Lancaster Squadron | "Journey Together" the Movie (1944)

"A story dedicated to the Few who trained the Many...."
This 1944 movie dramatisation follows Royal Air Force recruits through their training to deployment to the front-line 522 Squadron of Avro Lancasters (fictitious at that time) and their first night-mission over Germany.
Titled "Journey Together", this propaganda / documentary film was made to tell the story of Flying Training Command. And the final combat scene over Germany leaves most modern productions in its dust!

[@georgebrooks3747]

Thanks again for these kinds of films, you really can't beat them for an accurate portrayal as you can get, no cgi or bullshit

[@sandhill9313]

No CGI, but unreservedly telling a set story to the citizens, so realism a bit managed. GREAT film though!!!

[@newlexican]

Great movie. Solid audio. Well done, and thank you.

[@markspence3295]

66 years of age, lifelong interest in bomber command, and this is the first time I’ve seen this film. What a great film, thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@andrewmorton395]

Same here

[@rickyjaworek1268]

appointment in london is my fave

[@billotto602]

Ditto. Birthday 8 September 1958. Britain sure showed her stuff ! 🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏 🫡 🇬🇧 🇺🇸

[@aussiedownunder4186]

I’m 70 and had the privilege of knowing John Cunningham 3 tours in the Australian heavy bomber Squadron 466. Tail gunner, then teaching screen gunning then went back as a radio operator upper turret gunner. John survived the war. I was the first person ever John allowed to take home his personal log book. Amazing facts of actual Bombing over Berlin & Germany. I built John a replica of his Halifax G for George and he kept it on his TV until he passed away I the late 90’s. I went around to see his widow and we sat for ages talking and going through all his Wartime photo albums. God Bless you John Cunningham a true polite Gentleman. Hope you enjoyed the story 🇦🇺👍🇦🇺

[@petercermak1910]

Wow a fantastic WW II movie where 95% of the cast were actual RAF and US air and army personnel. With the exception of E.G. Robinson and his wife, they were the real deal, not knocking Edward by any means! And then some went on to film "The Great Escape!" and other fine movies. Thanks for sharing this movie.

[@no-oneinparticular7264]

Edward G Robinson served in the US Navy during WW1. He joined the Los Angeles police department auxiliary service during WW2.

[@aussiedownunder4186]

Edward G Robinson was in Europe just after D Day entertaining the Troops. Just to let you know!

[@janiekcarney5482]

My Dad was a US bomber pilot and went to Perth, Australia. Flew reconnaissance. I watch all Aviation films. Thank you for the quality of these films.

[@johnandersen6364]

Something to never forget and be proud of. Thanks for your dad's service from all of us in the free world.

[@ReturnoftheNative-w8k]

I live in Perth, Western Australia, at Fremantle Harbour & I can see where the U.S. submarines used to tie up. Its only a few hundred yards from my home. The harbour tugs tie up there now. We are forever grateful.

[@craigmcdaniel7142]

I trained at Williams AFB very near Mesa, Arizona, where these guys were learning to fly. One can see the Superstition Mountains in the background during the takeoff and landing scenes. That was the same view I had during USAF pilot training more than 40 years ago.

[@pelonehedd7631]

As a American born in 1957 with many relatives who fought in WW2 I grew up watching everything I could about WW2 and thought I Had seen it all. This one somehow escaped Me until now and what a gem. I have always been a fan of Richard Attenborough’s but have never seen any of His very early films. The acting / facial expression’s was excellent and really had Me feeling for His predicament and in the end the elation at being found because of His abilities.

[@michaelmcneil4168]

It was supposed to be about Lancasters not Lancaster and there is only one of them but it wasn't this one.

[@rishisingh9039]

A generation of heroes. All of them. Excellent movie.

[@DavidRice111]

Richard Attenborough did serve in the RAF during WWII, but was a member of the Film Production Unit to whom we owe this movie.

[@allanpickering6939]

My dad did 31 ops 8 times to Berlin got shot up by night fighters lost the bomb bay one engine and the hydraulics so had to belly land the skipper said they could use their parachute but they all stayed with the aircraft. He was a Radio operator and flew with 9 and 57 squadrons he finished the war has a warrant officer he was offered promotion to flying officer but by then he was married with a child so he couldn’t afford to buy his uniform and mess bills. He was my hero and best friend.

