Luftwaffe ace flies in Spitfire - BBC News

One of Germany's most highly decorated World War Two pilots has achieved a long-held ambition - to fly in a Spitfire.
Hugo Broch, 95, took to the skies over Kent, where the RAF held the line during the Battle of Britain.
He was credited with 81 victories in 324 missions during the war.
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[@wizar6712]

It took seventy years, but we have successfully infiltrated the RAF. Now we have the schematics of the spitfire, and phase 2 of operation sea lion can commence

[@crispinjulius5032]

Comrade Kali Battle of Britain II: Merlin Boogaloo

[@christisking1316]

Ha! Das ist Sehr Gut! Jawohl! 🤔😍

[@nitinkataria6827]

Well, well, well the most modern design that the world follows (wings bent backwards) was INTRODUCED by Luftwaffe through the great Messerschmitt, then the aviation standards as MACH and the G-suits (the gravity resistant suits) that a pilot wears to keep the impact of 'G' low at high altitudes. RAF had garbage planes but in higher numbers and pilots from many allied countries. Nobody won. It was a tie. How did the V1 rocket and V2 missile landed inside the heart of UK if RAF was so powerful?

[@honved1]

@@nitinkataria6827There is always one isn't there.

[@nitinkataria6827]

@@honved1 One what? Truth teller or making you folks realize that those folks were your blood relatives, not just fellow Anglo-Saxons or Germanic people....

[@KumaBean]

My Grandfather was responsible for the downing of over thirty enemy aircraft during WW2, and still to this day, the Luftwaffe consider him the worst mechanic they've ever had.

[@benledger4915]

Thank you for making me chuckle

[@KumaBean]

Hans Günther 😂 👌 🤜🤛

[@dapperfield595]

A bad mechanic but a damn good pilot!

[@Looking-great]

@@dapperfield595 Youre not real smart hey. 😂

[@dapperfield595]

?

[@deeznuts-kw6yv]

"Wait why is he going to France?"

[@kaustavsengupta8757]

France already surrender, he is going to Stalingrad to finish things up....😆😆

[@pinba4136]

Nonya business its called Volgograd now

[@dariusjackelson9915]

Habit?

[@PICCOLOVSL]

@Rowan Melton comedy king, never done before. But don't forget that France > your country.

[@hrishabkumarsharma1355]

@@PICCOLOVSL imagine being proud of stupid things like nationality

[@vostok1636]

Ex RAF flier said when asked how he felt about the enemy fliers, "They're doing the same job as us, just working for a different firm" Bit understated but true.

[@charlieross-BRM]

My mother told me her dad told the family long after he came back from WWI, "We were fighting the wrong side." He meant that as someone who fought in the ground war he didn't think much of the French around him and respected the attributes of the German soldiers much more.

[@phapnui]

When I returned to Vietnam, I traveled to an area close to where I was stationed. A former Viet Cong commander of the area said a similar thing when we were introduced, and living in his village for a few months I did not make it a secret that I flew Cobra gunships, "We both obeyed our government. The war was a long time ago. Now is the time for peace and understanding." Having been shown respect by former VC and NVA, I always wonder if they could find peace and respect here in US like I have found in Vietnam.

[@aljack1979]

True, but let's not forget that one firm was ran by Nazi's and had extortionate gas bills!

[@raflaughter3474]

@@aljack1979 Not all Germans were Nazis. Luftwaffe pilots had very little control on what the Nazis did on land.

[@911Locksmiths]

Yip.. War is all about politics. The hero's are just pawns on the battlefield.

[@MichaelMacAllister]

81 confirmed kills. Places him at 156 in the list of 885 German aces from WW2.

[@viktoriyaserebryakov2755]

Well. 'Confirmed.'

[@littlebigfish9205]

Better than Russian "confirmed" kills though...

[@viktoriyaserebryakov2755]

No.

[@DiabolicalNihilist]

@@littlebigfish9205 How is it better than Russian confirmed kills? Both Russia and Nazi Germany used inflated numbers for propaganda. Lol.

[@littlebigfish9205]

There were more Tiger I destroyed by the russians than total actual production...

[@SpiderPigggg]

he looks like hes in his 60s

[@MsLuchoGonzalez]

No,maybe 75.

[@Condorthedude]

He is 95

[@charlie8516]

Condor Yes we know but it LOOKS like he is in his 60s

[@user-do5zk6jh1k]

I always wondered why many of these WW2 veterans that are alive today look so much younger than one would expect. Then, I realised that their longevity and their young appearance are both a result of them taking care of their own health.

[@simhopp]

I wouldn't say 60s. more like 70s. but he looks good for someone who's 95. most 95 people looks like skin on skeleton. pretty nice skin too.

[@cowboy4378]

Guy looks like a healthy 70 year old. I can see why he’d be a good pilot.

[@InternetMameluq]

Yeah he didn't look 95 to me either.

[@matsu4010]

@@jack-ln9nu OH BOY

[@jcrews8582]

@D'Angello Probably just need to drink from the same ‘fountain of youth’ that Keanu Reeves, Nicole Kidman, and Paul Rudd have utilized!

[@insertadverthere862]

@Jew hunter name checks out

[@coniston3106]

ikr, i thought he wassn't a veteran until it saye he is 95

[@SERGEANTDlCK]

Imagine how honored the pilot must have felt after being called a "good pilot" from an WW2-ace-veteran

[@waltermodel1481]

@@arshdeepsinghmalhi4554 they had not enough pilots, allies could spare them

[@toastedgrapes7961]

Not only an ace, but an ace 16 times over. A pilot needs 5 aerial victories to be called an ace. Broch had 81. In fact, as of July 2022, he has the most aerial kills of anyone currently alive.

