"They Said This DC-3 Would Never Fly Again" LAST EPISODE Plane Savers E156
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- FINAL EPISODE PLANE SAVERS
Season 1 Episode 156
June 6th, 2019
"They Said This DC-3 would Never Fly Again"
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The Mission: To save a stripped out and forgotten D-Day Airplane from the Scrapyard and get her flying for the 75th anniversary of D-Day (June 6th, 2019).
The Timeframe: We have only 6 months to get the DC-3 flying.
The Reason: This airplane is only a handful left in the world that actually flew on D-Day. We are getting her flying in the memory of people who lost their lives that day, June 6th, 1944.
The Cost: Everything we have.
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DTD.
Three letters that really didn't hold much significance in my life until a channel popped up in my You Tube feed a few months ago. Mikey, in his office in Yellowknife, in the dead of winter, and he talked of a DC-3. A young man, with aviation in his blood and a love of ll things DC-3 and, a healthy reverence for history.
I listened to his dream.
Then, I watched it happen.
And now those three letters, DTD...will always bring me back the place I am now, in my heart, and in my memory. Watching as the days passed and the people came and the phoenix began it's rise from the ashes. As the snow melted she began to shine again, due to the determined efforts of a young woman who shared Mikey's life, and his passion for the project.
With Ronnie leading the charge and a handful of gifted mechanics and incredibly dedicated students, and the volunteers...and the day came.
And Buffalo Joe and Quinn, a former, "graduate" of Buffalo Air...unleashed her and put her back in the sky again...75 years to the day after she delivered heroes to their destiny on D-Day. You did your grandfather proud, Quinn...I could almost see him behind Ronnie. I know you felt him.
Then, It was over.
Mikey has done more than all of this...he has created a community, and I am proud to be part of it.
Perhaps someday we will see another Title Card and hear the yell again, as another bird gets her wings back, and we all say it again as the screen shows us..."PLANE SAVERS"
Holy 💩 that was just epic!!!!! I can’t thank you enough for sharing that :)
Well put...
Bravo!
You said it all Arch!!
Well said Arch, this is probably what most of us are thinking now.
Mickey and all the crew we thank you for having us everyday and share all the wonderfull work you have all done to revive history.
Mission accomplished
Thank you PLANE SAVERS !
What A D-Day Congratulations Mikey! Your Dad is really Proud of you we all can tell! Now you need to learn to fly her with your Dad's Instruction!
THE NEXT PLANE SAVERS WILL BE MIKEY LEARNING TO FLY THIS AIRPLANE WITH HIS DAD! All who are in Favor give this a
Thumbs UP!
I agree Mikey, you can't own her and not fly her... Great job! Where is she going live?
Much agreed with sentiments but it requires a lot of time (thousands of hours reading/training) to fly multi-engine aircraft. He's the Director of Ops for Buffalo Airlines and still found time to put this awesome Plane Savers series together. Could tell by the end he was tired & running on fumes (& no wonder taking a bit of a break). At age 35 he has had a lifetime of opportunities to become a pilot but current occupation seems to fit him very well. Was introduced to Plane Savers by watching Steve on the FlightChops TH-cam page. Been very cool to watch Steve work through the steps in his flight training including taking the wheel of a DC-3. Has really made me appreciate also learning to fly is not for everyone with time being the biggest limiting factor for most with the desire.
Yes I know, but he can still sit in the right seat one it's airborn and fly it a bit!
Id pay for him to teach me how to fly it.
At 71 years of age is is fantastic to see something older than me performing so well. I have always thought that was the most beautiful plane around. Perfect lines and balance. I got to fly in two of them back in the late 60s . First one had the starbord engine blow up shortly after take off. Captain came on as calm as anything said they had had some mechanical problems so they returned to Wright Patterson AFB. Second try the next day flew right into JFK in NY. I was the only passenger left and the captain flew around Brooklyn to let me see my house from the plane.
