DC3 N18121 at 8:50 was, as of 2001 not only the world's highest time DC3, but also the world's highest time aircraft of any type. It was on display outside the Pearson Air Museum at Pearson Field, Vancouver Wa, USA from approx 1998, until 2007. Moved to Aurora Airport, south of Portland, Or, it was once again refurbished by the new owner to its present all aluminum polished finish. Built in 1937 the airplane was always in passenger configuration, no cargo door. It was comendered by the US Army during WWII to transport commanders, VIPs, and troops within the contiguous United States, and then returned to civilian service with American Airlines after the war. I am proud to have been the caretaker of this aircraft during my time as museum Operations Manager there .
@mattinsley1721
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for looking after her Tom.
@brentboswell1294
5 жыл бұрын
I heard she flew nonstop from KUAO to Keflavik, Iceland on the way to Duxford...If so, that's amazing!
@varunmylavarapu6281
5 жыл бұрын
How many airframe hours did it have?
@tom7601
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the loving care you provided.
@VMCAviationVideos
5 жыл бұрын
I saw N18121 last September in the Aerometal hangar in Aurora OR, what a beauty.
@gordanmilne7034
5 жыл бұрын
A great collection of venerable aircraft gathered together to honour the brave. We will remember them.
@davidcoulthard3503
5 жыл бұрын
Words are not necessary to convey the sprit of this event. Awesome sight and sounds. Thanks to all who took part, then and now.
@HarryP457
5 жыл бұрын
To all those brave men who jumped out into the darkness, headed for an uncertain fate, thank you.
@RaoulThomas007
5 жыл бұрын
HarryP457 You can almost hear the voices of the sticks from the 82nd and 101st Airborne. 4:32 But it would be dark and a day before the invasion...
@garypender9459
2 жыл бұрын
I was a Paratrooper in the US Army and I know what it’s like to jump. Those guys that jumped at night over Normandy, are true HEROES, it took strength, it took training, it took teamwork, and it took GUTS!!!!! And that goes for the pilots and crew, and one of the most iconic airplanes in history!! I was at Duxford to see this in person for D-Day 75! It was a wonderful tribute to the Greatest Generation and what they did to save the world! Never forget their sacrifices!!!
@russelmurphy4868
Жыл бұрын
When they were working on the special effects for the Normandy night drop in "Band of Brothers" the special effects guys spoke to the survivors of "Easy" Company who jumped into Normandy for some advice on what the flak they jumped into looked like. "Wild Bill" Guarnere said that they should take the biggest Fourth of July fireworks show they had ever seen and multiply it about a hundred times. And even then it would still fall short of what they jumped into on D-Day.
@MrJpbmusic2005
Жыл бұрын
The fact that there are still so many DC3s still airworthy is a testament to the design and durability of this wonderful aircraft
@jacksden1
5 жыл бұрын
I am 77 years of age. I was born in 1941. In London. I would like to take this opportunity of thanking every single serviceman who took part in WW2 and saved my life to enable me to live to this age. Without you, living or dead, I would not be able to convey my thanks, as I watch these very important aircraft fly over the channel, on You Tube. Thank you. Thank you.
@AirshowWorld
Жыл бұрын
Lovely words John, Thanks for watching
@gordonmcmillan883
5 жыл бұрын
Great to see " That's All, Brother " made it. I think I paid for a couple of new rivets in one wing ...
@1racemate
5 жыл бұрын
I would have given them
@hodaka1000
5 жыл бұрын
From little things big things grow.
@dlew3624
5 жыл бұрын
What an amazing sight and sound. No cheesy music . Thanks for sharing with us all.👍
@moi01887
5 жыл бұрын
Some videos don't need music and this is sure one of them!
@TreeTop1947
5 жыл бұрын
Music for this video provided by Pratt & Whitney! Semper Fi, TreeTop
@WalterDWormack214
5 жыл бұрын
I don't know, *"The Pathfinders"* would be just the right 'soundtrack', for this event!
@ZuluLifesaBeech-
2 жыл бұрын
Love the sound of those Radial engines! 🎼🎶🎵😃🛩
@mileshigh1321
5 жыл бұрын
This is epic! Many of the planes shown in this participated in the actual D-Day paratrooper and glider drops into the war zone! This does justice to the memory of the veterans,who on this day 75 yrs ago started the road to victory! Really great camera work too!
