Exploring the DC3!
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- Follow me as I dive into the DC3, exploring all its little secrets and hidden compartments.
I hope you will enjoy this spontaneous little video I put together. I apologise for the sound but I was not planning o doing this video but was invited into it and took the chance!
More videos in the making about pilot medicals, Flaps and YOUR medical questions.
Stay tuned!
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I flew in DC-3 and C-47 craft a number of times in the late 60s when I was a Peace Corps volunteer in Ethiopia. Even then, they were very old planes and always something of an adventure, especially in rough weather. In C-47s locals might have live chickens or goats with them. Bulky cargo could be stowed on the floor between passenger seating so there was little space for ones feet. A very noisy, often bumpy ride was usual, but I was young and loved the experience.
You can tell he was excited... we never got a "I hope you're all doing fantastic" at the start. The plane got the fantastic instead.
I was lucky enough to be a passenger on a DC3 in the 1960's when they were still flying regular commercial routes in regional areas. I still remember the sound of those engines. That beautiful drone. I remember getting out of one of these and then immediately going up the stairs into a 707 for an international flight. Aircraft like those ones stay in the memory as an experience as opposed to the modern jets which insulate the passengers from the raw feeling of flight. Nothing beats a DC3 and being able to look up the aisle into the cockpit and having the captain make his announcements by looking over his shoulder and talk (well, shout really) directly to the passengers. Maybe they used a phone intercom too, but I seem to remember the co-pilot sauntering down the aisle to give the stewardess instructions in person and have a chat with her and various passengers during flights. Very fond memories.
Wow - to actually sit in the cockpit of a plane that participated in the Normandy invasion….this is probably the coolest video you’ve done. Thanks for sharing this with the world!
Oh man... you just brought tears to my eyes.
I flew on the Super DC-3 (and there were a number of names - R4D, C-47, C117, Dakota) the names back then seemed to be interchanged a lot.
In 1968, I flew night aerial flare missions on one of those - Call Sign, Cross Bill 826 if memory serves me (I'm now 73 years old and well, ya know...) as part of H&MS-17, part of the First Marine Air Wing out of Danang, Vietnam.
Earned my Combat Air Crew wings and an Air medal on one of those.
That rear bulkhead, behind which it looks like a sink was stowed. That was where the talker stood. That phone connection was at that time a plug-in for a headset and a mike so he and the pilot could talk. While you were standing there talking about that phone, your camera man was standing where I usually stood. By the way, there were no doors attached! Need to have that space open so the thrower could toss the flare canister out. A thin wire rope (that had a breakaway mechanism in the middle of it) was hooked to what looked like a packing hook. I held that hook in my hand and it was also attached to the bulkhead right at the door with a flat strap.
The talker would listen for the pilot to say TOSS and tap the tosser on the shoulder. Out it would go, hopefully to pull free and start the two fuse counters running. There were 2 ordinance men and a "walker" also as part of the crew. The walker would bring the preset flares to the tosser and hand me the loop on that lanyard.
If it didn't pull free, you then hoped the breakaway would work. It that failed, well, now we were getting close to a world of hurt!!
Imagine a 30 pound or so 3 ft or so tall aluminum canister about 4 to 6 inches in diameter flopping around out in the slip stream !! And it is packed with two small explosive charges (one to blow the canister outer cover off and the other to ignite the flare). The flare, as I recall, was about 25 pounds of Magnesium. Oh, and don't forget the parachute packed in there. Talk about a potential hot tangle foot.
It would be at that time we would try to wrestle the hook I was holding down as far as we could and use a pair of wire cutters to cut it free, all the time praying it would go DOWN and back, not UP and back. I think you are familiar enough with a tail assembly to get what I mean!! LOL!
OH, that sink. The birds I worked on (I was an Avionics Tech) had an inverter stuck wayyy back there in a hard to get to spot.
Up by the cockpit, as I recall, on each bulkhead behind the pilots, were carbon pile voltage regulators. Getting those to stay in sync so you got the same voltage of each generator took a very fine and stable hand. I used to rebuild them in the Gen shop.
