That was a clever idea well executed Jimmy. Loved the pilot’s perspective. Who can imagine the suffering endured in the construction of that railway. Hellfire Pass can be nightmarishly hot just taking a casual, tourist stroll along a section of it.
Those French, they are never good with the details 😂. Bridge 277 the bride that connects Burma to Thailand 🌉. The picture after they bombed the bridge from the bomber was pretty epic
Nice work, been there, cant help the sad, depressing feeling you get there, and all for what? By the way nobody ever mentions the other film, "The Railway man" (2013) also well worth a watch.
Yes, indeed mate.... it was all for nothing. I did a walkabout video here a year or so back, and I leant pretty heavily on the Railway Man - including a clip of the two meeting decades later as old men (the Japanese guy seemed genuinely sorry for what he did or was forced to do).... I'm OK around the bridge but I can't walk through Hellfire Pass without tearing up! 🙏
I don't think the renaming of that section had anything to do with the movie. It's true that the Frenchman got the name of the river wrong. The railway ran through the Kwae Noi valley, and he must have thought that was the name of the river. And he misstranslated "Kwae" as "Kwai" which means buffalo. The renaming of the upper section of the Mae Klong in the 1960s to "Kwae Yai" (big tributary) was probably to differentiate it from the lower section, "Kwae Noi" (little tributary). If it was named after the movie, the name would be "Mae Nam Kwai".
@@JBWanders73You should do a video about Bunphong Siriwethchaphan (บุญผ่อง สิริเวชชะพันธ์). He was the Thai man who helped out the Allied prisoners by smuggling food, medicine, and correspondence into the camp. Obviously, at great personal risk. After the war he received the King's Medal for Courage in the Cause of Freedom.
@@mythai05 He was indeed a fascinating man... the only reason I haven't thus far is because Paddy Doyle did a video about him and I don't want to 'step on anybody's toes' so to speak.
A great idea but unfortunately factually incorrect. I am unsure where the USAAF gunner got the idea that both bridges were destroyed in February 1945. It is a myth that the RAF could not reach the bridge, albeit they did use US B24 Liberator bombers to destroy it. The wooden bypass bridge was often repaired or rebuilt. The spans on the main metal span bridge were not dropped until 24 June 1945 by RAF Liberator bombers and the wooden bypass bridge was destroyed at the same time. On the 24 June 1945 raid one span was dropped by a Canadian piloted Liberator the other by a New Zealand piloted Liberator both of 159 Squadron RAF. I have the WW2 log book of a New Zealander on that raid in which he records the operation. The 159 Squadron RAF Operations Record Book for 24 June 1945 confirms the facts.
About 35 years ago I worked in an elderly gentleman's house. He had photo's and paintings etc in his lounge showing RAF bombers. Being interested in history I chatted with him about his service during WW2. He had some old flight logs etc and told me he'd been based in the East. He told me his bomber had taken out one of the supports on the bridge ( 3rd?). Up until then I only knew the (incorrect) story of the bridge from the film, I had no idea it was bombed. Either on that run, or later, his plane when down with the rest of the crew perishing. He remembers suddenly being outside the plane instead of inside as it went down! I remember his wife moaning at him for "going on again" 😁. I guess she'd heard it all before. Over my working years I met so many veterans. Many 1st World War, who then faded away. 2nd World War, an ex SS tank commander a Ukranian SS tank veteran, British Veterans from all fields of conflict, holocaust victims, a couple of merchant seaman who'd been sunk doing the Arctic convoys. My friend's dad was in Burma ( apparently there's a glimpse of him in the TV series "World at War". Many Blitz victims too. I worked with an ex Commando who killed a German guard with a shovel and escaped the camp back to the UK. He never even mentioned it until the manager bought it up when he was giving a farewell speech about my retiring colleague. Well, I've certainly rambled on a bit.😂 This will soon be history that no living person will remember, I feel honoured to have met so many people who played a part (good or bad) in what has been a very eventful 100 + years.
@@themotorider1 Really interesting... yes I have had the privilege of talking with a number of veterans over the years. The flier you write of would have been on 159 Squadron over Burma. There are a lot of stories on the internet, quite often told by the vets themselves, that are just not correct. Over my years of research I have encountered a number of first-hand stories told to me by vets that are either error-ridden or in some cases deliberately embellished... you certainly have to double-check what is said. Thanks for the response.
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Agreed with Dann. Well done Jimmy. You deserve an Emmy👏👍
Thanks mate, 1,000 views would do at the moment 😂🙏
You deserve a 100k views@@JBWanders73
I second that motion!
Best vdo yet. Entertaining .
Thanks mate. Glad you enjoyed it
Wow. The detail of the video and the edit is amazing. Thx for a really good video.
You have brightened my morning Dann. Thanks, I appreciate it mate
Very interesting video, kha. ❤ Thank you for sharing this video ❤
Khop khun khap.... you are very welcome Supatra 🙏✌❤🙏
Cracking, Jim. Really interesting and up there with anything Bangkok Pat has done.
Thanks mate. High praise indeed!
