How a Mortally Wounded Pilot’s Last Wish Got Him Home
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It’s December 9th, 1941. And line of Blenheim Bombers of the roars to life at Butterworth Airfield, Malaysia. At the front is Squadron Leader Arthur “Pongo” Scarf. But while they are still taking off a transmission comes in. “Bandits to the north!” High in the sky dozens of Ki-27 fighter bombers approach in formation. Then more Ki-27s come in for a lower attack and strafe the airfield. All the planes on the ground except one are incapacitated. Incredibly the crew of this lone Blenheim decide to go on with their mission, alone. Despite his injuries Scarf made a landing near to the hospital where his wife was working and got to see her one last time.
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That was incredible bravery to still proceed with the mission alone and he saved his men! I've donated a small bit despite my poverty, and that's the least I can do. :(
Bless you.
what goes around comes around brother hang in there and god bless
we should be donating to you instead 😢
hang in there brother everything will be fine 😢
Keep your head up brother!
Whoever donated £410,000. His family thanks you
Really?
@@Playlostyes
Yeah, really.
Omg! Really
Gosh that's great Jesus bless em. Hello from India 🇮🇳
As a veteran myself i just donated to the RAF Museum this medal belongs in the Uk so everyone can see it and know the story of this amazing piece of history.
They managed to raise all the money and got the VC medal on display! Just got the updates. Feels great to have helped make this happen as I only saw the story last week and donated straight away. 😊
Wow, that’s nice. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
it belongs in a museam!
@FalklandsRforeverBritish What are you talking about?
Absolutely outstanding , I think we should all take a moment to thank all the pilots for their heroic endeavours through life and death thank you yarn hub.
Absolutely touched my heart! Just got back from a wedding. What a wonderful union.
What for? Look around you at the world they fought for. Thanks is the last thing we owe them.
@@combativeThinker bro try respecting heroes, don't you like being free
@@combativeThinkeryou nailed it 👍never that less I'm sorry for every soldier who had to die for what ever
"we continue with our mission". I cant believe the bravery and devotion to duty of this guy!!!
Give the other two the credit for not opposing his decision
Stiff upper lip in the most noble sense.
Hopefully his widow did not end up marrying one of the other 2 guys on the plane who might have tried to slide into her DMs after a few months after all was said n done
@@Defender78 it's acts like this from individual soldiers that sum up to win a war
It's such a good story and I love how generous he was being able to save his fellow men even after being riddled by bullets from the ki
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then again, if they didn't push thru with the mission being the only plane. No one prob would die that day no?
@@longlee1100 well technically only people from their plane would survive 100% because some of the bombers who hadn't gotten airborne would have had casualties
@@longlee1100It really doesn't seem heroic at all. We must be missing some context, because like this it just seems reckless, dumb and selfish. So I'm sure there's more to the story, I doubt he'd have gotten a VC otherwise.
@@VikingTeddy What of all the enemy planes that got wrecked on the airfield; in spite of the loss of their squadron, they carried on the mission and successfully weakened the enemy air defense capabilities. Besides, it's not like they could turn around and land back on the friendly airfield with it covered in wreckage.
@@DezzarTac At that point it's sop to fly to the next friendly airfield. Continuing the mission without support is suicide, they got incredibly lucky.
To clarify, I don't actually think he was being reckless, the video just makes it seem like it. He undoubtedly had a good reason to continue, we just don't know the details.
The title alone is enough to shed a tear. RIP to all the young men that have their lives for their country
For their country? Arthur didn't died defending Britain from German bombers, he died because he wanted to stop a foreign country from conquering another country that has been conquered by his own country in the first place.
@@HWDragonborn Well, you see, the difference here is that the Imperial Japanese are very much worse than the British
@@commitleavegame true, but that doesn't make colonialism any better
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No the brits were the same
@@jelly.212 then put an essay with historical accuracy
There are so many stories of WWII pilots that are an absolute heartbreak.
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As a Malaysian, its quite difficult to find stories of combat in my home nation. I very much enjoyed this video and could recognize much of the locations mentioned. Spot on post, right on Hari Raya too!
Thanks Yarnhub for this video which hits home, I hope more stories from Malaya can see light such as the Battle of Kampar or the Battle of Pasir Panjang.
