RAF pilot completes mission after being shot in the face

A TV crew doing a show on the weapons and vehicles of war in Afghanistan happen to be aboard an RAF Chinook helicopter when it is called out to evacuate some US and Afghan Army casualties from a firefight.

The aircraft comes under fire during the evacuation, and a round goes through the windshield, wounding pilot Flight Lieutenant Ian "Chomper" Fortune in the face. He maintains his composure and completes his mission by returning the damaged aircraft, crew and casualties safely back to base.

For this amazing feat he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

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• RAF
• Chinook
• Afghanistan
• War
• pilot
• wounded
• mission
• hero
• DFC

[OberstSkrammel]

The chinook is a long lasting warhorse.

And the pilots are of a special breed.

Thumbs up for both.

[samuraikoi]

TOP MAN OPENED HIS EYES TO WHAT IS GOING ON

[azzadee321]

get ed china to patch that chopper up

[DrAlbino]

Yea im sure the co-poilot was doing nothing...

[shrivaldo]

Right place right time mike, or should I say, wrong place wrong time. Amazing footage

[TheNorfolkAirsoft]

@sergeantshizzle Have you ever been shot at before? or ever heard 'Real' gunfire?

[acather96]

Thats why we're called GREAT Britain - I send my respect and thanks for all the troops out there.

[TheLizbiz1980]

Mike Brewer needed new underpants after this , i know having spoken to him twice about this

[sergeantshizzle]

Gunfire is so fucking fake it's painful.

[mikester1290]

@TrueNovice Yeah, because this video is propaganda. PRICK.

[idontknow2695]

@samuraikoi yeah he wasn't one of those up him selves he did a great job

[MattyATC100]

Proud to have units like these serving our country, well done guys