He almost choked up a few times when talking about his wife and baby, and that hits hard. This man still had fight in him even after he'd been ejected at super-sonic speeds. Bless this pilot's soul.
@@evelynfarfellwooosh1219 spatial disorientation, thought he was making a left turn and was really diving at the water, at 1000 feet he broke through the cloud deck and attempted to pull up doing 8.2 G's but hit the water and died.
damn so within like 10 seconds he went from, perfectly fine, flying around, to completely broken body, floating in the freezing ocean struggling the stay alive... thats crazy
@Dick Fageroni I own a motorcycle and going 120 mph the wind is INSANE I couldn't even fathom sitting up on a motorcycle at 800 mph not disagreeing just adding to conversation fyi
He starts tearing as soon as he mentions his family. Didn’t care about his own life but the impact it would have on others. That’s how you know he really loves his family. What a lucky woman and child to have such a caring man in their life.
He didn't kill his nav. His quick thinking in that instant was the only possible way of potentially saving both of their lives. But man. To survive something like that is mind blowing when you understand the science behind it.
Yeah at the end he almost sounds like he feels bad for calling the ejection. Like dude you were totally gonna die if you didn’t, he shouldn’t feel guilty for his nav dying
Damn, you can tell he feels guilty for making the call to eject and killing his navigator, but if he hadn't they both would've perished. At least it was instantaneous.
+foster Gwyn True that's what they would have said even if he didn't die quickly but from what happened when they ejected it sounds like you have more chance of dieing straight away than not.
yeah we almost never think about it, but air is a physical fluid that we all live in, it's not nothing. We're used to the everyday force but even something as light as air is still a physical presence. You try to go too fast in it, you'll become very acquainted with the concept of aerodynamic drag
They say the SR 71 was so fast that if you could open the cockpit without the plane disintegrating and stuck your hand out the window as you did it, your hand would just disappear as you stuck it out. Due to the friction and heat from the wind at high speeds.
I just came from watching a video of a man freaking out because his pizza wasn't completely vegan. I have now witnessed the spectrum of complete masculinity.
Amazing stuff. The fact that this guy flew again says so much about his fortitude and commitment. God bless all of our military personnel and their families. May his navigator RIP.
The fact this pilot is reliving his ptsd, and describing the death of his fallen comrade.. Is quite remarkable beyond any military standard. I would go to the ends of the earth to shake this guys hand.
+tcsdef Are you the ultimate standard for what can and cant be done? you fucking self-centered piece of trash.. There is nothing more insignificant in this universe than your shitty opinion, dog.
+Tom Sawyer he's no ordinary person like the others who have PTSD and have no idea what to do he's a pilot for the airforce which means he's very intelligent and fit
Damn I've watched this a dozen times over the years and each time it always chokes me up when he starts choking up! God bless him and his fallen friend
Yes, he appears to still be cleared to fly, which is really remarkable. I hope they addressed the psychological trauma of the event as well, it clearly still messes with him and that can affect future performance too.
How could he still walk after "the only thing holding my leg on was my artery the nerve, a vein and the skin." and his other leg snapped as well. How did he recover so well from that?
I mean, if you think about it, they're the important parts. It's only the bone which has separated at that point and whilst that obviously sucks, it's not like losing the nerves and arteries which literally allow you to control the muscles in your leg.
He did an interview after it happened, and he said that the surgeons told him it was luck. Luck was the only thing that kept him from losing his legs or dying. If he would’ve turned at all when ejecting he would’ve been at the wrong angle and his neck would’ve snapped.
+Viktor B. Absolutely. Some people say that only p#$$*es cry, but I think they have that backwards. Some people pretend not to cry because they are too much of a P#$$y to do so.
+Viktor B. Real men don't have to hide their tears. The manliness is not something that can be lost because of a few tears. Real men own that shit and know no one can take it from him.
Wow! Just wow! I’ve been skydiving for over twenty years, and when you fly head to earth you’re doing over 200kph (aprox 140mph+), and just the sheer speed of that alone is quite taxing on your body as you can only make subtle hand movements to maintain position, but to tikes that by four I am absolutely blown away he survived that! Extremely lucky man!
Something interesting to think about: Since 800mph is about 5.7 times faster than 140mph and air drag is proportional to velocity squared, he experienced *32 times* the drag you feel when skydiving...
You realize how much they edited the crap out of this video right? They could have said he crashed while doing maneuvers ON THE MOON! The words were not coming from him while (he did a entire interview sitting in that chair). *cutting away from the interview WAS NOT FOR OUR BENEFIT* Hopefully your eyes get opened a little bit. Find the report (foia request probably required) should tell you probably nothing
actually, a great demonstration of training. he knew they were fucked before it was too late and made the right call. from his perspective, it's the most devastating outcome besides himself dying. objectively, it's a "gain", since at least one pilot survived. poor soul, he will always blame himself. training...keep on truckin, improve yourself...
There was a pilot that survived ejection at Mach 3.2, but he ejected at over 20,000 meters altitude, so the air was significantly less dense, and he was wearing a pressurised suit, so these factors probably contributed to his survival. Despite that, he sustained some pretty gruesome injuries, including several broken bones. The copilot did not survive. Apparently, the force of the air at those speeds was strong enough that it broke his neck.
This should be the origin story for Guile from Street Fighter... He survived ejection from a plane at supersonic speed and now he can make sonic booms...