Selamat Hari Raya. From Kampar, Perak. My school teacher Chai Kooi Loong was an active historian on the battle but I wasn't aware, didn't appreciate and understand his effort. A video now is much appreciated Yarnhub.
Selamat hari raya from langkawi kedah
Ye kan, xbnyk yg di cover dalam teks sekolah, btw Happy Eid Fitri to you all fellow subscribers from Malaysia
Death before dishonor
-lt Adnan bin saidi
we need more stories of malaya like perhaps the bukit kepong incident
It’s amazing what you all are doing! That medal definitely deserves to be in a museum. Fantastic video as always!
Rip to all the bomber crews
Big respect to all the crew
God bless ❤
God won‘t bless bombers.
Danke.
Grandiose
I hope yarnhub is proud of the absolutely stunning content they are putting out. Literally had me on the edge of my seat. Great job guys
Warmest greetings from Malaysia.
I'm a retired fighter pilot formerly with the Royal Malaysian Air Force once stationed in Butterworth.
Despite being a bit of a hardcore history buff, esp. on the Japanese invasion of Malaya, this is the first time I am hearing of this particular encounter.
That is one brave flight crew. I truly salute the 3 of them, esp. the pilot. That VC is truly well deserved.
It's a crime and a shame that a VC could simply be easily sold like that.
To the content creators, well done, very well done. Please keep stories on the Invasion of Malaya coming in the future, as stories on specific actions by individuals on the Invasion of Malaya are hard to come by locally here in Malaysia.
Many2 thanks and cheers.
It's not a crime. You don't know the situation his family are in, so keep your disrespectful and judgemental opinion to yourself.
The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.
― G.K. Chesterton
Hitler?
@@TotorL_GDwhat
@@fridaythe13thfanamogus i think he is referring to the fact that one of Hitler's main motivators was his hatred of jewish people, which would mean he wasn't a true soldier
RMAF Butterworth is an active Air Force Station of the Royal Malaysian Air Force situated 4.5 nautical miles from Butterworth in Penang, Malaysia. It is currently home to the Headquarters Integrated Area Defence System, part of the Five Power Defence Arrangements.
The airfield was originally known as RAF Station Butterworth and later as RAAF Butterworth, under the operational commands of the Royal Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force respectively. Although the airfield is now an RMAF base, under the terms of the FPDA the RAAF is a co-tenant of the base, maintaining an operational presence in the region alongside the RMAF squadrons. The airfield and associated base facilities are colloquially referred to as Butterworth.
I went to the RAF museum today and saw the VC which is now on display. Then I remembered watching this video last year. Now I have to watch it again. Amazing story and thank you to the Yarnhub team for helping to keep this piece of history alive.
The Bristol Blenheim is a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company which was used extensively in the first two years of the Second World War, with examples still being used as trainers until the end of the war. Development began with the Type 142, a civil airliner, in response to a challenge from Lord Rothermere to produce the fastest commercial aircraft in Europe. Type 142 first flew in April 1935, and the Air Ministry, impressed by its performance, ordered a modified design as the Type 142M for the Royal Air Force as a bomber. Deliveries of the newly named Blenheim to RAF squadrons commenced on 10 March 1937. In service, the Type 142M became the Blenheim Mk. I which would be developed into the more extended Type 149, designated the Blenheim Mk.IV, except in Canada where Fairchild Canada built the Type 149 under licence as the Bolingbroke. The Type 160 Bisley was also developed from the Blenheim but was already obsolete when it entered service.
In addition to operating as medium bombers, both versions were converted into heavy fighters by adding a gun pack with four Browning .303 machine guns mounted under the fuselage. The Mk. IV was also used as a maritime patrol aircraft and both aircraft were used as bombing and gunnery trainers once they had become obsolete as combat aircraft.
The Blenheim was one of the first British aircraft with all-metal stressed-skin construction, retractable landing gear, flaps, a powered gun turret and variable-pitch propellers. The Mk. I was faster than most of the RAF's biplane fighters in the late 1930s but advances soon left it vulnerable if flown in daylight, though it proved successful as a night fighter. The Blenheim was effective as a bomber but many were shot down. Both Blenheim types were used by foreign operators, and examples were licences built in Yugoslavia and Finland, in addition to Canada.
Great write-up Pokefan. 👌
Excellent comment, thanks for the info!
Amazing to me that they wouldn't have a seat for a co-pilot. Thanks for the post.