You really took me for a trip back in time.
The night sky was beautiful, flying over a river with a full moon.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Fred.
Yes, my father had one when we lived in South Africa, he always said Dakota!
Loved this special Mentour. And Captain, it was really touching when you said that you are not worthy to sit in the Captain's seat even though you yourself are a Captain. Total humility from you Captain. My highest respect to you sir. Salute!
He’s actually a captain as you can See he has 4 stripes
Norway Dev and a Mentour Pilot too
@Shalem Edward Well said that man! Much respect.
I'm now seventy years of age and my first ever flight was as a passenger in a DC3 around 1962. The memory plays tricks but I seem to remember that we sat on canvas seats. I was really enthralled by being above the clouds. This inspired me to gain my private pilot's licence in 1975 and I sometimes flew a Cherokee PA28 as mentioned in the video.
The DC3 featured in this upload is a thing of beauty.
I'm in my mid-60s. Flew on DC3s as a child, same time frame as you. Thought nothing of it at the time, but now that I know the plane's stellar history, I think back on those memories more fondly.
I hitched a ride in a cargo-carrying DC-3 in the early 80s in northern Quebec, sitting on some lumpy thing on the floor. Not a plane buff at the time, but I understood it was special.
That's almost my story, DC3 flight probably more like 1965, got pilots license in 1983 and sometimes flew the PA-28.
I'm also 70 and flew on a DC-3 from Des Moines, Iowa, to Huron, South Dakota, in the mid 1970s. The seats were quite comfortable and as I recall I was sitting in a row by myself. I don't know if the plane was pressurized or not, but we flew low, not much higher than a general aviation aircraft. This was wonderful, because of the incredible view of the beautiful crop-covered rolling hills of the upper midwest. A few years later I served in the Iowa Air National Guard (not as a pilot) and the General's administrative plane was a DC-3 (C-47). I saw inside it once and it was nicely outfitted, something befitting a general who was a fighter pilot.
Ios have cushy seats. Modern comfort for passengers.
Lucky enough to be old enough to remember these birds in regular use. Thanks for the tour.
Thank you for bringing back great memories of my younger years
I remember my Dad taxiing out in a DC3 at Essendon Airport, Melbourne Australia when he flew for TAA (Trans Australian Airlines), he always said it was one of the best aircraft ever.
He also flew TAA's DC4's, Viscounts, Electra's, DC9's, 727's & finally Airbus A300's(Australian Airlines, TAA Renamed) before retiring & contracting to Qantas as a Flight Simulator Trainer on the A300. I also remember taking the controls (in the Captains seat) of DC4 while doing a circuit over Melbourne while waiting for clearance to land.
We still have a few DC3's still flying in Australia. These old birds were so well built that some are now being converted to Turboprops with stretched bodies to balance them & this then allows enough room for a toilet on board, but you can't beat the sound of a radial engine in flight.
Just stumbled on this video. I was in the US Marine Corps in the late 1960's and took many DC3 (C47) flights. Glad to see some are still flying. My memory is kind of foggy but I remember oil leaks and occasionally flying on one engine. Even in the 1960's DC3 were pretty long in the tooth as the British say.
Thanks for the tour.
I traveled on a DC3 a few years ago in South America. It was very comfortable, even on the ground. You can feel the larger wing area. It feels like the plane is floating on a cushion of air, while modern planes feel like they are being held up by the thrust.
TFW modern airliners are incredible gliders
am not worthy to sit in the left...RESPECT.
But his a captain
@@tinotendamandizvidza1903 But not type rated for this aircraft.
Captain Petter, sir, greatest respect to you. It is rare indeed to come across anyone so well qualified and remaining humble and expressing his humility so simply. Thank you for this little video which is a poigant reminder to me of my first ever flight which was in a DC3 when I was 18 years old, and into the 1970s when I was involved with DC43 maintenance with G-AMPO, G-ANTD and several other DC3s and C47s.
+Andrew Ockenden Thank you!