[@nitinkataria6827]

@@toastedgrapes7961 Heard of Red Baron ? The conditions he fought in. UK and US like countries are nobody's friends. They must be hateful to each other and their mothers too. We laugh at you and what you call CULTURE, EDUCATION and RELIGION. From an Indian Aryan Hun warrior.

[@toastedgrapes7961]

@@nitinkataria6827 “Indian Hun Aryan Warrior” lmao 💀😂

[@sprinter1832]

@@nitinkataria6827 And yet the British conquered the Indian Hun warriors! the Ghurkas of Nepal were the true warriors in India! Ayo Ghurkali!!!

[@MarcG7424]

He survived 324 missions that alone not only a testament to his skill but also earns this warrior much respect

[@campbellstewart9938]

Marc G or a testament to the fact he did not put himself in danger because he was a closeted coward or because of his lack of loyalty to his fuhrer

[@Zootopia96]

Campbell Stewart Where'd that come from?

[@qv8281]

Zootopia96 probably some werhaboo who’s salty that not all Germans died on the whims of a madman

[@stevek8829]

He probably downed a whole bunch of those Spitfires.

[@stevek8829]

@@campbellstewart9938 he shot down over 80 Mr basement dweller. That's man to man fights to the death. You piece of poop.

[@deagle.2]

**looks up and sees Stuka coming in for Dive bomb** “TEAMBESCHUSS TEAMBESCHUSS”

[@danieldeak9141]

XD

[@noahpenner5254]

Buddy this comment is getting way less love than it deserves lmao

[@kylerandle22]

LMAO!

[@Ivan-ls4ru]

I didn't get it

[@stevec7770]

Ivan Friendly Fire

[@dplouro]

One of the most emotional moments in my life was when I met an old couple in the eighties in a small village near Barnsley. Noticing the accent I asked about him. He said: I’m a gunned down german pilot. After the war I remained here because we were in love and married for life.

[@hanno8705]

That's beautiful!

[@dreamer2260]

Ah wow, that's amazing.

[@joephilips7265]

Never been so happy to get shot down, I guess!

[@redlisted-0047]

holy crap that's the best thing i've read all week. what a lovely story!

[@kamikazestryker]

Well they are only humans, only because during that time the Germans where led wrong, doesn't mean they are bad people. My Grandfathers Family for example was always a member of the SPD the oldest German social democratic party, my Grandfather told me, my Great Grandfather was in prison because of this and his older brother was forced to go to Stalingrad and join the brutal eastern war even though we always lived in south west germany on the french border (really only 10 min away). So basically they moved him from the western front to the eastern front in which he would mostly die. And well he never returned. Nothing came back, we do hope he found maybe a new life, but this is unclear and remain in Stalingrad or somewhere in Russia. He was only 20 years old. Its great that this Pilot found love in this mad war :)

[@Jake-xe2eq]

Considering he probably lost friends to the spitfire he’s very chill

[@Tal__]

what do you mean 'considering'? this guy bombed us and took part in an attempted invasion and we are pretty chill. there is no reason for him to hold spite against a aeroplane used by people to defend themselves against his 'friends'.

[@TheLuxentertainment]

@@Tal__ This guy was actually stationed on the East Front and never hurt a single British Soul and probably never even saw a Spitfire during the war. I wonder why BBC didn't describe his career in more detail as I myself though at first he had fought against the British.

[@Tal__]

@@TheLuxentertainment My mistake, but I would say this is worse. The bombing russia and poland went further than strategic de-housing of the bombing of industry. The nazis wanted to exterminate the poles and the slavs. Whatever Hugo Broch did as a luftwaffe pilot, the BBC are glorifying it. I'm not saying he is evil but he should be embarassed and shameful of what he did. He is a murderer, to suggest that to be 'chill' is not his rightful place, because some of his murderer friends got killed in self defence is awful.

[@stevem2323]

@@Tal__ You sound like typical crazy PC loon, are you? Who the fuck is glorifying what, old man after 75 friking years?

[@Elicorn11]

Joe Bussell How did the BBC glorify anything? This video only stated objective facts about this man’s career. He was only a Luftwaffe leutnant and shot down planes as any fighter pilot would. His actions were no worse than those committed by British, French, American allied fighter pilots.

[@MilitaryAviationHistory]

So nice that he was given this opportunity! There are not many of their generation left and it's now or never if we want to make sure that these men, regardless of whose side they fought on, are not forgotten.

[@mwbev]

Fancy seeing you here!

[@Ghoulza]

to few, and so many stories left untold.... it bring tears to the eyes

[@joycecox4068]

Bismarck I

[@dianeglover8445]

Then why was my comment about my Father, R.A.F. Wing Commander L.C.Glover, deleted without explanation or warning?.

[@mwbev]

I have no clue. ^^

[@handschuh-heini]

I am german and my grand-uncle is now 99 and still alive and he flew a Focke Wulf 190

[@medsavir1751]

Ur grand-uncle has many things to tell...

[@thelifeoftommi9070]

May I know what's his squadron? And can you also please share any stories from him during the war?

[@LagsH]

Bärtiger Baron nazi

[@tuccerjim3084]

Menames Harry Collins fuck off and leave him alone

[@monkeymeme5612]

I'm a German and Erwin Rommel is my great grandfather

[@gigiminiotti]

Once a pro always a pro: he kept his eyes glued on the instruments while taking off.

[@ConfusedAdmiral]

He just wants to play the Tutorials again

[@peterclark8208]

Good spot... 😊

[@bimbobaggypants4820]

How could he see them from the back?

[@gigiminiotti]

@@bimbobaggypants4820 Instruments are duplicated...

[@aliniyazi5041]

Are you a pilot ?