20 seconds in and the graphics are bloody amazing. I remember the 2D animations, great improvements over the years, well done
Everyone praises the animations-for good reason-but the sound design in this one is a standout compared to past videos. The way that sound effects and even the music become louder and crisper or quieter and more muffled depending on the perspective from shot to shot is a superb effect that subtly draws attention to the focus of each scene. Also the dynamic lighting of the low sunlight through the cockpit looked great. From a production and presentation standpoint, this is easily the best episode yet.
Fantastic story, brilliant animation which has just succeeded in putting a massive lump in my throat. Such stories of bravery should always serve as an inspiration to us all. So sad that his child never got to meet it's father.
I just donated 20 pounds. Even for me as a young german, it's important to pay respect to those, who fought honorable against terrible regimes. Ihave to honestly admit, that this story moved my heart ❤️.
How sad, that this hero didn't made it to be there for his wife and child.😢
🫡 May his Soul rest in peace.
Thank you.
The story is amazing, but I feel really bad for him. He had such a future ahead of him. His wife, his child.. but he died a hero. Once again great animation and a very realistic one too.
Looking into this , the Victoria Cross was posthumously awarded to Squadron Leader ASK ‘Pongo’ Scarf"
King George presented the metal to his widow Sally at Buckingham Palace on June 30, 1946.
The medal was consigned to auction by family , when it sold to a private collector for £550,000 (£660,000 with premium).
Then the UK put an embargo on the metal saying it could not leave the country .
On May 1, 2023, the RAF museum announced the funds had been raised to buy Pongo Scarf's the Victoria Cross and medal bar
which sold for £682,000.
The museum was able to raise enough to keep the medal!
i love how great the animation gets, the shading the landscape and the people and vehicles it just gets better and better every video
I love your animations telling stories from the wars and showing some light on little known events
Thank you for making the video and sharing the stories about Arthur "Pongo" Scarf. We Malaysian are honoured to be the home of his remains. I myself whenever I visited Taiping, I will stop by at the Commonwealth War Grave Taiping to pay respect to Scarf, one of the most heroic man I've ever read about. And from all the Battle of Malaya/ Singapore heroic stories and anecdotes that I've known, I always wonder why is that the one that has to lose the most were the ones who always willing to die and sacrifice themselves for the cause?
Scarf last words to his wife was "Keep smiling Sally." That just breaks my heart thinking about it. 😢
RIP Arthur "Pongo" Scarf. Lest we forget.
Я из России, мои деды воевали и с нацистами, и с японцами,
Big fan of the history telling, great job guys!
One of those men who never quit, and fight to the end, at all costs...Bravo,
Wartime tale with a poignant reminder of the individual sacrifices, lest we forget... Kudos to Yarnhub! As a Malaysian, I hope Yarnhub will cover the epic last stand of Adnan Saidi and his men of the Malay Regiment on Pasir Panjang Ridge also known as the Battle of Bukit Chandu and the story of Talallah brothers the first Malayan airmen in the service of the Commonwealth Air Force and one of them lost over France during the twilight of the Third Reich
as Malaysians, yes we have been told about the bravery of the pilot and crew of this Royal Air Force bomber in the our history of Ww2 in Malaysia.. thanks for your service sir
Authur scarf VC should stay in the museum once the fundraise has reach the target and put in display as a respectful tribute to not only to Arthur Scarf but also to the Blenheim boys great video and details Yarnhub.
The animation and graphics are INSANE compared to just a year or two ago. You guys are doing amazing work.
Thank you for bringing this wonderful story to light. I hope the funds needed for the medal can be raised.
This man had balls steel, as did his crew, they must have known their ods were baisicly 0 but kept going very brave men.
Way to make me cry in front of my Rottweiler and kids. My grandfather was a tank Driver in the korean war, its carzy how close all of us were to not existing. I hope His kid had kids and so forth. Straight punch in the gut.
You Are A Hero for History Community. You guys can narrate this dramatic event so well through beautiful animation that you guys make.
4:59 what a magnificent shot, absolute peak cinematography right here
It’s a sad, but truly intense and great story. Scarf did his job well and saved the crew. The Ki-27s were just close to destroying that plane. And as always, another great video yarnhub
Wow, an incredible story with a tragic end! Everything was perfect! I hope the Scarf VC remains on desplay
I hope so.
