Wow! What a gift:) I opened up TH-cam and this video was cued up. I had no idea what it was because the description was just “cockpit view.” First I recognized the cockpit but to a pilot’s kid maybe there are more ugly Grumman twin-turbine prop planes. Then, I recognized the air field after take off. Then I found the comments. HOLY SHIT! That is a Mohawk at Ft. Stewart!! My dad was my hero and a career OV-1 pilot. Thank you for posting it. Sadly, from the comments I take it that this was the pilot who was also a physician who flew the OV-1D to the air shows. He was a great guy and I appreciate all the photos I got with my dad and my son on the tarmac with him and his plane.
Completed 67H20 MOS school at Ft Eustis in December 1970. Assigned to OV-1 unit, I think 244th, at Gray AAF Ft Lewis in Jan 1970 then volunteered to 293 at Gray AAF at Ft Hood in Feb 1970. Rotated to RVN in July of 1970 and assigned to 1st Avn Brigade, 17 CAG, 52nd ABC, 170AHC in Kontum. Transferred in December of 1971 to Long Thanh North AAF and assigned to 210 CAB, Command Aircraft Company, U21. OV-1 unit, the 73rd Aviation company, stationed there as well.
Que estado de nervios demuestra este tipo para pilotar.!! Parece que le faltan manos.!! No sabe que boton o palanca apretar primero. Vuela de pura suerte no.??
hopefully they will sell some of these on the private market. with a 3200 mile range they would be a really good aircraft to have for private use. able to make trans Atlantic flights. and if they were to strip and sell the ea-6b then they would be a 4 seater like a fast long range cessna. with the added safety of ejection seats lol.
Man id love to have something like this. How did he buy a military A/C?? Where did he find somebody to work on this? Where's he getting the parts!?! Do the ejection seats work!? Where did he find somebody qualified to work on the seats and the chute!?! Man.......
This guy is too busy in the cockpit.. flipping switches and removing curtains. Swapping hands for the stick.. looking at this I jell to him “get setup first , leave it there”
@@henrys.6864 Ive seen what little video there is of the accident, none of it was aerobatic. The crew chief who was there also stated he wasn't doing any aerobatics at the time.
Great Video and brought back lots of memories. I served in a maintenance detachment to a redeye Mohawk unit out of Marble Mt RSVN during 67-68 but got to fly in the RH seat with our CO on several test flights.
It is a “civilized” aircraft, meaning it is no longer active with the military, necessitating the deactivation of the ejection seats rockets. The seats are still in the cockpit, but cannot eject. Some sort of FAA/NTSB law that prevents civilian (former military) having operational ejection seats.
Wow! What a gift:) I opened up TH-cam and this video was cued up. I had no idea what it was because the description was just “cockpit view.” First I recognized the cockpit but to a pilot’s kid maybe there are more ugly Grumman twin-turbine prop planes. Then, I recognized the air field after take off. Then I found the comments. HOLY SHIT! That is a Mohawk at Ft. Stewart!! My dad was my hero and a career OV-1 pilot. Thank you for posting it. Sadly, from the comments I take it that this was the pilot who was also a physician who flew the OV-1D to the air shows. He was a great guy and I appreciate all the photos I got with my dad and my son on the tarmac with him and his plane.
Angelo RIP
RIP Dennis. You lived the dream. Tragic end. You helped give joy to a lot of old Mohawk pilots and TO's.
what a sweet warbird to have!
Can't really say that. Two different types of aircraft with vastly different missions
Two sticks?
Sadique On ne voit même pas dans quel avion le pilote vol c'est vraiment pas gentil
Awesome 🤙
this is A-6 intruder
I was one of the last lineshop Avionics techs on this bad boy. Camp Humpheys ROK 1995-1996
I notice he’s shifting gears without using the clutch. Nice.
What plane is this
Never mind looked it up. And ya. Dang. Sad
Completed 67H20 MOS school at Ft Eustis in December 1970. Assigned to OV-1 unit, I think 244th, at Gray AAF Ft Lewis in Jan 1970 then volunteered to 293 at Gray AAF at Ft Hood in Feb 1970. Rotated to RVN in July of 1970 and assigned to 1st Avn Brigade, 17 CAG, 52nd ABC, 170AHC in Kontum. Transferred in December of 1971 to Long Thanh North AAF and assigned to 210 CAB, Command Aircraft Company, U21. OV-1 unit, the 73rd Aviation company, stationed there as well.
RIP showing such a fantastic aircraft!....
Interesting how you chop power like that across the fence. I don't think I've ever flown a turboprop where you could get away with that. Cool vid.
