Shot Down Over Nazi Territory: The Unbelievable Story Of Jim Moffat

Shot Down Over Nazi Territory: The Unbelievable Story Of Jim Moffat | War Story

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23 күн бұрын

Jim Moffat of the Royal Canadian Air Force was shot down over occupied Belgium in WW2. As the only survivor from his plane he endured an unbelievable fight for survival. From evading the Gestapo to fighting with the French Resistance, this is his incredible story.
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@leoarc1061 21 күн бұрын

A man who doesn't give up his people even after his nails were removed. That's a proper man. That's a proper leader.

@missasinenomine 21 күн бұрын

Or woman. Violet Scabo of SOE.

@mky45lg 20 күн бұрын

You think you're tough? The mental strength of the people in this video makes me just want to look at the ground. It doesn't matter what nationality. Tough as nails.

@frenchartantiquesparis424 14 күн бұрын

Well I know you are trying to give them compliments that they deserve, but I bet you would tough as nails if you had to be, in that type of situation to survive war.

@terryyakamoto3488 9 күн бұрын

@@frenchartantiquesparis424 I met a man recently who was 100 years old and served in RAF ground crew in the UK in the later stages of the war. He started going on about the youth of today being pathetic etc, I stated that it's better to have that than war. He just looked at me without agreeing. I think he'd have a different perspective if he'd faced combat or the gestapo like the above heroes

@otacon5648 Күн бұрын

@@terryyakamoto3488I’m 36 so neither ‘youth’ or old but todays young people and especially the youth are walking garbage. There’s maybe less than 5% that would stand and fight, while the others run for a ‘safe space’ or just take a picture and tweet about what’s happening. Pathetic.

@duniagowes 11 күн бұрын

"and that's the only thing I really feel good about now, about the whole damn war." ⁣ ⁣ What a closure. Very good documentary.

@murrayscott9546 20 күн бұрын

Never have so many owed so much to so few - Churchill.

@robertdelacruz2951 21 күн бұрын

This is a truly excellent documentary. I'm always glad to see the exploits of the Canadians recognized; they were neglected too much for so long. Bravo!

@svenneff 20 күн бұрын

Canadians were a major part of the war effort yet, they hardly get any recognition. :(

@jugbywellington1134 16 күн бұрын

@@svenneff No true. You need to read more widely. You also need to remember that men from different parts of the British Empire were often put on the same ship, squadron etc. and may not have been singled out.

@davidjackson2690 14 күн бұрын

Not by us who read.

@thefreestylefrEaK 20 күн бұрын

Happy to see Mr. Moffat lived a short distance from me in Colborne Ontario. Many of our small towns in Canada have pictures of our war veterans hung up on light posts down the main streets in celebration of them prior to Remembrance day. Lest we forget.

@MrDlt123 21 күн бұрын

Of course the Airmen were very brave, but it's nice to see the additional stories of the resistance and their efforts to assist and repatriate allied Airmen.

@franceyneireland1633 5 күн бұрын

To those Veterans interviewed, Thank you for your service.

@EclecticWarrior58 16 күн бұрын

Good documentary, covered two subjects which are generally not given the attention and kudos they deserve, the Typhoon and Canadian fighting men.

@gregeva1276 16 күн бұрын

The guy who spent £500 pounds in two weeks on leave, good on him. What brave men, never to be forgotten.

@bhut1571 20 күн бұрын

Dad was a Lanc pilot in the RCAF. I still have his issue $ in case he went down over Europe. Fortunately he was held back in Canada in the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Because not only did he have his commercial pilots licence, but was an aerocraft maintenance engineer by '37 and had been a Sgt in Essex Tanks. Thank Good he didn't have to fly a full stint. Yet sadly his plane went down in '50.

@bhut1571 20 күн бұрын

Vive La Résistance from Canada.

@drmarkintexas-400 21 күн бұрын

🏆🙏🎖️🤗 Thank you for sharing this

@Bgwizard 21 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing a Hero from Canada's story with us! Never heard enough about our heroes! ps is it possible to contact the gentlemen in the video? I'm reaching out to Canadian figures and want to share their stories too!

@mattmatt6572 16 күн бұрын

If any of them are still alive they are pushing 100 these have to be older recordings. My gp was in the Corp in ww1 he died 5 years ago at 92

@mikemoreno8843 21 күн бұрын

Does anyone know the year when these interviews were conducted?

@Hbomb406 21 күн бұрын

Should be 2 different videos. Both are top notch.

@kennethduval6769 20 күн бұрын

Outstanding documentary. ❤

@mohammedsaysrashid3587 21 күн бұрын

Thanks....it was thrilled watching documentary about brave men and women,those practiced brave attitudes

@etiennenobel5028 9 күн бұрын

Powerful stuff. Very moving.

@chadczternastek 17 күн бұрын

I can watch this type of content for as long as I live. I have so much respect, admiration, gratitude for the generation those brave men who had to fight and risk their skin, cause someone had to. God bless those brave men, and women, cause a lot of women went in the war effort. I hope something like a World War will never happen. Not just a world war, but war. Such a concept that a country requires you to come on board, even if you don't believe in it. Please more of this stuff.

@jameswebb4593 16 күн бұрын

A big thankyou to the Canadians for relating theses stories , as you get nothing from the British.

@rhonda8231 8 күн бұрын

Those were such amazing men!!! It is so nice to see the Canadians, they all had such good hearts.

