By Chris VossIn 1951, comedian Red Skelton and a group of friends flew to Europe, where Skelton was scheduled to perform. As they were flying over the Swiss Alps, three of the plane’s engines failed. The situation looked desperate and the passengers began to pray. As the plane lost altitude and moved closer and closer to the dangerous peaks of the Swiss Alps, Skelton went into one of his classic comic routines to distract the nervous passengers. At the last moment, the pilot spotted a field among the slippery slopes and made a perfect emergency landing. Skelton broke the relieved ...