Contradulations on a fantastic series, and the restoration of a true classic airplane.
thank you
To All of the many volunteers and Buffalo Air Ways!!! A project you a should be very very proud of!! I have watched this twice, God bless all in this project!! I'm a retired F-111f of the 48th TFW USAFE from the 80's and 90-92. Very sentiment and very meaningful for All!! Thank You!!! Congrats!! Luv for Aviation History!! Thanks everyone for bringing back a piece of History!!
ATC lady, "sit down and shut up - DC-3 comin thru". LOL.
Mikey, I am sitting here with tears in my eyes and an over flowing heart. What you and this crew have accomplished is rare, and special. You and your team of mostly volunteers had a common passion to see this proud and storied bird slip the surly bonds of earth. You did it, she flew again!!! Ronny knew it from the beginning and Joe knew it the moment he saw her, and I can tell you she leapt into the air with the eagerness of a bird that had waited 27 long years locked in chains. She belongs up there amongst the clouds and you and the teamed freed her. Take a bow one and all, you fully deserve it.
To have played a small part was an honour and privilege. Thank you Mikey, and thank you to the whole team for putting her back together and for trusting me to help Joe give her another run around the patch. To fly with Joe again, and to have the opportunity to memorialize the pilots and soldiers of D-Day was humbling. Getting to flying the same plane as my grandfather is something I have no words to adequately describe. It was an experience I will cherish for a life time.
My hat is off to all of the Plane Savers community that has watched, and supported Mikey and the team in this project. I know that you kept them all going during some tough and long days when the end was not always in sight, but the deadline loomed large.
Cheers to all,
Quinn
Thank you Quinn for sharing your passion during this special moment. The magic of flight is equal to the look in your eyes.
Thank you Joe for the experience and stories you tell (yes, we do listen...). Aircrafts are your life, and it shows!
Ronny, Stella, Jay and Trent, you did a wonderful job for holding on the project up to this spectacular moment.
Rob, we know you supported your brother in his crazy project, and we are grateful.
All volunteers: the time you gave was a time you spent on something bigger than bolts and rivets, paint and wires. Friendship and laughs were present, and a common goal set.
Mikey: thank you.
« The best craft for human is to unit men » (Le plus beau métier d’homme est d’unir les hommes) Antoine de Saint-Exupery.
Hey Quinn.. I don't know you, but we are brothers in the sky. I fly the A380 but would have given it all up to be in that cockpit with you.... Your Grandpa would have been really proud man, a very emotional moment for you but one that you completed with style. You had some serious SA going on there and flew beautifully, well done, it looked like yesterday that you were last doing it. We have to chase the dollar to make a decent living, but if I had my time again I would marry a moose to be able to work for Buffalo and be involved with these lovely aircraft and people. Well done again, good job!
Quinn Jones thank you Quinn you made this wonderful along with Joe. So sorry it's got to end Thank you. So much
Mr Quinn Jones; What a special moment it was when the flight was over and you had a few moments alone in the cockpit with the spirit of your Grandfather. I know he was there with you, we could see him. He would have been so proud.
All of us around the World who have followed this project was with you in this moment. My greetings comes from Norway and I want to mention that I myself are ready to fly with Norways only flying DC3 Dakota this July going to the Flying Legends airshow at Duxford, England.
Good show, all. :)
Quinn, when you were announced as the copilot, my first response as a longtime Plane Savers fan was "Who is this stranger coming in at this late stage to fly OUR plane?!" But you won us over with your genuine enthusiasm and I can't imagine the two June 6 episodes without you. You were the representative for all of us who have followed DTD's journey and your on-site reaction to finally seeing her in person was how we would all feel. The way you shared your family's story and demonstrated your gratitude and love during the flight touched us all and made a wonderful experience unforgettable for anyone who watched. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
Mikey, your dad saying "I'll stay here all night to show this off" .... meaning he's so proud of what you accomplished.... I'm not crying dammit, it's just eye leaks. The story isn't over, it's just begun... thank you.
a71landcruiser , well said. Joe is no buttercup. For him to say that he will stay all night is indicative that he is extremely proud of plane savers.
