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In 1952, London bus driver Albert Gunter made history by jumping Tower Bridge with a double-decker. #LondonHistory #TowerBridge #TrueStory #BusDriverHero #1950sLondon #UnbelievableButTrue #UKHistory #deaf #ai #news #viral | Tassilo Sieben
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In 1952, Albert Gunter, a former World War II tank operator, was driving a double-decker bus over London’s Tower Bridge when it suddenly began to lift. Reacting instantly, he sped up and jumped the opening span, landing safely. All 20 passengers survived without serious injuries, though Gunter broke his leg. | Historyinmemes
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In 1952, Albert Gunter, a former World War II tank operator, was driving a double-decker bus over London’s Tower Bridge when it suddenly began to lift. Reacting instantly, he sped up and jumped the opening span, landing safely. All 20 passengers survived without serious injuries, though Gunter broke his leg. | Historyinmemes
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Albert Gunter jumped a double decker bus over the Tower Bridge in London. Truly, one of the most metal moments in British history. Here’s the story of a weird work day as a bus driver! | Ryan Kelly Comedy
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Albert Gunter jumped a double decker bus over the Tower Bridge in London. Truly, one of the most metal moments in British history. Here’s the story of a weird work day as a bus driver! | Ryan Kelly Comedy
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Robert Elms and tour guide Jonnie Fielding discuss the story of Albert Gunter, the bus driver who 'jumped' Tower Bridge. On the evening of 30 December 1952 Albert Gunter was driving a bus over Tower Bridge when it opened. He made a split second decision to speed up and 'jump' the bridge. As a reward from London Transport, Mr Gunter was given £10 (the equivalent of about £350 today) and a day off. Click the link in BBC Radio London's bio to read more. #TowerBridge #London #LondonHistory #LondonBu
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Robert Elms and tour guide Jonnie Fielding discuss the story of Albert Gunter, the bus driver who 'jumped' Tower Bridge. On the evening of 30 December 1952 Albert Gunter was driving a bus over Tower Bridge when it opened. He made a split second decision to speed up and 'jump' the bridge. As a reward from London Transport, Mr Gunter was given £10 (the equivalent of about £350 today) and a day off. Click the link in BBC Radio London's bio to read more. #TowerBridge #London #LondonHistory #LondonBu
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இந்த சாகசம் பற்றி தெரியுமா. . . On December 30, 1952, London bus driver Albert Gunter famously "jumped" a double-decker bus across a widening gap on Tower Bridge, saving his 20 passengers when the bridge began to open unexpectedly. Gunter saw the bridge was lifting and, with no time to stop, slammed on the accelerator, successfully leaping the approximately three-foot gap to land on the stable northern section. While Gunter suffered a broken leg, everyone on board survived, and the incident beca
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இந்த சாகசம் பற்றி தெரியுமா. . . On December 30, 1952, London bus driver Albert Gunter famously "jumped" a double-decker bus across a widening gap on Tower Bridge, saving his 20 passengers when the bridge began to open unexpectedly. Gunter saw the bridge was lifting and, with no time to stop, slammed on the accelerator, successfully leaping the approximately three-foot gap to land on the stable northern section. While Gunter suffered a broken leg, everyone on board survived, and the incident beca
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Unknown History on Instagram: "In 1952, Albert Gunter, a former World War Il tank operator, was driving a double-decker bus across London’s Tower Bridge when the bridge unexpectedly began to rise. Thinking quickly, he accelerated and leapt the gap, landing safely on the opposite side. All 20 passengers escaped without serious injury, though Gunter suffered a broken leg."
