Would've probably been a little awkward if they succeeded the mission

@jefclark

20 күн бұрын

can you imagine? such incidents would alter the entire course of history as we know it. sure germany would have lost, but just imagine how much would be different. he'd be an almost godlike martyr in the uk, more than now for sure. naturally by jan 42 the writing was on the wall for the axis. whats interesting is churchill had said the only thing that scared him in ww2 was the 'uboat menace'. this is strong evidence he wasnt lying, for him to take such a risk.

@Elmhurst99

20 күн бұрын

just a tad bit

@OREXX90

20 күн бұрын

​@@jefclark ohh I see 😂😂😂

@althesmith

20 күн бұрын

"We have met the enemy and he is us!"

@Youcanatme

20 күн бұрын

@@jefclarkno in jan 1942 german victory still seemed possible. Having just conquered vast parts of the ussr. And had their invasion of the caucuses resulted in a kiev like encirclement instead of a full route they might have broken the soviets enough to get oil from the caucuses. And if Germany had the oil well victory is possible

"British almost killed their prime minister" USS William D Porter: *Hold our torpedoes*

@benwaitson7462

20 күн бұрын

Lol you know 😅😅

@antorseax9492

20 күн бұрын

A Dutch mob in Rampjaar: 😋

@kanalkanali

20 күн бұрын

what is it expl?

@antorseax9492

20 күн бұрын

@@kanalkanali They accidentally fired a torpedo at a ship carrying incumbent president F.D.Roosovelt.

@benwaitson7462

20 күн бұрын

@antorseax9492 yep and all the ships allways made fun of them at first there was some major tension

"Narrowly, coming into contact with breast". The highlight of many flights.

@fozzylozzy1131

20 күн бұрын

Just skirting the tip

@davidtuttle7556

20 күн бұрын

Of the Lizard.

@ishakk435

20 күн бұрын

😅

@Bassillixx

20 күн бұрын

Resulting in many British seamen making a premature ejaculation.😂

@frankchan4272

19 күн бұрын

The most nerdy answer as most will not see breast.🤣

Even when a Boeing isn't killing you, it's trying to get you killed 😂

@UlyanovskHans

20 күн бұрын

The DCD sitting in the corner: really?

@flareoil533

20 күн бұрын

Xdd

@Incadazant01

18 күн бұрын

Yeah, Boeing is definitely responsible for the people flying the thing. And also responsible for the people that fix them after manufacturing, commonly referred to as "maintenance".

@commandershortsight

17 күн бұрын

@@Incadazant01it’s a joke mate. And as to modern incidents, why are Boeings so much more prone to incident than other aircraft?

@geocachingwomble

17 күн бұрын

The main problem with Boeing is that they are not only the people that manufacture the bombers and the b-52's at this point they have the worst safety record in history for avaitation since they are basically Mcdonnell Douglas these days

Might be a great example of how two incompetencies cancels themselves out

@bananakin2.070

19 күн бұрын

well, two negatives makes a positive..

@noinfo5630

19 күн бұрын

I think it's pretty arrogant to call any of them incompetent. According to Churchill's memoirs, they flew 10h through fog and could only see one single star occasionally (no GPS at the time) over the ocean, with no external info on weather but unexpected high wind speed... The interceptors needed to locate a single aircraft visually (no on-board radar at the time) in bad weather, at night, given only a vague position... Additionally: - radio silence - German radar jamming - early morning, wintertime, bad weather - did I mention 1940's technology?!

@GurkenbauerTim

17 күн бұрын

@@noinfo5630 "Shouldn’t Churchill arrive soon in his plane?" "Oh hey look, a dot on the radar… THAT‘S A LONE GERMAN BOMBER!!!"

@kaiseramadeus233

17 күн бұрын

​@@GurkenbauerTimexactly my thoughts

@Snowycaaa

17 күн бұрын

@@GurkenbauerTim many old radar displays would not display a dot like they do now. it looked more like a wave and requires actual operation of equipment to determine to position of an aircraft rather than just looking at a screen and knowing where something is immediately. The Germans did fly out bombers over the Atlantic to bomb ships carrying supplies from the US. sometimes bombers get separated from their formation for any number of reasons. Also, Churchill was supposed to come from the west, not south-southwest. So i think its perfectly reasonable to send out interceptors.

These unknown stories from WWII are fascinating.

@rikk319

18 күн бұрын

Not unknown, just less well-read about. There's too much history for any one person to read all of it.

