How RAF Lost a 19 vs 4 Battle

[@showtime112]

Not all the aircraft variants and liveries are 100% historically accurate. Reasons for it are technical. Also, WT doesn't support drop tanks on warbirds (yet) so bombs are used to represent them in some scenes. These are not mistakes and there's no need to 'correct' them. Thank you for your understanding.

[@ondrejdobrota7344]

Do not use bombs to represent drop tank. Like wtf? It is even more historicaly inaccurete 😁

[@GiorgioChiellini723]

What do you mean yet? Why would War Thunder need drop tanks lol the maps are tiny

[@jarednelson1634]

shut up

[@jarednelson1634]

oh sorry its you cool ✌🏻

[@hansvonmannschaft9062]

Can't believe you need to clarify this stuff. How come people still don't get that even if you manage to get a sponsor, these channels and their videos are made selflessly along, and during, everyday real life obligations, by guys like you who put a lot of effort to bring good, healthy, unbiased info so we can learn while being entertained. And you're not the only one who needs to be clarifying these things based on software, time, or other kind of annoying limitations. Next time cover some WWI air combat event, use jets to represent the aircraft, and in the video description simply put: "Info is 100% accurate. If you don't like what I could muster to animate it, come do my rl job for me or stfu".

[@nicksykes4575]

My father flew with 208 sqd during WW2, at the time they were a tactical reconnaissance squadron equipped with Mk 9 Spits with large vertical and oblique cameras. Although they were armed missions, most pilots on the squadron had never taken part in a dog-fight, and I don't suppose it was any different 5 years later. One time my father did get mixed up in a dog-fight in Italy, his wing man had turned back with engine trouble, dad was just about to follow him, when he saw a lot of German troop movement, he called up for allied reinforcements, and two Brazilian Air Force P47 Thunderbolts appeared. As they lined up an attack on the column, they were bounced by two 109s, as the fight developed, my dad discovered that the Brazilians couldn't distinguish a Spitfire from a 109. So he beat a hasty retreat.

[@donparker1823]

Great story. Thanks for posting that.

[@showtime112]

That's quite amazing! Thank you for sharing.

[@soundknight]

Thank you so much for posting the newspaper clippings, it was really wonderful to read and it made the story come alive. It reminds me of talking to family who lived through these times.

[@showtime112]

Thank you for the feedback! I like to introduce such pieces when I can find them.

[@i.setyawan]

Another excellent video. I'm not very familiar with the involvement of the IAF during the 1956 war, and this video taught me a lot. Keep up the good work and please give us more!

[@showtime112]

Thank you very much! I find these early Arab-Israeli Wars quite fascinating and overlooked. I certainly plan to cover them some more.

[@BruceK10032]

This was 1948, not 1956. The Brits and Israelis were on the same side in 1956, as were the French.

[@philipzelasko435]

Not 1956 campaign, 1948 independence war

[@donparker1823]

Great episode. I had no idea the British and Israli's ever fought each other. The text at the end that the RAF hadn't learned anything in 5 years of fighting was a bit harsh but I imagine that most of the leaders found something else to do after the big war. These guys and particularly the leaders were probably newbees.

[@septiccalling8341]

Anderson didn't say that the RAF had learned nothing. He said that they disregarded all that they'd learned during the 2nd World War.

[@kwanchan6745]

thats crazy not to know over 700 british soldiers and police were murdered by zionists in palestine between 1945 and 1948 google sargeants paice and martin google lord mohne, who was assassinated by zionists in cairo in 1944 google the assassinate attempt on churchill in 1946 britain and british soldiers in 1948 were fully against the state of israel

[@showtime112]

Thanks for the feedback! It seems that the flight leaders were experienced veterans but many of the wingmen were newbies. Also, you can check out three older episodes. Other than the two described in this video, there's also one in which Egyptians and RAF clash.

[@fazsum41]

The RAF had learnt a lot from the war and the for them to say they learnt nothing in 5 years was just them giving mockery and hostile comments and not facts. Israel was a new nation at the time with a newly formed military made up of Jewish members who spent decades dealing with the nazi’s. The Israeli air force had vets wile the RAF had mostly newly trained or late war vets.