+Andrew Ockenden Thank you!
I flew in C-47s (DC-3s) in Viet Nam a lot in 1967 & 1968. Reliable, dependable. I'd fly in one again in a heartbeat. Liked you video. Thank you.
Loved the DC-3 back in the 1960s, it was used as a company plane flying from Tripoli Libya out to the oil fields deep in the Sahara.
Great memories of this beautiful bird!
Thank you for the tour. Those old war birds are still great to look at. It takes you back and makes all of us realize the grace and functionality of how these planes worked and even more intriguing how they survived for more than 70 years.
+D Heyes You are completely right! Thank you for the feedback!
You were like a kid in a candy store! I couldn't stop grinning along with you.
This episode really brought back memories for me. Im 76 yo now but flew between Miami and Idylwylde (Now JFK) every summer. as a young kid It only took about 6 hours, as I remember.
I remember entering the plane and climbing up to my seat.
A really good book about the early days of commercial aviation is "Fate is the Hunter" by Ernest K. Gann. He tells stories like forcing the engines to backfire to blow ice out of the carburetors.
Anyone who loves flying, like myself, can truly understand the glow in your eyes when sitting in that plane. I do hope that you do have the opportunity to fly it someday and feel the joy of that left seat. Nice video.
That's amazing - my first ever flight was actually on a DC3! My dad used to take us to air shows every year and one year we had a big surprise and he had booked us on to a flight on the aircraft at one of the shows. I must have been pretty young at the time but I'll never forget it. What a privilege :-)
Brought back memories from the old days. Thinking back on my Braniff days. I am 82 years old. This old bird was so important to aviation, it has been said if you asked 100 commercial airline pilots, "What was the most important airplane in the history of aviation?" you would get this answer. 20% would say "The Wright Flyer" and 80% would say the DC-3. Both would be correct but I lean toward the 80% figure. Yes, I am one of those strange animals they call pilots. Petter Hörnfeldt said it is a real privilege to enter a "3" cockpit, much less sit in the left or right seat. I can attest to that. Been there, done that.
The whole instrument panel is of a modern design. Even the concept of the "6 Pack" gauge layout came much later. Yes an old aircraft, but with modern (and regulated) equipment.
Could you look any happier? The respect you have for this old and worthy bird is obvious and appreciated. A piece of flying history.
Love the respect for those who have flown this wonderful bird, “I am not worthy to sit in the left” and “Proper piston engines”. My aviation dream would be to sit right seat on a DC3 in flight, just once.
I climbed up into a B52 in airplane school. It wss off she wall. As he are larger people now the room in there is cramped. They need some adjustments soon. But boss big bird with 8 double engines. Their wings flap at q7 feet vertically. Amazing and loud roar on take off.
17 feet.
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I have done that three time.
I got to fly on one of those back in 1964. I was attending college in Knoxville, TN and flew home to Nashville for the weekend. The flight from TYS to BNA was on a DC3, the return flight was on a Martin 404. If I remember correctly after 54 years, it was Southern Airways.
He loves his planes, he was blushing like he was seeing his wife the first time. Nice to see there are so many people who love their job !!!
Very impressive. I had the honour of helping restoring one for static display in Calgary back in the days. These things are probably on every pilot's mind I know as a dream of flying one some day. The left engine is the critical engine as they both rotate in the same direction.
My late uncle was flying DC3 commercially in Scandinavian Airlines, later DC4, DC6, DC8, DC10 .... also he was captain on the first flights across the north pole flying from Anchorage to Japan, Navigation with sextant looking at stars, Magnetic compass is non workable in those latitudes ... wow! ... I am very proud of him
I can only imagine how exciting those days were and the challenges compared to flying today, WOW, way cool :-))
Something else !
It took me back, not "all the way", but to my days as a Flight Sim Engineer days in BOAC. I've been watching Mentour for some time now, but the instrument panels have looked strange to me -- The oldest plane I worked on (and flew as a simulator) was the VC-10 (Lovely aircraft ) and the instrumentation reminded me of that, 707-336 and 436, as well as the early 747s. after the amalgamation into British Airways, we got a 737 as well but, as I remember that was not a "glass cockpit" either.
