The 32-Hour Longest Commercial Flight in History

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Half as Interesting

Half as Interesting

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@liamboardman8776
@liamboardman8776 6 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, the sun has yet to (literally) set on the British Empire. Randall Monroe over at xkcd worked it out, and it turns out that the territories still under direct British control are just far enough apart to prevent that from happening.
@thomas127
@thomas127 6 жыл бұрын
Until a total solar eclipse occurs on that one island that the sun is shining on while the rest of the British Empire has night...
@serraramayfield9230
@serraramayfield9230 6 жыл бұрын
@@thomas127 F
@0Clewi0
@0Clewi0 6 жыл бұрын
@@thomas127 But then the sun wouldn't set, you just could use the phrase the sun is always sunny what in any case would be wrong because the mainland lives in a perpetual cloudy weather.
@CJT3X
@CJT3X 6 жыл бұрын
Thomas a solar eclipse is not a sunset...
@safebox36
@safebox36 6 жыл бұрын
Including the Commonwealth, it doesn't. If you just count the territories, it hits sunset for a few minutes before the sunrise hits elsewhere. I still count it, woo Britain!
@pureheartx3576
@pureheartx3576 6 жыл бұрын
World record was broken when I flew over Heathrow and the plane circled over it 50 times
@lucasurquiza554
@lucasurquiza554 6 жыл бұрын
That’s Heathrow for ya!
@RainbowFartingUnicorns
@RainbowFartingUnicorns 6 жыл бұрын
Same with me flying home from lax
@AlqGo
@AlqGo 6 жыл бұрын
50 times is still too short.
@nathanmorton7728
@nathanmorton7728 6 жыл бұрын
I’ve flown to Heathrow at least four times and I’ve never had this problem.
@pureheartx3576
@pureheartx3576 6 жыл бұрын
@@nathanmorton7728 try again!
@basilcrab
@basilcrab 6 жыл бұрын
"The Cocos islands did successfully exist."
@arccv
@arccv 5 жыл бұрын
i'm loving this humor. it's like a toned down bill wurtz - I love it!!!
@Friedchickenlover911
@Friedchickenlover911 4 жыл бұрын
@@arccv yup
@josephpaterson8274
@josephpaterson8274 6 жыл бұрын
I have a theory. Wendover Productions and Half as Interesting are run by the same person.
@brockbayley5279
@brockbayley5279 6 жыл бұрын
i've been legit thinking that for ages
@ojtheaviator1795
@ojtheaviator1795 6 жыл бұрын
Maybe you are joking and I'm not picking up on sarcasm, in which case, facepalm for me. If that's not the case, I can inform you that the two channels are, in fact, run by the same individual.
@Rarirama
@Rarirama 6 жыл бұрын
I never saw both posting videos at the same time, so that's a good theory
@abdullah44925
@abdullah44925 6 жыл бұрын
They are ran my the same *individual*
@Zestrayswede
@Zestrayswede 6 жыл бұрын
Please tell me you're joking.
@just-a-silly-goofy-guy
@just-a-silly-goofy-guy 6 жыл бұрын
That’s a lotta airline food to have all at once
@thomasturner6980
@thomasturner6980 6 жыл бұрын
Hope it's not poisoned
@someknightwithanlmg9649
@someknightwithanlmg9649 6 жыл бұрын
kremit the frog IT'S YOU! MY IDOL!
@malfaroangel3896
@malfaroangel3896 5 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure they actually had better food since they only had to feed at most 6 people.
@AnimeSunglasses
@AnimeSunglasses 5 жыл бұрын
Remember, this is before "Airline Food". ...It's also during a war and may possibly have been fed military rations instead.
@brockbayley5279
@brockbayley5279 6 жыл бұрын
these flights were actually so secretive that the pilots of the aircraft were branded as cowards due to them not being able to wear their RAAF uniforms in public (to not draw the attention of potential spies) Source: live in Perth, hear many stories about it in museums and the like
@daleb194
@daleb194 6 жыл бұрын
I'm from close to Chicago but visited Perth twice in the last year and LOVE that place.
@theItalianshamrock
@theItalianshamrock 6 жыл бұрын
Flying the longest flight possible in range of getting shot down by the Japanese: cowards..... thats crazy
@j.yossarian6852
@j.yossarian6852 6 жыл бұрын
Oh neat, something I already knew about. Perth represent! The Catalina in the aviation museum in Bullcreek is well worth checking out if you're a local.
@xX_CYCLOPS360_Xx
@xX_CYCLOPS360_Xx 6 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah brother I'm from Bibra Lake!