[@MattInOzCoys]

What an absolute gem. Thanks so much for making this available. Arthur Daley in the RAF, you learn something new every day...

[@masonbay1]

My Father was in Bomber command in WW2 from New Zealand He served with75 Squadron RNZAF/RAF out of Mepal UK and was a pilot of a Lancaster AA-C took part 1000 bomber raids raid on Dresden and the highlight for him was Operation Manna which dropped food to the Dutch people who were starving ,Dad was one of the lucky ones that came home after the war .

[@reachrelax]

Thanks!

[@ArmouredCarriers]

Thanks very much.

[@chrisziemba3889]

what a great old movie. that i never saw before. keep them coming.

[@Lawrence1203-f7s]

These vintage b/w WW II films are priceless. thanks

[@ofcourse7357]

Much better quality, thanks. Love the movie.

[@christopherharris6145]

My dad was a Navigator and flew with 550 Squadron, Royal Air Force North Killingholme. He loved the sound of four Merlin engines. When I was young he often flew a Tiger Moth at his company flying club. I now live in Tucson AZ. which is not very far from Mesa.

[@williamr3840]

Fantastic! Thanks for posting this gem! :0)

[@joaohubler1]

Even though it was a black and white film, the script and cast were excellent for the time. I really liked it and I will watch it again and recommend it to my friends! Thanks...

[@stevenhj3124]

An incredibly historic well made film produced in 1944 during the war. I was born in 1944, served in Vietnam and World War II was always part of my history. As we said in the Navy........ "Well done." ☮

[@davidwolstenholme4676]

I TO WAS BORN IN 1944,COULD BE WORSE WE COULD HAVE BEEN BORN MUCH LATER.

[@johnsullivan7262]

Excellent. First time I'd seen this. My father was a decorated Lanc Navigator.

[@grahamy3400]

I don’t think we will ever understand what they went through.

[@rewIndustry]

and that is why we seem to be going through it, all over again, now.

[@Bruce-1956]

​@@rewIndustrymust have missed rhat, is the RAF bombing Germany again?

[@Bruce-1956]

​@@rewIndustrymust have missed that, is the RAF bombing Germany again?

[@kenstevens5065]

If we did understand we certainly seem to have forgotten.

[@Bruce-1956]

@@rewIndustry is the RAF bombing Germany again? must have missed that.

[@dubchile]

Touch of class movie or whaaat! Dickie boy, Edward G and all the RAF boyz, including no less than the great Arthur Daly 'imself as 'Curly' doing their bit for the war effort. Simply wonderful stuff! 😎👍🏻

[@nixter1nixter1]

I'm glad no one has to rely on my math skills to survive, we'd all be dead. We have Navigation computers on most aircraft, but pilots must still learn basic NAV skills for those times when they fail.

[@OrbitFallenAngel]

I know exactly what you mean!! 😂 With my math skills literally everyone would most definitely be dead!! Because I have really horrible math skills!! (Unfortunately) But I can at least read a map!! No one in this era or age would ever have any inclination of how to get anywhere let alone on a dangerous mission!! Thank Goodness for the brave and courageous young men who flew these very dangerous missions because we will never ever understand what they went through!! We need to never ever forget what they did or their names!! ❤🙏🇬🇧

[@davidgeorge000]

If common core math is so good I wonder how it works for navigating? 😂

[@Bruce-1956]

😅I learned to navigate with a sextant during my training in the early 1970s in the MN only close to shore could we use RDF. We had a mechanical calculator on board to calculate the amount of oil for each tank and nothing else.

[@DavidRice111]

When I trained with U.S. Customs at their boat handler's school in Glynco, Ga, back in '87 (before advanced GPS was in play) we had to study nav charts and basic old school navigation. Graduated 3rd in my class of 30, and earned my Customs 'Marine Law Enforcement' cap as well as a set of beautiful nav tools. Came in handy on the Gulf during the "War on Drugs"!