Designed for left-handed pilots ...
All remaining Mohawks belong on static display with a pole sticking through them. Sorry, Joe that you had to die this way.
I would have been more impressed if I had seen you use a checklist
Very unsafe. Low altitude. For an aircrfat so old. It shouldn't fly like that. Affortunately he crashes. See Stuart airfield OV-1 Crash.
dumb comment
@@globex7500 No comment is dumb. Worked for years in the aviaton industry. Operations, safety Operations and investigations. You should know better
Relax, it's an airshow.
Concur. This video made my skin crawl. He is out “hot dogging.” Not surprised to read what happened to him.
Awesome Video! Thank you very much for it!
OV-1 Mowhawk?
Que estado de nervios demuestra este tipo para pilotar.!! Parece que le faltan manos.!! No sabe que boton o palanca apretar primero. Vuela de pura suerte no.??
@10:12 is that Gerry Forrest the white hair guy??
POV: you're looking for a funny comment
sounds like wasp
Super Bad Mohawk Powered by Allison T56 Cockpit view Awesome 👍
T-53, but close enough :)
Avco Lycoming T53-L-701A
It's not an airplane, it's a beast.
Tuff brakes...tuff aircraft :)
Wow great video!
Guy is not focused on what he is doing. What happened to the whole "do not endanger persons or property on the surface" ?
hopefully they will sell some of these on the private market. with a 3200 mile range they would be a really good aircraft to have for private use. able to make trans Atlantic flights. and if they were to strip and sell the ea-6b then they would be a 4 seater like a fast long range cessna. with the added safety of ejection seats lol.
My Dad got a ride in a Mohawk Chu lai Vietnam. It was the highlight of his tour. That and all the drinking.
70-71 Rob Vasquez ran the II shop at Chu Lai. Would he have known him? I was there a couple of times. I ran the II shop at CICV for I Corps
Man id love to have something like this. How did he buy a military A/C?? Where did he find somebody to work on this? Where's he getting the parts!?! Do the ejection seats work!? Where did he find somebody qualified to work on the seats and the chute!?! Man.......
We have many we tried to sell. They are all going to museums.
Why is he using oxygen on a low level flight?
Because the mic inside mask ...oxygen can turn on/off.
This guy is too busy in the cockpit.. flipping switches and removing curtains. Swapping hands for the stick.. looking at this I jell to him “get setup first , leave it there”
If you fly oldies remember they are not spring chickens before you put some screwing to them!
What an amazing plane. What an amazing pilot thx brother..thx y.t.
Thank you, sir, for bringing your joy of flight and for this unusual craft to us.
RIP Pilot and Airplane.
what happened?
@@Qazedca He crashed the "Mohawk" while doing aerobatics in an aircraft not designed to do such maneuvers.
@@henrys.6864 Where did you hear it was during aerobatics?
@@mohawkov1d2d262 I can remember but if you watch Mohawk videos the algorithm should bring up the accident.👍
@@henrys.6864 Ive seen what little video there is of the accident, none of it was aerobatic. The crew chief who was there also stated he wasn't doing any aerobatics at the time.
RIP SIR !!!
Amazing DUDE. HE LIVED AN AMAZING LIFE RIP
I'm like 90% sure this pilot died the other day Nov. 1 2019 at the Stuart Airshow.
i concur with your assessment, looks like the same person at the end.
at 13:13
Yes, unfortunately, it is him (Joe Masessa). Saw his performance at Homestead AFB last year.
He made it look easy. RIP Flyer.
Johnnyb
Flew as a TO out of Phu Bai in 1968, doing voice RDF against the NVA GDRS stations (think Ho Chi Minh Trail).
Great Video and brought back lots of memories. I served in a maintenance detachment to a redeye Mohawk unit out of Marble Mt RSVN during 67-68 but got to fly in the RH seat with our CO on several test flights.
I crewed B.C.AND D's in Alaska
40,years ago!!
This aircraft and the OV-10 should be brought back as multi-service deployed (add the tail hook)
Yeah. This is great.
Hello, how much can it cost to have such an aircraft??
$200k
Brings back memories, if you notice my profile picture, same plane.
Man that must be nice. I wonder if the ejection seats are still active and if so who keeps them current?
It is a “civilized” aircraft, meaning it is no longer active with the military, necessitating the deactivation of the ejection seats rockets. The seats are still in the cockpit, but cannot eject. Some sort of FAA/NTSB law that prevents civilian (former military) having operational ejection seats.
@@uwekonnigsstaddt524 Negative. Our B model had fully function ejection seats (TH-cam: 631 to winder) they have since been removed.
A Beauty!!!