@SA-co5sm
@SA-co5sm 6 жыл бұрын
it really is a great museum. it even has a LANCASTER BOMBER!!! fly to Perth, then find a way to the Aviation Heritage Museum in Bull Creek. also, have a look at where they departed to Ceylon, Boat ramp near UWA.
@j.yossarian6852
@j.yossarian6852 6 жыл бұрын
@@xX_CYCLOPS360_Xx Hell yeah borther, cheers from south of the river!
@markofexcellence5209
@markofexcellence5209 6 жыл бұрын
J.Yossarian That’s cool, I’m from the best country in the world. (AKA United States)
@aaronantulov4696
@aaronantulov4696 6 жыл бұрын
Cyclops_ #ellenbrook gang
@sebastianelytron8450
@sebastianelytron8450 6 жыл бұрын
"A beard?! But I shaved at the airport!"
@jerry3790
@jerry3790 6 жыл бұрын
I like how making enchiladas isn’t applicable in today’s world
@Stacirock-t3l
@Stacirock-t3l 6 жыл бұрын
Jerry Rupprecht 1st
@davidhelmer149
@davidhelmer149 6 жыл бұрын
What was the edit
@aidanc4719
@aidanc4719 6 жыл бұрын
@@davidhelmer149 probably a typo
@nolanwestrich2602
@nolanwestrich2602 6 жыл бұрын
I can't think of enchiladas without being reminded of Saturn's ice moon and vice versa.
@theoddball7
@theoddball7 6 жыл бұрын
Imagine some tall dude with no leg room having to sit like that for 32 HOURS
@Mr.Nin10do.
@Mr.Nin10do. 6 жыл бұрын
Whats going on with that icon?
@AnimilesYT
@AnimilesYT 6 жыл бұрын
I'm reading your comment while sitting in a train without any leg room. I don't like being that tall guy..
@Nathan_2120
@Nathan_2120 6 жыл бұрын
@@AnimilesYT where are you traveling to?
@AnimilesYT
@AnimilesYT 6 жыл бұрын
@@Nathan_2120 It was just my daily commute from work to home.
@jerre6882
@jerre6882 6 жыл бұрын
@@AnimilesYT these are the times i feel bad about being tall. Elevators, public transport. Im sorry for taking so much place!
@nicholaslau3194
@nicholaslau3194 6 жыл бұрын
1:38 flat earthers: EXPAIN THIS
@newspacia
@newspacia 6 жыл бұрын
Nicholas Lau wait isn’t that flat... Btw I’m not a flat earther just saying
@carlosrecinos7785
@carlosrecinos7785 6 жыл бұрын
I think he meant the flat earthers were saying that, not challenging them. (r/woooosh)
@rodrigojds
@rodrigojds 6 жыл бұрын
flat earthers don't exist
@martyjrpowell1014
@martyjrpowell1014 6 жыл бұрын
Just like canada
@blm-dg5hh
@blm-dg5hh 6 жыл бұрын
@@martyjrpowell1014 just like australia
@newmantm1234
@newmantm1234 6 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, the Catalina that made this trip is now located at the Qantas founders museum in Longreach QLD, Australia.
@HTPCYMC
@HTPCYMC 6 жыл бұрын
Hold on tight, this is going to be a long one.
@arko325
@arko325 6 жыл бұрын
Tf Stop being everywhere
@mari-du7wl
@mari-du7wl 6 жыл бұрын
fact fiend
@tuckertheyoutuber901
@tuckertheyoutuber901 6 жыл бұрын
That's what she said
@PHCuber
@PHCuber 6 жыл бұрын
I know right
@Opal_Sand
@Opal_Sand 6 жыл бұрын
First I see you in ltt comments "how to clean your cleanest setup" and now I see you here
@LabourLawAdvisor
@LabourLawAdvisor 6 жыл бұрын
Watched each and every episode! super interesting! Love from India. Keep creating.
@yashkhandelwal826
@yashkhandelwal826 2 жыл бұрын
Haha funny finding you here
@phoenixbagri744
@phoenixbagri744 Жыл бұрын
Didn't expect LLA to be here
@ntt2k
@ntt2k 6 жыл бұрын
Hats off to you for pronouncing all these country (Eg. Sri Lanka) and city names (like the Chinese ones in your Wendover videos) properly 👏
@xxCreeperPLxx
@xxCreeperPLxx 6 жыл бұрын
So, they could set up an airport on some tiny islands (but they didn't want to get bombed), but couldn't set up an airport on the northern coast of Australia?
@xxCreeperPLxx
@xxCreeperPLxx 6 жыл бұрын
@Wojtek Dawson There is Darwin, that the Japanese know about. But if you make another one, like 50km away, the Japanese won't know about it.