I salute you Canadians for bringing her back to life. And from Connecticut, we love the Pratt - Whitney sticker on the side of the engines!!!
My father went into the hospital the day episode 4 aired. I watched it next to him as he slept in a busy emergency room. After emergency brain surgery, weeks of uncertainty (and horror), we got a diagnosis. Our family watched terminal brain cancer take away the strongest person I knew and my rock. I had Plane Savers along with the repaint photos of DZ262 at CWH to keep him up to speed on.
He couldn't talk much at first, it was too much of a strain, he'd be so weak the next day if we talked too much, with medication and treatment we got his personality back but he was also getting weaker and fading. It was a confusing time. I got to share in the joy and excitement of watching the process of taking a dusty, old, duct taped relic back towards flight. I could put on an episode and we could watch and laugh without talking or straining my dad. He was still in there and he was still sharp as a tack. I could tell he enjoyed seeing the process and my excitement. Plane Savers was a tiny little light in darkest and scary time of my life. We lost him March 31st.
Plane savers helped us build some light-hearted memories and seeing someone take a wild ass dream and bring such a meaningful plane back to life was an honour to share with my father. Thank you for creating some beautiful memories with a man I will honour forever. Thank you for reminding me that dreaming even as a grown up is the only way to find your true path. It's a lesson I am already carrying forward into my life.
Without ever meeting you Mikey, I am so incredibly proud of you. I am so grateful for you sharing your dream with us. It was an adventure for you and a well deserved break for us when everything was falling apart. Watching the school and the amazing team that stepped up around you, the generosity and compassion reminded me how much good is in the world; and how much people care to honour our military past. I hope one day, we can meet and I can help with your next project.
Nate....I am absolutely broken reading your post. Thank you for sharing that story. Please know that we took the memory and spirit of all the Plane Savers, the crew, and all those brave soldiers and airmen with us on that flight. When she leapt off the ground she slipped the surly bonds for everyone, and was freed from the chains of decay and sickness that bound her for 27 years. I am glad we could do that to lift your father up there with us for one more memorable flight. He was there Nate, no question!
Uncle Ronnie is the quiet rock-solid giant behind all the effort.
My thanks and gratitude to all those blessed folks who restored and brought back to the skies this iconic aircraft of what some would consider the start of modern commercial aviation. My Dad’s spirit was on that plane on it’s return to the skies. He worked on just about every C47/DC3 built at Douglas Aircraft and Santa Monica & Long Beach, CA. During WWII one C47 rolled off the line pre flight ready every hour. He retired from McDonell Douglas after 37 years of dedicated service. As a youngster I saw the first DC8 take off from LGB on it’s maiden flight in beginning era of the commercial airline Jet Age.
I am probably way out of bounds on this idea. Mikey, I have watched every episode of Plane savers. My idea is, Take all of your episodes and put them on a DVD and sell them to keep plane savers going. This might even bring in some financial support for your next project.
It brought tears to my eyes when I saw Ron on board for the test flight. He really was the hero of the entire project and the glue that kept it all together. To have driven from Yellowknife and camped out by the aircraft for the entire project was absolute dedication. Good luck with everything and have a safe drive home Ron.
Anthony Hickey
Calgary, Alberta
Love the "Buffalo Joe " decals on the rudder
I love the ATC lady.......there's gonna be a delay for take off due to the DC3 we will let you when you can take off so don't call back......lmao
I LOVE this Girl, she gets it.
Every Cessna pilot waiting : thanks for the show.
Thank you Mikey and all of the volunteers for bringing some purpose to honour those like my Great Uncle Ovide Bastien, who at 26 Years of age lost his life June 6th, 1944 Crpl. 1st Parachute Battalion. This DC 3 was there then and still lives on to keep alive those memories. Thank you to all who made this happen.
If all the Veterans who were in this plane on D-Day were alive to see her fly, they would be so proud to know all the efforts made to keep their memory alive. I hope DTD is preserved for the 100th D-Day Anniversary🇨🇦
What do you mean? You didn't see them? They were all riding on the wings!!
Plus Vincent.