I really miss my "flying" days :-)
Thank you so much for the tour. I had an uncle who flew the C-47 in WWII in Europe and North Africa. I was privileged to inherit all of his military memorabilia. He survived the landing at Normandy on D-Day, but was later shot down over Belgium. He did not survive. He has been my life-long hero and the reason I wanted to be a USAF pilot. I never did get to be a pilot and ended up as a civilian for the US Navy. :)
The very first commercial flight I made was in a DC-3 and I managed to get a bit airsick as we flew over the mountains in western Maryland and Pennsylvania.
"Mentour Pilot": I really enjoyed this...One of my favorite books is *Fate is the Hunter*, by Ernest K Gann. In it he wrote about flying DC2s and DC3 in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Interesting to see what the plane looked like.
I watched a video quite some time ago made by a guy whose day job was flying the 737 and then he also flew the DC-3 to deliver supplies and people to out of the way places in Canada. I always remember what he said about checking to make sure the main gear were down, he and the co-pilot would both stick their heads out of the window and look to verify the gear were down. I flew on a DC-6 in 1968 from Sacramento to San Diego. It still had the holes in the side windows.
My dad jumped out of one of these during WWII. "Gooney Bird", C-47 Skytrain. A major workhorse in WWII. Thanks for the video.
Back in the 90's my Father lived in Honduras and during the Summer Holidays, we'd fly from Tegucigalpa to Utila in an ancient DC 3. With carcasses of other DC 3 aircraft littering the side of the runway and with no boarding cards we'd clamber on and mountaineer our way up passed the luggage, live chickens, groceries and other odds and ends to our seats. On one flight there weren't enough seats so passengers stood for the entire flight. On another, one of the wing tips was flapping about in the turbulence and a bolt in the engine casing was spinning freely. Not to mention the emergency exit directly behind the pilots looking as though it had recently been used. Ah, those were the days.
Petter you look right at home in the DC-3. This one is a beautiful example of Donald Douglas’s iconic aircraft. Modern air travel owes it’s existence to the DC-3 as it was the first aircraft to make the airlines a profit and open up air travel to the average person. I still have yet to fly in one but that’s something I intend to do in the near future. Thanks for sharing with us!
Made a _lot_ of skydives out of DC-3's c. mid to late 70's. Lake Elsinore CA... at one time they had 3 of the things, and once all three were running! More typically it was just one; N19915. 915 was expensive to operate/maintain, had probably had 62M 'operations' on it (before Elsinore acquired it). It was the workhorse there for years, and later replaced with a Twin Otter. 915 sat in the weeds for eons before finally going on static display at the Proud Bird restaurant, near the approach end of LAX 25L... and now painted up in old time Western Airlines livery. It was fun well liked airplane to jump... and unlike some other jump aircraft, only 'occasionally' scared crap out of everyone.
I love how enthusiastic and excited you are in this video, it’s contagious! You’re like a kid in a candy shop and rightly so!
The more excited and joyful Petter Hörnfeldt gets, during showing us around this particular (WWII) beautiful DC3, the more Swedish 🇸🇪 he starts to look & sound!👌🏻😍😁.
Based mostly on the the looks, I think the DC-3 Dakota and the Boeing 747 are the two most beautiful airplanes ever build. For being in use for such an incredible large amount of time, my biggest love goes to the DC-3. What a gorgeous fantastic peace of art and technology this is. Respect to "Mentour Pilot" showing love and respect tot his machine and its history.
No apologies needed, another amazing video. Thanks to Sweden historical association and your impromptu performance.
You're a very humble gentleman and to say you are not worthy is par for the course for your demeanor and for your temperament of respect. I can't imagine how difficult it must have been back in the day to sit in those seats probably freezing and knowing you're going to be shot at and possibly shot down. It's a very unique piece of History and everyone should get a chance to see just how uncomfortable the boys had it during war times and also peace times.
