It took us several hours to explore this place, Chateau de Savigny-les-Beaune, an old chateau with several collections inside and outside. Racecars, motorbikes, models, tractors, and fighter jets. According to the website it's the worlds largest private collection of fighter aircraft. Thanks for watching!
I would think that Kermit weeks, in Florida has the worlds largest collection of aircraft, but he doesn't have every thing that this Museum has in other categories.
Glad you got some enjoyment out of the video! We love history with a bias towards machinery and architecture, however we're both novices when it comes to identifying rarities. we've been learning every time we go somewhere but alas, there is some lacking. Cheers!
Many thanks for this visit! Just to help understanding some topics - sometimes local or typically French in this great eclectic collection ;) 0:45 One of the first automobile petrol engined canots ever: Tellier (even French people often don't know these things). Tellier drew hulls for French military seaplanes, some used by the US Army in 1917-18. 4:59 Test model indeed, of a Leduc statoreactor (hoped to become a fighter plane in the early 50's). Statos are good engines for long cruise missiles... 4:54 Noratlas French transport airplane 6:30 Tractors to farm raisins, needing "high legs". 12:30 Mirage three "A" - means it's a prototype. What a pity it's also outside. All those planes need a hangar! 18:25 Great collection of French brands (nearly all disapeared) motorbikes and also fantstic GB, Italian, etc. ones, for connaisseurs :D 20:00 E.g there, the TERROT room: a brand from Dijon
We thoroughly enjoyed exploring everything! Thank you for the information and the timestamps, much appreciated! I will spend time looking up and reading more about these things for sure.
The name on the Crusader cockpit is Joseph "Hoser" Satrapa, a legend in the US Navy fighter community. Flew F-8 Crusaders, then F-4 Phantoms and F-14's. After retirement he flew for Cal Fire flying water bombers, fighting forest fires. Rumour has it that after Hoser died, Snort Snodgrass took his ashes up in an A-4 Skyhawk and spread his ashes over the Nevada Test and Training Range at Nellis Airforce Base. If you ever come across a picture of an F-15 with a gun cross hair right on top of the F-15 pilot's helmet, the crosshair belongs to an F-14A being flown by Hoser.
@@yeahprobably tidbit about hoser. After his thumb got blown off in a gun handling accident, he had his toe transplanted to his hand so he could keep flying fighters.
A fantastic and ecletic collection, some of the items very well preserved and some less so. The effort and dedication to put that together and maintain it beggars belief.. Very interesting vid..
Wow, this museum grew! My father took me there about 40y ago and back then (as far as I remember) it was only motorcycles and 1 or 2 aircraft. Especially the yellow bike in the back at 18:48 really impressed me as a kid. Thanks for posting!
I went to this place something like 15 years ago, my parents live in the same region, I am very pleased to see that it's still available to visitors ! I had heard some worrying things about owners not knowing if it would continue to be open. Would have been a waste, maybe it was just rumors. In any case, thanks for the memories comeback, glad you enjoyed ! Take care ^_^
I've been there twice, an amazing collection. Its a shame the aircraft are being left to decay as much as they have, my last visit was several years ago and they didn't look so bad back then. I'm sure they could afford to preserve perhaps a couple a year with a clean and a paint job !
I agree. Hopefully continued preservation is in the future for the aircraft. I would love to be able to go back and see fresh paint and sparkling glass someday!
A truly awesome place, completely of my map, until now. Alas, I'm unlikely to ever visit. Except vicariously... so thx! YT, the internet, the "information age", despite the inherent amplification of the less savoury sides of human nature that they illicit, does equally amplify the good sides. Though these are less noticable... for some inexplicable reason. Are we, these days, just trigger buttons, aching to be pushed for another fix? 🙂
From what I've read, Mr. Pont was lucky to acquire his F-16A from a Belgian General whom he was acquainted with. If the story is true, the American Ambassador was involved with the transaction and it took some time and patience before he finally got it.
They can be bought, but without engines. But if you're savvy enough, you may be able to scrounge one. Heck, he's even got its gun on display inside (The M-61)! Back in the late '60's, a guy by the name of Daryl Greenameyer bought 3 surplus wrecked F-104's (back when the militaty was still using them), was able to build 1 that was airworthy out of all the pieces - then went out and set some records with it! May not be as easy to do now, but it can be done...its only money. An F-14, however, forget it.
Also used by the french on their aircraft carriers. Ironic fact, being called "the last Gunfighter"; it still has more "kills" with missiles than with the cannon. Predominantly achieved during the Vietnam war.
First, thank-you for a most interesting view into the Chateau and its collections. Secondly, it was most frustrating to discern the basic "who, what, and where" of the video's subject. Thirdly, I am realizing that your video probably would not have been so intriguing had it been a professionally produced and edited upload. Leading to my final thought which is to say thanks for a most interesting quirky bit of viewing pleasure!