@aveeeno8140
@aveeeno8140 6 жыл бұрын
The Catalina was a seaplane so could land in the waters near near the island, and all that would be needed is some fuel tanks
@pwnmeisterage
@pwnmeisterage 6 жыл бұрын
Boats are obvious and easy targets for aircraft. They'd greatly increase the risk breaking the whole "sneaky secrecy" thing.
@joshanderson9391
@joshanderson9391 6 жыл бұрын
The northern coast of Australia was being heavily bombed by the Japanese en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_raids_on_Australia,_1942-43
@rochymatt
@rochymatt 6 жыл бұрын
@Albert Miller you want to cancel that racism mate?
@xPUR3xSHOTZx
@xPUR3xSHOTZx 6 жыл бұрын
The Sun has not set over the British empire yet. DO a video showing the reamining parts of the empire
@adamhorsfield6104
@adamhorsfield6104 6 жыл бұрын
Russell Until 2432 when there's a solar eclipse over the Pitcairn Islands
@adamkey1934
@adamkey1934 6 жыл бұрын
@@adamhorsfield6104 an eclipse doesn't count as a sunset though. If we count something blocking the sun as it setting then why not say a cloud does it too?
@kelvinpang438
@kelvinpang438 6 жыл бұрын
@@adamkey1934 Yeah,blocking is not setting.Final.There shouldnt be any debate about this.
@xxjoeyladxx
@xxjoeyladxx 5 жыл бұрын
They’re not part of the British Empire; they’re British Overseas Territories- it’s a bit different.
@Bhartiya969
@Bhartiya969 5 жыл бұрын
No need to argue on British Sun, just because British Queen will be refugee in US, India or somewhere in Europe. The way they are allowing illegal immigrants and Muslim refugee. Please google you will find a news from CNN in which Muslims people asking buckingham palace to be a mosque. At least Poland understand this and denied to accept Muslim refugee but they have accepted Catholic refugee.. Don't trust me see the link below twitter.com/BharwadHamirG/status/1220646220487524357?s=19
@poweroffriendship2.0
@poweroffriendship2.0 6 жыл бұрын
_The sh*t gonna hit the fan_ *~ Pilot (Airplane!, 1980)*
@eliad6543
@eliad6543 6 жыл бұрын
LOL
@zabivaka2954
@zabivaka2954 6 жыл бұрын
Don't call me Shirley
@100percentSNAFU
@100percentSNAFU 5 жыл бұрын
Remember when flights were 32 hours long (and uphill both ways through 5 feet of snow)? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
@teacherdude
@teacherdude 6 жыл бұрын
According to your map the Karachi to London leg took the flight over the entire length of Nazi occupied Europe? I think Berlin might have had something to say about that.
@LalinDissanayaka
@LalinDissanayaka 6 жыл бұрын
Been watching your channel since the beginning, love that you mentioned my country of Sri Lanka.
@TRBigBen
@TRBigBen 6 жыл бұрын
Actually the sun still does never set on Britain due to the Pitcairne islands in the pacific
@humblenoob7631
@humblenoob7631 5 жыл бұрын
Ben Davis and, you know, Australia.
@drex6476
@drex6476 5 жыл бұрын
The problem is the sun rarely rises in Britain almost 300 days in a year, thanks to the wonderful weather! Didn't know Australia is still a part of the British Empire or that there is an empire (yes I know that there are still a few freeloaders). Them Aussies won't like it!
@RAFMnBgaming
@RAFMnBgaming 9 ай бұрын
islands that literally only became occupied on a permanent basis because the mutineers from the bounty couldn't find anywhere else dismal enough to not be searched for on.
@TheAllRounderMemes
@TheAllRounderMemes 6 жыл бұрын
Related stories: Singapore Total Defence Day (got invaded by Japan, that one)
@Blade_Of_Heaven
@Blade_Of_Heaven 4 жыл бұрын
How does this comment not have a single reply and only 8 likes including mine after a full year?
@Sliphantom
@Sliphantom 6 жыл бұрын
Why would they need to send peanut butter over telegraph?
@m1a1abrams43
@m1a1abrams43 4 жыл бұрын
Because they didn’t have access to a fleet of e25s
@Ikelae
@Ikelae 6 жыл бұрын
This is really cool, I never realized the Catalina served in a civilian role!
@jkerman5113
@jkerman5113 6 жыл бұрын
They never invaded us Kiwis because we had the Bob Semple tank.
@Pirateofskies
@Pirateofskies 6 жыл бұрын
ah, I see you're a man of culture as well.
