircraft out of the sky.
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He immediately switches to the next fighter, striking it on the engine and breaking off its canopy.
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The last fighter peels away, fleeing from de Blasio's deadly aim.
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But the Germans are far from done.
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Six more aircraft line up behind the bomber.
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De Blasio opens fire as the twin-engined fighters unleash their rockets.
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Trails of smoke fire off from the fighters, flying all around de Blasio.
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Miraculously, none hit.
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He fires back, aiming at one of them.
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The .50 caliber guns rip through the German fighter setting it alight.
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The rest of the enemies open fire in return,
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unleashing a storm of lead that explodes against and punches clean through the bombers fuselage.
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Two waste gunners are struck by the shrapnel and fall onto the aircraft's floor in pain.
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Schaefer looks bad.
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Their screams for help sound on the radio while de Blasio fires with all he has.
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Fire in his eyes.
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He aims across the entire formation, changing from target to target.
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His bullets impact two of the 190s, making them lose control and crash into one another.
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Not long after by sheer luck, the remaining German fighters turn away, limited by fuel.
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They're turning away.
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We're clear?
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Suddenly, the skies fall to a calm and the Royal Flush is still in the air.
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The sky is clear, they're gone.
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Somebody check on the waste gunners.
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Radio operator Michael Bacchuzzi abandons his post
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and rushes to the waist of the aircraft where the two gunners are on the floor and in pain.
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Man, I've got you.
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Talk to me, Schaefer.
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You'll be okay, I promise.
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Can we make it back?
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We're losing altitude, we need to shed some weight.
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Gentlemen, we need to get rid of everything that isn't bolted down Hey, quick!
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The crew get to work.
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They throw overboard absolutely everything that isn't needed.
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Guns, ammunition, oxygen tanks, everything.
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We ditched everything.
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Is it enough? Is it enough, Rosie?
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I don't know, Pappy.
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Maybe.
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Back at Thorpe Abbott's, mechanics and officers watch the skies waiting anxiously.
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The scheduled time of arrival has already come and gone.
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The other bomber groups have already returned, but nothing has been heard of the 100th.
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Then, in the distance, a single B-17 appears low over the horizon.
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Smoking and barely flying, the Royal Flush lowers its landing gear,
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drifts in and touches down upon the runway.
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The gathered men watch and shot as a badly wounded aircraft comes to a stop.
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It rolls off the runway and cuts its engines. and cuts its engines.
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The silence is deafening.
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They are the only ones from the 100th to return.
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Medics rush to their aid while the crew piles out onto the grass.
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There's no celebration, hardly any relief.
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The reality of what's just happened sinks in.
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The raid was one of the worst disasters of the 8th Air Force's history.
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The 100th bomber group was the one that suffered most, earning it the nickname of the Bloody Hundredth.
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Of the 130 men in the shot down aircraft, 37 were killed and 93 would become prisoners of war.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze video bevat 232 zinnen en 2113 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 15:09. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 139 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 77% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| fighter zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfaɪtɚ/ | vechter, strijder |
| bomber zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbɑmɚ/ | bommenwerper |
| rocket zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɹɑk.ɪt/ | raket, vuurpijl |
| fortress zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfoɹ.tɹɪs/ | vesting, fort |
| isolate werkwoord | /ˈaɪ.sə.leɪt/ | isoleren |
| bullet zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbʊlɪt/ | kogel |
| flame zelfstandig naamwoord | /fleɪm/ | vlam, laai |
| cloud zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈklaʊ̯d/ | wolk |
| trail zelfstandig naamwoord | /tɹeɪl/ | spoor |
| shell zelfstandig naamwoord | /ʃɛl/ | schelp |
| tear werkwoord | /tɛɹ/ | scheuren |
| punch zelfstandig naamwoord | /pʌnt͡ʃ/ | stomp |
| confusion zelfstandig naamwoord | /kənˈfjuːʒən/ | verwarring, war |
| deadly bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈdɛdli/ | dodelijk |
| burst werkwoord | /bɜːst/ | barsten |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| build up werkwoord | opstapelen |
| go back werkwoord | teruggaan |
| keep up werkwoord | bijblijven |
| shoot down werkwoord | neerhalen |
| take off werkwoord | uittrekken, afzetten |
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | is filled · are lost · are faced |
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | have been · have lost · have arrived |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 43 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals we're, they're, you'll. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De “th”-klanken: gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, underneath /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: shell /ʃɛl/, confusion /kənˈfjuːʒən/, rush /ɹʌʃ/, shock /ʃɔk/, celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: operator /ˈɑpəˌɹeɪtɚ/, celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/, ammunition /ˌæmjuˈnɪʃən/, catastrophic /ˌkætəˈstɹɑfɪk/, desperation /ˌdɛspəˈɹeɪʃən/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als fighter, bomber, rocket.
Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?
Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.