Do you remember that he prayed and asked God to help him? Yeah, he's tough as nails, but it's God that answered his prayer and gave him strength to pull himself into a life raft with only one arm.
One of the Realest fighter pilot encounter I’ve heard. You can hear him get choked up when he recounts the event and loss of life. Glad he is still with us.
yeah, literally sounds like something out of a movie. Dude has to bail out, his body nearly falls apart, has to cling onto his life raft barely alive, but ultimately survives. This dude’s a beast
I'm not a pilot but I am a mechanic on f-16s, the ejection is very rough on the body even at cruising speed, pilots are not allowed to fly anymore after 3 ejections due to the wear and tear it has on the body, after just 2 you're already gonna have problems
There are very few airmen who eject without some physical bruising, and usually much more! It' like a rocket going off under your butt! Some of those pilots have compressed vertebrae, leaving them with back pain for life, plus many other painful results of ejecting at speed! NO one wants to do it, they don't even like the practice it requires -- it hurts! But brave men do it, and they have our respect!
This man is a hero and voluntarily risked his life everyday sitting in the cockpit of his fighter aircraft. You could see the pain in his eyes, that he survived and his navigator did not. I hope, he lived his life well for the both of them and that he does not blame himself.
This man is scary brave. I broke my tibia and shattered by tibia to the point my ankle flopped around like a fish. Everytime my foot got out of alignment it was a new trip in PAIN. He had a leg attached by the artery and the nerves? And he is still standing? God bless him and his RIO
Jake Lakota I got hit by a car as it overtook my Ducati Panagale. My foot came off the footrest and was pushed round the back wheel. Cutting a long story short my leg was flat and shattered and round my shoulders. Guess what ? I am here I am walking and apart from scars 18 inch long I am good. Man is brilliant but the surgeons are amazing. Lol
Go to North Wales machloop. Most interesting UK training area. They fly 200 feet above the ground in a valley. You are above them. We have some good ass pilots in there.
@@DustFR Hmm.., That's an interesting reply. Not quite sure what you mean though. Do you mean that Trump is being tempted to back off a bit, because Continental Europe is not stumping up the agreed 2% of GDP ?
Zachary Taylor yeah but those are the COD players. Most people that play battlefield are over the age of 14, which is mature enough. The COD fanbase consists of 10 yos
Ejections are a lot rougher than most people realize. They're not a magical "Save-Your-Life" button, and the decision to eject carries many risks. Even under perfect conditions, the G-force generated by the seat accelerating often results in compression fractures of the spine.
I knew they were violent but didn't realise they could just outright kill people instantly like the navigator in this story. Though that almost sounds preferable to the trauma sustained by the pilot, augh.
Don’t know how I got this on my recommended but wow! My brother in law had a very similar story with a very sad ending 😔 He was 31 newly wed to my 29 year old sister with a 4 month’s old baby, when he was on a similar training combat duty with another Cobra helicopter. “Six minutes to landing” were his last words. The back rotor detached and ejection seat wasn’t really an option... He crashed together with his co pilot. A few hours later, the pilot of the second Cobra came to visit us and you could see he was “emotionless”/apathetic. He simply told us - “it’s a Russian roulette. It should have me.” And left. Never seen him again. Not even in the funeral. Heard he left the Air Force and moved abroad. Not easy.
I posted and shared this video to honor this man and what he went through.We think being a fighter pilot is cool, all fun and games.They train hard to learn and refresh themselves on maneuvers,use of weaponry for the defense of our country.These men risk their lives every time they go up.This is the last thing a pilot wants to talk about,is the fact he had to eject and lose not only his aircraft but his navigator`s life.I honor this man for his bravery, the sacrifice he made and his navigator, for making the ultimate sacrifice,in service to his country.I pray for his healing,for the suffering he has to endure,that has left such pain in his heart.Only a man of Valor, has the guts to stand up and recount a story like this.Honor and Respect, thank you for your service.Freedom is not free.Someone always pays the price.
i love 20 mins away from seymour johnson afb. that’s crazy. thank you for your service to each and every person (and animal) that has served for this country! 🇺🇸❤️🤍💙💚
Im sitting here trying to make a comment about this but I can't find my words. I race cars and understand a little about the decisions you have to make in a split second ,but man this is in a different world. I've been raised in an airforce family and my dad used to take me to work with him and I got to get in different aircraft f16, f15, t38, c5, c130, sr71(after retirement). During this time of being in complete awe i never thought of stuff like this. My hats off to you, much respect. I can't even imagine what you felt. When I salute my dad i will have this in the back of my mind forever changing the meaning of being on base and watching the pilots take off from the flight line. From the 433rd air national guard Kelly Air force base. My salute to you. Sorry for your loss.
@Harry Dakin ya, its a beautiful plane with alot of secrets. Hopefully one day you'll get the chance to see one. If your ever in San Antonio Tx the base has one on display.
My wingman ejected from his on fire RAAF Mirage 111O. We had pulled up from on the deck at 480 kts when he got a fire warning light and came back to idle. The energy zoom took him to 8500 feet and speed 365kts. I was sitting on his wingtip yelling for him to eject after his back end erupted in 100 foot long flame. The ejection looked rather violent and the aircraft rolled immediately towards me and the empty cockpit passed about 20 feet under me with the aircraft going into a vertical dive and burying itself deep into a South East Asian swamp. I circled around him in his parachute descent, vectoring in the rescue chopper. Back in the Squadron bar he was none the worse for his ordeal. Great job Martin Baker.
