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Typhoon vs Gestapo - RAF Pilot Rogue Attack 1943
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- Опубліковано 18 лип 2019
- His father was murdered by the Gestapo, so once he became an RAF pilot Belgian Baron de Selys-Longchamps wanted revenge. He took it one day in 1943 at the controls of a Hawker Typhoon fighter-bomber - his target, Gestapo Headquarters in Brussels!
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My great grandpa was a Chinese underground resistance fighter in ww2, he and his fellow comrades conducted numerous sabotage against Japanese garrison, and rescued many downed American pilots who crashed in the Hump Flight Path, he passed away in 2015 when he was 102!
Courage defined. Salute good sir.
Courage and revenge. He died the way he wanted to.
@@rudolphguarnacci197 :- Even more importantly...he lived the way he wanted.
And more Importantly, honor; for him and his father
There's just not enough people like that .. brave patriotic and selfless.👍
@@billhanna2148 I think we all have it in us, and given a time in space like that. It would bring out our best in one form or another. One would hope.
A wonderful and courageous Pilot - he sought revenge for his father and his homeland , so very sad that he did not survive the war . A true Belgian hero R.I.P. Baron Longchamps .
My father was part of the Canadian forces that helped liberate Belgium. This story is remarkable. I will visit his statue when I follow my fathers footsteps of war on an upcoming trip.
It sounds like he killed 7 people in a building of several floors.... What are the odds you kill the chief Gestapo in there? Badass
He was pretty familiar with the building so perhaps he knew where his office was, and with all that firepower his odds of shooting an SS bigwig was pretty decent imo
The higher the floor, the greater the odds it got shredded. The higher the rank, whether business or military, the better the window view they get...
I can only assume that his office was at the front of the building, with some large open windows.
Gundum maybe he knew where to aim
It's really suprising that he managed to killed anyone, and the head officers is unbelievable
Demoted, then awarded the DFC. British humor never fails.
His immediate superiors probably demoted him. Then those in the know got German intelligence about who this guy had succeeded in killing and hence the medal. You can break almost any rule as long as you succeed.
well he did go rogue against orders.
I bet he didn't give a fuck he was demoted, he shot op the HQ, got his revenge and killed some high ranking German officers as a bonus.
There's only a short distance between a pat on the back and kick up the arse .
I think they did well. Insubordination can't go unpunished, but they also recognized the value of what he had done.
"lying about his age because at 28 he was too old for pilot training" makes you grasp just how young most of these guys were.
When you watch "The Dambusters" Richard Todd's casting disguises the fact that Guy Gibson was 24 when he led the famous raid.
Yes, when you kill someone's father, you always run the risk of their children taking violent revenge.
“And how can men die better, than facing fearsome odds...
For the honor of their fathers and the glory of their gods”
Thank you for another interesting post.
Shakespeare?
@@leemaxwell1912 "And how can man die better, Than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his gods." Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay
Horatius. Also quoted in the film Oblivion . One of my favourite quotes.
@@leemaxwell1912 Stirring stuff, I searched Thomas Babington Macaulay's 'Lays of Ancient Rome'.
@@markdavis2475 "I made you, Jack. I *am* your god."
Not many men in history were guided by the hand of fate to be able to get the level of revenge he got before his own fate was met...
1.) He struck a powerful enemy at its most powerful place .
2)killed the top 2 commanders ...
3.)Returned unscathed
3.) Was given the worlds best tools to execute the task by a 3rd party ...who even trained him .
4.) Was given accolade for all the above without permissions and against all rules .
5.) Died soon after in another act of fate proving his rush to get revenge absolutely logical
“Great shot kid that was one in a million!”
Next time I'm in Brussels, I'll visit his memorial. God bless him.
The baron exacted revenge for his dad and that's as it should have been.
Better than George Bush sending an army to kill Saddam Hussein in order to avenge Hussein's assassination attempt on Bush's father, while George sat in an easy chair, soaking up air conditioning.
God, that had to feel good as he depressed the trigger.
vengeance served frank castle style. I bet he felt.....satisfaction.
What a legend, I actually cheered when the casualty figures were revealed. R.I.P. Baron Longchamps and Bravo!
I'm surprised that Typhoon could get off the ground when you consider the weight of Longchamps Iron Balls.
Although an American, I grew up in Belgium because my father (who emigrated to the U.S. and was in the army during WWII) worked there. I have many times been down beautiful Ave. Louise, but did not know of this attack. Thank you for the history. Next time I am visiting relatives in Brussels I will visit this place, and lay a flower at the statue of the Baron.