That was a clever idea well executed Jimmy. Loved the pilot’s perspective. Who can imagine the suffering endured in the construction of that railway. Hellfire Pass can be nightmarishly hot just taking a casual, tourist stroll along a section of it.
Thanks a lot Karl, much appreciated mate. You are up early (or still out haha). Hellfire Pass is certainly appropriately named!!! 🌞🌞🌞
Those French, they are never good with the details 😂. Bridge 277 the bride that connects Burma to Thailand 🌉. The picture after they bombed the bridge from the bomber was pretty epic
😂🙏 I was surprised at how good the photo was... I enjoyed editing this mate
You did a great job JImmy👍@@JBWanders73
Nice work, been there, cant help the sad, depressing feeling you get there, and all for what?
By the way nobody ever mentions the other film, "The Railway man" (2013) also well worth a watch.
Yes, indeed mate.... it was all for nothing. I did a walkabout video here a year or so back, and I leant pretty heavily on the Railway Man - including a clip of the two meeting decades later as old men (the Japanese guy seemed genuinely sorry for what he did or was forced to do).... I'm OK around the bridge but I can't walk through Hellfire Pass without tearing up! 🙏
I don't think the renaming of that section had anything to do with the movie. It's true that the Frenchman got the name of the river wrong. The railway ran through the Kwae Noi valley, and he must have thought that was the name of the river. And he misstranslated "Kwae" as "Kwai" which means buffalo. The renaming of the upper section of the Mae Klong in the 1960s to "Kwae Yai" (big tributary) was probably to differentiate it from the lower section, "Kwae Noi" (little tributary). If it was named after the movie, the name would be "Mae Nam Kwai".
Thanks a lot for the info - much appreciated 🙏
@@JBWanders73You should do a video about Bunphong Siriwethchaphan (บุญผ่อง สิริเวชชะพันธ์). He was the Thai man who helped out the Allied prisoners by smuggling food, medicine, and correspondence into the camp. Obviously, at great personal risk. After the war he received the King's Medal for Courage in the Cause of Freedom.
@@mythai05 He was indeed a fascinating man... the only reason I haven't thus far is because Paddy Doyle did a video about him and I don't want to 'step on anybody's toes' so to speak.
วันนี้โชคดี ที่ได้เจอช่องนี้🎉🎉🎉
Thankyou very much! 🙏
hah, for those that didn’t watch the last 5 seconds 💪😄
A great idea but unfortunately factually incorrect. I am unsure where the USAAF gunner got the idea that both bridges were destroyed in February 1945. It is a myth that the RAF could not reach the bridge, albeit they did use US B24 Liberator bombers to destroy it. The wooden bypass bridge was often repaired or rebuilt. The spans on the main metal span bridge were not dropped until 24 June 1945 by RAF Liberator bombers and the wooden bypass bridge was destroyed at the same time. On the 24 June 1945 raid one span was dropped by a Canadian piloted Liberator the other by a New Zealand piloted Liberator both of 159 Squadron RAF. I have the WW2 log book of a New Zealander on that raid in which he records the operation. The 159 Squadron RAF Operations Record Book for 24 June 1945 confirms the facts.
About 35 years ago I worked in an elderly gentleman's house. He had photo's and paintings etc in his lounge showing RAF bombers.
Being interested in history I chatted with him about his service during WW2. He had some old flight logs etc and told me he'd been based in the East. He told me his bomber had taken out one of the supports on the bridge ( 3rd?). Up until then I only knew the (incorrect) story of the bridge from the film, I had no idea it was bombed.
Either on that run, or later, his plane when down with the rest of the crew perishing. He remembers suddenly being outside the plane instead of inside as it went down!
I remember his wife moaning at him for "going on again" 😁. I guess she'd heard it all before.
Over my working years I met so many veterans. Many 1st World War, who then faded away. 2nd World War, an ex SS tank commander a Ukranian SS tank veteran, British Veterans from all fields of conflict, holocaust victims, a couple of merchant seaman who'd been sunk doing the Arctic convoys. My friend's dad was in Burma ( apparently there's a glimpse of him in the TV series "World at War". Many Blitz victims too.
I worked with an ex Commando who killed a German guard with a shovel and escaped the camp back to the UK. He never even mentioned it until the manager bought it up when he was giving a farewell speech about my retiring colleague.
Well, I've certainly rambled on a bit.😂
This will soon be history that no living person will remember, I feel honoured to have met so many people who played a part (good or bad) in what has been a very eventful 100 + years.
@@themotorider1 Really interesting... yes I have had the privilege of talking with a number of veterans over the years. The flier you write of would have been on 159 Squadron over Burma. There are a lot of stories on the internet, quite often told by the vets themselves, that are just not correct. Over my years of research I have encountered a number of first-hand stories told to me by vets that are either error-ridden or in some cases deliberately embellished... you certainly have to double-check what is said. Thanks for the response.
@@JohnStackhouse-w3f No problem. I can't remember the details, but it was an interesting conversation.
painful accent mate
😂❤😎 It sure is haha... that's why I got my American mate (in his 70s) to do most of it 😂