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The History Hunter on Instagram: "The Day a London Bus Jumped Tower Bridge 🚌🇬🇧 London, 1952. Albert Gunter — a former WWII tank operator — was behind the wheel of a double-decker bus crossing Tower Bridge when disaster struck. Without warning, the bridge began to rise. No time to brake. No way to reverse. In a split-second decision, Gunter hit the gas — leaping the gap and landing safely on the other side. All 20 passengers survived without a scratch… except Gunter, who walked away with a bro
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Albert Gunter jumped the gap between two sides of Tower Bridge. It was an accident, but afterwards he did say he’d always wanted to… maybe it wasn’t 100% on accident. | Ryan Kelly Comedy
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Tassilo Sieben | In 1952, London bus driver Albert Gunter made history by jumping Tower Bridge with a double-decker. #LondonHistory #TowerBridge #TrueStory... | Instagram
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Albert Gunter (28 February 1906 – 1968) was a London bus driver known for jumping Tower Bridge in his double-decker bus. On 30 December 1952, Gunter was on his normal bus route in a number 78 double-decker bus. As Gunter approached Tower Bridge at a speed of 12 mph (19 kph), the light at the beginning of the bridge was green, the warning bell was not ringing, and the bridge gates were not closed, falsely indicating that it was safe to cross. As a result, the bus continued onto the bridge, approa
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Tom Gray on Instagram: "The definition of Aura! Back in 1952 Albert Gunter was driving his double decker route master bus over tower bridge when he noticed it opening. Without hesitation he mashed his foot into the carpet and landed perfectly on the other side and no one riding the bus was injured other than Albert himself! #aura #history #stroytime #legend #hero #asyouwere"
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RealLifeHeroes on Instagram: "Albert Gunter (28 February 1906 – 1968) was a London bus driver known for jumping Tower Bridge in his double-decker bus. On 30 December 1952, Gunter was on his normal bus route in a number 78 double-decker bus. As Gunter approached Tower Bridge at a speed of 12 mph (19 kph), the light at the beginning of the bridge was green, the warning bell was not ringing, and the bridge gates were not closed, falsely indicating that it was safe to cross. As a result, the bus con
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BBC London on Instagram: "Robert Elms and tour guide Jonnie Fielding discuss the story of Albert Gunter, the bus driver who 'jumped' Tower Bridge.⁣ ⁣ On the evening of 30 December 1952 Albert Gunter was driving a bus over Tower Bridge when it opened. He made a split second decision to speed up and 'jump' the bridge.⁣ ⁣ As a reward from London Transport, Mr Gunter was given £10 (the equivalent of about £350 today) and a day off.⁣ ⁣ Click the link in BBC Radio London's bio to read more.⁣ ⁣ #TowerB
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On December 30, 1952, London’s Tower Bridge began to rise mid-crossing, but bus driver Albert Gunter refused to stop. With 20 passengers onboard, he floored the accelerator, launching the No. 78 bus across the opening and landing safely on the other side. Everyone survived, the bus remained intact, and Albert’s only injury, a broken leg, yet he became an instant legend. | Roy L Adams
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#1 Marketing Agency New York City on Instagram: "In 1952 Albert Gunter, a former WW2 tank operator was the driver of a double decker bus travelling across London Tower Bridge when the bridge started to raise itself without warning. Gunter made the snap decision to shoot the gap, landing safely on the other side of the bridge with none of his 20 passengers sustaining any injuries, although Gunter did receive a broken leg."
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Manpreet Singh on Instagram: "Hidden Stories of Tower Bridge, London🇬🇧😨 On December 30, 1952, London witnessed one of its most daring moments. 🚍 Bus driver Albert Gunter, carrying around 20 passengers on the No.78 double-decker, found himself in a nightmare when Tower Bridge began to rise unexpectedly. Instead of braking, he hit the accelerator — and the bus jumped a 6-foot gap onto the other side! ✨ Amazingly, no lives were lost. The conductor broke his leg, a few had minor injuries, but ev
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Historydoesntexist | Lokesh Rajpurohit on Instagram: "In 1952 Albert Gunter, a former WW2 tank operator was the driver of a double decker bus travelling across London Tower Bridge when the bridge started to raise itself without warning. Gunter made the snap decision to shoot the gap, landing safely on the other side of the bridge with none of his 20 passengers sustaining any injuries, although Gunter did receive a broken leg."
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