Mikey this CAN’T be the last ‘PlaneSavers’
Now they have the Canuck to worry about. That's going to be a project for at least a decade, probably. Getting new wings and working airworthy Orendas isn't going to be easy or cheap, but that would be so cool. Maybe at least restore it to taxiing condition would be an achievement. Flying is probably not going to happen.
Congratulations Mikey and team. There is nothing quite like pleasing your father and getting a "Well Done Son". I could feel the pride in both of you! Lots of tears here. Thankyou for showing us your lovely family and extended family and an incredible journey to victory!
The opening brought tears to my eyes... to see this aircraft fly again after seeing it rot for so long (I'm a Longueuil local) is something very special to me. Thank you for saving her :)
I see I'm not the only one who is looking forward to seeing DTD at Oshkosh.
Oh yea !
Already got my tickets!
Bobby you are a star, and i hope your little girl played to make you proud! I hope she played "Little Wing"!! Not only a great song, but somewhat appropriate?
All the best with the Tutor you have been a real anchor on this project!
Roger Blackwood yes amen to that!
Roger Blackwood well said Rodger. Bobby Douzepis is a dedicated person in all endeavors.
The in-cabin footage of your dad, Quinn, and Ronnie is really precious.
Many thanks to all those who contributed to this project to commemorate the contribution these aircraft made to the liberation of Europe. There are very few veterans left today who parachuted into France from 'Daks over Normandy' or landed on the beaches. One remaining survivor who took part summed up the character of all the men and woman from many nations who took part. As an 18-year-old Sapper in the British Royal Engineers, Harry Billinge, 93, was one of the first people to land on Gold Beach 75 years ago. He described how the sea turned ‘red from human blood’ when he ‘landed in hell’ on June 6, 1944. Today when he was thanked by a BBC reporter he said.
‘ I’m no hero, I was lucky. ‘I’m here. All the heroes are dead and I’ll never forget them as long as I live.’
So amazing, and so sad it's over.. please consider saving another!!
This episode is worthy of the culmination of all the hard work, dedication, commitment to excellence, attention to detail skill and expertise necessary to rejuvenate a 27 plus year old neglected and all but forgotten Queen of the Sky. Thanks to Mikey and his crew for “saving this plane”. They truly are Plane Savers!
An idea for season two of “Plane Savers DTD” is to chronicle where and what her new adventures will be. She has a following! And I still think her nickname should be “Stella”.
Nothing like a well born Douglas in the air again.
Wow as a 50 y/o commercial pilot from Melbourne Aust this brought a tear to my eye, if only all planes could be saved.
Planes are like a member of the family an extension of the pilot
Well done & a huge congrats to the team.
OMG. I lost it when Joe asked Mikey to open up the airplane to the crowd and he would stay all night if that’s what it takes. Pure class. Congrats to the whole team. Hope you make it to Hamilton for the Ontario crowd.
My jaw dropped when Joe said he’d stay all night. He was/is so proud.
Me Too.
I met Joe back in 2015 up in Yellowknife, it was such a pleasure to talk to and a down to earth guy.
That's what did it for me too. Pure class, and a heart of gold. Fantastic!
ENA was an integral part of getting C-FTD ready for that important day, The plaque is very fitting. You could always leave her there for other students to learn on.
Yes. Wonderfull support from ENA staff and students.
Ummm, maybe we could slide that Beech 18 over to ENA. Easier to fit in a hanger...just sayin...
I think L'ENA will have sparked a desire for PLANE SAVERS from all over the world wanting to have their restoration project be part of the school's curriculum.
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I sincerely hope that C-FDTD will take to the sky, spreading word of this legendary collaborative achievement all over North America and perhaps beyond someday.
BIG FAT CONGRATS to all of you! Mikey, Stella, Joe, Rod, Ron, Jay, Dusty, Bobby, Benjamin, William, Spaghetti Don, Benoit, Fred, Pierre, Nick plus everybody whose name doesn't come to my mind in this moment: YOU GUYS KNOW HOW TO DO IT RIGHT!!!!