@rhysstanley7387
@rhysstanley7387 6 жыл бұрын
They didn't stand a chance they were cowards at our might.
@vorxer
@vorxer 6 жыл бұрын
Nice to see Sri Lanka being mentioned so heavily, we don't usually get a lot of attention.
@ginka2281
@ginka2281 6 жыл бұрын
I actually had a good on the Australia going to space joke ^^ Keep up the good work, I am always happy to see your vids :)
@Stinger913
@Stinger913 6 жыл бұрын
I'm a simple man. I see PBY Catalina. I like. I subscribe.
@NLBUURMAN
@NLBUURMAN 6 жыл бұрын
not the only reason to subscribe though
@aliaspseudonym525
@aliaspseudonym525 6 жыл бұрын
3:27 Trapped in a noisy airplane stripped of all but the bare essential equipment, with lots of probably very flammable mail, flying within enemy aircraft range for most of that, over the ocean, for 28 to 32 hours.... I did not think something called "The Double Sunrise Flight" could be so terrifying.
@blue_rapier
@blue_rapier 6 жыл бұрын
At 2:09 you pronounced gif with a j sound. My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.
@thomas127
@thomas127 6 жыл бұрын
This is actually the right way to pronounce it, according to the creator of the GIF format: edition.cnn.com/2013/05/22/tech/web/pronounce-gif/index.html
@Eira_
@Eira_ 6 жыл бұрын
No it's not, the creator is an idiot
@smalltime0
@smalltime0 6 жыл бұрын
@@thomas127 the creator isn't the authority on how to pronounce it. It is an acronym, and convention is that you use how the letters are pronounced as part of the words.
@jarni1242
@jarni1242 6 жыл бұрын
@@smalltime0 NASA, JPEG, and laser. It isn't exactly consistent.
@smalltime0
@smalltime0 6 жыл бұрын
@@jarni1242 JPEG isn't a pure acronym, FYI. Laser, even how you spelt it, has long become a word rather than an acronym. NASA follows the format. You might be going off IPA, but reading it incorrectly.
@rodolfobatista1757
@rodolfobatista1757 6 жыл бұрын
"Like absolutely everything". That was one of the best insides jokes ever. Great channel!
@samuelschuur7044
@samuelschuur7044 6 жыл бұрын
Due to some weird territories in the pacific, the sun still, even in 2018, never sets on the British empire... unless their is a very strange eclipse.
@kelvinpang438
@kelvinpang438 6 жыл бұрын
Eclipse still doesnt set.The sun doesnt "set" during eclipse.Its only blocked so that still doesnt count.
@samuelschuur7044
@samuelschuur7044 6 жыл бұрын
@@kelvinpang438 fair enough. During the eclipse the light wont shine on the british empire.
@el_rafaza8872
@el_rafaza8872 6 жыл бұрын
I have mastered the ability of noticing when the Skillshare ad is about to come.
@nayibm1773
@nayibm1773 6 жыл бұрын
I wonder how many people United would’ve kicked out after that flight
@thomasturner6980
@thomasturner6980 6 жыл бұрын
They wouldn't kick out the superior leader
@Laittth
@Laittth 6 жыл бұрын
You've joined the list of "why do I always see you in the comments?!"
@WASIURPA
@WASIURPA 6 жыл бұрын
Infinty
@3User
@3User 6 жыл бұрын
After the flight? Nah bruv they'd toss em out mid-flight, 32 hours is too long for united to be able to hold it in for
@oliver6496
@oliver6496 6 жыл бұрын
Dead meme, get out of here.
@cube_cup
@cube_cup 6 жыл бұрын
'the island did succesfully exist at the time' has the same energy as 'have a christmas and new year'.
@jmandawgfan2533
@jmandawgfan2533 6 жыл бұрын
I bet that flight was in a Toyota Corolla.
@danielscully3952
@danielscully3952 6 жыл бұрын
1:54 "The Cocos Islands, between Australia and Sri Lanka, did successfully exist at the time"
@JustinY.
@JustinY. 6 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised no one went insane on that flight.
@nayibm1773
@nayibm1773 6 жыл бұрын
Justin Y. Ahh, the great Justin Young
@thomasturner6980
@thomasturner6980 6 жыл бұрын
When there's more than four replies than likes
@bachlamtung5131
@bachlamtung5131 6 жыл бұрын
Me 3
@WASIURPA
@WASIURPA 6 жыл бұрын
Ikr
@pigking3854
@pigking3854 6 жыл бұрын
Nice
@zeradenG
@zeradenG 6 жыл бұрын
Animation absolutely on point, as per usual. Keep it up!