@smoketinytom

18 күн бұрын

Jeremy Clarkson's Victoria Cross series were excellent at showing off some operations.

@HolahkuTaigiTWFormosanDiplomat

17 күн бұрын

@@rikk319 YUP

@jimmymcgill2557

15 күн бұрын

have you heard the story of the Grizzly Bear that was part of an artillery group, used to help move shells..smoke cigars & get drunk! 😂 can't remember it's name but i think the soldiers were from Finland

@vitorpereira9515

15 күн бұрын

@@jimmymcgill2557 I knew this story.

"... And that's how I earned the Iron Cross." - Abe Simpson

@lunalingo4461

11 күн бұрын

underrated ass comment XD XD XD

You imagine being the pilot that took out the "bomber" only to find out it was the pm? Oof.

@quintinebrown3884

20 күн бұрын

ace combat 7

@dylanmorgan2752

14 күн бұрын

@@quintinebrown3884Ah the old Erusian space elevator fiasco.

Hurricane Fighters : Mission Failed Successfully.

@jaydenyoutubechannel

13 күн бұрын

Ayyy

@jaydenyoutubechannel

13 күн бұрын

Fr thooo

Imagine an Indian newspaper headlines: "British dictator shot down by British planes"

@gabrielmontenegro9476

20 күн бұрын

Would the colonial authorities allow such a publication?

@OREXX90

20 күн бұрын

😂😂😂😂 ghanta

@leonbriski5929

20 күн бұрын

​@@gabrielmontenegro9476of course they wouldnt

@kingmarre9130

20 күн бұрын

Primeminister you mean?

@princecharon

20 күн бұрын

@@kingmarre9130 India may have some negative opinions of Churchill.

Summary: Churchill wanted a flight and almost cost him to be lost in the middle of air and ocean and shot down by friendly air force

@ballbender9thousand944

18 күн бұрын

Nah , wrong summary -Churchill wanted to flight Home in a Plane , Got lost and almost Got shot down by The German and His country

@rfdebeaumont

17 күн бұрын

We're summarizing shorts now?😄

@Fizylier_Liam

17 күн бұрын

slightly better summary: Churchill goes back to UK on plane and almost dies

@ballbender9thousand944

17 күн бұрын

@@Fizylier_Liam better summary : Churchill almost die, ww2

@ArcanumMortis98

16 күн бұрын

Who tf needs a summary of a 30 seconds video??

Imagine had the flight intercepted the aircraft but acknowledged it to not be an enemy, then painting a cigar on the plane for almost shooting down Churchill

Now, do the one where Franklin D Roosevelt almost got torpd but still pardoned the sailors despite almost killing him and a 100+ other navymen while onboard Missouri

@kevin_aldo

15 күн бұрын

1 torp wont sink the big mo wtf

@cannedsquasher5923

11 күн бұрын

​@kevin_aldo pretty sure it was more than 1

This flight originated in Baltimore with a stop-over in Bermuda. My grandfather sent a committee of disgruntled Bermudian leaders to New York that week. So Churchill's surprise arrival as the first Prime Minister to ever visit Bermuda -- which included a rousing speech and singing of "God Save the King" in the Bermudian Parliament -- did not include many of the complainers. These civilians learned the lesson: don't complain about my grandfather's naval decisions during war.

@mehhou401

20 күн бұрын

Who is your grand parent ?

@user-mp3zf5td5q

17 күн бұрын

@@mehhou401 I found Admiral jules james on google

@iiiuuj

16 күн бұрын

@@mehhou401 hes just lying like a old goof

@dogewoge6580

16 күн бұрын

Why is it that in literally every ww2 video there’s a larper with a story about a grandfather lmao don’t y’all have better things to do than pretend that ur related to veterans?

Sometimes a roll of dice determines the fate of the world.

I wonder if the Germans thought it was one of theirs? xD

@wildgurgs3614

19 күн бұрын

Not likely since it came from the west and their home country was east of them (Sorry if I ruined the joke)

@nateghast6456

19 күн бұрын

@@wildgurgs3614 Nah you're good, I realized that anyways. Maybe they just didn't detect any lifeforms on board.

@noinfo5630

19 күн бұрын

German radar wasn't as good yet and mostly focused towards the channel and to protect the mainland. If they detected it, they would probably have thought it to be a correspondence flight from the Azores or North Africa that got off course.

@Vidocqtube

19 күн бұрын

They did… cause listening brits radio 😂

@kelleren4840

14 күн бұрын

LMAO

Why is the most North Western part of Wales labelled as "East Wales"?!