[@tectorama]

A good film I haven't seen before. Nice to see an early George Cole too. A morale boosting film to show in the cinemas.

[@drjohn5407]

My uncle was a Lancaster navigator... interesting insight into a little of his experience. Love these old BW films...

[@julianbarnes8737]

Many thanks for posting this, I hadn't seen it before.Although it will have a propaganda element (it was made in 1944) I think it is very true to the situation I know about RAF Bomber Command training and operation, from my father and what I have read in recent years. My father was a navigator in a Manchester in 1942, this being the low powered, low ceiling, unreliable 2 engine forerunner to the famous Lancaster. He was shot done and bailed out over occupied Belgium to become a POW at Sagan (Stalag Luft III) in occupied Poland for the remainder of the war. He was involved in the Great Escape in terms of making the 3 tunnels but didn't make it into the tunnel before it was discovered. If he had I likely wouldn't be writing this!

[@mygremlin1]

I'm an old retired Corporate pilot who flew Navajo's. When training for my CFI I did a departure full power crossed controlled stall in a Cherokee 140. I went into a flat spin. A a/c that isn't supposed to spin. It did. I lost about 4000 ft before recovering. That's one of those learning experience's one gets. While training in the Navajo doing VMC flight...... well that is one of my most scary rides. My leg was sore for the rest of the day from stomping on the rudder.. GREAT MOVIE!

[@KatJNW]

Thank U, great job on the res, audio & Eng Sub (well sort of lol). ♡'s & ☆'s Enjoyed very much.

[@Bruno-tm3xo]

I can’t believe how empathic the training tone is. In France it is just a mirror of what the school system is. It breaks you. Only survivors allowed

[@andrewnorgrove6487]

Thanks for the story 👍 i was brought up on these types of stories some not publicly known to the 80's and beyond ! but in the 60's having had a father in the RAF during ww2 along with other members of the extended family I've just about heard them all

[@dast540]

Thanks for sharing it! I always enjoy watching Great Old Movies though. 👍👌👏 And of course, I'm a subscriber! Thanks Again Though.

[@joanne26]

I know this is a ‘movie’ but those of us who were born after WW2 learn much. I started full time work in 1982 in Birmingham One of the production/engineering managers who I knew was Fred Marklow. He was due to retire during 1982 so he was 65. He served in the RAF in the war and was a REAR GUNNER on the Lancaster Bomber Not many survived this ‘role’ It was perhaps more dangerous than the role of the pilot/s 😭😭😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@annsmith8000]

Thanks for great movie, my Dad didn’t like subs very much, signing on in ‘39 I think he served mostly aboard destroyers with a few trips to Russia unfortunately it was on one of those convoys that his ship was sunk fortunately rescued especially as a non swimmer otherwise I wouldn’t be here. He mentioned Icarus which survived until about ‘46 then scrapped. His father served in China during the so-called boxer rebellion also saw action at Jutland Dad told me us Grandfather started with boys time aboard Victory these days I wish I had pressed him for more information...... Rob 👍👍👍

[@annsmith8000]

Sorry I stupidly put this post up on the wrong video please forgive this silly old man....Rob

[@ArmouredCarriers]

Just copy it to the one you want. I can remove this later.

[@vumba1331]

My dad was on the Arctic Convoys as well, managed to avoid going in the drink though. Somewhere I'm sure he had a photo of the Icarus, small world.

[@stargazer5784]

Excellent movie featuring a very young Sir Richard Attenborough. Thx.

[@TheSheriff339]

Did you spot an equally young George Cole.

[@alidabaxter5849]

The air crews were so brave and the majority really were very young.

[@Firebrand55]

Excellent...and well produced account, containing future who's who of British acting talent....and commendable WW2 RAF talent! Many tense moments and production values. Now watch 'Appointment in London' for Lancaster footage....and, of course, 'The Dambusters." Richard Attenborough had a way of acting with his expressions that was unequalled for role realism....a British star.

[@ReviveUK]

Thanks for uploading 🥰

[@jeffreyedwards5262]

Great film not seen before. Thanks for posting.

[@MrTonyHeath]

I lived through those days but this still had me enthralled.