And....thank Goodness for the Search And Rescue (SAR) crews flying H60 Jayhawks out of Coast Guard AirSta Elizabeth City, NC that saved CAPT Udell in the middle of the night - hundreds of miles off shore. As well as three other aircrews that flew all night and located his Nav at just after 0900. Thanks to all of the dedicated Service Members around the world protecting all our freedoms!
It is a medical fact that more than 90% of people burned on more than 45 % of their body do not survive, and if they do, they loose the ability to do simple tasks, simply because scar tissue doesn't stretch . It would be a nice feather in the cap of our military to keep our service members who are disabled on the payroll instead of giving them a discharge and shooing them out the back door. I'm referring to the (enlisted) guys and gals, not the tenured officers like Capt. Udell .
Rick OBrien sure I agree but there's a sr-71 Blackbird Pilot who was an Ace in Vietnam, crashed and got 70% of his body burned. Somehow he survived and was able to walk again etc. So yea you should Google his story, very impressive
Something interesting to think about: 120mph is a typical skydiving speed. Since 800mph is about 6.6 times faster than 120mph and air drag is proportional to velocity squared, he experienced *44 times* the drag felt when skydiving.
I want to say the following: I am russian and usually I don't even care about american AF, I only like Russian jets, but in this case... Man, you really see that millitary people, from every country are going throught a whole different life.
I love you man!!!!!!! I can't even comprehend that kind of energy. I had no idea those kinds of injuries were possible during ejections. It's sad your RIO didn't make it. God I love all branches of service, but by far fighter pilots are the rock stars of the military.
Does anyone know what caused the incident? Pilot error and spatial disorientation or was it mechanical somehow? -Managed to find it. HUD was displaying incorrect information, He watched his HUD and other instruments as he made corrections with the controls and saw the HUD stayed the same, and it was too far gone to recover, so he gave the order to bail
I'm so glad you made it home and I'm very sorry you lost your back seater. I hope that you have received counseling for the feelings of guilt because. My best to you sir.
Graham Jones Stop being such a PUSSY. HFS that’s what’s wrong with this fucked up place nowadays. Everyone gets so fucking offended so fucking easy. Wtf happened? Bunch of goddamned weak kneed snowflake fucking PUSSIES!!!🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻
@@grahamjones4539 Use your high horse and ride off into the sunset. People like you are the worst. If you don't like what someone says, scroll on. No one cares what you think is an acceptable joke or not.
man what a story. from what i understand as a total amature ejection fucks up n your body even in ideal corcumstances but this.... also pretty sad about his mate, must have been tragic to hear your mate didnt make it. hope youre going to be ok.
It's so relieving to see him walking after all that.
But like he didn't walk in the video
D Omega it’s a fake story there’s no pics it’s just what could of happened
@@blackknight9322 It's absolutely a true account. Being ignorant of it doesn't make it fake.
0:00 is when he was walking bro
@@blackknight9322 lol what a moron you are :D
Folks just don’t realize that real world scenarios ain’t like in the movies. Ejecting may be an option, but it’s the last thing you want to do!
No shit Sherlock
It would Not be so bad, if it would not be such High Speed !!! ! !!!
@@kopronko Are you kidding me.
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I appreciate the psa but please don't ever use Folks ever again
Right at the end, the guy is in tears about the loss of his navigator. The next second, epic EDM music.
~ When Pilots Eject ~
so what
😂😂😂
yeah like bruh what the heck?
Yeah my navigator died...SUPER AWESOME!
At the end “When someone doesn’t make it” *starts crying*
Music: *starts being jazzy*
I would like this comment but its at 69 likes im sorry 😭😭😭
Yea. Talk about out of place lol. Hope the pilots doing well mentally, I’d imagine that’s a pretty traumatic experience
I was about to comment this
I was about to this point out too
😂
Guy: “When one guy doesn’t make it, it’s pretty tough.”
Video editor: I think this is a good place to play that bill nye music.
Holy fuck this got me 😂 rip navigator tho
😂
Dude i'm laughing at your comment but holdn back tears from witnessing his pain. Thanks YT
And insert the Microsoft PowerPoint font.
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Yea we heard him.🖕🏻
Sad his navigator didn’t make it, could see the pain in his eyes
Brings back how Maverick must have felt when he lost Goose 😔
Kib Kib true, only difference was that goose was a RIO and this was a WSO.
Nathan Williams And down the internet rabbit hole of WSO vs RIO I go....
@@mtb416 LOL I did the exact same thing
His W.S.O. died instantly from the force of the ejection
He almost choked up a few times when talking about his wife and baby, and that hits hard. This man still had fight in him even after he'd been ejected at super-sonic speeds. Bless this pilot's soul.
To think an F15 just went down in the North Sea a few hours ago, who knows if the pilot is going through the exact same thing this guy went through...
Update for anyone who cares, the pilot was unfortunate found dead, he may have ejected it’s not yet clear.
@@yippies3726 may he rest in peace🕊🙏
@@yippies3726 Any further follow up bro?
@@evelynfarfellwooosh1219 spatial disorientation, thought he was making a left turn and was really diving at the water, at 1000 feet he broke through the cloud deck and attempted to pull up doing 8.2 G's but hit the water and died.