@djsteel56
5 жыл бұрын
Remember the road to victory was started by the Russians at Stalingrad in 1943.
@promerops
5 жыл бұрын
What a sight! What a sound! It's wonderful to know that so many Dakotas are still flying. Humble gratitude to those who took part in the D-Day Landings.
@curtm97982
5 жыл бұрын
Some one may have already shared it, but ship 3X "That's All Brother" is the actual lead ship from D-Day. It was found a few years ago at Basler Turbo Conversions in Oshkosh WI, awaiting conversion to Turboprops. When they discovered what they had they returned it to factory fresh condition so it could lead the formation once again, 75 years later.
@bobharan5290
5 жыл бұрын
C-47 was the best airplane every made. It's 2019 and they're still flying.
@daveh3997
5 жыл бұрын
The only replacement for a C-47 is another C-47
@cliffwheeler7357
5 жыл бұрын
Whoever was behind the camera, thanks. You did a great job.
@radioactivelarry
5 жыл бұрын
My dad was a paratrooper in WW2 and jumped out of a C-47 at Normandy. He was a true war hero like the rest of the invasion force. They liberated the the world and ended the Nazi regime. "MAY THEY ALL RIP"
@RaySpruance
5 жыл бұрын
"Blood upon the risers"
@trev8591
5 жыл бұрын
We are Legion. We Never Forget. Thank you for your Father's Service.
@nemome5837
5 жыл бұрын
"Liberated the world" 😂 So geography isn't your strong point then. And people are not heroes for being in the military. You have to perform heroic acts to be called a hero.
@axelvetter
5 жыл бұрын
There were just innocent boys forced to kill innocent boys on both sides. These young men just wanted to survive. War is not the place to praise everyone who participated as a "hero".
@nemome5837
5 жыл бұрын
@@axelvetter Exactly. A "hero" must kill more of the enemy than the others ,😉
@tonerotonero1375
5 жыл бұрын
Awesome. For all those who lived that day, what a sound. Must bring back strong memories. Regards to all our veterans.
@julosx
5 жыл бұрын
I feel for the crews of the dozen or so C-47 that fell victims of the Flak (the same amount of losses happened to those who flew again under the uniform as AC-47s in Vietnam, in the 60s). Some of these Daks started their life as civil aircrafts, then were wartime air force transport, then back to civil service.
@Simon_de_Cornouailles
5 жыл бұрын
That's proper. Such elegant older ladies flirting for the boys. Bravo!!
@ralphkeightley4101
5 жыл бұрын
The last time I flew in a DC3 was in 1970 in RAAF Darwin. I didn't realise that there were so many still flying. Magnificent.
@thereissomecoolstuff
5 жыл бұрын
Few of the men and women remain that built these glorious birds. We often honor the fighting men from this era. We rarely reflect and honor the people that made the fighting men possible. Thank you to all but especially my mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunts and cousins who put their lives aside, worked 12-14 hours a day, 6-7 days a week for years, all while still maintaining families and households. Their skill and willingness to learn built these and so many others things that helped the allies gain victory over the Axis powers around the world. That would be a glorious reunion. To bring the surviving workers who built these planes together to honor their amazing contribution to freedom. God bless them all..living and past.
@muddyfeet1000
5 жыл бұрын
thereissomecoolstuff very well said 👍
@markbrooks2159
5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fantastic been to 100s of airshows but that takes the biscuit what a stunning sound a the best Tribute to all who took part 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇬🇧🇬🇧 makes you feel proud to be alive thank you 🙏 all who took part on D- Day .
@jmand63
5 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous! Thank you for this wonderful video and for the absence of background music!
@Andyb2379
5 жыл бұрын
Saw them come over Eastbourne and head out to sea. The sight the sound was awe inspiring
@bxpress6507
5 жыл бұрын
EnglishAndy that's the sight and sound of freedom!
@keithkuckler2551
5 жыл бұрын
The DC 3, C 47, or Dakota, was the best airplane ever built. they are still in service all over the world. And, Basler Aircraft in Millwaukee, is rebuilding them, so, they will be flying for a long time more. No other aircraft has been more sucessful. The design goes back to the 1930's,, and, i think they were in regular service by 35 or 36, no other aircraft will ever achieve that.