[@jiemingou6705]

Survived more than 300 missions, lived till age of 96, and is still able to fly a splitfire. Absolutely my utmost respect for him.

[@misutatomasu]

He's 101 now and still kicking, dude's a badass

[@kelvinsurname7051]

​@misutatomasu please, do you have some information so I can send him a letter, I always wanted to do so, but I can't find an address.

[@tooyoungtobeold8756]

He was a passenger. Its a special two-seat Spitfire.

[@terri6854]

How could you watch the video and think he's the one flying the plane?

[@britishhumour2858]

No hate, just respect. So pleased he could get up in one, looks in bloody good shape for 90+ guy too. 👍

[@raananben-aviel3935]

@@DigitalNinjutsu How is he a Nazi?

[@Newie69MK]

@@DigitalNinjutsu I suppose you think the Allies should have executed the millions of Germans after they surrendered in 1945? Dude, if you actually did any serious reading on WW2 past the 5rh grade level, you'd learn that most of the fighter pilots in the Luftwaffe didn't fully embrace the Nazi party. Hell, squadron leaders would actually figure out ways of transferring offical members of the Nazi party out of their squadrons.

[@Quincius]

@@DigitalNinjutsu German*, not a Nazi

[@packingten]

@@DigitalNinjutsu No one is going to remove the hate from you. This man flew air planes just like our guys and done nothing more. He wasn't involved with, war crimes in ANY WAY...They were prosecuted and hanged. So keep the hate inside of you it WILL EAT YOU ALIVE BROTHER Cheers.

[@jjfranki]

@@DigitalNinjutsu oh my christ. Being a german luftwaffe pilot doesnt make you a nazi you beta male

[@davidbaron8330]

In the 90s, I once had the opportunity to ask Dieter Hrabak (125 victories) what his favorite aircraft to fly during the war was. He'd flew 109s, 190s, and 262s, and he told me of those he preferred the 109 -- but he said his favorite was the Spitfire. He had flown a captured one. "MARVELOUS aeroplane!" he said. Hrabak was a hilarious guy, and still quite a characters in his late 70s. Very popular among both German and Allied pilots.

[@sulasaurus]

im guessing u playwar thunder xd

[@MH-km8ik]

bob the cow Let's be honest, if you say that, then that means you play it too, or WoWP. Probably quite a bit of others in these comments do too.

[@kapilbusawah7169]

+bob the cow It's a great game. It also provides a great opportunity for those who've not seen WW2 planes in action plus it allows for some fantasy wars which are fantastic imo

[@Generalpmmttoriginal]

David Baron i have met an ace too and he said the best plain in his opinion was the Messerschmitt 262. It was a dream to fly.

[@topivaltanen4432]

One Germany ace (cant remember his name)started fighting with Fw190 and later was transferred to fly Me109.His comment of 109 was that it was irresponsible to put somebody fly with that kind of shit tub.

[@c_n_b]

Japanese pilot has the same request "Ummm... naaa, better not."

[@observantmagic4156]

Lol

[@raffaeledivora9517]

"Come on! Just one flight!"

[@samsunguser3148]

I think we have to dig some of them out 😳

[@Whalllllllllllly]

well if the Japanese pilot can ask to fly the plane i would give it to him cause him being alive means he has not kamikaze before

[@Whalllllllllllly]

@@fancychannelname pathetic

[@ejreob]

I just love the way he disregards everything to look at a passing plane. He loves flying.

[@OlafoWaffle]

The thing I love about pilots are the mutual respect they have for one another, and their shared dream of taking to the skies.

[@GeorgiaBoy1961]

Amongst the close-knit fraternity of elite fighter pilots, there was a certain respect given across national and wartime lines. RAF ace Douglas Bader, who had lost his legs in a flying accident some years before the war and thereafter flew with prosthetic legs, was shot down over France mid-way through the war. Bader's artificial legs didn't survive his bailing out, and so he needed a new set. Via the Red Cross in neutral Switzerland, word was sent by the Luftwaffe of Bader's request; in due course, an RAF plane made a low-level pass over Bader's POW camp and dropped a new set to him via parachute. That's the sort of respect - even chivalry - which prevailed amongst these elite flyers. At least that was often the case in the West; on the eastern front, it was a much different matter. Much more of a dog-eat-dog, no-quarter-given sort of war.

[@barrierodliffe4155]

This pilot flew in the Luftwaffe on the Eastern front from 1943 and scored all his victories in the East, I can`t find out where and when he joined the Luftwaffe. My father was in the RAF from 1933 to 1945 so on the other side and he was involved in the Battle of France and then at various squadrons in Britain and Africa until the end of the war. Dirung the war they were enemies and it took a while after the war until my father came round to understand that most Germans were not the real enemy I find that I am as against the people calling all Germans Nazi as I am against the pro Nazi faction who try to deny how bad the Nazi`s were.

[@GeorgiaBoy1961]

Barrie, my greatest respects to your father - perhaps he was one of the legendary RAF pilots, the "Few" immortalized by Winston Churchill. Is he still living? Since boyhood, I have been fascinated with the great aces of WWI and WWII and the amazing machines they flew. I used to have dozens of model aircraft suspended from my bedroom ceiling, and I knew all of the top aces by name, what aircraft they flew and their exploits. I eventually broadened my interest to the Cold War and so on, as well as civilian flight, but those old WWII flyers - they were just it for me. Combat aviation, even during the Second World War, was sometimes animated by something like chivalry - especially in the West (The Russians and the Germans asked and generally gave no quarter in their war). British ace, as I am sure you know, Wing Commander Douglas Bader - flew with the use of wooden prosthetic legs. When he was shot down over northern France, captured and imprisoned in a POW camp, the Germans treated Bader with respect - and made arrangements (through neutral Switzerland and the Red Cross) for a new pair of prosthetic legs to be airdropped to him. After the war, surviving pilots from Germany and the western nations eventually began to communicate and correspond - and some became friends despite being former adversaries.