Nice. He completed his mission as ordered, then he served up some revenge. Shame to see his didn’t survive the war, but it’s good to see Belgium (and you) keeping his memory alive. Thanks for the video.
Not all stories have a happy ending but this special pilot displayed what a special SON he was and honored his deceased father in an unforgettable manner. 🇧🇪🇬🇧
So did the Baron actually carry out the single most effective assassination of WWII?
I'm just floored by the fact that out of the entire building, across all floors and personnel, that the individuals that were struck were the superiors of that outfit. Simply - wow!
I'm guessing higher ranking officers would likely have their offices in the upper floors.
Probably because high ranking officers usually get offices with the best view. Which means they’re are facing the avenue below, and that was the direction the Baron attacked from.
@@notalizard6994 and you KNOW they had window offices lording over the boulevard
what goes around comes around
It's entirely possible that the officers had gone to their
windows to see who was flying so low down city streets.
Wow, what a story. Truly a interesting story.
Imagine the damage if He'd hit them with a full weapon load and a wingman...
@@charlesharper2357
Fuggedabouditt!
@@charlesharper2357
I was thinking that perhaps the Sargent would have come with him if asked...
Like the German pilot who landed a Dornier in a barrage ballon
I have to agree, but being an officer, he didn't want to place an NCO in a difficult situation where he felt compelled to agree to break the rules because of the Baron's rank of Flight Lieutenant.
My grandad was responsible for 35 downed German planes in ww2. Still to this day holds the record as worst mechanic the Luftwaffe ever had
Note: this is a joke
That's one of the greatest revenge stories I've ever heard
Can only imagine what people and soldiers thought at that moment seeing a RAF typhoon blasting by on his own on very low altitude and attacking an HQ!
What is truly amazing was the Baron only hit the Gestapo HQ - perfect precision gun run.
Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!
I bet the whole city had been a quiet and tranquil place for months (in the noise department) and suddenly this screaming bird starts to fire at low level. I bet many a german and belgian alike shat bricks!
@@jfloresmac Could only imagine how exciting it got when the 20mm canon rounds started ripping up the place.
Sometimes, during war, individual action must be taken for one's own sanity. Brave man.
Amen to that
Says every war criminal as well... be careful!!!
Those were the type of men that won the war for us , bravo sir RIP.
There's an episode of the 70s wartime drama "Secret Army" that ends with an attack by a rogue RAF pilot on the SS HQ in Brussels, only it was a British pilot flying a Mosquito. I think it was his brother he was avenging. I had no idea it was inspired by a real incident.
Awesome story. Glad he killed some of leadership of the gestapo. Well done and great flying!
They are simply replaced.
At least he got his revenge. Fly on Baron!
Ranks are insignificant
By his actions he lives in history as a hero, yet his superiors are widely forgotten
Never underestimate the power of vengeance, this brave man risked his life & the wrath of the RAF to avenge his dad.R.I.P.
Two members of the Gestapo have disliked the video 🤭🤭 Great work as always Mark
additional 17 gestapo & SS dislike this video.
The nazis and facists are everywhere.
38 SS dislikes by now.
According to the french, SS means "sans sentiment" without feeling or something like that. May all those left and their sympathizers fade away forever...
ROFL! 🤣 😂 😅
45 SOB's now.
This channel reminds me of the old show World War II in Color, and others like it that used to play on tv. Mark truly picked up the torch from those shows and carried it, with all the wonderful information and interesting stores, into the digital age
"There were, in those days, giants in the land." Thank you for bringing us a remarkable story of a singular hero and patriot.
Pity he wasn't flying a fully loaded Mosquito...
When your dad finds out you beat up the local bully. And grounds you. But then he sneaks you a chocolate bar later.
Flying for the RAF was not a career move for this Baron.. incredible bravery and feat of flying.. his burning hatred achieved some sort of revenge. It goes against RAF doctrine and discipline but.. good for him! Another story I hadn’t read about. Thanks.
An exceptionally fine gentleman who lost his life in the course of one of the greatest wars against evil ever fought, knowing that he had done real damage to some of those servants of evil. Salute!
Thank you Mark Felton Productions for bringing us the story of this heroic pilot's incredible attack on a Gestapo headquarters. I'm a 30 + year World War II history buff yet this story is new to me.
To those who wish he had been equipped with rockets or 500 lb bombs in order to take down the entire building: That would have certainly caused pointless casualties to many innocent civilians. The bombs and rockets that plane would have carried were unguided and quite destructive. Not the more precise 'smart' weapons seen today. There were Belgians being held captive by the Gestapo in that building. Most likely, there were civilian bystanders surrounding the building and possibly other Belgian civilians being forced to work for the Germans. The Baron was already risking quite a lot to make this unauthorized attack. no need to add scores of civilian deaths to the toll, blemishing this remarkable feat of war. A burst of 20 mm cannon shells into the upper floors of the building, killing only 6 SS men and noone else, was as precise and effective as World War II era aircraft weaponry could possibly be. His extraordinary skill at gunnery is as impressive as his courage and conviction while undertaking this attack.
