I have lived all my life 8kms away from the Naval Air Station Nowra. As a child they had the best air shows, Sea Venom, A4 Skyhawk, Gruman Tracker, Westland Wessex and Sea King. Now all in the excellent museum. As a police officer later in the 90s, we would spend a week each year doing courses and training with Australian, British and American troops - counter terrorism exercises and it was also in the days of the 3RAR parachute training school. I did the free fall course with them and also attended several aircraft crashes and parachute mishaps.
@ardshielcomplex8917
Жыл бұрын
Really ? BTW there was no "3RAR Parachute Training School" , and the ADF has never trained Police officers in basic parachute training, let alone Free Fall training.
@robot336
Жыл бұрын
This story is right up there with the Emu war's mate 😂
@iffracem
9 ай бұрын
I think you're a bit confused, 3RAR were the Parachute trained Battalion around that time, taking over from D Company 6RAR (Parachute training moved from Williamstown to Nowra in 1986) but it was never the "3RAR parachute training school" it was just "Parachute Training School" now called the "Australian Defence Parachute Training School"
@grosey11
9 ай бұрын
@@iffracem to clarify I did an accelerated free fall course in ‘95 with the 3RAR sports parachute club. It was a few of the parachute training school instructors weekend side hussle. In the green parashack adjacent to the civilian airport side of the base at the time (now a big technology park). The parachute training school RSM Ockar Stevenson was my jump master.
@johngamba4823
Жыл бұрын
Re Bren as an anti air weapon. A true story. The first German air raid on the U.K. was against the Rosyth naval base in October 1939. Britain’s first line of defence was my great uncle, an 18 year old private in the Black Watch, who was sat atop a linoleum factory equipped with a Bren gun ….and no ammunition
@JamesThomas-gg6il
Жыл бұрын
What was he supposed to do? Swing it at them, or just pose a threatening series of gestures? Dang give the man a fighting chance.
@MrGeneralPB
Жыл бұрын
man, that must have been a good joke after the fact, i can imagine just standing there and going pew pew pew you hun B's ^^,
@Theover4000
Жыл бұрын
@@JamesThomas-gg6il I mean, if I was in his situation I would've just thrown it at them if they did a low pass. LOL
@restitvtororbis5330
Жыл бұрын
Maybe they thought having someone up there would lead any informants or observation aircraft to conclude that this miniscule defense is just enough to not bother?
@JunkMan13013
Жыл бұрын
I'd just like to thank your great uncle for his service. Without his spirited defence of the lino factory, my grandad wouldn't of been able to have such a disgusting kitchen floor for so many years.
@ExAussieNavalAircrew
Жыл бұрын
My father was flying Sea Furies at NAS Nowra (HMAS Albatross) at the time of this event. He has regaled us on many occasions with the story of how the RAAF were unable to defend Sydney from an unarmed pilotless Auster and how the Navy came to the rescue and saved the day. It is my understanding that the ground crew put together some webbing and cut up a bit of sheet metal and made a big scary looking "medal" they named something like "the Auster Cross"and awarded it to the two pilots. A minor point, you should know that RAAF is pronounced R-double-A-F and RAN is not pronounced as the word ran (past tense of run), but spelled out as R-A-N. (Ex RAN aircrew here...)
@arthurthomasware5004
Жыл бұрын
As I recall the RAN pilots were experienced fighter pilots, having served in Korea off the carrier, HMS Glory. There names were Bluitt, and McNey.
@lindsayrandall5488
Жыл бұрын
I live a couple of kilometers from HMAS Albatross at Nowra Hill and when we used to hold airshows there we once had a Sea Fury in the visitor line up (beautiful craft). As the Sea Fury was going through it's paces the show commentator narrated this story and described it as "the glorious swan song for the Furies"
@steveperreira5850
Жыл бұрын
Very good story. Pretty much all militaries are fairly incompetent. What we are really good at is sleeping on the job. And we get away with it, until something actually happens
@slickstrings
Жыл бұрын
Only civvies call the RAAF r double a f. Everyone in the RAAF calls it Raff.
@stevendephillips2490
Жыл бұрын
A well told funny story.