[@ondrejdobrota7344]

Denis Crowley-Milling was Battle of Britain veteran. He was shot down with 242 Squadron on 7.9.40 byl LG 2 or JG 2 pilot.

[@showtime112]

Thank you for contributing information!

[@oveidasinclair982]

I tend to believe that the Israeli pilots were for the most part highly skilled WWII veterans, where as the UK force might have been commanded by WWII vets, it's core of pilots were young and new to the service. Then from the looks of things the ground crews look like they suffered from the same fairly new to the service issues that the pilots were having to deal with. After WWII ended there was a big draw down by all nations involved, except for maybe the Soviets, my grandfather on my fathers side in the States was released in a wave of draw downs from the US Air Force right after the Korean war ended.

[@showtime112]

Yes, that seems to be a good description. RAF from 1949 and RAF from 1945 look like two different organizations.

[@timonsolus]

@@showtime112 : That's a big assumption. The USAF in the Korean War still had a lot of WW2 pilots on strength - so why not the RAF too?

[@fazsum41]

@@timonsolusthe answer is simple. The USAF was bigger than the RAF. They had more numbers on station and the RAF AND the RAF had commonwealth pilots that were folded into those nations air forces post war. The USAF already folded any volunteer pilots it had in foreign air forces during the war.

[@MrMaximkozin]

Ezer Weizman the pilot in question was trained by the Brits during WW2 and spent most it driving trucks in N Africa he only got his wings after the war ended, The other 3 pilots in his formation didn't see much action either. the Canadian volunteer from the previous battle - John McElroy was a WW2 Ace with over 10 kills, the American volunteer - Chalmers Hubert was an experienced pilot he flew in the Canadian AF as well and the US NAVY, he would later become a test pilot for the Bell X-1 Rocket

[@musclecarbear4704]

The British were hamstrung because of higher forces. That’s why they were to fail in this area of operations. It wasn’t pilot skillset. It was by design they leave the Middle East with their tails between their legs. Remember, they put a huge amount of effort to gain control of this region, defeating the Germans, Turks and other regional players in WW1. Then later in WW2, they defeated the Germans once again and the Italians. …only to hand it over to Rothschild’s control. Israel is not what people think it is…Israel has never had a Semite run the state, only Eastern Europeans. That speaks volumes.

[@edwardd9702]

The British pilot was buried in Israel, Ramleh War Cemetery. Mustve been hard on his parents to have him so far away, in the land of those who killed him. He was engaged to be married that year.

[@cannonfodder4376]

Being an air force that has transitioned to a peacetime force, getting into the middle of a war between two forces with similar aircraft without expecting to get involved was just a recipe for disaster. Rookie mistakes, thankfully the diplomats kept things from escalating further.

[@showtime112]

RAF Historical Society seems to agree with that.

[@Spitfiresammons]

That must be one crazy dogfight involved with 3 British fighters types between RAF and IAF. Please do video story of Soviet Hawker Hurricane Aces of WW2?.

[@showtime112]

I'd like to cover the Eastern Front some more. Videos about Soviets don't attract too many views (at least not on my channel) but that sort of thing never stopped me before 😁

[@Spitfiresammons]

@@showtime112 ok and I just realise when is Romanian air force in Operation Barbarossa part 2 In going to come out?.

[@cocodog85]

@@showtime112 ...how about mentioning some of the night witches banging on the nazi while they're trying to sleep? and the white lilly.

[@wiktorberski9272]

It was really nice to watch it. I have read some books about this period, but this time I was able to watch it

[@showtime112]

I appreciate your feedback! There are indeed a couple of interesting books covering it.

[@lucius6667]

Loved to know ehat repocussions came of the ground crews not cocking the guns and over tightened drop tanks , and also what happened to the pilots after a failure and farce.

[@timonsolus]

I'm pretty sure that their officers told them to continue peacetime safety measures as that the aircraft were not flying a combat mission. (Drop tanks are never dropped in peacetime, they might hit a civilian).

