THIS is the horrifying moment a "drunk" pilot is taken off the plane by cops just moments before takeoff.

Southwest Airlines pilot David Allsop, 52, of New Hampshire , was arrested at Savannah/Hilton Head airport in Georgia and charged with driving under the influence.

Cops boarded the aircraft, pulled Allsop from the cockpit and marched him off the plane in front of stunned passengers.

Passengers were delayed for hours when the flight from Savannah to Chicago , Illinois , supposed to take off at 6:05am didn’t get in the air until 11am.

Shocking footage taken by police body cam shows the moment officers smell alcohol on the pilot's breath.

Standing on the jet bridge cops confront Allsop, who claimed he had only drunk a "few beers" the night before.

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