[@markanderson3376]

Is that Richard Attenborough playing the Corporal in the opening scenes?

[@theseeingeye454]

What? No one notices Edward G. Robinson as the American flight instructor ?

[@thelodger1289]

Flt Lt Colin Bell flew mosquitos in WW2 He flew 50 bombing sorties in WW2. He is still alive today age 103. He still goes to the RAF club in Piccadilly. What a great person .

[@BlueBaron3339]

This is a solid cut above - stratospherically so - propaganda films of the era. Outstanding!

[@daveashby9989]

Thankfully classic British war movies have posted original version !! Wonderful

[@James-we4fj]

All the skill these crews showed are remarkable,for its time,no global postioning,it's incredible.

[@davidhewson8605]

Brilliant film . Attenborough before Dignasaurs ! . Thanks . Dave .

[@romans325kjb]

You tell the vast improvement almost immediately. (audio 7& visual). Thanks.

[@hertzair1186]

Richard Attenborough as the young pilot….long before Jurassic Park

[@kmorton54]

Wow, what a young Richard Attenborough!!!

[@lawrence8374]

Good catch movie buff! Just a kid then..

[@Anttila-jm4vf]

Большое спасибо. Я тоже горд за своих дедов один прошел две войны от солдата до старшего офицера был уволен в Хрущевскио правление у него не было закончена военная академия, а главным университетом была только война, второй прошёл войну солдатом водителем крутил баранку от Новгорода до Австрии. Я же люблю самолёты но связать свою жизнь с ними не удалось, зато я, вожу автобусы

[@marka5478]

Dennis Brain was the principal hornist for the RAF Orchestra and the RAF Central Band.

[@paulsmith-oy3bu]

We couldmt even comprehend it. Brave people

[@andredeboni7025]

Excelente filme! 😃😃😃👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🇧🇷

[@stetomlinson3146]

RAF Aircrew chose their own crews. Pilots and navigators chose each other, usually mates from training, then others met up and worked it out between themselves. Very few were just sent somewhere on their own. , they wanted teams who knew each other. I'm not sure why it didn't depict that in this film. It certainly wasn't decided by rank. You could get sergeants who were pilots and navs were officers.

[@beerdrinker6452]

I am old and I know a lot about WWII, but I did not know UK pilots trained in the U.S.

[@williamhollis6578]

After he finished his tour in Lancasters Davie Wilton went on later in life to reinvent dinosaurs who occasionally munched down on “ blood sucking lawyers…”. We need more like him.😂

[@judebrad]

Looks like 149 Sqn was used for this film, You can see OJ Squadron codes on one aircraft.

[@TomBartram-b1c]

I read Lancaster Target by Jack Currie. There were generally seven empty chairs at debrief after a sortie and seven new faces appeared at the dinner table. It's like spending a fortnight in a hotel.

[@massimookissed1023]

Same in WW1. One of the guys you had breakfast with isn't there for supper, and soon there's a new guy to replace him.

[@felipemunoz8105]

Excelente película, muy detallada.

[@christophercook723]

@@felipemunoz8105 Do you eat that fresh or frozen 🤔?

[@ypaulbrown]

Richard Attenborough flying that plane at 1:20...anyway, it sure looks like him

[@nigelbranthwaite8471]

The late Richard Attenborough would direct the 1977 film A Bridge Too Far about Operation Market Garden.

[@Bruce-1956]

​​@@nigelbranthwaite8471and Ghandi. Edward G Robinson as a US instructor.

[@coops1964]

Great film

[@xjet]

Was this cropped to 16:9?

[@pit_stop77]

A very young Arthur Daley in Ainsworths crew

[@MkVII]

Is that Sam Kydd at the bench?

[@samrodian919]

Go through the list of players to find out. I didn't see Sam Kydd in there and I thought he was in the Army during WW2 but I could be wrong.

[@samrodian919]

Just checked the list. No Sam Kydd wasn't in it but did anyone notice that the air bomber who was injured in the Berlin raid was none other than a very young George Cole who later became Arthur Daley in the TV series Minder with Dennis Waterman?

[@TheLucanicLord]

@@samrodian919 If they only say a few words (or none) they often aren't credited. P.S. A timestamp would help with "is that..." questions.