Sound is just fine. It is amazing that such an old aircraft is still in service, and still loved by so many.
I flew in this airplane from Jesselton (now Kota Kinabalu) to Singapore back in 1959. It took the whole day arriving at 5.30pm after stopping a few times for refueling and picking up more passengers. It was a bit noisy but the meal was enjoyable. The inside fittings and decoration were better than the current one we see. The onward journey from Singapore to London was by Comet 4C. The Comet had a few disasters which did not know at the time.Little was known about metal fatigue in those days.
I am blessed to live minutes from Paine Field and Boeing. On Paine Field is the Flying Heritage Collection and I was able to look around on their DC3. It was formally the corporate plane for Johnson & Johnson. It was very cool to explore that plane.
I am also a fan of the DC-3. It is my favourite aircraft in MS FlightSim X. I had the privelage of personally photographing a taxiing DC-3 during my flight training days. (I abandoned my attempt at 80h). Thank you for the rare glimpse into the cockpit of a "live" DC-3!
Thank you for this! I had the wonderful experience of flying out of Canaima Camp to Angel Falls in a C-47 in service with Servivensa airlines back in 1996. That wonderful sound!
Absolutely Fantastic. I remember going for a flight with my dad in a DC# in New Zealand about 25 years ago
Can't imagine where and how they find spare parts to maintain that old lady, but I am happy and amazed it's still flying. Thanks for sharing this nice video
+Anders Turesson Yeah, I think it might start to be a bit of a struggle but where there is a will there is a way.
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When they run out, they make them.
Beautiful Gooney Bird! Such a pleasure to see a piece of operating history so meticulously maintained! Being a native C-47, it might have flown in the Berlin Airlift. Google "candy bomber" for some history. Many Berliners fondly remember Onkel Wigglywings.
Growing up near ORD in the 1960's used to see many of these. Air Canada and Piedmont flew them on short haul routes. They were a fairly common sight.
No one could have presented this more awesomely! Thank you.
Thank you for providing this insight of a wonderful old lady of flight. My father was flying one of these planes from the US to Briton on D-day and later flew one i n combat over Europe participating in the invasion of southern France and later in operation market garden. They were the WWII equivalent of today's C130's.
I had an opportunity to fly on a Air America DC3 from Dalat to Nha Trang VN in 1969. It was a noisy, vibrating son of a gun. I shared the cabin with civilians, with their chickens, pigs, and such. It was quite an experience.
Very cool. when I was a kid in the 70's, there were still some DC3's flying for commercial airlines. I would assume they were commuter flights. I never got to ride in one but every time we went to the airport I would spot a few.
In the 1960s I had the chance to hold the wheel, in flight, of a military version in the Royal Australian Air Force. As a cadet in the Air Training Corps, I jumped at every opportunity to clamber over aircfaft, either on the ground or in training flights.... DC3 , C130 Hercules, Winjeel, all in flight, on the ground: Sabre, Vampire and Canberra bomber. These were all operational at the time.
That airframe is beautiful, so was the Boeing 307. Most people do not know about the Boeing 307, but it did look very similar to the B17, only a passenger version. I love the vintage aircraft.
In 1972 & 73 I worked as a smoke jumper. We used DC 3’s. Great air craft.
Thank you Captain! What a marvelous piece of history. I never got to fly one but did hitch a ride on one in the late 70's.
WOW!! Have not seen one of these in a few years. I've had the privilege of making about 40 skydives out of DC3's. :)
I had the pleasure of flying on one of these with Southern Airlines and it was an absolutely wonderful experience. Will never forget it.
A really nice tribute to an absolute classic of an aircraft - thank you.
Just thought I'd let you know that "Dakota Norway" still offers rides in this beautiful bird every wednesday until 1. Oct! They have their base at Torp Airport (ICAO: ENTO) so basically just a short trip over from Sweden. I still get butterflies in my stomach thinking back a few years when I took the tour myself.
Just google "Dakota Norway" to find more info and pictures. Unfortunately their site is not translated to english.