@@evelynfarfellwooosh1219 CW Lemoine has a video going over the events
damn so within like 10 seconds he went from, perfectly fine, flying around, to completely broken body, floating in the freezing ocean struggling the stay alive... thats crazy
For real. Life moves very fast at 800 mph
Not entirely. If you count the whole event, it's longer, because while parachuting from
@Dick Fageroni I own a motorcycle and going 120 mph the wind is INSANE I couldn't even fathom sitting up on a motorcycle at 800 mph
not disagreeing just adding to conversation fyi
@@abtwopoint0 you wouldnt be sitting up
random name So he would be laying down?
See you guys in 10 years when this gets recommended again
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He starts tearing as soon as he mentions his family. Didn’t care about his own life but the impact it would have on others. That’s how you know he really loves his family. What a lucky woman and child to have such a caring man in their life.
Your life is a lie.
He didn't kill his nav. His quick thinking in that instant was the only possible way of potentially saving both of their lives. But man. To survive something like that is mind blowing when you understand the science behind it.
Yeah at the end he almost sounds like he feels bad for calling the ejection. Like dude you were totally gonna die if you didn’t, he shouldn’t feel guilty for his nav dying
Damn, you can tell he feels guilty for making the call to eject and killing his navigator, but if he hadn't they both would've perished. At least it was instantaneous.
i almost guarantee you that he didnt die instantly, they just told him that so he didnt feel even worse about it.
Why do you think so?
+foster Gwyn True that's what they would have said even if he didn't die quickly but from what happened when they ejected it sounds like you have more chance of dieing straight away than not.
Could've also been his best friend for all we know.
+foster Gwyn I mean you can say that, but you'd be wrong. The guys helmet didnt detach and snapped his neck.
I met him in person in the mid 90's when he was flying with the Bold Tigers, he gave me is squadron patch, his story is amazing.
@@brentthompson1463 His name is Brian Udell
what is a squadron patch
Eyad Sy are you stupid? It’s in its fucking name
@@eyadsy6208 it's the patch he has on the right sleeve of his flight suit
Red Knight Jesus, your time of the month huh?
Man, thats so freaking crazy that the wind will break your limbs.. I can't even imagine
yeah we almost never think about it, but air is a physical fluid that we all live in, it's not nothing. We're used to the everyday force but even something as light as air is still a physical presence. You try to go too fast in it, you'll become very acquainted with the concept of aerodynamic drag
Air can kill. Sounds weird doesn't it
Friction increases exponentially with speed. Going 10 times faster is hell of a difference when it comes to air friction.
They say the SR 71 was so fast that if you could open the cockpit without the plane disintegrating and stuck your hand out the window as you did it, your hand would just disappear as you stuck it out. Due to the friction and heat from the wind at high speeds.
“When one guy does not make it, its pretty tuff”
*upbeat music playing*
I just came from watching a video of a man freaking out because his pizza wasn't completely vegan.
I have now witnessed the spectrum of complete masculinity.
kek, same here
lmao horde bitch
+falsidical standing up for a lost cause and crying about it to other people because they don't agree with your ideology is sophomoric.
+Flesh Sandwich Funny comment. Could you please post a link to the pizza clip?
+falsidical not when your ethics are shit, no, it's not.
Digging the upbeat music there at the end after the speech about losing his buddy. Very classy.
Yeah fuck, what were the editors thinking?
Wow
Same, it's probably just a clip of a larger episode though.
Damn, can't even do one fucking thing to lighten the situation up huh?
Siri play "Reminiscing" by Little River Band
Amazing stuff. The fact that this guy flew again says so much about his fortitude and commitment. God bless all of our military personnel and their families. May his navigator RIP.
I do, as well, prey to god, to give strength to certain people to kill other people.
Indeed
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He is Tom Cruise obviously
@@TheObliteratorOfWorlds
Obviously...... 🤣
@@notsosilentmajority1 😂 yes
This guy was torn apart. Emotionally and physically. What a survival story
It's a miracle he survived....a very interesting story.
TyrranicalT-Rad Ok
He started praying
Prayer works. The Bible is true.
TyrranicalT-Rad it’s just a folk tale but that’s what could happen if that instance does happen look it up
@@blackknight9322 What are you talking about? This is a true story. LOOK IT UP.
The fact this pilot is reliving his ptsd, and describing the death of his fallen comrade.. Is quite remarkable beyond any military standard. I would go to the ends of the earth to shake this guys hand.
+tcsdef fucking hell, a person can't make a comment without a fucking troll trying to be funny now?
+tcsdef Are you the ultimate standard for what can and cant be done? you fucking self-centered piece of trash.. There is nothing more insignificant in this universe than your shitty opinion, dog.
+Tom Sawyer he's no ordinary person like the others who have PTSD and have no idea what to do
he's a pilot for the airforce which means he's very intelligent and fit
+Anthony Abelardo and can handle an insane amount of g force
I have had the privilege to shake his hand, he is one of the greatest men I know. I get to call him coach on the baseball field
This is so far beyond a test of heart. Nothing but respect.