@mattinsley1721
5 жыл бұрын
No other type has served in more ways than the C-47. I believe there are still over 200 flying examples at work.
@timothybueschel7114
5 жыл бұрын
I THOUGHT BASLER WAS IN OSHKOSH AT THE AIRPORT?
@keithkuckler2551
5 жыл бұрын
@a10warthog61 They were all good airplanes in their day. But the DC 3 is still doing the job it was intended to do all over the world. They work on gravel strips, and, are used in Alaska and Canada, as well as South America. The Basler company rebuilds them to a standard of a 0 hour airplane, and, upgrades to turboprop engines. They will be flying for another twenty five years. The rebuilt ones from Basler cost a fraction of what a new modern airplane of the same capacity would cost. Those fighters played their part in the war, but, the DC 3 got the airlines off the ground, and, actually did much more to win the war than any fighter did. The DC 3 is a real testament to the skill of its designers and builders. I have even see one equipped with floats, that, is used in the Pacific Northwest.
@keithkuckler2551
5 жыл бұрын
@@timothybueschel7114 Your right, i misspoke. thanks for the correction.
@ThePponu
5 жыл бұрын
Yes. We just lost an 82nd Airborne survivor recently . We salute you PFC Harold G. Staton of Edgewood Texas. RIP.
@cravenrj
5 жыл бұрын
Thanking you for Thanking Them🇬🇧🇺🇸✌️
@terrallputnam7979
5 жыл бұрын
Most of these birds look like they just rolled off the Assembly line. Great preservation work guys. Fantastic!!!
@2e0btx
5 жыл бұрын
Just a shame when they got to France it was a wash out , 17.50 euro for nothing , nothing took off weather can’t be helped but the days of Normandy was a disaster
@davidthomas9190
5 жыл бұрын
I bet the sound alone was mind blowing. Makes you feel proud !
@r.scottmacleod4564
5 жыл бұрын
Sounds of WW2 re-heard 75 years later.
@nomorewar4189
5 жыл бұрын
David Thomas - yup real proud - why not do it again? lol
@normadamous
5 жыл бұрын
there's nothing like the sound of a piston engine!
@davidthomas9190
5 жыл бұрын
@@nomorewar4189 hell yeah. I'd answer the call. Dont want to be ruled by the EU, I want patriotic British ruling England. Seems like to much to ask for these days though.
@davidthomas9190
5 жыл бұрын
@@normadamous I know, I grew up near Leeds Bradford airport and when I was in my teens Air Atlantique used to fly a DC3 in there once every few weeks or so.
@Gixer750pilot
5 жыл бұрын
I was there Tuesday . It rained a lot but was a good day . Duxford is definitely worth going to it’s an amazing place
@HoundDogMech
5 жыл бұрын
It rained on 6 June 1944 too The whole Operation was lucky to ever succeed ... But it did and it's all history and 25 years from now people might not even care to remember.
@kerrymcdonagh1327
5 жыл бұрын
@@HoundDogMech they will remember. I know I will if I am still here.
@Pirate-Scorcher-1998
5 жыл бұрын
Such beautiful machines love the sound and the design shape of the planes We will remember the fallen RIP
@davidhedges1729
5 жыл бұрын
Long ago I was a manager with Skyways in the UK, which operated four of these iconic aircraft, I spent many hours in the jump seat on flights around Europe, it was a great pleasure to visit Duxford and see those that remain, sadly all of our old Daks heve 'bitten they dust' in the intervening years.
@MrPepper312
5 жыл бұрын
As s Skydiver I have jumped out of a few different DC-3's. And every time I'm humbled knowing I am jumping out the same door as did the paratroopers. If only today's youth knew the sacrifice that was made.
@Simonize41
5 жыл бұрын
Oh boy, did this video make me emotional....
@pamdavis1253
5 жыл бұрын
Simonize41 I am in tears. My uncle 101 Airborne jumped out of these ladies..he survived D-day, but was killed in action during Operation Market Garden...Purple Heart.