It certainly will. An anonymous person donated 410,000 Pounds to win it at auction for the RAF Museum.
A wonderful animation from Yarnhub. I read about this pilot a few years ago while searching of which fighter plane that involved during WW2 in Malaya. Hoping for next animation is about Lieutenant Adnan our Royal Malay Regiment who was a Malayan military officer of the 1st Infantry Brigade who fought the Japanese at the Battle of Pasir Panjang in Singapore during WW2. He is lauded as a national hero in Singapore and Malaysia.
As a Malaysian myself,im stunned by this historical tale.What a true soldier.
Wow! This is not just digital art. This is drama.
Thank you for the emotions you provide along the spreading of knowledge. The knowledge of History is essential.
"There's nothing stronger than family"
-Vin Diesel
And no words are spoken true, family is stronger together!
To the generous unknown donator who gave four hundred ten thousand pounds I can only give my admiration for your generosity.
very few have been so lucky during a war to be with their loved ones at their final moments.
Yarnhub, I have always loved history and now my 5 year old son shares my passion. We enjoy watching your videos together. Thank you for keeping your content clean accurate and informative. We look forward to your next video, keep up the good work.
Superb effort, congratulations on telling this amazing story so well. Unfortunately the PT codes are those for 27 Sqn which flew the fighter version of the Blenheim. Arthur Scarf flew with 62 Sqn his aircraft was L1134 coded FX-F and carried fin flashes. Much confusion has been caused by an incorrectly captioned photograph which it is claimed was Scarf's machine. A few years ago some fabulous Time Life colour photos surfaced, taken around April 1941 which showed the 27 Sqn aircraft painted with blue undersides and a rear fuselage band similar to those worn by UK based day fighters at the time, though they would have been in the colour known as Sky.
This channel has truly made me comprehend what it really means to be a hero. I thought I understood what bravery was until I experienced these stories. Never take for granted your freedom, these men and women gave everything so you could have it.
that's one of the saddest stories ive ever seen. he pushed and forced himself to get back to his pregnant wife but he died in the hospital and that's what I think is just the worst and great story Yarn!
Don't be sad. He did his job, and he got back to his wife despite all odds.
We should celebrate his life and hope that we can do the same.
I personally hope that when my time comes, it will be for something worthy.
Great job on honoring this story. It's a shame someone is getting rid of the medal for monetary gains. A hero literally give his life and his blood line is just selling it.
The story you told through videos .. it's just like history comes live again..great work.sir
Your channel had improved a lot since. This video had improved since your b-17 video.
The bravery, determination and grit these men showed is something that should be celebrated and preserved for all future generations of humanity to be inspired by.
Can't believe how many of your videos can bring a tear to my eye.
Keep the stories coming.
This video is brilliant the textures are perfect on the Blenheims and it amazing how you recreate these heroic men and ther endeavors during the war and the vidros are just brilliant.
This is absolutely amazing as a Malaysian and a long time fan of the channel. Great job once again Yarnhub!
Salute to this and all Bomber crews in all theaters. My Grandpa flew 50 missions in a B-17 over Europe and towards the end of the war went over to B-29s and was one of the first to fly them in the Pacific where he finnished out the war and stayed on to fly supply missions in Japan after the war.
This video brings to light the fact that wars are waged by countries……but fought by individuals. This story may have a tragic ending, but it also reminds us of the fighting spirit. Not to fight each other, but to fight for those who matter most in our lives.
I myself am a Desert Storm Veteran. Each day was a fight to get back to my loved ones back home. This story hits home for me, and I can imagine all of my fellow brothers and sisters in uniform.
Thank you Yarnhub for doing all you can to help us remember our past so hopefully we finally find the way to learn from it, and not repeat it again.
Thank you so much for bringing important history to life in such a jawdropping and thrilling way! ❤
The animation quality is amazing, and hearing The Sound of Fear being played in the background made it even more awesome.
the quality is phenomenal, and not just in the storytelling! its like im watching a multi million dollar production!
Я из России , восхищаюсь мужеством и силой воли пилота и всего экипажа !!!! С честью выполнили свой долг !!!! Преклоняюсь . И ведь когда-то мы были союзниками .... Против нацизма и японского мелитаризма !!!!!
It’s crazy how long you have been doing this. I thought these were real people. Nice work.
