Stripped of armament and loaded with extra fuel, these planes maintained connection with the Scandinavian countries, North Africa, the United States, and especially with England.
12 seconds sound clip from the The War of the Worlds (1953) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:53:11 in the DVD version of the movie.
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- A stream of flight rose swiftly to a torrent.
- It became a giant stampede without order and without goal.
- It was the beginning of the rout of civilization, of the massacre of humanity.
- A great silence fell over half of Europe as all communication was disrupted.
- It was plain the Martians appreciated the strategic significance of the British Isles.
- The people of Britain met the invaders magnificently, but it was unavailing.
- Forty-eight north, two west.
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