+Chiller Great! Thanks for sharing!
One of these old Sabina birds rescued me and my sister from the chaos and disaster of the Belgium Congo independence fiasco. It saved our lives so I have super strong attachment to DC3s
Quite a remarkable machine.
Considered one of the most significant airplanes in history.
It sends shivers down my spine seeing this sexy and gorgeous aircraft of the 1930s it has been in service for 3 decades and it lived from the Great Depression to world war 2, to the Cold War and the 21st century. This beautiful girl is still spreading her wings wide open and soaring through the sapphire blue skies
In addition to the C-47s (DC-3s) being used in Normandy for D-Day, one of their key roles in WW-II was to fly supplies over "The Hump" from India to China.
Totally awesome plane looks amazing inside and outside too.. You did an amazing job on this video too..Thank you so so much...
+Brenda Proffitt Thank you! She is an impressive old lady.
The DC-3 is one of my all time favorite aircraft. Thank you for showing it on your channel.
I remember my father telling of his experience as a passenger on Ozark Airlines flying a DC3 from Memphis, Tennessee to St. Louis, Missouri in the early 60's. He sat next to a woman who had started consuming a strong "adult beverage". She told him that on her earlier leg, the plane lost an engine in flight and after landing, the other died and the plane had to be towed to the terminal. Her intent was to be asleep by the time they landed in STL... and she was successful.
Flew on DC-3 at least a dozen times Boston to Nantucket in the 1980's. They were 40+ year old aircraft at that time and tough as nails. Never felt any concern for the age of the airframe, since these were solid and reliable aircraft with a proven track record.
Such beatiful airliner. Glad they keep it airworthy, not like the have done with Concorde. DC-3 was a true success for Douglas Aircraft starting the bussiness of domestic aviation. Many people hate Douglas because the DC-10, but this part of the history is worth to know as well. There are a couple of DC-3 working in Southamerica as small cargo planes. This airframes are really tough. Would be fantastic to make a visit to a DC-10, still a couple around or a DC10-30.
You have a heart I am 62 and during the millennium I was a engineer and went on all flights in Kenn Borek Air super dc 3 all our work was above the arctic circle in Canada. the c117d was the most powerful dc3 ever built 1475 horses at sea level per engine 9 cylinder wright 1820 I miss this plane
This is one very reliable and rugged transport aircraft. Long may they continue to grace the skies with their characteristic piston engine sound. I have seen the Air Atlantique/Breitling Lockheed Constellation flying at airshows in Switzerland, UK and the US. The 'old school' piston engine noise sounds far more pleasing than any modern jetliner, in my opinion.
Fantastic. I love this airplane. It’s aviation history in one place!
Thanks for the tour!
Awesome video! Makes me think of the time I got to go inside a Tupolev Tu-144 in Sensheim. Not as old but still cool.
One of the funny things about that aircraft is that they used automotive fuses instead of circuit breakers. I can't imagine that being too safe in an aircraft.
I flew in a DC3 from Travis AFB, Ca to Guam in Jan 65 when I was in the USAF, longest and most grueling flight I ever had. I think it was something like 36 hours in the air and we had the same crew for the entire flight. We did have about an 8 or 10 hour layover in Hawaii.
Hands down, you and Trent Palmer make the best aviation videos. Thanks for this one.
Great! Thank you for those kind words!
my dad was a top turret gunner on a B-24 during WW2. I had the chance to tour one at an airshow in Cleveland Ohio. it seemed really primitive. I tried to imagine what it was like for my then 19 year old dad, flying through flack filled skies, getting shot at. He signed up for the Army Air Corps right after high school because he didn't want to get drafted into the infantry
I'm always astonished how effortless your videos look, even when shot from hand, improvised and on cellular network. Is it your pilot training that makes you charismatic or not, but good job. A lot of other "TH-camrs" often just act artificial. When you finish your career as a pilot, think about being a TV host.
+WebWolf89 Thank you! Is sounds genuine because it is genuine. :) This was completely un-rehearsed.