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

There is such thing as respected worthy rival.

[@rattusnorvegicus4380]

"Nurlinda F Sihotang1 day ago There is such thing as respected worthy rival." Yes, well said. Humans appreciate and respect chivalry and bravery in their foes, they know death could be around the next corner for iether side, they know they are pawns in a chess game. They know that their rivals are probably suffering to the same extent, so empathy often exists. My father was buried last month, he flew over Germany during WWII, he made a trip back there in 1974, under some guise or other....

[@manofcultura]

He must’ve complained about it’s BR rating after experiencing how fast it climbs.

[@gustiwidyanta5492]

Hehe

[@user-vp9lc9up6v]

"Britain Suffers"

[@gustiwidyanta5492]

@@user-vp9lc9up6v hahaha

[@margarethorner4570]

Weak

[@kastro4460]

I understood that refer hehe

[@sab605]

I'm 68 years old and he looks like he could be my son. Either I have one foot in the grave or this gentleman has mighty fine genes?

[@MyGamer125]

It’s that German engineering

[@hanoitripper1809]

thats coz hes from the greatest generation. You are not.

[@frankpastrana602]

German people are strong ones,physically and psychologically.

[@xxgamer_lucyxx1214]

Funny Lol:)

[@jefflei215]

@@hanoitripper1809 you are probably not as well, so I don't think you have much say either.

[@bad74maverick1]

You could almost see it in his eyes. For a moment he was young again......

[@jasontipton8430]

You could see that spark in his eye when he was in that seat he was young again.

[@crithappenstfa7749]

When they took off. That's what I thought as well

[@cerealkiller7143]

I would trust this guy to fly me. He still looks 100% capable.

[@joaquinnotphoenix3055]

Max Bowen He’s not a Nazi. He’s just a German pilot who just simply did his duty for his Fatherland.

[@AmericanDude-jj5un]

@@joaquinnotphoenix3055 Yeah and bombed and killed innocent people yea perfectly fine👌dumb ass

[@klebersonbra9450]

@@AmericanDude-jj5un First off, he didn't bomb anyone, and he was fight for his country, just like the american's, the soviet's, the french, etc, and he being in the german army during WW2 DOENS'T MAKE HIM A NAZI, and if we're talking about bombing on innocent people, we can also talk about the bombing of dresden made by british bombers, so intead of using your brainwashed brain to say shit in the internet, do a little research before.

[@HappiKarafuru]

Luftwaffe pilot want to fly spitfire British pilot want to fly Me-109 Well, they simply want to feel how it was it feel like flying each other machine. Good thing, both were admire each other machine.

[@waifuracer6516]

Obviously. They are both human, but most people usually forget this... It wasnt their choice to fight for what they fought for, most of them were forced, so the idiots who say "they should be dead already" and all kinds of shit like that, are just being stupid, ignorant and uneducated.

[@terraflow__bryanburdo4547]

109 and Spitfire was one of the most classic technological matchups in the history of warfare.

[@johncreasy5286]

At the end both were just people who loved planes.

[@JKR9488]

Don't you mean Bf-109

[@whocareswho]

+Pure Cancer Both Me and Bf are correct. They were the same plane but the company making them changed its name and with that the prefix on the 109.

[@caneface87]

Picture going back in time to the 1940s and telling this man one day you will fly in a Spitfire in England!

[@caneface87]

unknown person hahah!!!!

[@alexbochr]

Yes next year

[@stanleybuchan4610]

That was the plan, wasn't it?

[@Ivane_Maskhulia]

This would be not that unbelivable... englad had bad time in 1940

[@missiledude3817]

Enemy no more. Now a man with admiration of a great flying machine. Honor among pilots.

[@alanjones6359]

My dad is 95 and flew in bomber command , looks his age got dementia and would have utter respect for this guy , got captured when shot down said Luftwaffe treated him ok , fellow airmen though enemies , nice to see this old airman enjoying himself good on him!!

[@Snowpeagaming]

Both sides usually treated pilots alright, I heard somewhere that the crew of a German bomber who crash landed got taken by British soldiers to a pub before getting sent to a pow camp!

[@finkamain1621]

A German pilot had the chance to shoot down a badly damaged, lone American bomber. He chose not to and instead escorted the bomber out of German airspace. Years later, both pilots had met in an interview. It's on youtube here somewhere

[@Cornet_Tooter]

Josh Armstrong I've seen the video you mention. It's marvellous that people can show humanity to one another during bitter conflict.

[@jagannathbarman6712]

Jake Townsend Link please?

[@peqbox]

Jagannath Barman Franz Stigler (Messerschmit Pilot) and Charlie Brown (Fortress Pilot) you can find them on Google too

[@fatyowls]

Looks great for 95.

[@captin3149]

He looks to be in better shape at 95 than I am at 43....

[@ameemjaffri2115]

Breaking news: After seeing this guy flying a plane, France has surrendered unconditionally.

[@skymaster4743]

Hugo Broch in a Spitfire is sufficient to down the whole French Air Force. Lol

[@colblimp]

He wasn't flying it.

[@olbradley]

@@colblimp *BREAKING NEWS* _Internet expedition team still yet to find who cares._

[@colblimp]

@@olbradley yeah, you're a dick

[@_su0p]

@@colblimp no you are sir

[@sparticussuch9919]

I am a Brose machinist in Coventry. I find some of these comments deeply insulting. This great man has passed. We should remember him. He did us the same favour.