@insomniavfx
Жыл бұрын
Airfix has immortalised this event by including the markings of the victorious Sea Fury in one of their 1:48 Sea Fury kits
@trevorhart545
Жыл бұрын
SEA FURY, the first, and possibly the only, propeller driven aircraft to have shot down an enemy Jet Fighter. A MiG 15 over Korea.
@Sokol10
Жыл бұрын
@@trevorhart545 Others propeller plane shoot down combat jets in real combat. Capt. Jesse Folmar, VMA-312 in an F4U Corsair shoot down a Mig-15 in Korea, and was shoot down by another Mig-15 moments latter. In Jun. 20, 1965 four 1-H Skyradier pilots engage two Mig-17 of VPAF in Vietnam and shoot down one. US Army OV-1 Mohawk twin engine plane pilot Ken Lee was credit in shot down on MiG-17 with Zuni (air to ground) rockets in October, 1967 in Vietnam.
@A_Haunted_Pancake
Жыл бұрын
@@trevorhart545 Lots of Me262 were shot down by propeller planes. Granted, it was in a bit "un-cricket" way, in that Allied Pilots learned to nail them during landing, but hey-ho, that's war.
@rinzler9775
Жыл бұрын
Thats awesome.
@NCMA29
Жыл бұрын
Hilarious!!
@Slaktrax
Жыл бұрын
Sea Furies, yay! One of the best looking aircraft ever. 🙂
@Peoples_Republic_of_Devonshire
Жыл бұрын
Definitely
@trevorgerard5785
Ай бұрын
one of the bestsounding aircraft .. saw on crash land near Gymea Miranda Sydney, in 1967/8 could never find a report on it. But my Favorite Navy aircraft was the Gannett. I remember when I was in the RAAF at Wagga one dive bombed/buzzed the base on its way back to Nowra.
@derekclements5682
Жыл бұрын
Dad was in the control tower at Albatross that day and tells the story that there was 2 meteors. Nth sydney was out of range for comunications from nowra but the navy had another aircraft off kiama and for the first time a system of relay communications electronically was used by the navy. And dad remembers the navy pilots yelling Tallyho as they went into the attack and someone in the tower saying "Bloody Poms"
@cgross82
Жыл бұрын
LOL!
@malcolmwolfgram7414
Жыл бұрын
Hilarious! Love it!
@btipton6899
Жыл бұрын
😂
@garethmatthews7939
3 ай бұрын
🤣😂🤣🤣
@garybrown8574
Жыл бұрын
One of the Sabre pilots was Peter Aubrey Bolin (deceased) who years later related this event to me at the Singapore Flying Club. The Sabre was too fast for the sighting of and engagement with the slow target. Irrespective, mortified by the loss of face to the 'Navy' the squadrons weekend leave's were cancelled and the pilots were made to stand runway readiness ie full kit in the cockpit for a month.
@David-wk6md
Жыл бұрын
😊
@malcolmgarrett1561
Жыл бұрын
Teaching few lessons around 😅, got to blame someone
@johnwood551
Жыл бұрын
Excellent ! As an Alaskan Bush Pilot (years ago) I flew Taylorcrafts and other small single engine aircraft. I love all the old radials and taildraggers . This is a great story of how such small aircraft aren’t taken seriously . That had to have had a lot of people laughing by the time they read the news accounts. I can picture the two guys with the Bren gun thinking “this will be great sport” . This made me smile ,thanks from the U.S. ( I’ve seen our military do equally silly stuff)
@majorbloodnok6659
Жыл бұрын
A great story and a last Hurrah for the gorgeous Sea Fury
@robertpatrick3350
Жыл бұрын
They did get to shoot down some B-26 bombers as well flown by the CIA but that’s probably a sore subject….
@legoeasycompany
6 ай бұрын
@@robertpatrick3350 Hold up, what shady stuff did that certain alphabet agency do that involved the Sea fury getting a few more kills?
@thomasbaker6563
Ай бұрын
@@legoeasycompany air America
@carolynnoelwhite5575
Жыл бұрын
As a 12 year old, saw the Auster slowly flying over North Sydney.
@RetroGamesCollector
Жыл бұрын
Wasn't sure what to expect when I added this to my playlist but very glad I did. 😂 Very entertaining, now subbed.