[@terrynewsome6698]

Could you do a video on the Syria mig 23 service in the 1982 war? Or maybe cover the service history of the Algerian su-7 and mig 17 in the arab Israeli conflicts?

[@showtime112]

These are interesting topics. As for the MiG-23, the module was in development for DCS but that's under question now. MiG-17 is also being developed for the future. Alternatively, it should be possible to do it in WT someday.

[@weeroonafarm5981]

3 min ads are too long so i couldn't wait for the video

[@showtime112]

Why didn't you skip the ads? Non skipable aren't longer than 20 seconds or so.

[@weeroonafarm5981]

@@showtime112 I'm in Australia so may be getting a different ad package; I couldn't skip the ad.

[@eduardodeandres3864]

La verdad es que tuvo que ser difícil para los británicos estar en ese zona en esa época siendo atacados tanto por Israel cómo por países árabes. Gran video!

[@PappaBear_yt]

Yup, some people never seem to learn. 🤷🏼 Great video, as always! 👍🏻👏🏻💪🏻🍻🍻🙋🏼‍♂️

[@showtime112]

As always, 🙏 and 👋

[@hurdygurdyman1905]

​@@showtime112Which people never seem to learn?

[@shwarz442]

Questo avvenimento è semplicemente pazzesco!

[@showtime112]

Thank you for commenting!

[@VC_27]

Brilliant work done! Please provide the links to the videos mentioned in the episode. Thank you.

[@showtime112]

Thanks for the comment. The videos were linked in the suggestion cards but I'll add them in the video description too.

[@chups1447]

Nice work!

[@showtime112]

Thanks Chups!

[@branka4226]

Great video! Thanks 👍

[@showtime112]

Glad you liked it!

[@rafaelaldana1503]

great video!!! thanks

[@showtime112]

Thank you very much for the comment!

[@donparker1823]

Thanks!

[@showtime112]

Thanks once again!

[@Briselance]

Did none of the Israeli pilots SEE the RAF roundels??

[@hurdygurdyman1905]

I don't buy it either, especially as they were expecting the British to come looking for their missing guys.

[@АлександарДимитријевић-м1э]

Поздрав комшија,одличан видео

[@showtime112]

Pozdrav, zahvaljujem na komentaru!

[@juancarlosperezcortes9259]

Great chapter of aerial combat history. Thanks

[@RealDarko]

Interesting stories on that Israeli series, well done! One idea, the Catalina Affair in the Baltic...

[@showtime112]

Thanks for the suggestion. I think it is technically possible although there's a question of C-47 liveries. I'll investigate some more and put it on the list.

[@dominiqueroudier9401]

Unfortunately...at work🤮but tonight restaurant on seashore😋🏖. Will watch tomorrow morning 👍🙋

[@showtime112]

It will still be there 😁 Thanks again!

[@ratagris21]

Remember it's the skill and tactics of the pilots, and not the planes that win battles. Excellent presentation if thus conflict, but then again this is Showtime 112! we see the lessons learned from forgotten aerial conflicts. ♠️🎩🎯🎱🇺🇸🏁🇮🇱🇺🇦🔱🌻🏵️💮🌸🌼🏴‍☠️🏹

[@rararnanan7244]

IIRC Ezer Weizmann sent the Brits squadron a bottle of whiskey with a note saying something like “sorry guys, you were on our turf”. I forgot the exact wording.

[@shero113]

I believe he invited them to share a drink with him and his guys.

[@rararnanan7244]

I checked, the exact message to 208 sq. said: “Sorry about yesterday, but you were on the wrong side of the fence. Come over here and have a drink sometime. You will see many familiar faces.”

[@shero113]

@@rararnanan7244 ah yes! Thanks for the update

[@branka1980]

❤

[@showtime112]

Hvala!

[@hurdygurdyman1905]

Next you can do one on the USS Liberty. It would seem to fit in with the series.

[@showtime112]

I did that one a couple of years ago. It turned out to be a bit controversial 😁

[@hurdygurdyman1905]

@@showtime112 Thanks. I am generally pro-Israel and quickly dismiss the conspiracy theories, but I have a hard time understanding how that incident was accidental.