[@teamcastro9187]

He’s still alive

[@RS250Squid]

He's still alive. 99 years old now and no doubt looking for another adventure in the air!

[@tSp289]

That sounds like a 109 flypast at the end. No wonder it caught his attention. I suspect that was a little surprise treat for him.

[@benphone7430]

tSp289 twas only a shame they couldn't build more 109's, I'd rather speak German than create Isis... Generate peace over say... Two middle East wars, but maybe I'm wrong....

[@jamesoloughlin8268]

No that was a Merlin engine. The 109 sounds a bit different

[@raycroal]

@@benphone7430 1000 year reich of the normans, but anyone else trying to emulate said reich is very bad...i hear you mate

[@u.h.forum.]

Ben Phone Yup, you’re wrong

[@raycroal]

@@u.h.forum. is your name an oxymoron?

[@watchthetriple8224]

You can just tell as the planes went by he truly loves flying.

[@smithnwesson990]

Love seeing soldiers who are supposed to be "enemies" embrace as friends who share the same hardships and job.

[@Bladerunner4924764]

I can understand an old soldier, sailor, airman or grunt respecting and even admiring their adversaries weapons of war. They're the ones that have to face those killing machines, not their respective leaders that send them to battle. Most of these machines have a proven history and have earned the respect and admiration of all sorts of people. From an engineering standpoint, from their toughness and durability to their functioning in adverse conditions. I think it's a normal thing for a German luftwaffe pilot to have secretly wanted to fly a Spitfire or a P-51 Mustang all his life and to finally get a chance to, I think it's awesome.

[@EddyBunter]

He looks nearer 65 years old. Where are Hugo Broch's wrinkles? Mick Jagger should ask Hugo for a blood serum transfusion.

[@willemrappard]

EddyBunter.

[@Deevo037]

Yup he's pretty spry for a 95 year old.

[@snuggles03]

He’s a true Arian

[@jamesmanzano5231]

If that doesn’t prove the master race, I don’t know what will.

[@moneyequalshappiness65]

Aryan blood

[@ImTheDudeMan471]

I can't imagine the memories and thoughts going through his head.

[@lknown]

ye me neither.. all the terrible things he had to see

[@juanmam.2113]

Its better if we dont

[@AmericanDude-jj5un]

Yeah bombing innocent people

[@AmericanDude-jj5un]

@Walter White they brought that upon theirselves and we warn them to we even dropped Leaflet on the city's before the bomb yes it was bad but it wasn't in VAIN learn some history look in to it more it was the only thing to end the war...

[@AmericanDude-jj5un]

@Walter White by the nice profile name haha I love that TV show I think one of the best TV shows out there 👍

[@ashleyrobinson4940]

How can you not respect this man

[@8-bitsteve500]

I cannot respect mass murdering nazis

[@_Tp___]

Am i getting confused or did this guy fight for the Nazis? That might be a reason?

[@PotatoSalad614]

This guy is still alive at 101 years old

[@michaelneuwirth3414]

Yes, with Emil Pusch, born in 1922 (83 victories) they are the last two surviving Knight's Cross holders of the fighter pilots.

[@adrianwilson4197]

FOR HIM FLYING IS LIFE. HE LOOKS DAMN GOOD FOR 95 YEARS OLD. AND HIS MIND IS SHARP. GOD BLESS HIM.

[@fobbitoperator3620]

As ferocious as that Luftwaffe pilot was during his combat days, it's nice to see the level of professional respect this man has even now. At 95 years of age, he looks better than most 50s & 60 somethings. & he appears to still have his keen vision & physical reflexes in tact. Amazing!

[@walterheinen5298]

They all loved to fly and had great respect for what each other did, no matter what side they were on. It was a brotherhood. They were warriors and they did their jobs. Gods Speed to all of them.

[@SunofYork]

What god ? Childhood cancer ?

[@bearlop]

Good for him. Both sides were put in a terrible situation and were so young. Must have been terrifying.

[@fabianbertl5430]

I guess nobody else noticed that, but the first two subtitles do not correspond to what he actually says. He said that it was seen as something special by many pilots and himself too, but what the editors have written differs a lot.

[@MikhaelAhava]

Really?

[@peterlustig6888]

MiguelPpM Yes, its totally wrong.

[@ThePierre58]

Fabian Bertl thanks!

[@here295]

No surprise there....It is translated by the BBC after all

[@alleygh0st]

@grodhagen sounds like a bunch of excuses to me

[@BlatentlyFakeName]

I hope I still look that good at 95!

[@78thbrigade32]

In 1991, I went to Treysa, a small German village with my half Irish, half German born in London friend. BTW, I'm half Irish, half Greek born in London lol. My friend's grandad was a mechanic for the Luftwaffe during WW2. In Treysa, I experienced amazing hospitality. During my stay, I loved listening to my friend's grandad's stories about WW2. He told me that the German pilots always respected the RAF pilots for their bravery... and the German pilots always saw their air battles as honourable battles with the RAF (kind of like the Samurai did rather than just hate..It's tough to explain) There was never hatred there just respect and honour for any man who dared to fly. He's sadly dead now.. but I'm glad I met him..Plus he liked a naughty drink in the afternoon.. and always offered me one! Superb German hospitality :)

[@therightarmofthefreeworld4703]

The war at sea was similar. There's that unwritten rule that sailors rescue other sailors. Pilots and seamen wanted to destroy the enemies fighting machines and the focus was not necessarily on killing.

[@tonyhaynes9080]

And this is why you should never forget that the old guy you see in the street was young once.

[@samsignorelli]

In case anyone was wondering, Herr Broch was credited with 81 victories. He is still living (97 years old).