@SonySMRTLim
@SonySMRTLim 6 жыл бұрын
As a Singaporean, feels weird hearing HAI mentioning Singapore multiple times.
@kelvinpang438
@kelvinpang438 6 жыл бұрын
Same,cheers!
@zafrizackery8223
@zafrizackery8223 6 жыл бұрын
Neither Crazy nor Rich nor Asian 🤔
@brandonchan4537
@brandonchan4537 6 жыл бұрын
as a malaysian , feels weird that HAI mentioning malaysia very very few times.
@doomxtreme
@doomxtreme 6 жыл бұрын
I’m ethnically Sri Lankan, and since my country never gets mentioned, this video was very weird.
@drex6476
@drex6476 5 жыл бұрын
I was surprised that Singapore wasn't an Asian country! Did you Singaporeans tow it from Europe after booting out the Brits?
@ElFourTwoZ3r0
@ElFourTwoZ3r0 6 жыл бұрын
this may be obscure but I would love to see a breakdown of the economics of running a military base stateside. like running drills housing food etc. either here or wendover. love em both. anyway thanks for all the amazing content there guy
@marioguevara676
@marioguevara676 6 жыл бұрын
4000 miles? Thats a weird way of saying 6437 km
@Hidden_Seeker_
@Hidden_Seeker_ 6 жыл бұрын
He wrote both
@NielsZussblatt
@NielsZussblatt 6 жыл бұрын
Also weird that a direct PER-KCT (RAF Koggala) routing is only 3510 miles / 5649 km.
@100percentSNAFU
@100percentSNAFU 5 жыл бұрын
I prefer 32,000 furlongs.
@grdprojekt
@grdprojekt 5 жыл бұрын
@@NielsZussblatt as the video guy said, Cocos Island is bang on the middle of the straight path, but they didn't want the Japanese to notice the island so the plane was flown to a longer curved path.
@Chase92488
@Chase92488 11 ай бұрын
W H A T T H E F U C K I S A K I L O M E T E R R R R R R R R R R R R R
@GrosserHund87
@GrosserHund87 6 жыл бұрын
I need a full Wendover episode about the Catalinas - I bet a plane looking this cool must have an amazing history.
@Regolith86
@Regolith86 6 жыл бұрын
That they do. They were kind of the do-it-all plane in the pacific. Reconnaissance, SAR, ASW, bomber, etc. Look up the "Black Cat Squadrons" of WWII some time. Their crews would paint their hulls black and make night raids against Japanese shipping. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolidated_PBY_Catalina#Night_attack_and_naval_interdiction
@tz8785
@tz8785 6 жыл бұрын
This record is definitely impressive, however if you include lighter than air vehicles, the transatlantic zeppelin service handily beats it with crossing times between 43 and 78 hours.
@syoux_treize
@syoux_treize 6 жыл бұрын
Hi HAI. Great video, only 1 thing to say, Singapore was Temasek during colonial area and the part you higlighted to represent Singapore was called Malay Pennisular (later they separated with Temasek/Singapore and annexed the western part of Borneo) and now is called Malaysia.
@KevBotM
@KevBotM 6 жыл бұрын
3:35 Wouldn't flying over (and maybe landing in, can't tell) axis controlled territory in 1943 also be a little sketchy? Maybe it would have been a little safer to route from Egypt through Sicily (invaded by allies at the time of the flights) to Gilbrater and/or Portugal to the British Isles? If Sicily wasn't an option, maybe somewhere in North Africa? Maybe I'll do some math and report back.