[@jacobjonm0511]

Sounds like Americans with a German background hired to fight RAF!

[@jarednelson1634]

god dam thats the ugly side of colonialism that gets good people hurt for no reason

[@stephenhargreaves9324]

Are talking about British or Israeli colonialism?

[@Ihatehandlesfashyyoutube]

Arap

[@geo.m1639]

Can u do a video of RAF in the colonial wars like Mao mao or Suez Crisi

[@showtime112]

To some extent. There are many of the aircraft used in those conflicts in War Thunder so that part is not an issue. Maps are a bit more of an issue since they are quite limited in that game. The 1956 Suez Crisis is something I plan to cover to some extent.

[@janlindtner305]

👍👍👍

[@showtime112]

Thank you very much!

[@krautroach514]

A lot of downplaying Israels responsibility in these blatantly hostile and deliberate engagements

[@timonsolus]

The British were flying in a war zone, in Israeli airspace, and flying Spitfires, which Israel's Arab enemies were also flying. That's just asking for trouble. Not only that, the British were allies of Egypt and Jordan at the time, and not particularly friendly to Israel.

[@The_kneidlach_engineer]

I smell...envy

[@krautroach514]

@@timonsolus Not being particularly friendly does not mean hostile. Firing on clearly marked neutral aircraft is hostile

[@Beardman770]

​@@krautroach514 you refer to the British planes as "clearly marked neutral aircraft" but you fail to recognize that neutral aircraft still have a responsibility to stay outside of an attacked country's airspace (especially if these "neutral aircraft" are openly supporting the attacking country)

[@BruceK10032]

Israel was under attack by the Egyptians, who were flying Spits (among several other types). Egyptian Spits had been attacking Israeli positions, truck convoys, etc., on the ground in that area. As others have mentioned here, the Israeli pilots could not tell whether a Spitfire was British or Egyptian until they got very close. The Egyptian roundels were a different color than the RAF's, but at a distance a roundel is a roundel. Plus, the Israelis had reason to believe the Brits sided with the Egyptians despite their official neutrality. And moreover, Israel, as a new nation, had to assert their control over their own airspace. Britain flew over Israeli airspace with complete disregard for that. Israel could not permit that. No country can permit that.

[@davidevans3498]

Seems Israel has always been a law onto itself

[@guywillson1549]

Israel was fighting to survive. The Brits handed over the mandated Holy Land to the UN in 1947 after they voted in an anti-semitic Labour Party who were keen to favour Muslims despite the acknowledgement by most Muslim leaders of the fairness of the recognition of the full land belonging to the Jews. The Brits gave full military support to the post-war Hashemites of Jordan and even sent a senior officer in the form of Col. Glubb, (Glubb Pasha) they armed the Egyptians too. The duplicity of the Brits under Labour is and remains a shame to England. It is said among Africans in South Africa following the betrayal of the promise made in the Treaty of Verenigen in 1902, when the Brits promised the vote to black Africans 'after independence'.

[@exploringtheplanetsn]