@daveyates8113
Жыл бұрын
This is absolutely fantastic. It has had me in tears of laughter from start to near finish. Only in Australia can you get this level of humour. That proves that they can overcome adversity with humour
@francisbusa1074
Жыл бұрын
I'm a "Yank". My mom told me when I was a kid in the early '50s what great people the Brits were during the war. They never lost their sense of humor, and would not be whipped. I'm sure you could include the Aussies and the Kiwis as well. God knows they all did a great job against Japan in SE Asia and the SW Pacific. When my ship moored in Wellington in May, '68 during the Vietnam War, to participate in the annual Coral Sea observance, we found the folks in NZ to be sincerely welcoming and generous. The island reminded me very much of my home in Northern California. Such great Allies to have. It was such a shame all of the Allied nations were so unprepared to meet Axis aggression. Either the war could have been avoided, or it could have been over much sooner. Fun video.
@NinjaBrothersINC
Жыл бұрын
YeahNah mate.. I'm Australian.. the Former Prison Island has reverted back into its former Prison glory.. only this time it's in hand with the Chinese. The Australian Government of 2023 is the greatest shame.. Sucking off USA and be doing over for China to F us in the A. AustFAILURE
@MrOgyny
Жыл бұрын
That's how they coped with losing the emu war
@Sean_Coyne
Жыл бұрын
I'm an Aussie who was toddler when this happened, but have never heard the full story until now. I can however add a funny note from our cousins in New Zealand, courtesy of a Kiwi friend of mine who flew Vampire jets there back in the '50s. His squadron leader was such a muppet that he damaged two Vampires by forgetting to lower the gear on landing. Consequently when ever he took off in one, the ground crew would station a van at the end of the runway, which would flash its headlights if Squadron Leader Muppet did not have his gear down.
@robot336
Жыл бұрын
This story is right up there with the Emu war's mate 😂
@garethmatthews7939
3 ай бұрын
thats why people like that go into the airforce and not the navy
@flyswryan
Жыл бұрын
Tongue in cheek aviation history at its best. Well done, mate! Will you be making a video about the German bloke who flew a rented Cessna Skyhawk, undetected, through Soviet defenses and landed in Red Square, standing around, signing autographs for the curious, until the police finally woke up and took him away.
@Internetbutthurt
Жыл бұрын
I think you've swallowed propaganda. That young man, Mathias Rust, was detected before he even entered Soviet airspace and he himself said he saw Soviet aircraft who intercepted him, but given what happened not long before with KAL007 there was extreme reluctance to shoot the aircraft down (and confusion around how to handle the situation) so the order was not given.
@ChiChi-dy9qi
Жыл бұрын
I remember that! Hilarious.
@MooneyOvation2
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the memories! My father gained his commercial license with VH-AET and I received my first flight in that Auster a few months before the incident. I recall it was operated by Kingsford-Smith Flying Services.
@Olleetheowl
Жыл бұрын
The Aussies, are really keen on calling the R.A.A.F. The “R double A F.
@scottgregory4255
Жыл бұрын
God I love this channel, it’s literally everything an aviation dweeb like me could ever want
@usnchief1339
Жыл бұрын
Wow, amazing how the little aircraft brought out the inefficiencies of the current leadership. Great training moment.
@LordZonaxe
Жыл бұрын
looks like nothing has changed..
@jaimepowell5033
Жыл бұрын
I visited Australia on an R&R flight in 1972 when I was in the USN. I enjoyed the hell out of it. I'm a Texican & y'all had some of finest, friendliest, and most welcoming people I've ever met. Ended up leaving my Stetson Shorthorn with one your citizens. This guy & his wife seemed to find me all three evenings I was there & bought food & cold ones until I would have to say "No more." (Loved those roast beef sandwiches with the hot mustard on them. My choice. Missed my spices.) He kept looking at that hat. I could tell he wanted it. Their name was Campbell. His was Bill. Last night there I took a pen from the waitress and scratched out my name & wrote Bill Campbell under the crown & handed it over. His wife told me was one your combat vets from WWII. I'd studied all that. Somehow y'all get the hard stuff done. Anyway, your video gave me that memory. Thank you.