[@shaunc07]

Glad to hear he's still going strong. I really hope they let him take the controls just for a little while.

[@kenwilliams3208]

He must have been a tremendous pilot in his own right back in those days.

[@markhusseymh1]

Wonder if he still flying once you have flying bug you don't want to stop ex military Nightstalker

[@zedmedina8591]

He is 100 years old now

[@mdk-wc2sw]

He's still alive, today is his 101st birthday.

[@billbright1755]

70 years can vanish as a blink when a man can again fly the ship of his youth. Suddenly for a brief moment there is only you and your craft and no aches, pains, worries, just pure joy of being free.

[@bloodnreaper5519]

“In order to know your enemy you must become your enemy”-Sun Tzu

[@ajaibhagra9224]

Superb! The Luftwafe Ace looks 30 years younger. Great inspirational video. Thanks.

[@deanc.5984]

People of the world never want war, it's the selfish politicians causing the suffering. Pilots like this honor all pilots.

[@SpecOps140]

War sounds good right about now. We have overpopulation and couple conflicts that could be resolved the good old fashioned way

[@winddmmy]

@@SpecOps140 you never served didi you?

[@SpecOps140]

@@winddmmy Why would I? There's no honor in current wars, besides, I'm still young. There's still time to show my "Patriotism".

[@winddmmy]

@@SpecOps140 the last thing a solider want to do is go to war he dose it because he has to those of us who have served whether in war time or in peace have done so because our honor and love of our nation we put before ourselves!

[@sheddinator]

@@SpecOps140 found the edgy teenager that's gonna cry when they get drafted for another oil war

[@SadamYT]

This reminds us of something very important - war is run by villains in leather chairs. Out there we're all people.

[@nathanward9745]

He's so respectful. I love his reactions.

[@Hollows1997]

To survive over 300 missions in the Luftwaffe is just incredible, unlike the British who retired aces early in order for them to train new recruits the Luftwaffe kept on sending up their best. Truly remarkable.

[@timmy3822]

"For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return".

[@LamZL1]

Is this a quote from someone famous?

[@timmy3822]

@@LamZL1 Leonardo da Vinci :).

[@fake._]

Now that's a real fighter pilot.

[@steveo601]

My grandpa flew P51’s in WW2. RCAF squadron 430. Won air efficiency awards and medals for N. Africa, Italy and France/Germany. That man is lucky as hell.

[@saulamr]

I can barely go through a year without dying in my boring life and this man flew almost a years worth of missions and lived to 95. Amazing.

[@petergreen2552]

Fair play to the man. This is why we should always respect our elders. They have the wisdom and knowledge the young don't. No animosity whatsoever

[@JWilliamsLangley]

A warrior who long ago buried his hatchet. And I'm sorry but this man is a beast if he flew over 300 missions against Brit, American, Canadian, Soviet, etc. pilots and aircraft. If you were in the Luftwaffe late war going up against P-51s and its Allied contemporaries AND lived to tell about it...damn.

[@barrierodliffe4155]

You sound like a real loser. This pilot flew all his missions on the Eastern front and lucky for American pilots in their P 51`s did not meet any. Like The Luftwaffe pilot who had 352 victories mostly in the East, no Spitfires however he did shoot down a handful of P 51`s.

[@comm___4871]

James Williams he shot down Russians not Americans and British pilots.

[@stefanragler9584]

@@barrierodliffe4155 the only loser are you sir, knowing nothing about war. yes, he flew on the eastern front but surviving this many missions takes a lot of skill as well. And the Russians had some pretty good planes themselfs. No P51 but still good. Not talking about the weather. Show some respect, to veterans and your fellow youtubers you small ignorant little man.

[@barrierodliffe4155]

@@stefanragler9584 ignorant is to rant away like you do without a clue. This German pilot flew mostly against Russian and maybe a few Americans, if he did fly against any British pilots he did not shoot any of them down. Quite simply the P 51 was only an average fighter. I do respect all pilots. Maybe you should learn to read and learn a bit of history.

[@Sam-im5tc]

P-51 was only an average fighter. Yeah it only caused the B-17 to be remembered as an effective bomber instead of the dumpster fire it really was. No big deal.

[@MohammedKhaled-ju7gy]

when he looks up at the aircraft flying by, you see the love for aviation

[@jean-lucdeleon941]

This man was 95 when this was taken and he looks like he’s in his mid 70s... how?!?

[@minitrundle]

There's a man who just loves aircraft! Huge respect and I cant believe how good he looks for 95!!!

[@BrickUnit]

hes a war criminal though

[@kevinsmith5547]

@@BrickUnit You're an idiot

[@FancyNaeser53]

​@@BrickUnitwhat did he do?

[@Jibriltz]

I had the pleasure to talk and fly with an ex-F-16 pilot and I got to ask him what aircraft he would fly if he got the chance and he instantly replied with "Any MiG or Sukhoi" - all fighter pilots dream of getting to experience the other side of the same coin.

[@cdulez]

My grandmother lives in Lee-On-Solent and anytime ive visiting from Belfast i take my 2 year old son down to the beach and we watch the spit fires fly over us.Truly a remarkable peace of history!

[@Loyal-ey2eq]

It’s good that we have men of both sides on video, history is too important not to remember, hopefully we won’t repeat it. Thanks for posting!

[@monkeycat48]

Only 95 years old and he still got it kudos even though he was on the opposite side of the battlefield he earns by respect!!!

[@kyusha9323]

0:34 He said that the spitfire was respected from a lot of people including him, and that it always got rated as unusual. The subtitles are wrong. He doesnt says anything about the feeling or that you can do what you want with it.