Damn I've watched this a dozen times over the years and each time it always chokes me up when he starts choking up! God bless him and his fallen friend
That poor guy, you can see and hear his pain and sadness
@Mario Glory he's defending the country idiot, without the army where the heck would you even be if a war started
@@0ninja213 He would be in the army if a war started in a country with no army when said war starts
As long as my situation if you know what i mean doesn't get ripped off somehow take the legs. Rest in peace navigator man.
Bro your comment is touching but your profile pic is wild
Brave man. Sounds like they did a hell of a job putting him back together too.
We can do it. We have the technology. Nanananananannana
Yes, he appears to still be cleared to fly, which is really remarkable. I hope they addressed the psychological trauma of the event as well, it clearly still messes with him and that can affect future performance too.
Paul Jackson
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How could he still walk after "the only thing holding my leg on was my artery the nerve, a vein and the skin." and his other leg snapped as well. How did he recover so well from that?
A really good surgeon
I mean, if you think about it, they're the important parts. It's only the bone which has separated at that point and whilst that obviously sucks, it's not like losing the nerves and arteries which literally allow you to control the muscles in your leg.
If you think about it it is getting obvious that this situation is always the case with a broken bone. What else should hold the leg?
The human body is fucking amazing
He did an interview after it happened, and he said that the surgeons told him it was luck. Luck was the only thing that kept him from losing his legs or dying. If he would’ve turned at all when ejecting he would’ve been at the wrong angle and his neck would’ve snapped.
So everybody else got this recommended 4 months ago, but I'm just now getting it.
Me too hahah yt is weird sometimes
nobody cares, shut the fuck up
@@Max200012 yes these types of comments are so annoying i literally see this on every single yt video
Who cares? You don't even know how an algorithm works.
@@goofyblud So maybe don't look at the comment section fuckboi
Even brave men cry too.
+Viktor B. Absolutely. Some people say that only p#$$*es cry, but I think they have that backwards. Some people pretend not to cry because they are too much of a P#$$y to do so.
if I went thru that..I'm getting into the fetal position and crying my ass off!
+Viktor B. Brave men cry. Men who have never needed bravery hide.
+Viktor B. Real men don't have to hide their tears. The manliness is not something that can be lost because of a few tears. Real men own that shit and know no one can take it from him.
+Dan DCC91 Well said.
... if you thought you had a bad day...
Everyone's life is different...
So that pilots life was worse than anyone elses? How do you even know that? Other people experience worse things moron....
The OP said "bad day" though, not "bad life".
Get your heads out of your asses...
Pablo Rivera Yeah but compared to most people life it’s pretty bad.
@@crestraizn 🤣
He is a real ass soldier. Props to you, stared death right in the face. You could smell deaths breathe at that point. Peace and love
Wow! Just wow!
I’ve been skydiving for over twenty years, and when you fly head to earth you’re doing over 200kph (aprox 140mph+), and just the sheer speed of that alone is quite taxing on your body as you can only make subtle hand movements to maintain position, but to tikes that by four I am absolutely blown away he survived that! Extremely lucky man!
Something interesting to think about: Since 800mph is about 5.7 times faster than 140mph and air drag is proportional to velocity squared, he experienced *32 times* the drag you feel when skydiving...
I'm blaming CZcams for not recommending this earlier
You realize how much they edited the crap out of this video right?
They could have said he crashed while doing maneuvers ON THE MOON!
The words were not coming from him while (he did a entire interview sitting in that chair). *cutting away from the interview WAS NOT FOR OUR BENEFIT*
Hopefully your eyes get opened a little bit.
Find the report (foia request probably required) should tell you probably nothing
You know what you're smoking? Take half of it.
Wtf CZcams AI step up your shit
It was too patriotic...
@@nonamemike7149 JFK SHOT JOHN LENNON, BATMAN DID 9/11!!!!!!! CONSPIRACY CINSPEARECEE
Dude has testicles of steel. Major respect to people with these jobs.
Actually, he demonstrated that he's entirely human, which might be even more impressive.
Actually they're aluminium replacements when his originals were lost to the wind.
actually, a great demonstration of training. he knew they were fucked before it was too late and made the right call. from his perspective, it's the most devastating outcome besides himself dying. objectively, it's a "gain", since at least one pilot survived. poor soul, he will always blame himself. training...keep on truckin, improve yourself...
They actually flew off when he ejected
They were flying straight down, his heavy testicles caused the jet to plummet.
There was a pilot that survived ejection at Mach 3.2, but he ejected at over 20,000 meters altitude, so the air was significantly less dense, and he was wearing a pressurised suit, so these factors probably contributed to his survival. Despite that, he sustained some pretty gruesome injuries, including several broken bones. The copilot did not survive. Apparently, the force of the air at those speeds was strong enough that it broke his neck.
Saw this segment from "When Pilots Eject" on the Discovery Channel. Even when I was young in watching this you never forget such sad things like this.
Highly inappropriate music for the amount of tears he's holding back..
agreed
I dunno as a robot I felt it was appropriate.
it could have been much worse. i'd take this bleep bloop over cheesy emotional music any day.
TDPEquinox Productions so it's not suspenseful? Stfu
omg is u everywhere or we both were everywhere? lol
This should be the origin story for Guile from Street Fighter...
He survived ejection from a plane at supersonic speed and now he can make sonic booms...
That's a cool idea actually. Guile goes hard too
that was some creative shit, kudos.
lol wow
holy shit man. you're a fucking genius!
Explains the hair as well.