Well done everyone. I am super glad that I got to be a part of this 156 day journey of rescuing another DC-3. I look forward to the next episode of the journey home, the numbers and anything else in between. Great to see you have such a supportive family Mikey, and they showed how proud they are of you as well.
I think Arnie would be proud of you Mikey.
Well done Plane Savers. Well done.
Michael yes 100%
I never saw Ice Pilots (sorry) so when I saw Episode 1 I was like "who is this guy?" Hit subscribe to see what would come of it and wow, a wonderful decision rewarded time and time again. Thanks to every Plane Saver around the world. Not just those in the core team on the ground but everyone who sent videos, donated, commented or even just hit the like button. What a fun journey and a wonderful outcome. Oh and special shout out to ENA and especially Benjamin & William.
Thank you!!! I’m glad you are happy with your decision!! 🍻
@@MikeyMcBryan awesome 👍
toxag, the new Season of ICE PILOTS premiers end of June on Sunday, either the 23rd or 30th on The Weather Channel DONT miss it, I wont.
Chapeau to those two young guys, Benjamin & William, for the dedication to get DTD flying.
Very nice comment and heart warming!! Wow!👍
Anyone without a tear in their eye when watching the final episode doesn't have a heart! Thank you, Mikey, and your amazing team - most of them volunteers - for paying tribute to those who secured our freedom so many years ago. And thank you to Joe and the Buffalo Airways family for going the extra mile. Plane Savers is a remarkable story in so many ways and a true inspiration. Cheers from your friends at the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association.
Mikey, I've just caught up with THE flight..You did it buddy, you and the wonderful team that surrounded you. When you have a dream, you're there to be disappointed. But your tenacity, passion and belief got you through it. Success is often these days seen as a dirty word, brash, loud, 'in your face'. But your quite, persuasive, unassuming manner and close family who believed in you, proved that 'success' can be a thing to be proud of.
From embryo to flight in 156 episodes. Fantastic!
You have created something here. A group of people across the world who have shared the journey with you. Thank you, thank you, thank you for the privilege to be part of this group, to share it all with you.
We've shared Auntie Stella with her 'party mouth', J's awful jokes and a guest appearance by your mum. What a wonderful group of people.
So what of the future? Don't let this go. PLEASE! You've proved it can be done and this momentum must be carried forward. Take your time, pick your project wisely, in the knowledge that we are there with you.
Two final things.
Bobby - He must get parent of the year!
And we all know now that DTD has shared the sky with Vincent.
God bless young man.
As I've said to you before. BE PROUD.
'PLANE SAVEEERRRRSS!
My wife asked me why I had tears in my eyes, so I showed her the episode. Words cannot express my admiration to the whole Plane Savers team. What a triumph! If this can't be edited down into a documentary, then my years as a broadcaster have been a waste of time. And Bobby's absence so beautifully explained, working so hard to see her fly, and forgoing the opportunity to attend his daughter's concert. WOW! I'll miss all of you. Cheers from Australia.
John Clarke Thank you for the kind words. I finally did see her go on her last flight out of St-Hubert the other day. Got some video and Joe signing the logbook with Jay handing the aircraft over to him. Im going to put it up on my channel soon. So look for it under my name on TH-cam.
In 1974-76 I was the Senior Avionics Mechanic assigned to the U.S. Army Electronic Proving Ground Aviation Branch at Ft. Huachuca, AZ. We had one of the last C-47 aircraft flying in the Army inventory. We used it to support our OV-1 Mohawks and as a flying test bed for avionics systems. I spent a lot of time working on her we even installed an INS system that was the same as the OV-1D Mohawk. We did a retrofit on her wiring from nose to tail and the main point I want to make is I didn't think you could get her flying in the time allotted. You all pitched in and did one Hell of a good job. Congratulations !
You and all the Plane Savers are heroes for saving DTD. Congrats on bringing a piece of Canada’s aviation past back to life!!!
Omg... What are we going to do now! We only live a couple of hours from Chwilog (North West Wales) we will go and visit one day soon... It's as close as we're ever gonna get physically to DTD.