This is complete nonsense, your use of the word “Holy Land” tells me you’re a dispensationalist or an Israeli national. What is the justification for the land belonging to Israel? The Bible? If you use the Bible as your justification and aren’t an atheist then there is no prophecy or scripture we’re Israel would come back in modern times. Dispensationalist are more responsible than any body else for the creation of a modern Israeli state, Jewish and Israeli scholars even admit this much. What more the land God promised the Israelites as there’s was on the condition that they would keep the covenant, but they never did they broke it on multiple occasions and God punished them as a result and took the land back. Further more the 1947 UN mandate completely ignored the hundreds of thousands of Palestinians living there. What more they had been living there for 1300 years. Furthermore the biblical argument for the land belonging to Israel is used to justify the poor treatment of Palestinians, the fact is Jewish terrorist organizations the main reason why the British gave up the mandate of Palestine terrorized and committed multiple atrocities on Palestinian communities and this is a well known fact. After Irgun attacked Der Yassin and killed 200 men women and children the Palestinians retaliated and killed 70 university students and doctors traveling in a convoy. Both sides committed atrocities that should be condemned and now you know why there is such hate towards the Israeli’s from the Palestinian’s. If you say Jews were living there before the Arabs, well Native Americans lived in America before the Europeans arrived and no body views it as there land. If America existed for 1300 years and the Natives took over a state, kicked everybody out, not only would people be angry, no one would buy there argument as to why it belongs to them. The fact is that Dispensationalists and Zionists are responsible for the bloodshed and suffering and conflict that exists in that region today following the creation of Israel. They are responsible as they completely ignored and alienated the Palestinians, what more the Palestinians were never told to leave the area by Arab leaders, that is a fabrication made to gloss over the fact that hundreds of thousands Palestinians fled the area for fear of being attacked by the Israeli’s and Jewish terrorists. And no before you call me an Anti Semite, Israel is not free of justified criticism because it is the only Jewish state or exists on what was the historic kingdom of Israel. Besides that the use of anti semite is a cheap way to try and steer clear of criticism. All my arguments are sourced from Steve Gregg, arguably one of the best Bible teachers out there right now, I recommend you go watch his lectures on Israel, but I doubt you will read this far.

[@exploringtheplanetsn]

@@guywillson1549Remember the USS Liberty? Still waiting on answers, and no I ain’t buying it was an accidental attack, not after the US flag was raised and the attack continued. Israel fanboys all ways seem to forget this historic event, I wonder why?

[@exploringtheplanetsn]

@@guywillson1549And no I’m not anti Israel, I am pro Justice and pro Human, as the Bible calls Christian’s to be. Did you know that Israel is a majority non believer state, or the fact that there is more Christian Palestinians then there is Christian Israelis. I was very pro Israel as a kid, but reaching my adult years my beliefs became more tempered. Kicking off all the Israelis living on the land now wouldn’t be good either, as many of them were born after the fact. But completely ignoring the Palestinians as Israel is doing isn’t right either, but I am afraid it is too late, the hate each side has for each other is to great, only Christ can reconcile both sides. I don’t know why any body would want to in that area, it has been a war zone and terrorist hotspot for more the 50 years now.

[@elykeom1]

The OG USS Liberty

[@PaulWeaving-l5u]

Why have so many to hunt 4 planes? Forgetting to cock the guns is incompetance.

[@jbjones1957]

The ‘small hats’ up to their dirty tricks as usual

[@Beardman770]

Conspiraring to defend their airspace against invading warplanes? 😅

[@jbjones1957]

@@Beardman770 their airspace? What did they do to get that airspace. Against invaders? You mean the British Protectorate of Palestine, the ink wasn’t dry for for Israel to be an official country

[@lombardmordesian]

They didn't learn anything because they were a neutral nation. They didn't have to learn anything, their aircrafts shouldn't have been engaged by Israeli fighters. They were just doing observation and reconnaissance over territories that were previously theirs. They weren't there to fight anyone, the Israeli just took the lives and airplanes of young pilots that were not a threat. They should take responsibility for that.

[@SofaKingShit]

Well thank goodness that their nation has by this time matured and calmed down. Thankfully these days you certainly would be extremely hard pressed to find any examples of such an overreaction or disproportionate response to any perceived transgression, whether it be imagined or real.

[@HermannCortez]

Looks like the upper wing roundels are wrong.

[@anthonycontarino4713]

fte intervened

[@offshorequest]

Another good video as usual ! The British were in a bad position during this conflict and the IAF was determined (like they are today) to defend their homeland.

[@showtime112]

Thank you for the comment!

[@krautroach514]

Like the USS liberty?

[@offshorequest]

@@krautroach514 Probably. Whether the IDF thought the Liberty was an Arab ship or if they knew it was an American ship they were not going to take chances.