Thank you for the comment, this is very fun for me to hear. I Am glad you found the Chateau enjoyable. That is the reason I started doing this: in order to share with people who may otherwise not be able to experience some things. I generally do not include an intro or outro, nor any explanation on screen. I prefer to think of the camera as if it's a window that TH-cam is looking through as we go places. I do however always list the location in the video description. I am not a professional and everything I do on this channel I've learned as I continue to make videos.
Guinness World Records says it's the largest private fighter collection in the world. Truly a walk through time capsule of sorts. Did he have the F-16 then in 2015?
Odd i am planning to visit in September just noticed a Tecalemit sign in the Abarth museum a new guy has just joined our team and he worked for Tecalemit.
we've wondered this ourselves at all the places we've seen cars on higher floors so far. As far as we can guess they have a freight elevator somewhere that's hidden away.
This is Chateau de Savigny-les-Beaune. It is on the northern side of Beaune, which is itself southwest of Dijon. They have a website, and it's easily found on Google maps. Ample parking and very reasonable entry fee.
@@yeahprobably and how close is it to germany, i was thinking if it's in the high north east of france then i could combine it with the technoligy museum in germany
It's southwest of Dijon, so about a three hour drive from the German border. If you're coming from inside Germany it would for sure be a full day trip, if not a weekend.
@@yeahprobably no rather like a week, coming from the netherlands so like 2 days per location. Though maybe germany 3 or more knowing the black woods is there and also europa park.
Some lovely aircraft just rotting away, unloved 😢 should be under cover and preserved! A Lightning, 2 types of Jaguar, Hunter, Starfighter, Corsairs / Crusaders…. Such a travesty….
Instead of putting these planes down to decay as a rich guy's ugly lawn ornaments they could have been given to schools to inspire, and train students in electronics, engineering, mechanics, hydraulics, aerodynamics, and who knows what else.
They'd most likely have bern scrapped, and here you and anyone else can see them, it would not have been possible as you suggested if they'd gone elsewhere.
^ I had to press "pause" @ 05:41 Fouga Magister , F.16 (Wow, even an early one) & de-Havilland Vampire lurking on the right/h/s Wish they'd kept the full Vought F.8 Crusader & not just the cockpit section.
It took us several hours to explore this place, Chateau de Savigny-les-Beaune, an old chateau with several collections inside and outside. Racecars, motorbikes, models, tractors, and fighter jets. According to the website it's the worlds largest private collection of fighter aircraft. Thanks for watching!
I even saw my favorite jet. North American F-86D SABER.
A beautiful machine!
Awesome. I’m passing through that area later this year and, as a Cold War aviation nerd, will be filling my boots after seeing this!
Absolutely worth the visit. Safe travels!
I would think that Kermit weeks, in Florida has the worlds largest collection of aircraft, but he doesn't have every thing that this Museum has in other categories.
I am a petrol head and aircraft buff! You skimmed over some really rare stuff there! BUT thank you very much! ACE place!
Glad you got some enjoyment out of the video! We love history with a bias towards machinery and architecture, however we're both novices when it comes to identifying rarities. we've been learning every time we go somewhere but alas, there is some lacking. Cheers!
Some real exotics in that aircraft collection.
What a beautifull Chateaux, uhuuuu !!!😃🥰
Many thanks for this visit!
Just to help understanding some topics - sometimes local or typically French in this great eclectic collection ;)
0:45 One of the first automobile petrol engined canots ever: Tellier (even French people often don't know these things). Tellier drew hulls for French military seaplanes, some used by the US Army in 1917-18.
4:59 Test model indeed, of a Leduc statoreactor (hoped to become a fighter plane in the early 50's). Statos are good engines for long cruise missiles...
4:54 Noratlas French transport airplane
6:30 Tractors to farm raisins, needing "high legs".
12:30 Mirage three "A" - means it's a prototype. What a pity it's also outside. All those planes need a hangar!
18:25 Great collection of French brands (nearly all disapeared) motorbikes and also fantstic GB, Italian, etc. ones, for connaisseurs :D
20:00 E.g there, the TERROT room: a brand from Dijon
We thoroughly enjoyed exploring everything! Thank you for the information and the timestamps, much appreciated! I will spend time looking up and reading more about these things for sure.
I have been there, it is amazing ❤ Also in the town is the church hospital, which is also amazing as well ❤
Nothing better than this fantastic collection of history in the best form of display! Many Thank's!
Fantastic! I've so got to go there! Thanks for the video tour.
Jesus.. what a collection!
Shocked to see he had got his hands on an old F-16 airframe!
Nice!
We were equally surprised!
WHERE IS THIS LOVELY PLACE?????