[@antongerner5539]

In a longer version he said that tho, the original clip

[@RetroJack]

@@antongerner5539 Link?

[@flatbox6587]

The respect he had at the end of the video just listening to the sound of the engine says everything.

[@hans-1940]

Congratulations on your 100th birthday, Mr. Broch! 06.01.22 . All the best and health! Or as we aviators say „Hals und Beinbruch " ! As far as I know, you are the last living fighter pilot with a knight's cross.

[@iyourelder8590]

He doesn't look 95. I've seen people in their 60s that look older. Lol.

[@0Zolrender0]

A salute to all men of all nationalities that took to the air in WW2. They were all valiant.

[@Tal__]

valiant enough to aid in the mass murder of hundreds on thousands of russian civilians...

[@hmasdropbear1372]

@@Tal__ did you not read my comment properly?

[@Tal__]

@@hmasdropbear1372 no, I read it fine. When Hugo Broch took to the air he was so 'valiant' that he fought and killed so that the Wehrmacht could mass murder russian civilians. You agree right?

[@panzerivausfg4062]

@@Tal__ It called war. You're doing your duty, to fight. In thar case, you shouldn't respect the American bomber crews who flown oven Japan or Germany

[@lalo4642]

@@Tal__ The russians killed more russians than nazis killed any other people.

[@justsomeguywithasurprisede4059]

"Luftwaffe ace pilot" "Spitfire" *_Something's wrong but i can put my foot on it_*

[@mamavswild]

🤣🤣

[@PhilipMartin24]

To have completed 324 flights on the Eastern front is a truly remarkable feat. I hope his story has been recorded. On a similar note, I was the best friend and carer of a WW2 hero. Denis Elliott was Royal Air Force bomber pilot who flew 3543 hours during his RAF career. After he almost died in 2018, I managed to convince him to let me help him record his incredible life story. The result is our book: From Orphan to High-Flyer. By his own admission, he was an frightened orphan with the wrong surname who was beaten by his violent first foster father. Yet WW2 changed his life, and the transformation he underwent is truly incredible. From the child he was to captaining RAF B-24 Liberators against the Japanese at age 20 (overcoming: anti aircraft fire, monsoon weather, seeing friends get shot down and much more)...incredible. He was the greatest man I ever met and changed my life completely.

[@dooleyhiggins3674]

I have the greatest amount of respect for Germanic people. I'm Slavic.

[@dooleyhiggins3674]

@@Blaukriton I don't care what people think of me. I know who I am. Germanic people are highly industrious and have made this world a better place. I don't see hordes of Germans migrating to the Middle East or Africa.

[@Makaveli2000]

@@dooleyhiggins3674 excellent point

[@laksamanasuhendra5868]

@@dooleyhiggins3674 agreed, Germans have made almost all base model of the weapons we use till this very day

[@mikemarthaller8789]

I would have liked to hear more of his reflections on how the spitfire compared to the German machines. A view few can still share. A few years ago I met a US pilot who flew both P 47 and P 51 in combat He preferred the P 47 This is a remarkable German gentleman

[@EngPheniks]

Spitfire was definitely the pride of RAF

[@FancyNaeser53]

Many German Ace pilots respected the spit

[@pirobot668beta]

Story old as time: two old warriors, meeting decades after the War is nearly forgotten, laugh and smile as they examine each others weapons and swap war-stories. They are amazed, and amused. "What a fantastic weapon, good Sir! No wonder we could not stop you at that battle!" "I wished our planes could do that!" "That was you, when my guns were jammed?" "You really went into combat with only that?" "What was anyone thinking, giving you equipment that bad and no rations??? Explains why your Army fell so quickly." "Oh yeah? Explains why your side lost the war..." they both laugh.

[@DavidKFZ]

I find it funny, everyone is hating on the people who are calling him a Nazi for flying for the Luftwaffe yet I am not seeing any of those comments calling him one LOL. But yeah good on this guy, having the opportunity to fly the opponents aircraft and being able to compare its flaws and features would have been a highlight in his life. I would be willing to bet my left nut that if he had a few hours practice he'd want to really push it to the limits to see where it's manoeuvring strengths are

[@fluffyhamster550]

Holy cow, I wish that I will look that young, when i am 95 👍

[@randoperson3596]

Hermann Göring: Is there anything I can get you? German pilots: Yes, a squadron of Spitfires.

[@proud_tobe_texan2890]

🤣👍🇬🇧🇩🇪🇺🇸 I put the American flag because I'm American and I love both Germans and British people "hello chap!" That's a Texan-American guys attempt at sounding British but I do have something towards Japanese people because my 5th cousin was killed at Pearl harbor on the U.S.S. Arizona on December 7th 1941 for you British people.

[@andreworiez8920]

@@proud_tobe_texan2890 Like they didn't loose anyone.... War is rarely started by the solders.... And now Japan is as fierce a friend you can ask for..... Never forgot WW2.... But acknowledge that those responsible are dead..... And those who simply fought for their countries are fading fast... As an Aussie said "At the setting of the sun we should remember them"

[@grahaldmills5930]

Best quote from "the battle of Brittain" movie

[@pranavarvind4281]

@@MrTaytersDeep I think you're confusing WW1 and WW2.

[@MrTaytersDeep]

@@pranavarvind4281 Ya right, I want to start reading what I'm replying too before replying

[@garymclauchlan6713]

Servicemen will always respect each other, we will always remember

[@antoniodelfino7737]

I️ expected to see comments calling him a nazi and stuff but he had to fight for his country, anyone who has the balls to fight for their politicians’ mess ups should be given the utmost respect no matter what side they fought on.

[@clovislfrc9881]

Even if someone doesn't respect him, they've got nothing on him. He was just a German air force pilot, not a Nazi

[@harrynuts1013]

Very well said..!!