The difference is that most other TH-camrs seem unable to formulate their thoughts in complete sentences and generally lack speaking skills (ADHD symptoms?), so they resort to frequent jump cuts, sometimes from multiple takes. With this channel, it's pretty much all in one take.
It was an awesome video, I always wondered how a dc3 cockpit looked like
+Vishnu Raj Thank you! Glad you liked it!
One of my most favorite aircraft is the Dc-3, the cockpit is so nice, but small, they have a amazing sound, I've studied most of the history of the Dc-3, just one of the most famous aircraft of history
I was at the Saab Airshow in Linkoping in 1982 and saw the last flight of the DC-3 in the Swedish Airforce service-They flew two DC-3´s side by side-I was 9 years old ;)
Great video of an amazing aircraft!
Perhaps it could be the start of a series of video's starting with very early aircraft and moving forward through the years to see the evolution of aviation technology. Start with something like a recreation of the Wright Flyer, or even of the Santos DuMont plane and then moving forward through time. I'm sure that any aviation museum would be interested in letting you film their aircraft as they are often interested in outreach and want to share their fantastic aircraft with the world.
If you were able to find someone who had a working recreation of an early plane, they might even let you fly it. Then we would finally get to see Mentour flying a plane :)
+daniel2001 Hahaha! It's a great idea.
I'll try to get you to see me fly a plane soon.
another excellent video....done with integrity and appreciation for history.
What a beautiful aircraft! 😁❤️
I had a flight in one in Arhemland (Australia) the seats were canvas. What an experience that was……something I’ll never forget…..regards Roger
Awesome video!! Amazing how people used to fly back then
Its amazing that these were built in the 30s and 40s and are still in revenue service
+Connor Johnson Yes! It's a fantastic piece of equipment!
And Twenty years from now there will be DC-3's flying. Perfection.
That flight attendant station is actually from Dana Viking, the MD-80 that crashed in Gottröra in 1991 without casualties, also a piece of aviation history
In the mid 1940s I flew in a DC3 with my mom from the west coast to Washington D.C. to meet my dad whose ship had arrived nearby.
Later in 1965 my ship patrolled the coast of South Vietnam. In the fall of that year we answered a call from Vietnamese nationals to provide gunfire support against the VC. While we were doing so, a C-47 (civilian version of the DC3) outfitted with miniguns opened up against the VC.
Love the old birds... Any era.
I remember these beautiful aircraft flying overhead. This was around 1957 In Secunderabad, India. The Dakota ---- we called them were Indian Air Force.
+Gussy Rikh Cool!
Yup, Dakota, the RAF designation for the C-47 (military C-3, americans would often call it skytrain)
My first flight was in a DC3. An 8th birthday present from my favourite uncle.
Thanks for this walk through, we had a Dakota fly over Caithness last week - different markings, beautiful airplane.
Have you ever flown or been a passenger in a Concord? I had the opportunity to be passenger, when Concord was still allowed to come to Schiphol! It was to go 'Christmas shopping' in New York! The flight was 2 hours and 14 minutes😊! I still think, that they should not have stopped flying.... There should have been a mk2 of this magnificent aeroplane!
Flew as a passenger on one of these in the 1980s. Lifelong memories. Mr Mentour, if you are ever in Cape Town, give me a call and I shall try and get you into a Hercules C-130 and maybe even the Shackleton.👍
The best all-around plane ever built, timeless actually.
Dear Mentour,
As you may know, FlightChops has flown a dc3.
If you're have experience in taildraggers, and if it's possible in theory, it would be an absolute joy to see you fly this beast for a bit too.
+zloychechen5150 Hi! Yeah, Steve has a lot more experience than me on tail-draggers. :) I would love to try but I don't really see it happening.
well, if not this, i'd still watch you fly something unusual.
anything, really.
either way, i love your channel, it's great, keep it up.
and i hope you are doing absolutely fantastic)))
You’re very good at this. Your videos are always so interesting, informative, and easy to watch.
My favourite TH-cam aviation enthusiast and my favourite aircraft, bliss 😊