In 1965, 19-year-old Brian Robson felt he couldn't stay in Australia for a day. He couldn't imagine what stupid reason he had come to such a boring place and done such a boring job.
Brian Robson is a pretty handsome British guy. Last year, I thought I was 18 years old and an adult. Something risky should be done. Otherwise, what's the difference between that and the little hairy heads in school?
There is nothing better than a walk in a completely unfamiliar place to prove that you are an adult.
He was an adult and couldn't ask for money for his family like a little kid dragging his nose. It just so happens that the Australian government has a project. Recruiting Britons to work in Australia, as long as they sign up, travel expenses, etc., are fully borne by the Australian government.
Leaving Cardiff, the capital of Wales, Brian flew to Melbourne, the capital of Victoria, Australia. Melbourne is a world-famous tourist city, which makes Brian feel like he's here to go, and it's an enjoyable adventure.
Despite his work, a ticket inspector at the Victoria Railways, seemed a little more ordinary. But, that's just the beginning, isn't it?
But, soon, real life shattered the boy's dreams. This work is simply too tedious. Monotonous, repetitive, and most importantly, no friends!
He began to miss his hometown intensely. Miss everything about Wales. I'm going back to england! Brian secretly made up his mind. However, it seems that the Australian government is giving a one-way ticket.
Not only that, if he went back at this time, he would not only have to bear the ticket to go back, but also have to compensate the Australian government for the ticket provided to him when he came.
The problem is that a one-way ticket costs £300 to £400, and as a small ticket inspector, his monthly salary is only £30.
That meant he didn't eat or drink, and had to work for twenty months to be able to pay the money.
However, you can't really go twenty months without eating, right?
Brian thought of smuggling. Smuggle back by boat! The hapless lad was caught and sentenced to 12 weeks in prison.
After three months in prison, Brian had just stepped out of the prison gate when he saw a huge billboard. He had a stroke of genius, perhaps, and this was a good opportunity.
It was an advertisement for a moving company, and the slogan was that they could ship anything, and they could deliver there.
Send yourself out?
The idea is getting stronger and stronger. Young people, with ideas, can't stop putting them into action. But he alone could not accomplish it. So he told him the "good idea" to two of his few friends, from Ireland who were his colleagues at the Victoria Railway Board.
"Oh my God, you must be crazy! Do you think your name is Brian and you're strong enough to survive the low temperatures of a plane flying high into the air? ”
"You'll be caught at Melbourne Airport, and then you'll have to go to jail!" Even if you fly to London, they'll send you back! ”
Two friends from Ireland strongly disagreed with his seemingly crazy idea.
It took Brian a whole week to convince his two close friends.
Brian then embarked on his "great" plan. He first ordered a crate from a building materials dealer, 96 centimeters long, 66 centimeters wide and 76 centimeters high. Although it wasn't too comfortable, Brian could only sit in the box, his legs unable to stretch out, and his head bowed. But it's better than staying in this suffocating place!
The next step is to discuss with two friends what kind of goods to send.
"Write the computer host on the bill!"
"Great idea! The stevedorer will definitely handle it lightly and will not let you head down. ”
Although this made the three young people a little nervous, at this point, they laughed together.
Well, to make up for the shipping costs he sent out, Brian had to work in Australia for another 11 months. It was time to agree with the freight company on the day. Brian climbed into the crate.
He brought a pillow which allowed him to be a little more comfortable inside.
A bottle of water, not eating during the trip can be, not drinking water is certainly not OK.
There's also an empty bottle, and that's just in case, you get the idea.
A flashlight, when no one is in the cargo hold of the plane, he can turn on the flashlight and look at his favorite Beatles song collection to make himself feel better.
A small suitcase containing what he was already one of the few luggage.
The most important thing is a croissant hammer, because he has to nail the box inside the box. And when he got to the London airport, he had to pull out the nails with a hammer and release himself.
Before covering the last plank, two of his friends reconfirmed whether he was shutting himself up in this "log cabin" to travel tens of thousands of kilometers.
"Change your mind now? It's too late! ”
With that, Brian smashed the last nail on the board.
Ten minutes later, the trucks of the freight company came over. The two friends repeatedly told the porter that this is a computer host, very expensive, to take it lightly, pay attention to "this side up"!
Yes, Brian didn't prepare anything for himself to eat. After all, with a 36-hour flight, you can get to London, don't you?
As soon as he got to London, he could pry open the box with a hammer, and then he was free. London's airport security is less stringent. As long as he goes out of the airport, is he an ordinary young man, among 17 million people, very conspicuous?
Soon, the cargo company delivered the crates to the airport. Then, the first accident happened. He wondered if the stevedores couldn't read the English on the boxes.
Yes, Brian was head down. The stevedores put the boxes backwards. He could only hope that a miracle would happen when he made his transfer in Sydney.
Fortunately, after 23 hours of handstanding, Sydney's stevedores straightened the boxes again. Finally it was time to go home, Brian thought to himself, taking a sip of water by the way, he didn't want to make a bad smell in the box.
"Good things" grind more. Qantas cargo planes to London were full, and Brian's "cabins" were loaded into Pan Am's cargo holds. Yes, Pan Am is an American company that intends to ship the boxes to Los Angeles and then to London.
Cargo hold, no heating. Brian felt that his situation was getting worse. Without food, there is no way to get calories. Gradually, he felt difficulty breathing. Holding a position for a long time caused pain in all parts of his body. The ankle was even more swollen.
Brian couldn't tell if he was awake or asleep. He also reminded himself that if he fell asleep, he might never wake up. But the body was already disobedient, groggy, as if it were dreaming, and as if it were none.
After leaving, he couldn't remember where the life-saving hammer was, and he didn't have the strength to pick it up.
It was his flashlight that saved his life.
It was three days later. The people at the airport noticed that there was a bright light coming out of the box. It was Brian who didn't know when he had turned on the flashlight, but he didn't have the strength to hold it in his hand, and the flashlight fell into the box and lit up.
All Brian remembered was that at first someone spotted the light, looked through a hole in the box, and then let out a scream.
He thought he was finally rescued, but as a result, he heard the man's mouth not knowing what was shouting, and ran away!
Brian was desperate.
Fortunately, I don't know how long it has been, but there was a noisy sound coming from outside the box, which sounded like a lot of people. Brian also looked out through that hole in the box, and he saw an eye.
"He's not dead yet!" This is not a corpse! ”
Brian was rescued. The people opened the box as fast as they could and put Brian out with all their might. Brian couldn't walk anymore, his legs were already frozen, and his body didn't seem to be his own.
Soon, he was taken to a hospital in Los Angeles, which was not a big problem, but it would take time to recover. Later, he was asked if he had left any shadows. Brian always laughed and said no, just always dreamed of crates.
Brian's troubles, however, were not over. Several Australian lawmakers wanted to sue him. One of the MPs called him a "clearly useless young man".
However, United States authorities dropped charges of illegal entry into the country after confirming his British citizenship.
After authorities confirmed that Brian was not threatening, Pan Am sent the lad back to Britain for free. As for the Australian, there is no flight to Australia today anyway, leave him alone!
Aviation experts warn that ninety percent of stowaways will die. No one pays attention to what's in the cargo hold. The fact that Brian was found in Los Angeles was such a small event that it could only be described as lucky or even miraculous.
Brian admitted afterwards that it was a stupid decision he had made. If his own children do the same in the future, he will definitely "kill" them.
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