Watch as the British pilot of this Chinook takes multiple hits, including a glancing shot to his own head, on a troop extraction run in Afghanistan. This is the definition of a hero.
The Chinook took multiple hits severing a hydraulic line, raking the fuselage and windshield with rounds.
Watch as the pilot takes a glancing ricochet to his left temple and manages to keep his wits about him, saying "Ok chaps, just to let you know I took a round through my front windscreen which came up and hit me on the head." Even the Sun reporter — who also happens to host Wheeler Dealer, a car show on HD theater — does well to keep his composure during the report, as he himself is faced with the very real possibility of a crash and death.
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DISCUSSION
Best line:
"Ok chaps just to let you know I took a round through my front windscreen which came up and hit me on the head."
Pure Britishness there folks.
For our American viewers, that can be translated as:
"F###!F###!F###!F###!F###!F###!F###!F###!!!!!! That bastard MOTHERF###ER shot me in the F###ING HEAD!!!!F###!F###!"
The pilot is now receiving medical treatment and a spot of tea.