@emmsar1317 9 күн бұрын

brilliant movie

@davidjackson2690 14 күн бұрын

There is NO DOUBT the French Resistance was full of Ultra Brave men and women, but DeGaulle was an arrogant coward who ran when the first shots were fired.

@leethomson9695 18 күн бұрын

Wow ❤ thank you to all of the vets and service men that are still over there that didn't make it home❤

@AltCtrlSpud 21 күн бұрын

Who else is missing Terry Davis a little extra today?

@flyingsword135 20 күн бұрын

The sad truth is most French actively and happy collaborated with the na...zis. It wasn't the Germans who put the French Jews on the trains to the camps.

@user-dd9tc4zz8j 12 күн бұрын

We never went in bright moonlight. ‘Why?’ Geez.

@ezralindsey4902 14 күн бұрын

Talk about a lover scorned.

@shockmonkeyradio7128 19 күн бұрын

A harrowing experience that will make your nose hair grow wild forever after.

@bhut1571 20 күн бұрын

Agree with one comment. This should be two separate vids. I almost missed the second.

@eveletts636 6 күн бұрын

They shall not grow old

@gibson617ajg 14 күн бұрын

It would be fantastic if Vera could make it over to the UK again one day - I was at East Kirkby when she flew with the City Of Lincoln over RAF East Kirkby in Lincolnshire. They flew over 'Just Jane' who had her Merlins purring - longing to join them in the air, which she will eventually. Imagine a 'vic' of three flying over the old airfields of Lincolnshire again......

@ChristopherWHerbert 21 күн бұрын

All these mentions of the Geneva Convention. That go as misunderstood, because many countries either attended the meetings and never signed any agreement to comply, Otherwise the documents were taken back to their own countries after the conferences (there were several Geneva Conferences as such over a period of time - years). However the final documentation was never signed or ratified by many of the countries involved. If indeed those countries did send representatives to the Conventions or conference meetings. There countries who did not in reality make the Geneva Convention agreement legal in their own counties includes Japan, Germany and the United States of America.

@user-jw8ec1ug1z 14 сағат бұрын

Long live Canada 🇨🇦

@Uvray 14 күн бұрын

Amazing human stories. Frightening that we can be drawn into doing such things to fellow human beings by governments and the psychopaths in power.

@AJ-bz7wq 16 күн бұрын

Fantastic ! Many thanks

@Mtlmshr 21 күн бұрын

I was born in Montreal but moved to California in 69 and became an American Citizen in 84 but in my heart I will always be a French Canadian even though I don’t sound like one!

@maplerice6226 21 күн бұрын

too many adverts guys

@wisconsinfarmer4742 11 сағат бұрын

French resistance. How could one not answer this call. Fine folks. Most touched by the American flyer who let the young German pilot go

@zillsburyy1 21 күн бұрын

censor stories strikes again!!!!!

@slartybarfastb3648 21 күн бұрын

I've never had issues commenting on War Stories videos. What are you trying to say?

@wsc1955 21 күн бұрын

KZfaq wants to protect us adults.. Lol

@wsc1955 21 күн бұрын

I think its KZfaq blurring out scenes.

@Peter-MH 21 күн бұрын

All YT channels censor - that’s why you see so many phantom replies. Only the one posting the comment can view it

@Peter-MH 21 күн бұрын

@@slartybarfastb3648you can always leave a comment, but log out YT and view the page again, and often it’s not visible to others if certain words or phrases are included.

@stephensullivan8340 17 күн бұрын

You really need to translate it. These subtitles are ridiculous.

@peterwiebewall5608 15 күн бұрын

I absolutely love these war stories, but I hate the bl..dy French (not the French people) with English subtitles. Who can read that fast?

@jimmungai1938 17 күн бұрын

My mom had a cat named Buster

@williammoore841 21 күн бұрын

You can always know a British produced WW2 documentary Montgomery flying a spitfire won this war with the Russians and American were in a supporting role.

@maplerice6226 21 күн бұрын

Yet this video is about a Canadian Airman ....

@bhut1571 20 күн бұрын

So, you didn't watch the whole thing and read Eik's comment?

@davidgray3321 8 күн бұрын

I don’t think so, Montgomery had a big ego, as did the US generals, and any informed person knows that.

@vincenthigginbotham8729 7 күн бұрын

And no mention of the poles the flyers they had

@martinwhite5076 15 күн бұрын

In these day's of Russiaphobia, I'd like to hear more of the Soviet effort to rid Europe of Nazism during ww2 after all they lost some 28 million citizens for their troubles.

@terryyakamoto3488 9 күн бұрын

Putin's Russia and the Soviet Union are two entirely different animals

@martinwhite5076 9 күн бұрын

@@terryyakamoto3488 yes Mr Yakamoto My point precisely! However, the Russian population are the same people, without whose sacrifice during ww2 victory could have been completely different? I don't think any vaguely intelligent western observer can but notice that the establishment of Europe, US & UK are whipping up anti Russian sentiment, alongside arming Ukraine to the teeth to fight a war that they cannot ever win in the long term.. We're being lied to regards Putin's popularity, neither Biden nor Sunak could dream of achieving support anywhere near to that enjoyed by Mr Putin... Like Israel, Ukraine cannot win the war being strategised for them in London & Washington... This could really be the final nail's in the coffin containing NATO..

@vincenthigginbotham8729 7 күн бұрын

Yes the Russians drove the Germans out at that time but now they have replaced by attacking Ukraine and murdering civilians