Ejections aren't that bad, but doing it at this speed it's awful and painful
It’s obvious how deeply he’s hurt by the loss of his navigator, that’s a good man in my book
This guy is as tough as nails, only had one limb to use to get into the raft, and managed to do it while in the freezing ocean.
cant help but wonder if it was a woman what the outcome would be
(less upper body strength, not getting into that raft)
+MrFiddleedee Oh do shut up.
Oliver Wills nice rebuke, nothing butt hurt at all
Do you remember that he prayed and asked God to help him? Yeah, he's tough as nails, but it's God that answered his prayer and gave him strength to pull himself into a life raft with only one arm.
I guess God didn't like the navigator. Fuck that guy, right?
" I cant die tonight, i got a wife and a baby i need to see be born" thats motivation that can conquer any obstacle, including death.
Aaron Davis hes literally Goose
Death can't be conquered, it just wasn't his time to die yet.
in the video he gives credit to God who he prayed to. so if you ask him if God is real, he will tell you that he does.
Maybe in the movies. Very rarely in real life.
One of the Realest fighter pilot encounter I’ve heard. You can hear him get choked up when he recounts the event and loss of life. Glad he is still with us.
yeah, literally sounds like something out of a movie. Dude has to bail out, his body nearly falls apart, has to cling onto his life raft barely alive, but ultimately survives. This dude’s a beast
Typical early 2000's/90's documentary with the mix of heartfelt sentiment and techno house music.
I honestly never thought about the ejection being so rough on someone. That's insane
I'm not a pilot but I am a mechanic on f-16s, the ejection is very rough on the body even at cruising speed, pilots are not allowed to fly anymore after 3 ejections due to the wear and tear it has on the body, after just 2 you're already gonna have problems
It’s amazing that he survived that.
Ejecting from a jet aircraft is an extremely violent process, even at low speeds. You're basically sitting on top of an explosion.
@@nate9948 who tf is ejecting three times? I thought I read they pull your wings if you get caught in that kind of event after the first time.
@@getstuk87 it's not always the pilots fault, sometimes the jet just fucks up and the pilot has to eject
Damn I had always thought ejecting was as simple as pulling a lever to get out of a dangerous situation. Now I see that it's not that simple.
+ScubaSteve57 isn't it thrice?
it might be simple and still be a less-than-lethal response to a certainly lethal situation.
14-16+ g's of momentary acceleration with modern seats. Older seats were not so gentle, going up to 20-22 g's sometimes.
There are very few airmen who eject without some physical bruising, and usually much more! It' like a rocket going off under your butt! Some of those pilots have compressed vertebrae, leaving them with back pain for life, plus many other painful results of ejecting at speed! NO one wants to do it, they don't even like the practice it requires -- it hurts! But brave men do it, and they have our respect!
This man is a hero and voluntarily risked his life everyday sitting in the cockpit of his fighter aircraft. You could see the pain in his eyes, that he survived and his navigator did not. I hope, he lived his life well for the both of them and that he does not blame himself.
PTSD is very real. Most never completely recover, the decision to eject was the correct one.
This man is scary brave. I broke my tibia and shattered by tibia to the point my ankle flopped around like a fish. Everytime my foot got out of alignment it was a new trip in PAIN. He had a leg attached by the artery and the nerves? And he is still standing? God bless him and his RIO
it takes a good amount of being "no bullshit damn brave mofo" to fly jets, thats for sure.
Jake Lakota I got hit by a car as it overtook my Ducati Panagale. My foot came off the footrest and was pushed round the back wheel. Cutting a long story short my leg was flat and shattered and round my shoulders. Guess what ? I am here I am walking and apart from scars 18 inch long I am good. Man is brilliant but the surgeons are amazing. Lol
@@cristinamorenolamin3217 wow. That's amazing
I speak as a Brit. What a brave man. Honorable too. All the time the U.S.A. has pilots like this, America and NATO are in good hands.
Go to North Wales machloop. Most interesting UK training area. They fly 200 feet above the ground in a valley. You are above them. We have some good ass pilots in there.
God bless NATO
Thing is NATO isn't in their hands
@@DustFR Hmm.., That's an interesting reply. Not quite sure what you mean though. Do you mean that Trump is being tempted to back off a bit, because Continental Europe is not stumping up the agreed 2% of GDP ?
@@littlesayonara3216 I've always wanted to go there, trouble is, you (as I understand it) one can't always guarantee when they are going to fly .
“Yeah, but i can’t die tonight”
BEST MENTAL ATTITUDE
What a gut wrenching video. My hat is off to you and your navigator. Thank you for protecting us.
Meanwhile ejects in battlefield 4 get sniper kills
but- but- it's so realistic!
+Zachary Taylor Literally no one thinks that
+Imperator Caesar
ik. I mean... maybe a few dumb kids who's education system has failed them.
Zachary Taylor yeah but those are the COD players. Most people that play battlefield are over the age of 14, which is mature enough. The COD fanbase consists of 10 yos
In certain circumstance in BF4 you can get back in the jet.
good lord that was a horrid story, RIP to the navigator :(
Horrid as in the conditions he faced after ejection.
Respect to every single soldier serving their nation; friend or foe alike...
Ejections are a lot rougher than most people realize. They're not a magical "Save-Your-Life" button, and the decision to eject carries many risks. Even under perfect conditions, the G-force generated by the seat accelerating often results in compression fractures of the spine.