To all of the "experts" out there who feel compelled to continuously point out the errors in aircraft identification and armaments:
Please try reading back a few comments and realizing that you're not the first or the fifth or even the 500th know-it-all to offer the correct details. Once was enough. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that 99% of us came here for the fascinating tale of revenge and heroism. Noone came here to be lectured to about the tedious minutiae of World War II aviation facts. It distracts from the story so please give it a rest.
Excellent video. Thank you!
What an absolut unit.
Just imagine the feeling of victory that he must have felt on the way back home.
Mr. Felton, let me be one of the first to congratulate on another well done video. Thank you Sir for the great service you are providing to WWII and military history buffs everywhere!
I am an avid 51 years old WWII fan and have never ever heard this story. Thanks Mark, excellent job and an outstanding UA-cam channel.
My Belgium relatives and ancestors appreciated that. Thank you.
Mark Felton Productions, TIK and Military History Visualized are the best of the best.
Without you, guys, the world would be much poorer. Thank you for existing.
Another excellent video covering events not widely known. Thank you
My God what an amazing generation of men, I thank each and everyone of them for my freedom.
Lesson to be learned:
If you choose to oppress the population who doesn't want you there in the first place - don't pick a tall landmark building as your HQ!
I'd like to say thanks for making these, in a time where WWII seems to not be talked about as much you're bringing all these unheard stories to light to people that otherwise wouldn't see/hear of them.
This made my day. Absolutely splendid.
Kudos to the Baron. People of Belgium never forget this man and all who freed your country from the Nazi yoke.
This is exact why I love this channel. I have been studying WW2 for over 30 years and have never heard anything about this story.
Wow, Dr. Felton this is the type of content that keeps me looking forward to your next video's. I've never heard this story but it's a hell of a tale!
Not only did he make the attempt, but he was highly successful *and* returned alive. Glad his country remembers him.
I'm Belgian, nobody here has a clue who he is. WW2 history buffs probably would know but outside of that, the name is is totally unknown to us Belgians.
"to us Belgians".... = hyperbole. You don't know, so every other Belgian doesn't know? Please refrain from speaking for an entire country.
Mr. Felton you never cease to amaze me. You have so many interesting stories i've never heard of!
Very good stuff.
This is the greatest revenge story I've ever heard.
I read the title summary, and clicked 'like' before the music ended. None can condemn me.
#metoo 👌🏼😄
Another great anecdote from the annals of ww2 history that I probably might never have known if it weren't for you. Thank you. I guess he aimed at the top floors being that it was safer to make such an attack. Usually the biggest bosses have their offices higher up as well. Good work!
”ill get chewed out, I've been chewed out before”
Thank you very much Mark Felton for your fascinating stories. And my respects for the baron.
The British 1980s TV show ‘Secret Army’ has a great episode built around this
Interesting, I thought this story was something I read about 40 yrs ago but could have been this show. Now I'll have to watch it (again?)
Thanks for sharing mark ...
I'm very local to Manston ..Hawkinge . .. Tiffy was a beautiful warbird ..
Kermit Weeks has two awaiting restoration - with original Sabre sleeved engines. Check out his channel.
Good story, but you forgot to mention that he killed a Belgium resistance spy who was in that building too, carrying important information on the resistance locations and members.
In the right hands, this would be a great movie.
Thanks Mark for a great story and well researched.
What a badass
One of the best war stories I’ve ever heard and in my favourite plane as well !! Thanks so much Mark....
Being Belgian myself and coming from a line of resistance members, thanks for this video. Im keen on seing more video's about soldiers from occupied nations in europe fighting with the brittish.
@Guytdi
I have recently found a wonderful photo taken by my Father with members of the White Brigade in Brussels during its Liberation , my Dad had teamed up with them to neutralise SS snipers " Causing trouble " in the city centre .
Merci de nous avoir informé de ce fait historique .
Such an interesting story. You seem to be able to find a lot if unknown war facts. I really enjoy your videos
Wow, a real-life _Flight of the Intruder_ !
Another great war hero tale by the greatest historian there is, Thank you Dr. Mark!
Great story and video. I really enjoy these untold stories. Baron was a badass and a hero in his country. Keep up the good work Mark.