@1racemate
5 жыл бұрын
me too
@TRUEBLUEGOBLUE
5 жыл бұрын
Simonize41 I’m 60, a USAF vet, and every comment I read as this video plays makes me choke up..... 110% AGREED!!!!! Thank you!!!!!
@nuvostef
5 жыл бұрын
To You Veterans Of WW2: Thank you for my freedom! You are my heroes! 💖🤗🤙🏼
@rogergusty1722
5 жыл бұрын
Viewed it again and again ... Still a great video!! I forgot to say ..... got here because of Mikey McBryan and Plane Savers and what they have done in Canada for a DC-3 .... and by the way, by name, that's my UK car registration.
@wilburfinnigan2142
5 жыл бұрын
DC03FAN It was great to see the Miss Montana make it over for the fly over, it was NOT involved in the D Day exercise but it can represent Plane savers DTD that was there but did not have time to make the trip !!!!
@rogergusty1722
5 жыл бұрын
@@wilburfinnigan2142 Today(6 June) is the first fight of DTD for many, many years following the work of Mikey and The Team and the Plane Savers Universe! Wherever in the world you are, its great to see the DC-3 still flying, and especially today of all days. Duxford was a day never to be forgotten.
@wilburfinnigan2142
5 жыл бұрын
@@rogergusty1722 Tell me something I don't already know !!!! Have followed Mikey and plane savers since the start and I think they did a great job !!!!!
@toddschmidt206
5 жыл бұрын
DC03FAN Love Plane Savers watch every day
@rogergusty1722
5 жыл бұрын
@@toddschmidt206 Lets hope that after a break, Mikey decides to do another restoration. I am sure that many thousands in the Plane Savers Universe will agree that the last 5 months have been totally compelling and riveting (no pun intended) viewing.
@stevelyons6739
3 жыл бұрын
A time in history when the United States of America and the people of America were both truly great.
@terrallputnam7979
5 жыл бұрын
That plane from Mexico looks rough but I bet it is a daily driver so it deserves to look a little rough!
@richardcline1337
5 жыл бұрын
This was from a time when we had real MEN wanting to serve their country and not hide behind some wussie of a university or college or go running off to another country to avoid serving. These men, and women, were truly the GREATEST generation and we owe them more than we can ever repay.
@mikemullay5622
4 жыл бұрын
Designed in 1935, still one of the best looking airplanes in the sky. Thanks for no music. The sound of these piston pounders is all the music I need.
@ditzydoo4378
5 жыл бұрын
Return to Normandy, once more paratroopers ride these venerable old work horses. One of the aircraft at time mark 3:00 tail number 348608 with the yellow cockpit Id letters "CD" is "Betsy's Biscuit Bomber", a C-47B built in 1943. It was flown from the Estrella Warbirds Museum collection here at the old WWII Estrella Army Air Corp base outside of Paso Robles, California, via the Greenland route. This aircraft's last U.S. missions were flying the Berlin Airlift, it was sold to Israel and was later purchased back from the Israeli Air Force and refurbished, there is a sign in Hebrew painted on the lavatory-door that roughly reads, "The only replacement for a Dakota, is another Dakota". The plane was a military transport it's whole life and never converted for civilian us. It still has all of it's original equipment to include the 1943 over-sized desert type sand shield air-scoops atop the engines nacelles and the gear it used for towing combat gliders at Arnhem. It has participated in many jumps and I hope they have a smooth and safe flight there and back. God bless all the veterans this day.
@mattinsley1721
5 жыл бұрын
That is a remarkable story. Thanks for sharing.
@ditzydoo4378
5 жыл бұрын
@@mattinsley1721 you are quit welcome. ^_^
@dianamarquez4774
5 жыл бұрын
This is amazing. Thank you so much for posting. Wish I could have been there, wish I could have been there.
@ditzydoo4378
5 жыл бұрын
@@dianamarquez4774 my pleasure, we are quite proud of Betsy and her wonderful crew.
@CocoaBeachLiving
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the history on this C-47/Dakota.. Very much appreciated. Awesome to hear part of its story, very cool indeed! Especially fun was the Israeli note.. 😁
@johnritchie4801
5 жыл бұрын
Arguably the greatest Aircraft ever built (in my opinion) I have had the privilege flying in one in original Military livery What an amazing experience Just a pity I was to young to truly understand the privilege
@soundspartan
5 жыл бұрын
No other airframe has ever, nor ever will, log more hours than that of the DC 3.