@myke49
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant. I fly model planes. We had one fly away and although we did not shoot it down, it flew several kilometers until it ran out of fuel and quietly landed in a ploughed paddock. It was very similar to the Auster. Light and with very large wings. Great story and with a mostly happy ending. Mike in Oz
@mattwilliams3456
Жыл бұрын
Never heard of this upside down Palmdale precursor but your presentation was excellent.
@brettt8246
Жыл бұрын
It's worth reading about it on Wikipedia, makes the USAF look even more incompetent!
@JamesThomas-gg6il
Жыл бұрын
@@brettt8246 im a yank, and believe me the USAF doesnt need help in that aspect.
@MVJB
Жыл бұрын
This is a great story that I'd never heard of, although I've lived in Sydney just after 1955. I wonder if the aircraft wreck was ever discovered? Must have sunk not far from the Japanese mini sub.
@arthurthomasware5004
Жыл бұрын
The irony was the runway was just about out of fuel when it was shot down anyway.
@cloreenbrown100
Жыл бұрын
@@arthurthomasware5004 Wreck was never discovered
@kellybreen5526
Жыл бұрын
I had never heard this story, but it reminded me of the US story that you foreshadowed. Hilarious story and very well presented.
@kentl7228
Жыл бұрын
The RAAF had a better chance of completing that mission in the 1950s than the RNZAF has today.
@Torth121
Жыл бұрын
Your not wrong about that
@gerogegerog5926
Жыл бұрын
Funny thing is the of RNZAF had a better chance
@zathrasdotorg
Жыл бұрын
NH90 with a couple of GPMGs ought to make short work of it.
@marc21256
Жыл бұрын
Send up Eagle One (the Auckland police helicopter), who can get close and match speed (no minimum, which was a complicating factor for the RAAF), and with the AOS on board to lay into it with their M4s or whatever they carry that's a small full-auto, or similar. Being able to match speed and course at close distance should allow for an easier time getting a killing hit on the engine. Don't have to blow it up with a .50 or 20mm, just put a round through the oil pan, and some ancillaries, and it will be coming down.
@jamiesonsambarhunter
Жыл бұрын
@@zathrasdotorgof
@peterinns5136
Жыл бұрын
Wonderful! I joined the RAN in 1967, aged 16. I'd tried for the RAAF but my marks were not quite good enough. I'd never heard this story before. RAN 1, RAAF nil.
@MervynPartin
Жыл бұрын
As the Kiwis would say, "It's so easy, even an Australian can do it". But not in this case, apparently! Great story and wonderfully presented. Loved it.
@skyislands8887
Жыл бұрын
Or as an Aussie would say, to hard for a k1w1, we'll get it done..... 😉
@MadMonkey572
Жыл бұрын
This plus the Great Emu War make Straya look hilarious.
@ScienceMoreHarderer
3 ай бұрын
A wonderful telling of an amazing story.
@441cessna
Жыл бұрын
Great story of aviation trivia with an excellent amount of humor thrown in.
@bikenavbm1229
Жыл бұрын
a great story, but I forlornly hoped for a happy ending for the little innocent runaway. very well told, thanks for sharing.
@AndrewGivens
Жыл бұрын
I do love these lighthearted tales of peacetime military ineptitude. And, yes, as your other video confirms in startling detail, the USAF really did top this with the Battle of Palmdale. First-class work.
@7thsealord888
Жыл бұрын
Aussie here. Delightful story. :)
@thomaskositzki9424
Жыл бұрын
02:00 "Unable Archer" 🤣🤣🤣 It would been a real Chad move by the RAAF to call it that way.
@alancranford3398
Жыл бұрын
That was entertaining. Thanks. Slow moving aerial targets are difficult to shoot down--just ask the crew of the Bismark. I hadn't heard of this incident before. Mentioning the Battle of Palmdale was a nice touch.
@jmacld
4 ай бұрын
I enjoy the way you present your stories. There is always an initial scenario, complete with foreshadowing, and this is followed by expositional background information, which in turn, leads you back to the initial scenario...then the conclusion. Well done. I enjoy what you present.
@lasentinal
Жыл бұрын
I heard about this from a past member of a bushfire brigade in the 1980s. This presentation reminded me of him.
