Taking a damaged bomber to Switzerland or Sweden was not unusual. I knew a B24 pilot who had the gas tanks shot up and was close to going to Sweden. Luckily, just the top and middle of the tanks had holes in them. So back to England.
Not all planes interned were shot up. Quite a few were deserters who voted to go to Switzerland to avoid being killed in combat. The crew makes up some story about problems with the plane then goes out of formation and lands....some went Swiss, some went to Sweden.
A huge number of Allied planes performed emergency landings in Switzerland during WWII, or were even shot down by the Swiss after violating the neutral airspace. After the war, they had to repair the planes in order to fly them home.
OMG What caused this!?!? Did landing on Swiss soil cause those casualties? I'm sure those bombers that did make it back to Britain never carried back dead crewmembers. And why would the Swiss keep those human remains rotting in those aircraft after having landed?
@@AudieHolland Why would you think when someone on the plane was killed they weren't flown back with the rest of the crew? They most certainly were. The casualties remained on the aircraft and were offloaded upon returning to base when the mission was complete. I agree with you though, I highly doubt any remains were left on these aircraft to decompose. If that's the case. The original poster should list a source.
@@TR-Mead What I mean is, it's war, there's no difference in bombers returning to Britain or Switzerland, in both cases they have casualties on board. *I'm sure those bombers that did make it back to Britain never carried back dead crewmembers.* - this is called Sarcasm Have ever seen "Twelve O'clock High (1949)?" After a bomber has landed safely back in Britain, they evacuate the remains of a few crew members, including a severed arm (not shown of course).
@@AudieHolland Many bombers returning to England DID have dead crew members on board. Some waist gunners were decapitated by the 50 cal. machine guns from the enemy fighters. When the planes landed in England the body parts had to be removed and blood cleaned up. They never showed that in any movies.
I was gonna say had to be post war. During the war it would’ve violated Switzerland’s neutrality
Taking a damaged bomber to Switzerland or Sweden was not unusual. I knew a B24 pilot who had the gas tanks shot up and was close to going to Sweden. Luckily, just the top and middle of the tanks had holes in them. So back to England.
Wish the video was longer
Not all planes interned were shot up. Quite a few were deserters who voted to go to Switzerland to avoid being killed in combat.
The crew makes up some story about problems with the plane then goes out of formation and lands....some went Swiss, some went to Sweden.
all of them were covered in parking tickets
That's very good!Hi ftom France!
Excellent
"OK, the war is over. Would you please get these "Interned" aircraft out of here?
They are cluttering up the airport."
So we didn't leave them all there!!!😀👍🇺🇸
we are repaired in this shop if we're damaged or pregnant
Context would be nice.
A huge number of Allied planes performed emergency landings in Switzerland during WWII, or were even shot down by the Swiss after violating the neutral airspace. After the war, they had to repair the planes in order to fly them home.
Context? Try RESEARCH, you will learn more looking things up yourself than having others give their opinion which may be right or wrong.
For what ever reason...Allied airmen were interned by the Swiss until the end of the war...so as to appease both the Allied and the Axis forces.
MUSİC!
How many aircrews chose Netural Switzerland rather than a Pow camp? How many Aircraft flew back at the end of the war?
@Dupont Dupont The word is INTURNED. Free to wander about within limits.
@@rancidpitts8243 No, the word is "intErned"
@@jonnybottle Thank you. I brain fart more as I age.
@@rancidpitts8243 All them pits to keep rancid, eh?
@@jonnybottle Rancid pitts. My radio name in Vietnam. We all stank within hours, I sooner than others.
1:14 such faces are evidence…..
It's not as great as this move makes it out to be, the planes still had human remains still in them splatter all over the place
OMG
What caused this!?!?
Did landing on Swiss soil cause those casualties?
I'm sure those bombers that did make it back to Britain never carried back dead crewmembers.
And why would the Swiss keep those human remains rotting in those aircraft after having landed?
@@AudieHolland Why would you think when someone on the plane was killed they weren't flown back with the rest of the crew? They most certainly were. The casualties remained on the aircraft and were offloaded upon returning to base when the mission was complete. I agree with you though, I highly doubt any remains were left on these aircraft to decompose. If that's the case. The original poster should list a source.
@@TR-Mead What I mean is, it's war, there's no difference in bombers returning to Britain or Switzerland, in both cases they have casualties on board.
*I'm sure those bombers that did make it back to Britain never carried back dead crewmembers.* - this is called Sarcasm
Have ever seen "Twelve O'clock High (1949)?" After a bomber has landed safely back in Britain, they evacuate the remains of a few crew members, including a severed arm (not shown of course).
@@AudieHolland Many bombers returning to England DID have dead crew members on board. Some waist gunners were decapitated by the 50 cal. machine guns from the enemy fighters. When the planes landed in England the body parts had to be removed and blood cleaned up. They never showed that in any movies.
@@dfirth224
*I'm sure those bombers that did make it back to Britain never carried back dead crewmembers.*
AKA SARCASM
The Swiss paid dearly for its neutrality.
Not very neutral of Switzerland.
The US certainly had to pay for this !
Let‘s hope not too little.