How British Soldiers Almost Killed Churchill  

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

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

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

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

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

These unknown stories from WWII are fascinating.

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

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

Hurricane Fighters : Mission Failed Successfully.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

How have I not heard of this

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.

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.

*"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.

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

That could change the history

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

That's crazy!

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

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