[@theadventuresofsteve-marco6837]

He should be respected? For fighting in a regime hellbent on world domination and the destruction of the Jews? I'd rather have died than fight for Hitler and kill innocent people.

[@doug6500]

Germany's invasion of several neutral powers without one iota of provocation was not a "messup"; it was malicious and premeditated and the German people, including this man, went along with it. It would be one thing if it was 1750, but this was 1939.

[@hemingwaybromfield3722]

Doug Spencer. I was not absolving all germans in my previous statement, in not that naive. But this a fascist regime we are talking about, SOME people fell in line because they HAD to, not that they wanted to. But yes, a good majority of germans went willingly along with it, and that is unforgivable. But the actions of many are not the actions of all.

[@NICUDOC68]

I wonder what kind of odds you'd have on this guy at the start of the war that he'd fly 300+ missions AND live to age 95

[@sotis1756]

Yeah he also got 81 confirmed kills

[@FeelFree3]

It seems there lots of soldiers who survive WW2 live much longer than average.

[@mirrorblue100]

324 sorties and he lived to tell about it - how strange and wonderful for Broch. That Spitfire is a beauty.

[@PropperNaughtyGeezer]

95. He looks so good cause american fast food there is only since the late 70s in Germany and i sure he never eat that.

[@AsukaLangleyS02]

Maybe if Germany didn't try to genocide people they wouldn't have gotten our fast food.

[@PropperNaughtyGeezer]

@@AsukaLangleyS02 Think at your native people bevor you talk about genozid. Your hands are not clean either.

[@Battlefieldgod182]

You can really spot the children in this comment section calling him a nazi and a war criminal. this man was a Luftwaffe pilot not a nazi at all, the ss were nazis and if he is a war criminal what crime has he committed? plus last time I looked nazis were a political party not an entire army or Air Force.

[@Battlefieldgod182]

lupi lupano lmfao learn to spell nazi little boy and learn the politics of world war 2, also if you knew anything you'd know the spitfire out performed the bf 109 through out the Second World War (1939-1945)

[@davidlawler4]

Battlefieldgod182 everyone is a nazi these days. Haven’t you noticed. All it takes to be branded a nazi now, is not being a far-left shitlord.

[@codiersklave]

Wow... you really don't know shit, right? Google Adolf Galland. Yes, yes, I know... another Adolf. Once the excitement about that dissipates, try to find his remarks on the RAF in general and the Spitfire in particular. And please, please tell me you're not German. I mean, I've heard the German education system is slowly going to hell... and you would be living proof for that.

[@nicholas1130]

How do you know? Do you know this man? Have you seen what he has done?

[@djackman4229]

My German friend who passed away 10 or 15 years ago aged over 80 was forced into the SS in 1942 or 3 when he turned 18 - his father had wanted him to join the navy but when my friend went to join the recruiters had a list of names that had to join the army and turned him away. The SS army he joined was the fighting spearhead, different from the branch of the SS that committed atrocities. He said he had seen Adolf Hitler ride past in an open car in a parade, and if he had known what he would do he would have lobbed a grenade. He was a very decent man, greatly missed.

[@jusam6854]

Look at his eyes from 1:08 onward. He's been instantly transported back in time. What memories those men must have, RAF and Luftwaffe alike.

[@nicholasmaude6906]

I just checked on the wikipedia and Hugo Broch is still alive at 102 years old.

[@darbyheavey406]

Let’s put him in a P-51 with the Merlin engine- true Anglo-American teamwork. Amazing guy with kind words for the pilot.

[@stevek8829]

The Spit had the same engine and an almost identical airframe.

[@phantom4E2]

I prefer the Spanish made Ha1112 basically a Bf109G6 i think with rolls Royce merlin XX engine that would be great to fly

[@KandiKlover]

Amzin guy is a Nazi.

[@AS-bu9rw]

@@KandiKlover Care to explain how?

[@barrierodliffe4155]

@@stevek8829 Same engine but the Spitfire was better.

[@Justin-rq6kf]

Great to see a brave soldier live out his dream

[@CountachLamborghini]

Wonderful to see this gentleman given the opportunity to fly in a Spit. I've flown a Spit at Biggin Hill and it was the most emotive experience and I'm no WW2 ace. He looks very well for his age and irrespective of history, you have to admire and respect him. I'm sure it was mixed emotions for him.

[@Irishdrivingbloopers]

Fair play to him for his age. Still looks at least 25 or 30 years younger than he actually is and still able to fly a fighter plane and one that he was not as familiar with as he flew in the war also. I salute you sir!!

[@florianthomas7852]

95! Damn he looks like 75 years old.

[@newnamesameperson397]

Tom Wessel he looks younger then that lol

[@nicknamenick9448]

Tom Wessel or even younger

[@dzulkafleysamad4980]

95 and still flying...much respect from a man who once had a 93 yr old father

[@sanghoonlee5171]

Europeans seem to have an almost sportsman-like attitude about their past wars. They've fought one another so often that they can't afford to hold permanent grudges if they are to have any friends. George Orwell wrote that when the British soldiers came home from the WWI front, they spoke badly of their own allies (the French) but rather liked the Germans they fought! Europe is no doubt the world's most interesting continent, so many histories all mixed up in a complicated dance.

[@tuna5774]

And then there's Americans, unable to understand that your nationality doesn't dictate your beliefs.

[@shaunmartin6767]

The merlin engine, was the sound of freedom in 1945. Totally ICONIC.!!!!

[@andreworiez8920]

That it is.... Heard that roar on P-51s.... I think the Merlions... And the Wrights that powered the B-17s and B-24s are the sounds of the allies from WW2