@KevBotM
@KevBotM 6 жыл бұрын
So, I'll assume the BOAC the Armstrong Whitworth Ensign, which according to Wikipedia was historically used for transport between Britain and Asia. This aircraft has a range of 1190 nmi (2200 km or 1370 mi). Here is my route from Karachi to London, staying within the British Empire in July 1943 as much as possible, and avoiding war zones and the airspace of unfriendly countries. Karachi to Kuwait (Kuwait City): ~1054 nmi (~1953 km or ~1213 mi). Flies over Iran into Kuwait, a British protectorate Kuwait City to Mandatory Palestine (Tel Aviv): ~701 nmi (~1299 km or ~807 mi). Could be anywhere in Palestine or even Egypt. Mandatory Palestine is part of the British Empire. Tel Aviv to Tripoli: ~1093.84 nmi (~2026 km or ~1259 mi). Tripoli is not a war zone at this point and is now governed by the British Empire (until 1951). Tripoli to Gibraltar: ~938 nmi (~1738 km or ~1080 mi). Gibraltar is part of the British Empire and is for the most part not under threat from the axis at this point. Gibraltar to Porto (Portugal): ~399 nmi (~739 km or ~459 mi). Stopping in Portugal could most likely be avoided, but it is a little safer this way and avoids unfriendly Spain (Spanish airspace is avoided by going south and west across the Strait of Gibraltar, through the Gulf of Cádiz, and entering friendly Portugal from the south) as well as unfriendly Vichy France and very unfriendly Nazi occupied France. Side note: Both Spain and Portugal are officially neutral, but Portugal is friendly to the allies and Spain is friendly to the axis. Portugal gets screwed over by history regarding both world wars far too often. They were an allied belligerent in WWI but got nothing for it in the end, and were important in keeping Fascist Spain out of WWII. Porto to London: ~771 nmi (~1428 km, ~887 mi). Routed to avoid unfriendly Spain and unfriendly Nazi occupied France. All of these flights are well within range of long-range transport aircraft operated by BOAC avoid active war zones and potentially hostile airspace. I'm not sure how it actually was routed and I could be way off, but I'm not convinced they flew mail and civilians over Nazi and Fascist controlled Italy, Vichy France, and Nazi occupied France as is depicted in the video.
@Dave_Sisson
@Dave_Sisson 6 жыл бұрын
Interesting. Before the war, most (or all?) of the route was flown in the huge Empire flying boats, they continued to be used during the war until Japan joined the fight. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Empire
@DinoRicky
@DinoRicky 8 ай бұрын
I believe it’s supposed to be allied occupied Italy, then Switzerland, then to the Other southern invasion of France (yes there was 2) then the Channel Islands, then to london
@DavidsPCchannel
@DavidsPCchannel 6 жыл бұрын
Honestly one of your best, funniest videos! Keep up the bomby work :)
@mikefuquay9903
@mikefuquay9903 6 жыл бұрын
Who else looks forward to Thursday just for these videos?
@brandonchan4537
@brandonchan4537 6 жыл бұрын
me and also to see or hear a word " malaysia" in it i will be 100000000000 happier too
@Raptor747
@Raptor747 6 жыл бұрын
I knew it was going to be the PBY Catalina, and I wasn't disappointed. That plane was ludicrously good, even though it was considered obsolete before WW2 even started, the plane somehow went on to become a crazy versatile and capable workhorse is a large variety of roles, serving pivotal roles in key battles, performing daring rescues, raiding the living hell out of Japanese merchant shipping in the pitch black of night, and even dogfighting with Zeros successfully. Makes sense that, all nonessentials removed and as much auxiliary fuel as you can carry, it could successfully, reliably, and consistently make 4000 mile, 28+ hour trips over open ocean and through enemy territory without any losses or accidents.
@awperex
@awperex 6 жыл бұрын
I like how he highlighted Malaysia and Singapore but only mentions Singapore
@bmtfadediv2601
@bmtfadediv2601 6 жыл бұрын
The whole EMPIRE was hilighted so of course *Malaya* would be too.
@salian10
@salian10 6 жыл бұрын
I was looking for this comment. 'Let's talk about Singapore but show Malaya & North Borneo on the map.'
@brandonchan4537
@brandonchan4537 6 жыл бұрын
yaaaa... ..... .... i wish malaysia is mention but if they do that ,they also need to say indonesia canada india sri lanka hong kong macau ect ect then the video will be 2 mins longer
@kx4998
@kx4998 6 жыл бұрын
because malaya is not important only worthless leaders
@kz-gm9wd
@kz-gm9wd 6 жыл бұрын
he should have said Malaya, the name of Singapore and Malaysia at the time.
@sphericalcat1434
@sphericalcat1434 2 жыл бұрын
I love it how the longest flight in history covers a distance less than that of a 3 hour flight with a Concorde
@Snapmare_
@Snapmare_ 6 жыл бұрын
I couldn't bear that, I would get so claustrophobic
@saraht.4927
@saraht.4927 5 жыл бұрын
The sun still hasn't actually set on the British Empire yet; in at least one of the 14 remaining British territories, it's daytime.
@famoterlhh4993
@famoterlhh4993 6 жыл бұрын
0:19 We were invaded, singaporeans never forgett. Still first time mentioned on this channel
@cbernier3
@cbernier3 6 жыл бұрын
WOW FINALLY, A VIDEO ABOUT AIRPLANES. I was wondering when you'd eventually take up airplanes as a topic. More please.