@Sephiroth144

20 күн бұрын

"Allright. So, the South City is to North, North City is to the West and East City issss.. Also to the North - where the foock am I?"

@diafol666

20 күн бұрын

​@@Sephiroth144no wonder the pilot got lost

@djquinn11

20 күн бұрын

@@diafol666: Aviators who get lost over Wales are known as Pilot Wales.

@evananderson1455

20 күн бұрын

@@Sephiroth144 It's great to see another person of culture. #TFS

@krokodyl1927

19 күн бұрын

@@djquinn11LOL, thanks for the laugh 😂

Please share more of these obscure stories from WWII. They're always fascinating

How have I not heard of this

@cbebutuoy

14 күн бұрын

Possibly because it is an exaggerated retelling of something that sounds good.

Where were the soldiers? This should read "British Airmen" not British soldiers. Soldiers don't fly aircraft, not in the UK. None of the crew are called soldiers.

@MajinOthinus

17 күн бұрын

Uh, no. Every non civilian member of the military is a soldier.

@Cray0n-eater83

15 күн бұрын

Soldier (noun) pronunciation : /ˈsəʊldʒə/ Definition:A person who serves in an army. Air crews, are in fact called soldiers. (source: Oxford Dictionary)

@robholmes-zu5hm

15 күн бұрын

Proved my point. The airmen were in the Royal Air Force. Not an army. An airforce. Known as pilots or aircrew. Never ever were these men called soldiers. Not in UK. Other countries can call them soldiers if they want it's just doesn't sound right in the UK. Churchill would've send something like "what the bloody hell are they talking about it happened in the air".

@robholmes-zu5hm

15 күн бұрын

Even Navy combatants are called marines not soldiers!

@MajinOthinus

15 күн бұрын

@@robholmes-zu5hm Have you missed secondary education? *Every* non civilian member of a military is a soldier. A pilot is a soldier, a marine (that is to say naval infantrist) is a soldier. Or to make it even simpler: everyone who is a combatant is either a soldier, a mercenary or an irregular combatant.

Imagine how different history would be if they would have found the plane and shot it down.

British: "We almost Killed our leader." The American Military with JFK going against their interests: "......."

Churchill was despised by the working class of Britain, before, during, and after the war.

@dennisgoatimer1079

12 күн бұрын

Not after before yes potentially the whole Gallipoli stunt in WW1 didn't help but during and after he's well liked

@jonathanbailey6296

12 күн бұрын

Absolute bs, dont make stuff up, go and grab your meds.

@markanthony2258

12 күн бұрын

​@@jonathanbailey6296he was an alcoholic war mongerer that liked little boys and sold out to Zionist Jews. Youve been programmed about our history like most others.

*"Church-hill"* 💀💀

Holy shit... That... ho... that would've changed the course of history forever... Wow... It's moments like this that are just fascinating. It's similar to the situation of that one Russian nuclear armed submarine where one officer refused to believe that WW3 had started and refused to launch nuclear warheads in retaliation. There are so many events like this in history where EVERYTHING would have changed in a few short moments.

@ron88303

15 күн бұрын

It likely wouldn't have changed all that much. Although Churchill was a leading player prior to America entering the was, once they did the America called most the shots.

@dennisgoatimer1079

12 күн бұрын

​@@ron88303No we called most of the shots still the US wasn't this big saviour that their citizens think they're

@ron88303

12 күн бұрын

@@dennisgoatimer1079 They were a savior in that they provided a much needed safety net at the time; a point acknowledged by most people. You're correct that Brits did call the shots for a few years, with minimal success. The US pretty much took over with the plans for the Normandy invasion. The real savior was actually Russia, who bore the brunt of the German military without much help. The US and Brits were more a supporting cast in Europe.

@dennisgoatimer1079

12 күн бұрын

@@ron88303 Dude the Normandy plans were British with the main points of the invasion being dealt by the British and the early Commonwealth nations not the US

"The mission was a failure!" "Which was successful!"

That could change the history

@willfungusman8666

20 күн бұрын

Really?

@joythought

20 күн бұрын

​@@willfungusman8666 obviously

@Elmhurst99

20 күн бұрын

think u need to re-read ya comment lad and try again

@mrsquidly6395

20 күн бұрын

That certainly could be change a history, a very insightful perspective.