[@krautroach514]

@@offshorequest oh I think by the second air strafe over an American flag the size of a pool they knew who they were shooting, buddy

[@bryanwheeler1608]

@@krautroach514 The USAF attacked a New Zealand warship during the Vietnam War. The NZ ship tried every form of ID they could, but the US pilots continued to press the attack home. When they started taking battle damage & injuries, the Kiwis decided "it wasn't fun anymore", & fired back. Only then did the Americans realise their mistake.

[@geoffaries]

Another click bait headline. 19 v 4 didnt result in defeat as the Israelis only shot down one aircraft and one of theirs damaged. The Israelis were looking for a fight wheres the RAF were on a reconnaissance mission and didnt want to fight either side. In fact the 1948 conflict is a stain on Israel as the British were attacked by terrorists from both sides, the Israelis were particularly vicious. All the British wanted to do was to withdraw from the mandate, Palestine was never a colony or part of the British Empire and get the Arabs and Israelis to develop their own country. The USA also caused innumerable suffering with their attempt to disrupt the peaceful transition by flooding Palestine with Jewish refugees. The SS Exodus being one example.

[@timonsolus]

Clarification: It wasn't the US government flooding Palestine with Jewish refugees - the Jews were doing that on their own, though with financial donations from US citizens and pro-Jewish organisations. As for the British, they were flying in Israeli airspace, during a war, from Arab bases, without permission from the Israeli government. It's not surprising that they were treated as hostile.

[@MrMaximkozin]

Cry harder

[@booferzz]

Yep

[@ryanelcock948]

The guy obviously has something against the RAF.

[@ТимурКасымов1]

@@MrMaximkozin Pissraelis always cry 🤡

[@1joshjosh1]

Everything you see in this video is 100% historically accurate. Showtime 112 actually sent a go-pro back in time to get these scenes of battle. 100% true story. So anything you see inaccurate is your fault and your fault alone. 😉😘. So sit back relax and enjoy.

[@showtime112]

😊😊

[@bigboi7817]

"Greatest ally in mideast"

[@michal31131]

Heck yeah

[@grahamwood9428]

I have a bitter taste about some of the Israeli behaviour towards the British after the war, We lost over 200,000 people fighting the NAZIS. Seemingly forgotten by Israel.

[@marcusaurelius6012]

Exactly my thoughts, too, Graham. All the heavy lifting by the Allies over the last 6 - 7 x yrs??Yeh thanks guys? Great. Take care Graham 🇦🇺❤️🇬🇧🏋‍♂️🏋‍♂️❤️🇦🇺

[@McFluff33]

You can hardly blame the Israelis considering that despite their claims of neutrality, the British had armed and trained the Arab armies, and a British officer commanded the Jordanian Arab Legion. However justified you think this situation was, the RAF's strategy of flying low-level intelligence flights in a war zone and using identical aircraft to the combatants all while maintaining close military relationships with Arab militaries shows a remarkable lack of foresight. It's as if they were asking for a fight.

[@GG-ir1hw]

@@McFluff33 Who do you think armed, trained and backed the Israelis? This was post war Middle East barely post independence former British colonies. Everyone’s equipment and fighting force was formerly british. Hence why both the Arabs and Israelis were flying Spitfires and using other British equipment and many pilots on both sides were ex-RAF. Clearly they did a good job of being neutral since they got attacked by both sides and both sides accused them of bias towards the other. It was just a messy situation they were trying to leave in an orderly fashion. If the RAF in the region had gotten their way they would’ve wiped out both fledging airforces as retribution for their intentional attacks. At the end of the day both sides knew they were there, both sides had veteran pilots were formerly RAF, not recognising the RAF roundel is hard to believe. It’s weird, them wanting to kill their ex comrades. Plus in the end the memoirs show that the Israeli pilots extended an olive branch and apologised for their actions against the RAF squadron since they probably knew some of them personally. Something I don’t think they would’ve done if they had believed their own justification.

[@AGPym77]

@@GG-ir1hw Who do you think armed, trained and backed the Israelis? Czechoslovakia trained and armed Israelis. With a piece of crap Avia fighters, Me109G but with Jumo engines, but better than nothing and Spits of ex Czech RAF squadrons LF variant of IX probably? I´m not sure. We helped israelis even after the communist 1948 February coup, at least for a while. Some of the flying instructors were ex RAF members.