@alexweinstock943
@alexweinstock943 6 жыл бұрын
"Half as Interesting does not condone killing or other war things"
@that1nerdyblackgirl736
@that1nerdyblackgirl736 5 жыл бұрын
Whoever writes the script for this channel deserves a damn medal. Sorry some of these jokes have me dying
@whalesoup8914
@whalesoup8914 6 жыл бұрын
I’m from Sri Lanka and I’m happy to see my country mentioned
@barrytschirpig9328
@barrytschirpig9328 6 жыл бұрын
As an Australian I am so glad this has been covered.
@insanomonkey
@insanomonkey 6 жыл бұрын
2:08 ... did you really pronounce GIFs as JIFs? I'm distraught, I believed in you man... *Italian accent* "You breaka my heart, Tony".
@michaelscott7166
@michaelscott7166 6 жыл бұрын
And to think now there's a direct service from Perth to London.
@theob3515
@theob3515 6 жыл бұрын
Actually the Sun still hasn’t set on the British empire. Look it up. It’s pretty interesting
@wavecentral
@wavecentral 5 жыл бұрын
Great video - however you might want to correct your route at 3:30 as i'm pretty sure the Brits weren't flying civilian flights over occupied France and Italy at the time :) They actually went via Africa and Portugal.
@gobarn1877
@gobarn1877 6 жыл бұрын
Isn't this a military flight, not a commercial flight!!!??
@jjc5475
@jjc5475 6 жыл бұрын
no, they transported mail and passengers.
@Oliviben
@Oliviben 6 жыл бұрын
The three passengers make it commercial
@adamhale6672
@adamhale6672 6 жыл бұрын
Oliviben 20301 Well commercial means for money. There are plenty of military flights with far more than 3 passengers that are most definitely not commercial. They may have been ferrying non-military personnel though which would be commercial.
@gobarn1877
@gobarn1877 6 жыл бұрын
@@Oliviben but how do you know they weren't soldiers and senior officials?
@gobarn1877
@gobarn1877 6 жыл бұрын
@@jjc5475 mail pertinent to the war I believe, not civvy stuff.
@alfin3644
@alfin3644 6 жыл бұрын
The suspense for the surprise hook at the end adds a lot to the experience.
@markus4623
@markus4623 6 жыл бұрын
Hmm, but how could an Australian machine land in (I assume the map is accurate) Serbia, Italy, Vichy France and then fly over German-occupied France at this point in time?
@mousermind
@mousermind 3 жыл бұрын
I clicked to watch the "Why does America Only Have One Cruise Ship" video, and a third of the way through I kept wondering what any of this had to do with cruise ships...
@alexi1182
@alexi1182 6 жыл бұрын
I'm more concerned about the fact that you called it "jiff" and not "gif" It stands for Graphics Interchange Format... GRAphics, GGGGGGRAphics
@bmtfadediv2601
@bmtfadediv2601 6 жыл бұрын
Jraphic Parck.
@ThePowerofJames
@ThePowerofJames 6 жыл бұрын
All i could hear in my head was the "History of Japan" video "Their trying to invade the entire ocean!"
@areilioboomhower5973
@areilioboomhower5973 6 жыл бұрын
Oh god turn on subtitles
@Laittth
@Laittth 6 жыл бұрын
What's wrong with them?
@areilioboomhower5973
@areilioboomhower5973 6 жыл бұрын
That’s.. strange.. it’s fine now. But it was a bunch of error code for me
@stenbak88
@stenbak88 5 жыл бұрын
The sun still technically doesn’t set on the UK
@ESB2109
@ESB2109 6 жыл бұрын
When you said “unless it’s 2018” at 0:29 all the countries apart from the UK itself went normal. But places like the Falklands should stay pink.
@eltruzinc4741
@eltruzinc4741 6 жыл бұрын
That "bomby weather" joke cracked me up
@thomasturner6980
@thomasturner6980 6 жыл бұрын
That's nothing compared to 80 days
@kelvinpang438
@kelvinpang438 6 жыл бұрын
that 80 days wasnt a commercial flight through so doesnt count.
@darthreaper6830
@darthreaper6830 4 жыл бұрын
Weird how nobody is mentioning "crickey!" That was gold for me
@unspecialist
@unspecialist 6 жыл бұрын
i love bill wurtz too
@flufflioness
@flufflioness 6 жыл бұрын
"The Cocos Islands [...] did successfully exist at the time" I love this channel
@TrailblazerOverland
@TrailblazerOverland 6 жыл бұрын
Thats Malaysia
@Ikelae
@Ikelae 6 жыл бұрын
Um no, the center of the frame was the island of Singapore. Which certainly isn't
@TrailblazerOverland
@TrailblazerOverland 6 жыл бұрын
@@Ikelae um no... Singapore is only that small island and it doesn't include borneo
@brandonchan4537
@brandonchan4537 6 жыл бұрын
no matter how i love my country malaysia , the plane actually lanes in singapore , but it is too small to see in a map that dot under malaya or what we call now west malaysia and the top of borneo as now call East malaysia and indonesia is singapore , right in between. ( i had to ctrl c and v for this type of coment)
@fordson51
@fordson51 2 жыл бұрын
The only problem with this happening now is the lack of float planes that could handle that kind of distance.