Would it be safer to have pilots of future faster planes laying down rather than in a sitting position?
People won't be flying jets soon.
+MrEngranaje I guess you're right. they already have automated jets they use for target practice.
Wow. Sorry for off topic comment but Victoria is seriously hot.
I knew they were violent but didn't realise they could just outright kill people instantly like the navigator in this story.
Though that almost sounds preferable to the trauma sustained by the pilot, augh.
"Then I thought, you know, I can't die tonight. I got a wife and a baby." Epic.
RIP Navigator
steezmunky when pure willpower combines with unstoppable human spirit.
They fly strike eagles out of SJ. The guy-in-back is a WSO, not a navigator. I don't understand why no one seems to get this.
Hope she always stays with him..
steezmunky he said “ight not bouta die”
She will find a nice black man to breed with
Maximum respect to this guy, he has one of the most pure souls I've seen in a long time. I really hope he enjoys the rest of his life, he deserves it.
People don’t realise how grateful the pilots are for the glass being able to support the speed
Dear Pilot,
Thank you for this testimony.
Brilliant. Courageous, and so human...
Many thanks, Dear Pilot.
From Brussles with Love
ejecting at 500, 600, 700, or even 800mph can easily tear a man to bits in a snap. this dude got lucky
God bless this man, I'm happy that he could go home and see His family after that. Sadly the Navigator didn't make it, Rest In Peace man...
Could here in his voice at the end, how tough losing a mate was.
So he overtook his own scream.
Tobacc0...one of the best comments I've ever seen.
You're an ass.. but one I can respect, damn lol...can't dislike, god have mercy on my soul.
@@kyodj5 u r going to hell for laughing
They have saved so many life’s and takes so many as well but by orders known or unknown to them. God bless them all. Amen 🙏
Don’t know how I got this on my recommended but wow!
My brother in law had a very similar story with a very sad ending 😔
He was 31 newly wed to my 29 year old sister with a 4 month’s old baby, when he was on a similar training combat duty with another Cobra helicopter.
“Six minutes to landing” were his last words. The back rotor detached and ejection seat wasn’t really an option...
He crashed together with his co pilot.
A few hours later, the pilot of the second Cobra came to visit us and you could see he was “emotionless”/apathetic. He simply told us - “it’s a Russian roulette. It should have me.”
And left.
Never seen him again. Not even in the funeral. Heard he left the Air Force and moved abroad.
Not easy.
robert proctor happy Christmas
@robert proctor is that supposed to be a joke ? :/ Shameful
@robert proctor you sick piece of shit
robert proctor Your life is meaningless
His back story isnt relevant
I posted and shared this video to honor this man and what he went through.We think being a fighter pilot is cool, all fun and games.They train hard to learn and refresh themselves on maneuvers,use of weaponry for the defense of our country.These men risk their lives every time they go up.This is the last thing a pilot wants to talk about,is the fact he had to eject and lose not only his aircraft but his navigator`s life.I honor this man for his bravery, the sacrifice he made and his navigator, for making the ultimate sacrifice,in service to his country.I pray for his healing,for the suffering he has to endure,that has left such pain in his heart.Only a man of Valor, has the guts to stand up and recount a story like this.Honor and Respect, thank you for your service.Freedom is not free.Someone always pays the price.
i love 20 mins away from seymour johnson afb. that’s crazy. thank you for your service to each and every person (and animal) that has served for this country! 🇺🇸❤️🤍💙💚
The emotion in his voice... I can imagine... T-T
The upbeat music at the end when he's about to cry from raw emotion really makes this video...
What an honest pilot hope you have a wonderful life and all the very best to you and your family for the future.
This is the first time I actually believe someone was genuinely “holding back the tears”
Im sitting here trying to make a comment about this but I can't find my words. I race cars and understand a little about the decisions you have to make in a split second ,but man this is in a different world. I've been raised in an airforce family and my dad used to take me to work with him and I got to get in different aircraft f16, f15, t38, c5, c130, sr71(after retirement). During this time of being in complete awe i never thought of stuff like this. My hats off to you, much respect. I can't even imagine what you felt. When I salute my dad i will have this in the back of my mind forever changing the meaning of being on base and watching the pilots take off from the flight line. From the 433rd air national guard Kelly Air force base. My salute to you. Sorry for your loss.
@Harry Dakin ya, its a beautiful plane with alot of secrets. Hopefully one day you'll get the chance to see one. If your ever in San Antonio Tx the base has one on display.
See you guys in 2 years when its recommended again
see you brother.
Stfu
Earth is 4.5 billions years old, everything that happened, brought us to this comment.
Yep
I’ll bring the dip next time. Scouts honor. Screw you Billy. Fool me once.......
My wingman ejected from his on fire RAAF Mirage 111O.
We had pulled up from on the deck at 480 kts when he got a fire warning light and came back to idle. The energy zoom took him to 8500 feet and speed 365kts. I was sitting on his wingtip yelling for him to eject after his back end erupted in 100 foot long flame. The ejection looked rather violent and the aircraft rolled immediately towards me and the empty cockpit passed about 20 feet under me with the aircraft going into a vertical dive and burying itself deep into a South East Asian swamp. I circled around him in his parachute descent, vectoring in the rescue chopper. Back in the Squadron bar he was none the worse for his ordeal. Great job Martin Baker.
this is one of the most intense stories ive ever heard
And....thank Goodness for the Search And Rescue (SAR) crews flying H60 Jayhawks out of Coast Guard AirSta Elizabeth City, NC that saved CAPT Udell in the middle of the night - hundreds of miles off shore. As well as three other aircrews that flew all night and located his Nav at just after 0900.