@shzarmai

20 күн бұрын

perfect alternate history stuff right there

To be fair the Hurricane pilots would have most likely recognized that the plane with its markings weren't german.

@Losowy

20 күн бұрын

Unless they would be US volunteers

@davidtuttle7556

20 күн бұрын

​@@LosowyThen theyd recognise that plane. As americans, whe might be ignorant of the rest of the world, but we know our own stuff.

@Losowy

20 күн бұрын

@@davidtuttle7556 "When Germans fly over, we duck. When the RAF fly over, the Germans duck. When Americans fly over, everyone ducks!" Was referencing to that joke

@davidtuttle7556

20 күн бұрын

@@Losowy lol fair enough. Although Im certain that at times Brooke wished that they would have given some of the insanity Churchill came up with for operations.

@warhammer8867

20 күн бұрын

It's cloudy and nighttime, I doubt the RAF would radio their enemy or the passenger plane would contact a aircraft that just attacked them.

Friendly fire won't be tolerated

"Oh wait, dont engage, that might just be the prime minister" "oops"

Dumb luck was with Churchill.

Boeing: software issue

The friendly fire we all wished for

Most competent brit pilot right there Went wrong way, failed to locate potential enemy bomber

Thanks another potential alternative universe story right there.

Gives me Brothers In Arms vibes with the red stripe

there are times when radio silence can be the most dangerous rule of war

It's so nuts how much wild and unbelievable shit happened during the world wars. So much of it is just like this.

That flight even got crazier!! My man Churchill even took the controls from the pilot and flew that big 'ol sea plane!! There's even a pretty cool picture of him sitting in the pilot's seat, headphones on and chomping on a big smelly cigar!! Back in the EARLY days of flight, Churchill was a big champion of these new fangled flying machines and even helped get the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm started. He really, REALLY wanted to get his pilot's license but after a series of crashes, his wife Clementine, really, REALLY wanted her husband to stay alive so he made him choose: pilot's license or a loving wife. Because Winston was so smart, he chose the loving wife thing... who also happened to be the mother of his children!! Wise choice my friend, wise choice!!

"Sir, I've just shot down an enemy bomber! Quite a tricky rascal, isn't he?" "You've just fulfilled hitler's dreams, laddie."

Bro has Call of Duty levels of plot armor

Imagine if Churchill had ended up retaking France himself.

Imagine not identifying the royal charter from 30nmi away smh

And he wouldn't have had it any other way. If the pilots got eyes on his plane, they would have realized it wasn't a german bomber

The one guy who disables Friendly Fire in every game.

"Sir, there's an aircraft crossing over the Atlantic towards us" "Hmm must be a lone German bomber as that is the only logical explanation" 🤔

I watch the WW2 channel & I remember when Indy covered this. Apparently, after landing or maybe just before it, Churchill is to have said "They failed in their mission". In reference to the RAF not being able to find him or shoot him down 😂

They almost single handedly ended the war 😂😂😂

Legend has it the flight crew diverted just long enough to jury rig their parachute cords to hold up their pants before the inevitable debrief

RAF: "We nearly killed our Prime Minister!" US Navy: "Oh you too?"

THIS GOES SO HARD ON MY JDM RADIO IN THE LATE NIGHT🗣️🗣️🔥🔥‼️‼️

That's very interesting. Great clip 👍🏼👍🏼

Churchill had ridiculous luck 😂

"Task failed successfully".

Great Video❤

That was one awkward conversation later

"and that's how I won the iron cross"

That flight really had the opportunity for many misfortunes. Shot down by friendly fire, enemy fire, crashing, lost at sea, sunk by a U-boat, just to name a few.

Ah yes, lone bomber with no escort. What next, Lufftwaffe having kamikaze?

there are so many 'near death' experiences of ww2 and ww1 that would have drasticly altered the course of history

Almost two catastrophes 😮 Either get shot down or captured by Axis forces in occupied France, or shot down by the RAF 😬 😅

That is the worst day during the WW2.

Thank you for the excellent captions.

Wasn’t Churchill told his close death and his response was. “They failed in their mission…”

@dennisgoatimer1079

12 күн бұрын

That sounds like something he would say he could've been a bomber pilot or something

Churchill's massive balls were the reason the plane was off course

Imagine if Churchills plane accidentally landed in an airfield in German occupied France near the coast.

And they would have done it too.. Thx god for Sub Par English radars back then.

@datcheesecakeboi6745

20 күн бұрын

sub par radars are better then no radar

@ColinoDeani

19 күн бұрын

@@datcheesecakeboi6745 touché!