@Trucksofwar
Жыл бұрын
Never underestimate the Australian ability to turn a very simple task into an international disaster.
@ChiChi-dy9qi
Жыл бұрын
At least nobody died... This time
@robot336
Жыл бұрын
This story is right up there with the Emu war's mate 😂
@Eagle_the_18th
2 ай бұрын
@@robot336 right down to two blokes with a machine gun
@VeganWithAraygun
Жыл бұрын
This is a fabulous story. 😊 I was born a year before this happened. I never heard of it until now. 🎉
@jimramsey8887
Жыл бұрын
Just Brilliant and very Funny. Thanks very much from an Old Brit.
@notapound
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it :)
@huwzebediahthomas9193
Жыл бұрын
What about the Fokke-Wulf 190 that landed at RAF Pembrey in West Wales during WW2 by mistake. That is an hilarious story too. The RAE Royal Aircraft Establishment then had a first chance to tear it to bits to see how it ticked.
@marktuffield6519
Жыл бұрын
Nicely done video of a story I am familiar with, though I had forgotten that the Sea Fury pilots were from the RN. I suspect the two Lieutenants in question would be a little disappointed at being called Lootenants by a Londoner 😁. Keep up the good work, liked and subscribed!
@svetovidarkonsky1670
Жыл бұрын
The "lootenant' pronunciation is correct for the Royal Australian Navy.
@burtbacarach5034
Жыл бұрын
LEFtenants?Is that better?😀
@marktuffield6519
Жыл бұрын
@@svetovidarkonsky1670it wasn't in my dad's day when he did his National Service in the RAAF, but language is ever evolving as I note when chatting with my cousins in Brisbane 🙂
@NoName-ds5uq
Жыл бұрын
Either pronunciation was acceptable when I was in the RAN 3 decades ago, though some officers insisted on LEFTenant. There’s one gunnery officer I’m thinking of who may have been more appropriately addressed as twat-tenant…
@LordElpme
Жыл бұрын
@@NoName-ds5uq a LooTenant is someone that rents a toilet?
@whyjnot420
Жыл бұрын
"Unable Archer" I got a real good laugh out of that.
@cgross82
Жыл бұрын
This just goes to reinforce the old adage that truth is stranger, or in this case, funnier than fiction.
@robot336
Жыл бұрын
This story is right up there with the Emu war's mate 😂
@johnwilliamson2276
Жыл бұрын
As a coincidence I just saw a video about the air battle of Los Angeles. 😂 It was just as hilarious as your fine recount of the air battle of Sydney Australia. Thanks for sharing.
@covertops19Z
Жыл бұрын
Fabulous and humorous brief, BRAVO ZULU, and many thanks.😂🤣👍
@romainnelseng3264
Жыл бұрын
Another wonder into the stresses of unconventional battles in the air. Thank you. Ro
@talpark8796
Жыл бұрын
i read this tale back in the 80s. i couldnt stop 😄
@blank557
Жыл бұрын
The Brave Little Austen! An entertaining and factually detailed presentation of a humorous historical event. Well done!
@rowan4366
Жыл бұрын
What a hilarious story! Great detail and narration! Now subbed also
@kitbag9033
Жыл бұрын
You are a natural story teller. Wonderful episode.
@simonleonard5431
Жыл бұрын
As an Australian, I found this very entertaining, if a bit embarrassing. The cliches were funny, light hearted and not at all jarring. What was very jarring, every time, was the pronunciation of RAAF. In Australia we say "are double ay eff" because it's easier to distinguish from the GBAF and it just sounds better. Letting you know in case the RAAF comes up in future videos. Otherwise, love your work! Subbed ❤
@TrustMeiamaD.R.
Жыл бұрын
Dad was home guard . He had a Bren gun mounted above the fire place in his house on Kits Coty, awaiting German parachutists. I used to pick up the used rounds down in the chalk pits as a kid. Very light bullets!
@danny1983ish
Жыл бұрын
Kits coty that's down the road to me lol
@palerider7708
Жыл бұрын
Very well done narrative on one of the less glamorous examples of Aussie airmanship. Thanks for not sinking the boot in too much on the “old enemy”. btw Nice segue into the Battle of Palmdale…
@JamesThomas-gg6il
Жыл бұрын
Im glad ypu brought that up, so im not the only one who sees it coming. I really cant wait on his take of Palmdale.