The name on the Crusader cockpit is Joseph "Hoser" Satrapa, a legend in the US Navy fighter community. Flew F-8 Crusaders, then F-4 Phantoms and F-14's. After retirement he flew for Cal Fire flying water bombers, fighting forest fires. Rumour has it that after Hoser died, Snort Snodgrass took his ashes up in an A-4 Skyhawk and spread his ashes over the Nevada Test and Training Range at Nellis Airforce Base. If you ever come across a picture of an F-15 with a gun cross hair right on top of the F-15 pilot's helmet, the crosshair belongs to an F-14A being flown by Hoser.
Crazy! Thanks for sharing, I will look him up and read the history.
@@yeahprobably tidbit about hoser. After his thumb got blown off in a gun handling accident, he had his toe transplanted to his hand so he could keep flying fighters.
Thanks for sharing that great tidbit of history
A fantastic and ecletic collection, some of the items very well preserved and some less so. The effort and dedication to put that together and maintain it beggars belief.. Very interesting vid..
Thank you, we were equally impressed!
I was there some years a go, Its fantastic to visit it's a mustsee for averybody.......
What can you say but, WOW!
Thank you! I am in a wheelchair and would never have seen this otherwise.
You're welcome!
Well that is on the list now! Thanks for sharing 👍
Wow, this museum grew!
My father took me there about 40y ago and back then (as far as I remember) it was only motorcycles and 1 or 2 aircraft.
Especially the yellow bike in the back at 18:48 really impressed me as a kid.
Thanks for posting!
I've heard of this museum, thanks for showing ☺️
Happy to share!
What a great collection
Pretty impressive collection of all sorts of stuff
Bucket list item!!
Fabulous
What an incredible place 👏👏👏
Quietly hidden little Abarth museum. Hiding in the loft of the Chateau. What a find.
First time I've ever seen a F-105 in private hands!
And the Abarth collection...holy crap!
What an amazing collection of French , British, American and Soviet aircraft in one place . Thanks for this. I have look up where this place is now.
Chateau de Savigny-les-Beaune in France. You can see all the aircraft on satellite view in Google maps!
What a WILD collection!
I have heard of this place it is unbelievable thanks for sharing with us👍
What a fantastic place, I would love to have a walk around there. Thanks for the video, that was great. 😊
I was there last September - it IS really good.
Great collection.
What a beautiful chateau !
What a fantastic place, gotta look into going there next visit to France, love it
Would definitely love to see them in person one day
F84 thunder jet WOW! 😊 I WANT IT😊
I went to this place something like 15 years ago, my parents live in the same region, I am very pleased to see that it's still available to visitors ! I had heard some worrying things about owners not knowing if it would continue to be open. Would have been a waste, maybe it was just rumors. In any case, thanks for the memories comeback, glad you enjoyed !
Take care ^_^
Very cool, thank you for sharing!
Who did this I need to know.What a collection and not cheap .
What a amazing mix of west and east
🙏🙏🔝🔝
☝️☝️Agree!
Also also that black carriage looked like the kind that would drive the caskets around
Yes we thought this too. Ominous.
wow this place is something else
I've been there twice, an amazing collection. Its a shame the aircraft are being left to decay as much as they have, my last visit was several years ago and they didn't look so bad back then. I'm sure they could afford to preserve perhaps a couple a year with a clean and a paint job !
I agree. Hopefully continued preservation is in the future for the aircraft. I would love to be able to go back and see fresh paint and sparkling glass someday!
A truly awesome place, completely of my map, until now. Alas, I'm unlikely to ever visit. Except vicariously... so thx!
YT, the internet, the "information age", despite the inherent amplification of the less savoury sides of human nature that they illicit, does
equally amplify the good sides. Though these are less noticable... for some inexplicable reason. Are we, these days, just trigger buttons,
aching to be pushed for another fix? 🙂
Unusual to see something as modern (even early gen) F-16 in private hands, particularly of US origin?
From what I've read, Mr. Pont was lucky to acquire his F-16A from a Belgian General whom he was acquainted with. If the story is true, the American Ambassador was involved with the transaction and it took some time and patience before he finally got it.
@@yeahprobably - Thank you for your reply, I'm obliged Sir.
Yeah that was pretty neat to see that.
They can be bought, but without engines.
But if you're savvy enough, you may be able to scrounge one. Heck, he's even got its gun on display inside (The M-61)!
Back in the late '60's, a guy by the name of Daryl Greenameyer bought 3 surplus wrecked F-104's (back when the militaty was still using them), was able to build 1 that was airworthy out of all the pieces - then went out and set some records with it!
May not be as easy to do now, but it can be done...its only money.
An F-14, however, forget it.
@@Britcarjunkie - Indeed, having a 'gun' is one thing ...... acquiring the ammo though, for that particular weapon, I'd say nigh on impossible.
Wow! Who knew this existed? I do now.