@arnoldmosk494
5 жыл бұрын
Just beautiful and impressive , remembering the brave ones !!!!
@benjaminl3084
5 жыл бұрын
I can not fathom what it must have been like to have lived the actual events like this during WWII. This is truly amazing but I cant even imagine what the young men were thinking during the takeoff roll 75 years ago. God bless each and every one of you for what what you did. You are the definition of a true American Hero!
@britishpatriot812
5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic turnout and video, thank you for taking the time to put this together and post it.
@bessie1854
5 жыл бұрын
The C-47 named "That's All Brother" was the lead aircraft for the initial drop on 6 June 1944. The aircraft was recently restored in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and was featured at Airventure 2018.
@knussear
3 жыл бұрын
It also lead the 75th D-DAY Anniversary jump mission in 2019, delivering ~ 200 paratroopers over the channel to France.
@garypender9459
2 жыл бұрын
That’s right! It was about to be scrapped in a junk yard!!??
@bessie1854
2 жыл бұрын
@@garypender9459 I don't think it was about to be scrapped. Just re-engined with turbo props.
@garypender9459
2 жыл бұрын
@@bessie1854 Per CAF, Commemorative Air Force, “That’s All, Brother”,was found in a junk yard!
@fedupinl.a.7810
5 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful, awesome tribute. I flew on one of these along with a B-25 a few months aho at the Confederate Air Force in Mesa, AZ. The cost to restore and maintain these planes is huge but if it is only for this tribute it is worth it.
@SaturnCanuck
5 жыл бұрын
Awesome. All that was missing was the Horsa gliders
@leslieoffen2910
5 жыл бұрын
thank you for this video. My father was flown home in a dakota after suffering a serious head wound. Later on he was on a daktota doing embarkation.
@ericplaysbass
5 жыл бұрын
No MCAS issues here. Good, solid aircraft!
@chriswalton720
5 жыл бұрын
Dozens of Twin Wasp radials all at once... sounds like FREEDOM 🇺🇸
@DanGoodShotHD
5 жыл бұрын
I took my kids to Oxford CT airport to see half of these guys. What a sight! I live close to the airport and we got to see them fly in formation all week. What a fantastic experience for the kids and myself. This needs to keep happening, lest we never forget.
@VMCAviationVideos
5 жыл бұрын
We just had a Turbine DC-3 stopping by at my local airport, but the PT-6 are no match to those great sounding radial engines.
@jerryumfress9030
5 жыл бұрын
C-47 was rugged, reliable and got the job done when it was needed the most. In that respect she is probably the most beautiful plane in the world
@ismoleppanen
5 жыл бұрын
Was pleased to see the Finnish old lady. I travelled on her when she was still on domestic routes in Finland.
@dandockery1400
5 жыл бұрын
The Greatest Generation, Thank You...!!!
@EW215
5 жыл бұрын
Great filming! Thank you for this No music, just those lovely engine noises!
@joshs4594
5 жыл бұрын
This is a goldmine of aviation history It's wonderful that so many of these iconic birds are still flying and well maintained. Thank you for this fantastic show and video. I'm going on my flight simulator now and fly a DC-3. 😎
@markwilliams2620
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@dumitrulangham1721
5 жыл бұрын
😍🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 some of these old girls flew all the way from America! What a they trip had! Wish I could have been there!
@TheHorsebox2
5 жыл бұрын
Really? Didn't think that was possible. Fantastic sight.
@billace90
5 жыл бұрын
Sean harding yes, several did.
@TyphoonVstrom
5 жыл бұрын
Well, how do you think they got them to europe for the original event? The unsung heroes are the ferry pilots who flew these aircraft back and forth over the north atlantic, in al weather, so they could be staged up in preparation for the invasion force. The risks they faced were just as high as the invasion force faced, but with far less chance of survival in the event of engine problems, over that inhospitable route.