@1joshjosh1
Жыл бұрын
No comment other than this was very entertaining and educational at the same time. Good work.!!
@Freesavh1776
Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 OMG this was frickin hilarious. Better than the Battle of Palmdale! Yeah this is definitely something that you will always be reminded of if you're on the screwing up side. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@johnwhittle.22
Жыл бұрын
What an awesome video, I’ve learnt something and had a good laugh too. Thank you 😂
@change_your_oil_regularly4287
Жыл бұрын
As an Aussie I really enjoyed your telling of this event. Liked & sub'd 👍
@Renshen1957
Жыл бұрын
Wonderfully presented and with a wry sense of humo(u)r. My late mother was born in Grimsby descended from an English adventurer who went to and struck rich in the Australian Gold Fields (and returned home with an Australian bride). She married an American who would land on Normandy beach D Day. I came along after the Korean. Das was an adventuresome as when he returned to the USA after the war, with mom and my oldest sister he had also had his mother in law in tow (she inherited a double helping of Australian DNA). I immediately hit the subscribed button.
@Dove96
Жыл бұрын
My husband sent me this and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
@Liam_219
Жыл бұрын
This is why I love Australia. There’s such a level of incompetence and informality that’s just so funny
@rudolphguarnacci197
Жыл бұрын
This was great. Thank you.
@hexadecimal7300
Жыл бұрын
What a crazy story, suprised I never heard of it. Thankyou.
@StevenBanks123
Жыл бұрын
I am very pleased with the gentle and dry humor delivered in this narration. Sea Fury: now your getting serious. 13:07 beautiful
@ashestodust2313
Жыл бұрын
amazing how fast this channel is gaining subscribers
@woiace
Жыл бұрын
Reminds me of the story of the runaway pilotless MiG-23 Flogger that flew all the way from East Gerrmany before crash-landing (and unfortunately killing a teenager) in Belgium.
@arthurthomasware5004
Жыл бұрын
Being a storyteller, I've told this story to dozens of audiences down the years. Of course, I had a little extra here and there to spice it up. Nevertheless, it's a true story. I was a sailor on HMAS Sydney, the aircraft carrier at that time.
@mikestanmore2614
8 ай бұрын
I've listened to this more often than any of your (excellent) videos. Hilarious every time! (I'm an Aussie who was in the RAAF for a short time)
@tombstonegabby
Жыл бұрын
I was in sub-junior, Brisbane State High School that year. I don't recall even hearing about this episode. Makes two 'new to me' items in two months. The other? A Japanese Zero over Brisbane. Cobbled together from damaged aircraft captured in New Guinea. Hugh Lunn, author, newspaper reporter, wrote about it a couple of months ago.
@katharinelong5472
Жыл бұрын
Recently declassified documents show the trainer was being flown by an emu.
@alexlim864
Жыл бұрын
Ah, yes, the Archer. A plane of focus, commitment and sheer f*cking will 🧐😄
@markhubber8079
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant story and narration, thanks
@unclenogbad1509
Жыл бұрын
What a story - and very well told, thanks.
@giovannipallavicini1781
Жыл бұрын
Great story, interesting subject, highly amusing! The best part, in my opinion, is your hability to maintain the viewer attention at all time, Subtle humor, never offensive, is another quality.
@Aengus42
Жыл бұрын
I think I've just discovered a like-minded soul! Great video, tale perfectly told. You have a new subscriber. I wouldn't fancy being a pommy batsman facing an aussie fast bowler soon after this little incident! "... and this one's for the RAAF mate!" 😆
@MrWaalkman
Жыл бұрын
Great story, and @14:15 I sat up straight as I saw the old Ent Air Force base in Colorado Springs. My father, who was an Army Lt. Colonel was assigned there. These days it's the Olympic Training Center. Very cool to see it again. Thanks! :)
@russellmarriott9396
Жыл бұрын
What a great story told with humour.