One pilot's incompetence cost us a world without predatory bankers, pornography, grooming gangs, and endless wars in the middle east.

Couldn't imagine how the pilots would have felt if they engaged target.

That looks like Howard Hughes Spruce Goose!

British: *fail to kill their prime minister* Japanese: amateurs

Perfect example of failing successfully

Such a creative idea!

Lucky todger

This guy had balls of steel. I mean, flying in a Boeing? Crazy...

“Eastern wales” over anglesey lol

"EAST WALES" while being in the north west of wales... wtf lol 😂

I'm pretty sure the RAF pilots would be able to tell the difference between a german bomber and a Boeing.

*For some reason at the very tip of North Wales* “This shall now be known as East Wales”

And there weren't any transatlantic phone lines back then so no one could call to let them know what he was doing. There were AM radios and those could pick up transmissions but it would take a lot of power to get a message across the Atlantic.

@paddybrennan7093

16 күн бұрын

Who told you that. First successful trans Atlantic was operating in 1866. Pan Am and BOAC planes maintained radio silence so the Luftwaffe wouldn't pick them up

You'll always remember the day that you almost caught Prime Minister Winston Churchill!

18:46 Fernbedienung ASMR (Toshiba Edition).

A stroke of luck. Just like in a casino

Churchill was almost killed while in America. Because in America, we drive on the opposite side of the road. Churchill was looking in the opposite direction of traffic when he tried crossing the street. He stepped into the street and was hit by a car. He sustained significant injuries, almost dieing. 😖👍😎🇺🇲

Ironically it was Churchill who gave backing to the British military using radar. Despite that, the decision was a good one that saved a lot of lives.

@dennisgoatimer1079

12 күн бұрын

Churchill makes good decisions most of the time

Little confused why would they assume a plane coming from America(west) would be a German plane? If Germany is to the east?

@matthewwalkemar8726

20 күн бұрын

Germany conquered and occupied France which then controlled its airfields that were used to strike Britain. With France being south of Britain Churchill’s plane got to close France at first on the way from the US to which it had to change directions heading north. That’s why it appeared and thought of to have possibly been a German plane.

@tonymonxana992

19 күн бұрын

@@matthewwalkemar8726 I understand. Very well stated. Thanks

If only they had. Maybe then the Indians would've received food instead of starving.

@datcheesecakeboi6745

20 күн бұрын

how would that even work? the supply lines didnt exist, a crop failure caused it, what should churchill of done? intervened in indian politics and given them enough food to feed... like 100 people? in a famine that killed millions? also you do know churchill wasnt the one in charge of india right?

@qswe1387

19 күн бұрын

@@datcheesecakeboi6745 You should read up on what happened. The United States offered much aid, yet Churchill refused to allow the aid. He would straight up say, and I quote: "I hate Indians." And "It's their fault for reproducing like rabbits." Instead, Churchill was diverting the excess food to the UK. Food which was never needed in the first place. I'm just skimming over the details, but BadEmpanada made a perfect video on the topic. It is well sourced and very informative.

@abhi5504

19 күн бұрын

@@qswe1387 what? churchill literally ended the famine by sending millions of tons of wheat and barley, food which was taken from the war effort to support civilians. do you have a source for the US offering to help with them declining?

@centurymemes1208

19 күн бұрын

@@abhi5504indian propaganda uses the past to blame their current circumstances.

@abhi5504

19 күн бұрын

@@centurymemes1208 to be fair, their past does warrant consideration when looking at Indias state right now. although then again they wouldn't be united without that past, they'd still be 40 or so bickering kingdoms

The Hurricanes would probably have recognised the plane as friendly. It didn't resemble any German airplane. Looks like a Short Sunderland.

RAF fighters when they landed: 😬😬😬😬

Incompetence cancels incompetence.

Thos aircraft renders are awesome

The cliffs are on the east coast, they really were lost🤣

That's crazy!

british almost killed their prime minister…. *the dutch* : 🤫

Churchnil said ," why Gandhi didn't die if there is a famine in Bengal"

British airmen were very annoyed that British soldiers were doing their job, in fact so annoyed that they decided to form the R.A.F Regiment and do the soldier's job to maintain the status quo.

Did they not have protocol to radio a new intercept before verifying it's an enemy and not something like this?

At 6:33 The kicksmobile turbos sounds like a jet

Bro i can see that drivers an pilots write history no One else

ace combat 7 ahh airforce