@SpookyEN211
5 жыл бұрын
Spent a year, 1968-1969 working on and being a crew chief on AC-47D Spooky gunships in Vietnam and the old Goon has had a special place in my heart ever since. The hundreds and hundreds of times I stood fireguard while starting engines, standing point while counting blades and giving the pilots the thumbs up to turn on the mags, There have been so many gatherings of the venerable DC-3, C-117, etc. that I wanted to attend but couldn't afford to do. Fortunately I have been able to get up close to the American Flight Museum's John Levitow Tribute AC-47, especially when they brought it to our AC-47 reunion in San Antonio, TX, where most of us attended basic training in the Air Force. The reunion attendees had raised the funds needed to get the AC-47 to our reunion. I don't remember the incline of the cargo compartment being that steep during my time in Vietnam when I was carrying 125 lb ammo cans forward to the front of the compartment.
@gillesguillaumin6603
5 жыл бұрын
Symbol of our freedom. Vive la France 🇫🇷.
@Patmofar
5 жыл бұрын
Amazing to see so many Dakotas still flying in this wonderful video, it almost looks like an United Nations day out. This is the aeroplane that made airlines as we know them today possible. Donald Douglas's masterpiece. Their longevity is simply legendary and the maxim that 'the only aeroplane that can replace a Dakota is another Dakota' is still true. I once read a charming book by a lady who was an air hostess in the American Mid-West on Dakotas in the fifties and early sixties. She wrote a poem, included in her book, most of which I forget now but the small bit that I do remember goes - 'When civilisation is at an end and jets are obsolete, A Dakota will still be flying along at eleven thousand feet.' It looks like she wasn't wrong. The second greatest civil airliner ever, only bettered by the magnificent and also still unbeaten Aerospatiale BAC Concorde. Most amazing is the fact that many DC 3's are still in what the airlines like to call 'revenue service'. In other words they are still making a profit for the people that own them and are not just flown by enthusiasts on sunny Sundays but are working aircraft. This is an astonishing fact given that the Dakota DC 3 is fast coming up on its eightieth birthday.
@motorTranz
5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful birds in a beautiful English countryside commemorating an important event. Thank you.
@trev8591
5 жыл бұрын
Stunning. THANK YOU.
@johnnytenjobs
5 жыл бұрын
Excellent. I'm glad you showed the last one leave the ground. Don't the tails lift up early!
@flybyairplane3528
5 жыл бұрын
johnnytenjobs that’s how ‘tail draggers ‘ are , you have to get that up as the speed increases then V1, VR Cheers from NJ
@R2Rocketeer
5 жыл бұрын
So awesome. I wish I could have been there to see it.
@higgydufrane
5 жыл бұрын
Wish I could have seen that in person, what a majestic sight. Thanks for posting this video.
@CocoaBeachLiving
5 жыл бұрын
So cool, and incredible to see so many flying after so many decades!!! I lost count, how many were there😉😎
@leonardmartinez5383
5 жыл бұрын
Basic Training XMas leave Dec. '65 flew Trans Texas Airlines DC-3 from Ft. Hood TX to Love Field Dallas, then back again on return trip. Mar. '66 flew Trans Texas Airlines DC-3 from Ft. Hood TX to AIT "Tiger Land Ft. Polk LA. Mar. '67 flew U.S. Navy C-47 from Qui Nhon Army Airfield to Da Nang Marine Corps Airbase. If you're not in a hurry, NOT the fastest, but the SAFEST and most RELIABLE aircraft ever built. Many generations of military servicemen and civilian passengers give THANKS to Mr. Donald Douglas.
@stevegibb6421
5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely incredible ... and to think that some of them were doing it for the second time ....... 75years apart
@ukrainiipyat
5 жыл бұрын
Love that radial engine roar from all those birds!
@ditzydoo4378
5 жыл бұрын
agreed! the sound of the Pratt and Whitney R1830 engines at close quarters sends such a vibration through you body. >_
@gravelydon7072
5 жыл бұрын
@@ditzydoo4378 And even more so if you are inside the plane near the wings. Cyprus Airlines was the last one I flew in back in 1962. But I'm out the door of the house at the sound of one flying over. Monroe County Florida owned at least 7 of them in 1992. They used them for Mosquito Control but in 1992 they flew 7 of them over Homestead and Florida City to prevent an insect outbreak after Hurricane Andrew. Even just 7 is a lot of sound to take in.