@i-a-g-r-e-e-----f-----jo--b
Жыл бұрын
Go Navy! The Air Force must have been pissed off that day, lol. I'm happy KZitem recommended your channel after I watched another channel doing reenactments of RAAF Meteors in combat in the Korean War. Great stuff, thanks from the USA. Cheers.
@realhorrorshow8547
Жыл бұрын
A tip of the hat to the Archer which conducted itself with far greater aplomb without a pilot than most of it's opponents with one.
@lightbox617
Жыл бұрын
This is a brilliantly funny story delivered in a brilliant fashion. Thank you.
@JohnHill-qo3hb
Жыл бұрын
Love the dry whit, great story.
@fahadali5046
3 ай бұрын
Excellent video
@robertbowers9856
Жыл бұрын
I loved your story, your sarchasim was exceptional!!
@Dan_Ben_Michael
Жыл бұрын
As an Aussie I find it hilarious. I love the piss taking by the pommie narrator, it’s well deserved. 😂
@williamhigdon8728
2 ай бұрын
It turned out better than the "Battle of Palmdale"
@lawdpleasehelpmeno
Жыл бұрын
Great story, and it's nice to see NAS Nowra get some attention.
@biplaneflights
Жыл бұрын
Great story. Loved the dry humour! 👋
@viski2528
Жыл бұрын
I don't know if this is the type of content you would make. But I think It would be interesting to see you cover the story of Neall Ellis a South African Mi-24 mercenary pilot who with his crew took on the Revolutionary United Front during the Sierra Leone Civil War practically singlehandedly.
@Tekisasubakani
Жыл бұрын
Plenty of potential here, already recommended your channel to my friends.
@perrydowd9285
Жыл бұрын
We can only thank God that the emus never got wind of this.
@tacitdionysus3220
10 ай бұрын
Don't mention the war!
@perrydowd9285
10 ай бұрын
@@tacitdionysus3220 I... I'm sorry. 😔
@mattjacomos2795
Жыл бұрын
A comprehensive demonstration of the inherent stability built into light aircraft. I, for one, never knew about this antipodean corollary to the Battle of Palmdale, despite owing the comprehensive BY S WILSON... and by the way, it's Arr DOUBLE aye eff...✌
@aussietiger
Жыл бұрын
that is so funny, near wet myself laughing, as an Aussie I can appreciate the almost slapstick comedy
@kevinkennedy6362
Жыл бұрын
In the states, the military academies eagerly vie each college football season for the much coveted, 'Commander-in-Chiefs' trophy, which is awarded to the most outstanding team for that particular year... so, now we know in 1955, the R.A.N. took the Win while utilizing recently "transferred" R.N. players! OMG... Too Funny😂 And, yes... definitely the 'Down Under' version of the, 'Battle of Palmdale' 😅 Great Video, excellent narration, and love the story... odd & funny things happen in life, but that's what makes it so interesting. Aussies are Awesome, some Fantastic Folks, Love the Sea Fury and love your channel... Spot On... please continue!!! Cheers to All!!!
@rudolfschobinger4912
Жыл бұрын
Great story - great story teller
@projectcolonialviper2094
Жыл бұрын
Great story mate - nicely done 👍 Just for future reference, the RAAF is usually referred to as the 'R double A F' here in Aus 😊
@timp7090
Жыл бұрын
Or just pronounced "Raf". Yeah, hearing it spelt out "R-A-A-F" is as weird to an Aussie's ears as saying N-A-S-A would be to...well...everyone. 😉
@maxsmodels
Жыл бұрын
Wonderful story telling. At least they didn't start ant brush fires like the USAF did during the battle for Palmdale.
@georgehave
7 ай бұрын
Wonderful content. The best laid plans usually go astray. Like the recent downing of the balloon by a jet fighter.
@briancox2721
3 ай бұрын
Between trainer aircraft and emu, the Australian armed forces sure do have an odd set of nemesis.
@wirebrushofenlightenment1545
Жыл бұрын
Splendid. Subscribed about two minutes into this.
@colinsutherland8965
Жыл бұрын
Excellent. A great story very entertaininly told. Just remember that the Royal Navy pilots are 'Leftenants' and not 'Lootenants', :). Now having just found this I'm off to watch some more of your videos.
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