Thanks to all of the dedicated Service Members around the world protecting all our freedoms!
Do And Brew - DIY Should i clap at your speech?
PUBG DINNER get lost kid. Keep calm in your basement.
Do And Brew - DIY nice(sarcasm) did you get if from your local website to sound smart?
Space Created don’t be that person. 😒
@@lucasbeltran6070 your name says pubg in it so at least you don't have to worry about getting any vag.
How did he recover AND remain a military pilot after all those injuries...? You'd think he'd never walk again.
Rick OBrien people made it back to the Airforce when they crashed and had 70% of their body burned at 3rd degree back in Vietnam...
It is a medical fact that more than 90% of people burned on more than 45 % of their body do not survive, and if they do, they loose the ability to do simple tasks, simply because scar tissue doesn't stretch . It would be a nice feather in the cap of our military to keep our service members who are disabled on the payroll instead of giving them a discharge and shooing them out the back door. I'm referring to the (enlisted) guys and gals, not the tenured officers like Capt. Udell .
Rick OBrien sure I agree but there's a sr-71 Blackbird Pilot who was an Ace in Vietnam, crashed and got 70% of his body burned. Somehow he survived and was able to walk again etc. So yea you should Google his story, very impressive
Look up Brian Shul....shot down in 'Nam....burned so bad they thought he'd never make it home.
Ended up flying the SR-71.
You guys are doing the lord's work looking up those pilots. Btw if I ever have a kid I'm naming him Brian.
Something interesting to think about: 120mph is a typical skydiving speed. Since 800mph is about 6.6 times faster than 120mph and air drag is proportional to velocity squared, he experienced *44 times* the drag felt when skydiving.
I want to say the following: I am russian and usually I don't even care about american AF, I only like Russian jets, but in this case... Man, you really see that millitary people, from every country are going throught a whole different life.
Yes comrade
Russian jets are shit compared to usaf f22 raptor 😍
@@jamiegotti8436 Su63 :)
Boy, that music at the end is so inappropriate.
This is still being recommended in 2019
I love you man!!!!!!! I can't even comprehend that kind of energy. I had no idea those kinds of injuries were possible during ejections. It's sad your RIO didn't make it. God I love all branches of service, but by far fighter pilots are the rock stars of the military.
Don't you just love this guy:
"I am going to die out here tonight ...
You know I can't die tonight!"
Incredible story, the feels when he talks about his family and navigator. Brave man indeed.
*Pilot just gets finished talking about his navigator being killed
*CUE THE PARTY MUSIC
Exactly they never do that
This comment got me in trouble with the old lady. Im sitting here in bed at 4am and i read that and couldn't hold it. I busted out laughing.
@@JimmyGinjaNinja what were you doing in bed with an old lady?
An absolute hero. You did what few could ever do.
Great Video! My Motivation! I have nothing to complain about in Life. This Pilot...I Salute!
Does anyone know what caused the incident? Pilot error and spatial disorientation or was it mechanical somehow?
-Managed to find it. HUD was displaying incorrect information, He watched his HUD and other instruments as he made corrections with the controls and saw the HUD stayed the same, and it was too far gone to recover, so he gave the order to bail
God bless that man.
the PTSD this guy must have gotten from that is insane
2:13 seeing his arm hanging loose like that gives me goosebumps
That is a dummy. Not him. Footage from a test probably.
I'm so glad you made it home and I'm very sorry you lost your back seater. I hope that you have received counseling for the feelings of guilt because.
My best to you sir.
I like how he is talking about his navigator and nearly crying then the nightclub music turns on
Thank God! So very glad you survived this, Sir. Thank you for your service. Im sorry that you lost your friend. --MSgt T...retired.
Man seriously you've done some real stuff, salute
Holy crap this is sad... I'm sure the navigator wouldn't hold it against him though, he had to do what he had to do.
Yeah, if he hadn't ejected, they'd both be dead.
“And when one guy doesn’t make it it’s pretty tough”
Editor: Now this is where I come in
I Will Eat Your Children
Yea we all heard him. 🖕🏻
It’s sick you’re making a joke out of this!
Graham Jones
Stop being such a PUSSY. HFS that’s what’s wrong with this fucked up place nowadays. Everyone gets so fucking offended so fucking easy. Wtf happened? Bunch of goddamned weak kneed snowflake fucking PUSSIES!!!🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻
@@justincasey_grabbederpussy6756 You're one to talk you little bitch
@@grahamjones4539 Use your high horse and ride off into the sunset. People like you are the worst. If you don't like what someone says, scroll on. No one cares what you think is an acceptable joke or not.
i’ve seen this like 10 times and it keeps getting recommended to me
These are the men we have protecting us every day. I am very proud of them all. Thank you.
man what a story. from what i understand as a total amature ejection fucks up n your body even in ideal corcumstances but this.... also pretty sad about his mate, must have been tragic to hear your mate didnt make it. hope youre going to be ok.
Udarni Radnik mate mate mate mate mate mate mate mate mate mate mate