Lest We Forgot
Mark Felton I must congratulate you sir for another well done video. You sir are my far the best WWII history channel I subscribe to. Thank you so much for the unique stories and insight you provide, I thoroughly enjoy your channel and look forward to your next video.
Again ANOTHER video that would make an amazing movie !!
Also anybody who has tried Cross Country Navigation in an Aircraft. Knows how difficult it is. EVEN flying over countryside you have lived your entire life !
The first time I flew I failed to recognise my own house from 2000ft!
Please keep on producing these excellent videos. I was born just after the war and grew up in a time when real heroes were two a penny and were incredibly modest. Just about everyone who I met who had been decorated for bravery said the same thing......."others did far braver things, I just happened to be the one who got noticed". This man illustrates this kind of person.
Oustanding. A Baron with a Typhoon...and a score to settle with the Gestapo. Tragedy to hear he crashed in 1943. Thank you for this impressive part of history.
Too bad the Typhoon wasn't armed with rockets at the time. He could have done a lot more damage. I don't know where the photo of the aircraft attacking Gestapo HQ came from. It's either a composite or a much later photo since the aircraft has "invasion stripes" painted on the wings, something not done until 1944. The baron typifies the old saw that there are bold pilots, old pilots, but no old, bold pilots.
Too true - It looks like pencil drawing to me
I'm sure he would have accepted the load out, but his guns took out the Oberkriegenstuperfrajilistifuhrers with surely fewer dead Belgians.
The image is a pencil sketch. The typhoon in has Typhoon ID stripes, not Invasion stripes (Typhoon stripes had narrow black stripes, wide white; invasion were equal black and white)
It is a pencil drawing but the 'invasion stripes' are correct. The type you see in the drawing (with large white stripes) were an earlier variation used on the Typhoon from 1943 due their resemblance to the FW190 from below.
I so love seeing new videos from you. Please keep up the good work!
How you come up with such great content, so frequently, is beyond me. Thank you Mark.
Proof that one man can make a difference! What an absolute legend!
He is actually my type of man. Who never likes to obey orders. And like to work by own. A big Salute Baron. You made your father and your nation proud 👊
Well, he obeyed his orders and completed his mission. After that, well, I’m guessing nobody specifically ordered him NOT to go shoot up the Gestapo HQ.
Amazing story. What a brave man he was.
Thank you for this.
Revenge is a dish best served with 20 mm cannon fire and 0.303 strafing. Thanks for the video!
It's great what u do mark because theses stories would never be told to the masses otherwise, so thank you. Brilliant Stuff.
A great airplane that is underappreciated compared to the more famous Spitfire.
Indeed the "Jabos" (P47, Typhie, Tempest, ...) played a great role that is often forgotten...
The Tempest was another such Aircraft .
Planet Nine So under rated that the video shows Tempests, not Typhoons!
Did they jack the Typhoon in 44. Four blades, rockets, 40mm cannons.
The Navy had a souped up version also, didn't they?
@@wellington-yh8rc Isn't that the aircraft depicted in most of the stock footage?
Thank you so much for this Mark. I’m working on a 1/5 scale rc typhoon and this is exactly what I needed to get back to it and finish the job !
Thank you so much Mark for bringing all these amazing stories to light.
Minor quibbles: Typhoons had 20mm cannon only. The prototypes had .303 Browning machine-guns. Also, some of your footage is of Hawker Tempests, similar to the Typhoon. Otherwise another outstanding obscure history spotlight.
Inego Montoya approves of this mission. 'Hello...you killed my father..prepare to die.' Well done Baron, you crazy bastard.
Elan ....E'spirit D'Corps ...in action. Literally .
He lived long enough to set the score straight with the Gerry's ...and did it his way .
Recieved highest award for airmanship is how he proved all this as correct
Amazing story. I worked on the Avenue Louise nearby to the building. I can remember the statue commemorating the raid, but had of idea if it's background.
Thanks for keeping his memory alive, rightly so.
Wow! Pay back! Unbelievable true story of courage n determination that few of us have the willpower to execute that plan!
Kudos n thanks for the video n await more of your videos.
A beautiful and tragic story. Thanks for relating it.
When Mark said, "He was demoted...." I thought, "They should have given him a medal and put up a statue of him!" And they did! 4:25
Thanks Mark for the great forgotten history lesson.
The next day, high ranking Gestapo opted not to have an office with a view.
Thank you Mark very cool!
This is one of my favorite channels on youtube. Better than History Channel.
What a incredible man. Sad that he died though. thanks for telling us this amazing story.
Mark, thank you for this wonderful video. Your hard work preserves the memories of those who sacrificed so much for us.