Amazing place
That F-8 Crusader at 4:30 was a awesome supersonic fighter for the U.S. Navy. Last of the "Gunfighters"
Also used by the french on their aircraft carriers.
Ironic fact, being called "the last Gunfighter"; it still has more "kills" with missiles than with the cannon. Predominantly achieved during the Vietnam war.
Those bikes alone must be worth millions...
First, thank-you for a most interesting view into the Chateau and its collections. Secondly, it was most frustrating to discern the basic "who, what, and where" of the video's subject. Thirdly, I am realizing that your video probably would not have been so intriguing had it been a professionally produced and edited upload. Leading to my final thought which is to say thanks for a most interesting quirky bit of viewing pleasure!
Thank you for the comment, this is very fun for me to hear. I Am glad you found the Chateau enjoyable. That is the reason I started doing this: in order to share with people who may otherwise not be able to experience some things. I generally do not include an intro or outro, nor any explanation on screen. I prefer to think of the camera as if it's a window that TH-cam is looking through as we go places. I do however always list the location in the video description. I am not a professional and everything I do on this channel I've learned as I continue to make videos.
Quite amazing! UK.
Sure is! Cheers!
09:50 English Electric Lightning beautiful.
I have been there in 2015, the guy has more Military Aircraft than the French Airforce.
Guinness World Records says it's the largest private fighter collection in the world. Truly a walk through time capsule of sorts. Did he have the F-16 then in 2015?
@@yeahprobably Yes it was but in better condition then, I believe it arrived at Savigny-Les-Beaune in 2014.
Wow, so it's been there 10 years now. Very cool. Thanks!
The Duct tape model looks like the Miles 52 apart from the T tail .
Odd i am planning to visit in September just noticed a Tecalemit sign in the Abarth museum a new guy has just joined our team and he worked for Tecalemit.
I need to visit France.
There's so much to see in France!
@@yeahprobably I would love to visit France. I'd get to embarrass myself with my Quebecois high school French.
Ha, well you're ahead of us at least! We're Google translate experts at this point.
Wait but also how did they get the cars up in the 2nd floor
we've wondered this ourselves at all the places we've seen cars on higher floors so far. As far as we can guess they have a freight elevator somewhere that's hidden away.
I’m gonna go out on a limb here and say he liked red cars . :)
I need you to go back and ask how much for the dining room chairs, cause I need a few of those
Where is this? We are touring France for the month in August. I’d love to visit here.
This is Chateau de Savigny-les-Beaune. It is on the northern side of Beaune, which is itself southwest of Dijon. They have a website, and it's easily found on Google maps. Ample parking and very reasonable entry fee.
“If I won the lottery I wouldn’t tell anyone, but there would be signs!” This would be me.
Thanks for sharing, very cool place.
Right?! "What'd you do on Saturday?" "Ah nothing, just reorganized my jet collection."
What. The actual. Eff? How? What? Why? Unbelievable.
Beautiful,where js it???
This is Chateau de Savigny-les-Beaune in France. It is on the northern side of Beaune, which is itself southwest of Dijon.
4:45 wind tunnel test model
Yes! Another commentor mentions that it's a Leduc Statoreactor (ramjet) model.
Is that place like a museum?
Yes it is, as well as a vineyard and winery.
@@yeahprobably and how close is it to germany, i was thinking if it's in the high north east of france then i could combine it with the technoligy museum in germany
It's southwest of Dijon, so about a three hour drive from the German border. If you're coming from inside Germany it would for sure be a full day trip, if not a weekend.
@@yeahprobably no rather like a week, coming from the netherlands so like 2 days per location. Though maybe germany 3 or more knowing the black woods is there and also europa park.
Europa Park is fun, and the Schwarzwald has a lot to offer! Which technology museum were you looking to visit?
..Wow Hail Yeah..
Some lovely aircraft just rotting away, unloved 😢 should be under cover and preserved!
A Lightning, 2 types of Jaguar, Hunter, Starfighter, Corsairs / Crusaders…. Such a travesty….
Instead of putting these planes down to decay as a rich guy's ugly lawn ornaments they could have been given to schools to inspire, and train students in electronics, engineering, mechanics, hydraulics, aerodynamics, and who knows what else.
Spoken like a true, dumb-assed, socialist.🙄
They’re better off where they are!
@@NeroontheGoon You care more about tin than people.
They'd most likely have bern scrapped, and here you and anyone else can see them, it would not have been possible as you suggested if they'd gone elsewhere.
@@gsxrinfrance5827 What? Those planes going faster than light now?
wow.amazing
^ I had to press "pause" @ 05:41
Fouga Magister , F.16 (Wow, even an early one) & de-Havilland Vampire lurking on the right/h/s
Wish they'd kept the full Vought F.8 Crusader & not just the cockpit section.
Thank you! I am in a wheelchair and would never have seen this otherwise.