@ditzydoo4378
5 жыл бұрын
@@gravelydon7072 so true about being inside, I've had the privilege of flying in Betsy twice since 2013. The Estrella Warbirds museum maintains her as a flying heritage aircraft along with others in the collection.
@slobama
5 жыл бұрын
I didn't think there were that many C-47's still in existence.
@billace90
5 жыл бұрын
There are many more. These are the ones that made the trip.
@toddschmidt206
5 жыл бұрын
Michael M that’s what I said when I watched the video of them landing at Ducksford
@silvergtotwinturbo9984
5 жыл бұрын
@@toddschmidt206 Hi bud, not to rain on your parade but its Duxford, an amazing video, watch with headphones on and the volume turned up, breath-taking. I wonder if the guys got a video of them all formed up and ready to go.
@donbrown3575
3 жыл бұрын
After hurling my 1944 body around in my wonderful 1943 life saver in Laos and Viet Nam, I still am choked up by the sound of an 1830-90D. My young wife only got one ride in one with AeroVirgin Islands. Nothing ever like it in aviation history.
@Grossman2868
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for showing these airplanes! I was really hoping for some great coverage and you came through!!
@rogergusty1722
5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video. I was there and really glad I went. This video gets closer to the action than I could get!
@gahtsno1
5 жыл бұрын
Sadly I missed it! With that bird Douglas Commercial created a legend for the air as Saurer created a legend for the ground! And all that without any computers, I-pads and similar stuff!!
@rickoliver2059
5 жыл бұрын
Still the greatest airliner ever built !! Look at how many are still flying today , the tractor of the skies , slow but ultra - reliable . I would sooner fly in one of these , than risk my life in anything new .In a new aeroplane , you become a statistical number , on whether you`re in a certain percentage of survivours in a crash , in the old DC3 you are treated like Royalty , `nuff said hehehe.
@sooline3854
5 жыл бұрын
Nothing like the sound of an old radial engine in the morning. I love when EAA Airventure happens and I hear all those old warbirds. EDIT: I watched That's All Brother's transformation, and I tell you, I'm amazed that she's the same plane. I watched her go from a junkyard plane to what she is in this video. It was quite a sight to see her at EAA that year and realize that she was the same plane I saw just 3 or 4 years previously. The CAF team and Basler did a wonderful job bringing the old girl back.
@jonakemboi8091
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for the show, i sincerely thank the brave men who lost their lives to save our generation,god bless them all
@TRUEBLUEGOBLUE
5 жыл бұрын
Jona Kemboi I’m choking up at 60, reading your comments.....
@jonakemboi8091
5 жыл бұрын
am sorry had no idea of your age,but thanks
@bobingram6912
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for showing this, not a lot of others seem to have bothered as much as you have. Such a shame they did not think it was important to show this part of the event. Dakota's from all round the world gather to honour the sacrifice of so many young, brave men - at least make an effort to to show it. Someone mentioned the absence of background music, that's funny because I definitely heard a good 12 minutes of it!!!!!!
@jwaustinmunguy
5 жыл бұрын
Third aircraft I ever rode in. YVR (RCAF Stn Sea Island)-YQQ (RCAF Stn Comox)-YZT. July 1959. Glad to see the "Gooney Bird" Walk immortalized.
@nickyl9040
5 жыл бұрын
Maybe for the 100th anniversary they could make a couple of the gliders that these magnificent airplanes towed into combat
@johnmurdoch8852
5 жыл бұрын
great video. thanks for sharing
@carolinanumber1830
2 жыл бұрын
Truly amazing.. Makes my heart skip a beat. I remember as a child standing between two pilots, full of questions, and the thrill of the moment!! Will never forget. The sound of these engines rings in my head and heart.. Thanks for the video!!
@MYSTEREFLYER
5 жыл бұрын
Superb, thanks for sharing!
@bobd5740
5 жыл бұрын
Wow, excellent video. I feel so lucky to have been able to fly commercially on these iconic workhorses before the DC-3's career ended.
@mickboakes7023
5 жыл бұрын
What a spectacle. Great coverage as usual
@billwarner7501
5 жыл бұрын
Love this. Great tribute to the D-day transports and the amazing number of C47/DC3`s still flying.