[@Bruce-1956]

There are a few familiar faces who seem to appear in many b&w war films.

[@bc-xt4ok]

Great movie

[@James_Knott]

Please do not try to convert a 4:3 film to 16:9. Just leave it in the format the film gods intended!

[@longyx321]

Good film👍👍

[@michaelbailey2476]

Wilton would of retained his rank of Corporal through training.

[@tryarunm]

Good to Richard Attenborough so young!

[@1701enter]

Love it , all hero's Bless them all

[@TheLucanicLord]

I never doubted ye for a minute!

[@qcsorter4626]

Blimey! Never knew they did RAF training at Hogwarts! 08:39

[@angelamary9493]

My uncle was in thr RAF in the War ...

[@ducthman4737]

And all so young. Just children.

[@Brucev7]

Good Movie

[@toyguy1956]

My dad flew Lancasters in WW 2 and was based out of base the dam busters raid was

[@cwulfe1]

Watching this movie and all of the training in North America, I was sure that the war would have been OVER by the time our "navigator" made it back to the UK.

[@Leon1Aust]

The Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS) was the primary program through which RAF bomber crews were trained during World War II. This scheme was established by the British government to address the shortage of trained aircrew. Under EATS, aircrew training was conducted in various Commonwealth countries, including Australia, Canada, and New Zealand...................NOT UNITED STATES! The advanced training for bomber crews was mainly conducted in Canada due to its proximity to British aircraft factories and the European war zone. The USAAF did not directly train RAF bomber crews, but the cooperation between the Allies included various forms of support and training exchanges.

[@ArmouredCarriers]

There were several locations in the United States (not under the Empire Air Training Scheme though) where RAF and RN (Fleet Air Arm) pilots underwent training.

[@theonlymadmac4771]

I would like to know, how My grandfather learned flying in 1917 in the Kaiserliche Fliegertrupppe. Well, he learned good enough, otherwise I wouldn‘t write this

[@airstation2030]

How many planes ditched at night in the north Sea with its large treacherous olive colored waves and iicy waters

[@Seafariireland]

No more motor problems!

[@andrewcharles459]

Yessssss!

[@peterbamforth6453]

Richard Attenborough is just as good in the classic LRDG film the sea of sand.

[@davekirby7790]

kinda of a boring film but that's what a English film is known for ..however its a blast to watch .not a total time waster...I did enjoyed the movie ....the start of the movie is the if you listen carefully you know what it's about

[@daveashby9989]

Great sound and film quality but why change the screen format ? It’s so unnecessary. And destroys the directors vision of how the movie should be made.

[@davidburchell3776]

For me the previous version with the audio sync issues had far better video quality. But that version seems to have vanished?

[@ArmouredCarriers]

It's still about: I just took it off public distribution to avoid clutter. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaXCZ3WwjtmZa8k

[@davidburchell3776]

@@ArmouredCarriers Thank you!

[@ArmouredCarriers]

@@davidburchell3776 Unfortunately, it was the process of enhancing the footage to a higher degree that resulted in distorting the lip movements ... not a matter of the original synch.

[@joehagen8854]

What these. Royal air force. Did was not. Short of bravery. Indeed. How they the air men. Felt after they Returned back to. Find A lot of their friends Didn’t make it back to safety

[@virginiawolf6431]

See : The Polish Pilots of the Battle of Britain 112 k vues il y a 4 ans Imperial War Museums , and other videos like : The Story of Poland's Armed Forces in Exile - WW2 Documentary Special World War Two

[@Vid-FX]

Failed navigators become pilots.

[@sellsellxxxxx]

😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇

[@ChrisBagley-c2n]

Then got lost!

[@nickanderson1121]

I couldnt imagine wat they went through id scared SH!TLE$$ up there gettiing shot at and u just have to sit there and take it cause u cant leave formation,just one of the reasons there called the "greatest generation",i wish i got to ask my grandmother about wat it was like back then ,if only i knew then wat i know now

[@patrickrichards2577]

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[@ronwade2206]

Gawd awful string parts, British composers, yuch!

[@Sca5555]

Good film 📽️