[@gingervirus2988]

Israelis killing British citizens? Continues to this day thanks to Zionazism under Netanyahu

[@georgemiller151]

Well, the British were looking for trouble and they got it.

[@jeannezehner9450]

The british have made a tecnical mistake but their place was unconfortable between the opponents. For being neutral, you have not to be on the field of the battle, your weapon is your language, it's the diplomacy. It's useless to be under fire and try to obtain the peace in the same time.

[@showtime112]

True. They definitely meddled too much and the incidents which took place are hardly a surprise.

[@helmuthaberkost4901]

Unsinn!!! Daher gibt es Hoheitsabzeichen, damit Verbündete nicht angegriffen werden!!! Das war ein absichtlicher Angriff Israels, genauso wie gegen das USA Schiff LIBERTY!!!!

[@helmuthaberkost4901]

​@@showtime112Unsinn!!! Eingemischt???!!! Aber englische finanzielle, politische und und militärische Unterstützung, haben sie nicht als "Einmischung" betrachtet!!!

[@dominiqueroudier9401]

Désolé, Jeanne, j'ai pas vu vidéo, problème de camions au boulot donc retard. On se rattrapage demain. Maintenant resto paillote sur la plage🏖😋🙋

[@showtime112]

@@helmuthaberkost4901 'It is ironic that, during the Israeli War of Independence, the RAF was attacked by both protagonists, with lives being lost as a result, despite attempting to remain neutral - the almost inevitable result of getting in the middle of someone else’s war.' That is a quote by the Royal Air Force Historical Society. Even the British themselves can now see that this policy was not exactly wise.

[@gargoyle7863]

Britain shouldn't have let this Israeli behaviour fly.

[@michal31131]

The Israelis are in the right

[@claudeceniceros]

C'est la vie, c'est la guerre, c'est la dirty stinky underwear.

[@davidthelander1299]

The Brit’s were generally pro-Arab, and they were trespassing in an active war zone. What would you expect?

[@bjornsmith9431]

Unarmed flying in a war zone the British was joking with there pilots lives.

[@earlgrey691]

Unless there was...internal assistance ?

[@showtime112]

They weren't exactly unarmed, it was only the ground crew error because of which some Tempests couldn't fire. But it's true that they were way too casual about flying in a war zone.

[@bjornsmith9431]

@showtime112 true carelessness by the ground crews, cost lives the Zionist Jew and the British were at war in British Mandate Palestine since February 1944 till May 1948, no love lost on both sides, the British new the danger in that region.

[@bjornsmith9431]

true carelessness by the ground crews, cost lives the Israeli and the British were at war in British Mandate Palestine since February 1944 till May 1948, no love lost on both sides, the British new the danger in that region.

[@timonsolus]

@@bjornsmith9431 : I wouldn't call it carelessness. It's more likely to be due to the ground crews not being told to discontinue peacetime safety procedures, and not being told that the aircraft might get into a combat situation.

[@Eckehardt_]

The jews are good at friendly fire lmao

[@merlin51h84]

They don't care

[@leftistsarenotpeople]

Jews are for the Jews. Always have been, always will be. Go into a 'undertanding or agreement' with them at your own peril.

[@gabrielcrescente1570]

"Mistakes"

[@marcblank3036]

As always... the Brits showed ambiguous attitudes, which continues today

[@roberts9095]

Greatest Ally moment lol

[@Pentonavalsolutions]

Easy: they did not have their usual american support

[@05Rudey]

Easy, you are talking shit.

[@JimIAmDaniels]

Didn't have any American support in the battle of Britain?

[@Rain-uc4ru]

@@JimIAmDaniels = Yeah, they did Ben Afflick, American actor from 2001's Pearl Harbor film (Hahahaha) Trouble is, the Eagle Squadrons (71,121,133) didn;t get Spitfires until 1941 & the year AFTER the BofB, so that Penton A-hole IS FULL OF $HIT ( Like many Yanks often are, sadly...)

[@junaidymohdmomen3219]

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