@DasNik25
@DasNik25 6 жыл бұрын
Did you just say JIF?!?
@thomas127
@thomas127 6 жыл бұрын
This is actually the right way to pronounce it, according to the creator of the GIF format: edition.cnn.com/2013/05/22/tech/web/pronounce-gif/index.html
@matthewgrigg1285
@matthewgrigg1285 6 жыл бұрын
@@thomas127 shut
@spawnof200
@spawnof200 6 жыл бұрын
@@thomas127 GIF is an acronym for graphics interchange format, graphics uses a hard G the creator is wrong.
@Eira_
@Eira_ 6 жыл бұрын
It's not right, the creator is just an idiot
@b-i-c7969
@b-i-c7969 6 жыл бұрын
spawnof200, NATO is pronounced _ˈneɪtoʊ,_ but "Atlantic" is pronounced _atˈlantɪk,_ and "Organisation" is _ɔːɡ(ə)nʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n,_ so shouldn't it be _natɔ_ with that method? My point is, acronyms can change the pronounciation.
@ezkymos
@ezkymos 2 жыл бұрын
Today we have a Auckland (New-Zealand) to London without any refuel stop ! That's a 19 hours flight with a full business class cabin to lower passenger weight as well as luggage weight
@RainbowFartingUnicorns
@RainbowFartingUnicorns 6 жыл бұрын
Its pronounced gif
@benhuang2773
@benhuang2773 6 жыл бұрын
No it isn't, it's pronounced gif!
@tristanmoller9498
@tristanmoller9498 6 жыл бұрын
Keep up the good work and the diverse topic flow
@ArronKray
@ArronKray 6 жыл бұрын
2:06 did he just says "JIFS" *triggered haha
@thegardenofeatin5965
@thegardenofeatin5965 2 жыл бұрын
The Consolidated PBY Catalina. When you need to get there...someday.
@Mlgtrek334
@Mlgtrek334 6 жыл бұрын
the pewdiepie vs t series battle
@xanpenguin754
@xanpenguin754 6 жыл бұрын
Wrong channel
@DanielwlTan
@DanielwlTan 6 жыл бұрын
BITCH LASAGNA
@nickw5682
@nickw5682 6 жыл бұрын
I love the humor in this episode
@tezer2d
@tezer2d 6 жыл бұрын
The plane fetish continues... Also subscribe to PewDiePie
@alvinalvano850
@alvinalvano850 4 жыл бұрын
IDK why but I really love when they mentioned "to cut off Australia from its sugar daddy, the US"
@calebyao.
@calebyao. 6 жыл бұрын
FIRST
@frankie4875
@frankie4875 6 жыл бұрын
Cubing Adventures congratulations nobody cares
@JoMiMi_h
@JoMiMi_h 6 жыл бұрын
out
@President_BaconP
@President_BaconP 6 жыл бұрын
Close
@c-im8738
@c-im8738 6 жыл бұрын
Nobody cares
@graham1034
@graham1034 6 жыл бұрын
I like how careful they were to avoid Japanese airspace but then flew directly over Italy and occupied France, at least according to the map in this video.
@usernamefreaks
@usernamefreaks 6 жыл бұрын
Sam seems to have taken every single class on the subject of "segues" from Skillshare.
@zappababe8577
@zappababe8577 2 жыл бұрын
The "double sunrise" flight sounds delightful!
@MorbidFable
@MorbidFable 6 жыл бұрын
I swear your favorite subjects are planes and mail haha
@someperson3883
@someperson3883 2 жыл бұрын
Imagine circumnavigating the world in this plane
@simplystreeptacular
@simplystreeptacular 4 жыл бұрын
The Double Sunrise flights are probably my favorite bit of obscure passenger aviation history.
@nimnadarajah6581
@nimnadarajah6581 6 жыл бұрын
Sri Lanka finally made it onto Half as Interesting!
@deadlycb2585
@deadlycb2585 5 жыл бұрын
Technically the sun hasn’t set on the empire still thanks to tiny islands in the middle of nowhere
@nathanadhitya
@nathanadhitya 6 жыл бұрын
the best ad transitions in history. gg wendover
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