@russellwood5867
5 жыл бұрын
its amazing those old birds are STILL flying!
@manuelvieira9584
5 жыл бұрын
75 anos volvidos, mantêm a Sua Elegância, quer a rolar quer na descolagem, voo, manobras e aterragem...o roncar dos seus dois motores são inconfundíveis - trabalhei com eles no meu tempo da Força Aérea até 1976.
@mykneeme
5 жыл бұрын
WoW! What a sight! Thanks for sharing
@TRUEBLUEGOBLUE
5 жыл бұрын
I’m a piker at 60... only one of eight surviving offspring of nine who served in the military of two WWII veterans (USAF analog flight simulator specialist/technician, 1978-82, F-101B Voodoo)... this piece of history still brings a lump in my throat and tears to my eyes. THANK YOU for posting it!!!!!
@martineb8185
5 жыл бұрын
Magnifique ,Geniale ,Super vidéo ThankYou
@GudieveNing
5 жыл бұрын
What a great sound from those engines! Actually quite soothing. Like an aural back rub! :)
@dmfraser1444
5 жыл бұрын
My first job after graduating in electronics was at the Edmonton Industrial Airport. I never got to go up in a 3 but I worked on a good number of them. I got pretty good at keeping the old ARN-6 and ARN-7 Radio Compass systems running back then in 1972. Just the sound of the old radial engines brings back memories.
@islandnightowl
Жыл бұрын
I grew up next to the Muni as a kid and would always run out to see the DC3 landing or taking off. I could count every rivet at my vantage point! Lol Never quite the same with the 737 but loved them too. Maybe that is why I have such poor hearing now! Sooo worth it! Lol😊
@waynetodd3287
5 жыл бұрын
I flew on these while they were still in regular airline service with Provincetown Boston airlines. What a treat it was to fly in those great planes. It never got old for me.
@aemonregas156
5 жыл бұрын
We will forever be indebted to those Brave brave men who went on this Journey god bless you all & thank you for our Freedom . Never forgotten .
@MicheleBoland
5 жыл бұрын
I wish someone would also build and demo a troop glider some day. There are clearly C-47s around to tow on and several troop glider replicas have been constructed. Imagine this with a troop glider tow as well! This is incredible though!
@ronaldrobertson2332
5 жыл бұрын
A W-4 Waco, like what my dad rode with the 17th Airborne Division in March of '45.
@Martin_Skywatcher
5 жыл бұрын
There was one other DC3 that took to the air on June 6th after sitting idle for 27 years. Brought back to life in just 156 days by a dedicated team of "Plane Savers". Watch her fly again here: kzitem.info/news/bejne/uK6dp6SmfoKcanY
@warrensmith2902
5 жыл бұрын
I hope someone posts them all formed up. That would be a spectacular site.
@simonlane1277
5 жыл бұрын
I think it was the Dakota that was once described as a "collection of parts flying in close formation" - wow what a collection
@SecsSells
2 жыл бұрын
So proud that my first flight on an airliner was on a Capital Airlines DC 3. 17 years later I was on the gooney bird in SEA with Air America. Sadly, my last flight was on one from SJU to STT in the 80's. If money was no object, I would collect a number of these grounded birds in Columbia and bring them home for rehab. From Google Earth I counted 13 rusting away at an overgrown field. I have tons of original DC 3 memorabilia if anyone knows who may want it.
@WMAcadet
5 жыл бұрын
There was even a Lisunov Li-2 in the mix! That was the one with Malev markings (Karman Todor, HA-LIX) on it, and the engines that sounded like Russian copies of the Wright R-1820. It would have been so nice to be there to see this in person.... It's been rare to see this many DC-3/C-47/etc. airplanes in one place for about 60 years now!
@parapsychologist5402
3 жыл бұрын
** On D-Day 460 C-47's flew in tight formation for 82nd Airborne (what a site that would have been), with 2,000 total C-47's on D-Day. Thank you for all your sacrifices.
@billshaw5435
2 жыл бұрын
I was in the RCAF back in the sixties & had one memorable ride in a DC3 from Chatham NB to St. Hubert Quebec & we flew through a thunderstorm a very scary experience .
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