THANK YOU MIKEY! Thank you all from the bottom of my heart to make me feel this close to something so far away. 😍😍😍
Mikey if I wasn't on my phone I would type out a huge paragraph, but as I am I will come back and type it later. 156 days I've been watching, 156 days of waiting anxiously. Yesterday, she flew. 33 thousand people's dream achieve, she flew. Now, the best and most consistent youtube series is coming to an end. Now, i have nothing to wait for every evening, but the ride as it was was AMAZING. Everything that happened between Episode 1 and today are just amazing. Thank you and the whole crew so much, you all did what most sane people would not do, restore a DC-3 within about 2 months. Maybe next season of Plane Savers I will be able to help out, but until season 2 rolls around, and till we meet again, thank you Mikey, Stella, Joe, Ronnie, serge, Benjamin, Pierre, Bobby, Trent, everyone who I forgot the name of cause I am bad wth names, even 2 months in, everyone from ENA, and the entire Plane Savers community, thank you all.
Congrats Plane Savers. It has been a fun adventure. Thanks for bringing us along. God Bless all those we lost fighting on D-Day to defend freedom.
You mean "imaginary figure" bless the suppression of non-whites ?
Or is lynching a form of "freedom" ?
@@cmulder002 No I don't mean that troll. Jesus Christ is a real historical figure, documented in secular and Biblical history, which who 2.2 Billion people of all races call Lord and Saviour (and our callander is based on). Christianity doesn't suppress anyone. You're getting confused with Muhammadism which demands all people submit or they be subjugated, exiled or murdered. Yet you have a problem with Jesus Christ who gave his life for our salvation.
D-Day USA and Allies sacrificed their lives, 44,000, with blood and treasure to stop the tyranny of Nazis and Japan. Sacrifice it's something you don't know about. You only sucked off your mommy's and societies tit all your life and have never done anything for anyone but yourself.
To your racist comment, its OK be white or any race. Lynching? Oh where are people getting lynched? You mean the millions murdered by USSR Stalin, China Mao, Islamic Jihad since 622AD which inspired 9/11 terrorism killing over 3000, more than "lynchings" of which 25% were whites who got lynched. This "lynching" news is almost a century in the past, old news. Your point? Humans are sinful and do bad things all over the World. US corrected past mistakes.
USA is a great nation who has given the World many blessings, helps and saved many people and Nations, is the first to come to aid of others with great generosity, invented medical and technological advancements second to none, including the world wide internet you are using to spew your bull shit. You are an idiot. Run along punk.
BTW if you don't have a spiritual faith that's fine. I get it. You are a fluke of the universe, came out of nowhere for no reason, poof life just happened by random chance, crawled out of the primordial ooze to become all life; you are a son of a monkey. Got it you have no soul just a lump. May be your Mommy can abort you tomorrow for woman's rights as your life is pointless. Good luck with that.
I find it funny dumb people like you who doesn't know anything about history, theology, science, math or life goes around telling other people what they should believe or how bad their country is. That's really some insanity and narcissism on your part.
@@gmcjetpilot Having to tell people how great you are shows self esteem issues...
@@cmulder002 Where did I say I was great? I didn't. You are projecting, you are the one with issues judging and spewing your ignorance, you self righteous ungrateful hypocrite. I'm saying Jesus Christ is great. I'm saying the 2.4 million men who fought and 44,000 who died on D-Day are heros the World should be eternally grateful for. I'm saying America is a great country with great people I'm proud of. I'm saying Team Plane Saver is great. Is that a problem for you? I'm an adult man and don't give a crap what ungrateful punks and keyboard cowards like you think. Bye.
The presenter is so passionate and enthusiastic that he had me standing up and cheering when I saw air under the wheels. Well done to one and all, a very worthwhile project.
Almost five years later, I still can't watch this episode without crying. I think I bawled more this time than the first time I saw it. Definitely on my bucket list to someday see DTD in person.
Tears of joy being being shed all over the world for what you and your team have achieved. congratulations Mikey.