Thank you for telling the story of this very brave crew and the outstanding Squadron Leader ASK 'Pongo' Scarf VC and keep their names alive. LEST WE FORGET.
Wow, that's a tear jerker. God bless that brave young man.
Wow, the bravery and determination the men showed is truly awe inspiring. Thank you Yarnhub, for this incredible video.
This reminds me of the Easter Sunday raid on April 5th 1941, That is a very overlooked event and it would make an excellent video idea including the actions of Squadron leader Leonard Birchall. As usual another great video from Yarnhub, been here since the Douglas Barder video!
I am so glad you pick up this story my great grandpa live near the singora airfield in the forest he witness the fighting of the British bomber and ki 27s fighter sadly he passed away in 2007 he's a hunter who hunted wild animals for living never thought my grandpa story was true after all thank you❤
Quality over Quantity, Great animation as always keep it up 👑👍
When pilot struggled Home to see his wife One last time The Air wars Battles of Ki 27 Machine guns fighting the Enemy against British bomber wow Amazing animation 👌 voice 🎤 narration semma super by Yarn Hub team 👏9:03 The Emotional story of Air pilot Fighting the war missing 💔 to see his wife
That is truly heartbreaking story. I teared up when he got shot
Every time I see a new video from you, my day gets better.
Классный ролик! До слёз! Пилоты герои! Cool video! To tears! Pilots are heroes!
More beautiful storytelling with more beautiful animation. Wouldn't expect anything less from the crew at Yarnhub.
Woow... another terrific story of stunning bravery and courage. Cried like a baby at the end.
Wow every single video is a better animation I definitely love this story thanks yarn hub for the amazing stories
Glad that you guys are touching on Malaysia once again. I was just reading up on his last flight as part of the Malaya Campaign.
Godspeed saving his Victorian Cross.
thank you for your service, our fallen heroes! without your sacrifice we wouldnt be where we are today as part of an alliance consisting of allies, former enemies, and even neutral countries
It's great how the animations are experimenting more and more with all sorts of dynamic angles.
And I love these stories where plucky people find themselves isolated from allies and help yet still resolutely go on despite the overwhelming odds.
The best and only way to learn history..... YARNHUB!!
The fact that he held on and saved his crew mates with an essentially mortal wound is above and beyond most people.
War is hell.
Man, I love this channel, great content, I can’t believe how often you post such great animations.
Arthur Scarf now rests in the Taiping War Cemetery, not too far from Alor Setar where he was based. As a Malaysian myself, we thank you for your sacrifice and are honoured that our country is your eternal resting place.
You guys posting stories like this brings back hope for humanity
I always love to watch yarnhub videos they tell such great stories I never would have learned about this without watching this video and being able to help keep his medal where it can be shown to everyone at the museum and more people get the chance to learn about his story is well worth it I couldn't give much but it felt good to contribute what I could in hopes that more people can hear his story in future generations
As if the unreal engine wasn’t already crazy good, your skill at using it is unmatched. Thanks to you I’ve listened to sabaton for the past few years and it’s always fun to learn known and unknown history!
Great story. Visited Bispebjerg Cemetery in Copenhagen previous week, spent a few minutes contemplating at the memorial for the Allied airmen killed during WWII and buried there. Their sacrifice is not forgotten. Made a small donation to the gofundme, hope they manage to buy the VC.
You must love the detail from the Fixed landing gear on the japanese planes
To the grit of the pilots in their first accounts of continuing their mission
I think this was one of the best animations so far from this channel love it
This is Duty, Honor, Country. And He brought his crew home alive!
Love the music from Edgar Hopp! You guys made another documentary that gives me chills. Keep up with the awesome work!
You guys do amazing work. Thank you for telling these stories.
Man I know it will sound Like copypaste but the stories are Hollywood level! The face animation is absolutely incredible and the story writing is outstanding! Really just awesome!
Yarnhub team deserves a length film.
The animation, details, ray tracing has gotten SO MUCH BETTER. An absolute phenomenal work of art, storytelling and history Yarnhub!
I love learning about what happened and the animations are so epic and go with it. Thanks and keep up the good work
Yarnhub another excellent story and animation - You are keeping vital historical stories alive for generations to come. Thank you.
This is a great story, your aerial animations are superb.
Keep up the great work! 👍