Kev. F West of Ireland
very true... an almost dead DC-3 brought back to life, glory and air
Ronnie the quiet hero all the best
So true! He saw her in the air the moment he laid eyes on her. Then he camped out beside her and quietly went about getting it done. He's been doing it like that for decades at Joe's side. He is a master of his craft. William and Benjamin had the best of mentors in Ronnie, and will come to cherish this experience even more as time passes.
"I said she would, so there you go. Yep! Another project done." Ronnie knows a DC3 that for sure.
You can’t pay for that type of training, William and Benjamin will have this to then pass on in time. Respect Ronnie.
Uncle Ronnie total legend.
From everyone at the South Pacific WWII Museum project in Vanuatu, congratulations Mikey on fulfilling your dream. What a journey we've all been on and what a brilliant final episode of a wonderful journey. Take care and good luck with where Plane Savers hopefully takes you next.
Respect to Transport Canada for putting the past behind them! Well done Mikey, the dedicated helpers, Ronnie and all at Buffalo, Joe must be the proudest father.
I'm still crying well done to all of you at Plane Savers Joe was right "we'll make her fly"!!!!!
👍👍👍😭 thank you for all your support Cliff.
@@blackhatter011 This may seem pedantic but Joe said "we'll make her fly" episode (152 16:15) Ronnie said " She'll fly again, we can make her fly" episode 4 10:30 and again in episode 156. and yes I have "CDO" which is like OCD but all the letters are in the correct alphabetical order as they should be. But we are both correct and both Plane Savers fans so thank you for your support.
@@simplelife6663 ok
Thanks to you Mikey and all the team. It has been such a great journey. Looking forward to the next one.
What a family Plane Savers has become... Dave
It really is a beautiful thing, isn't it? The whole project was incredible. A big thank you goes out to Mikey for both taking on this project and bringing all of us along.
Thank you, my brother.
Much respect from Nova Scotia.
Thanks Mikey, so happy for you. Enjoy your rest. Thank you for all you've done. Thanks to all Plane Savers. Chris in Ireland
"I'll stay here all night."
~ Joe McBryan
Buffalo Joe is a f**king hero.
MIkey, you have created a world wide community with your project, I am sure that like me they are happy for your success and sad to see the journey end. Congratulations and thank you to everyone that has contributed to the project. Just a great series to watch. Special thanks to Uncle Ronny, he is a little camera shy but he put in quite a shift to get the project completed..
FDTD will always mean "From D-Day To Destiny" to me, cause Mikey. She was destined to be with you. And WZS and ROD. she belongs with a family they loves honors respects and truly cherishes what these planes did. Do and will continue to do for people.
Truly hope she flies till the 150th anniversary of D day and your great grandkids bring her to normandy
should put that on the side of the plane like 'that's all brother'
This. Definitely. She has a name...
Totally agree on all points!
@@qjones100 you made the end of this amazing!!! So glad you got to call out your grandpa's a/c call sign. Not many people get to do that. I know when I joined the military my dad was a well known transport driver and bus(coach) driver in the military. He was known as "safety Joe" (his name was Joe) and he served and drove a full 20yr career incident free. Not a breakdown, Accident, run out of fuel or even a flat tire. Had never been done before him.
When I qualified my military driver's licence from a man who gave my dad his military driver's licence he said "you would and will be as good as your dad ever was" I cried like you did at the end of your flight. It was a moment I felt the closest to my dad as a professional man.
10yrs I've drove trucks. And not a day goes by I don't do it and not think of him.
I hope one day your the Capt of an Air Canada bird I'm on. Cause I know I'll have the best air Canada has had or will ever have.
Wow guys, I was keeping it together up until I read the above.
Just over five years ago I was sitting in my Jeep in an Ontario 401 rest stop a km or so over the Quebec border watching TH-cam videos on my iPad.
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My dad had just been taken to hospital 6,000 km away and I was posting a message to him about wanting to fly into the airport recently named after him (TTCP) with him aboard.
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Well sadly it never happened, I thought he was invincible and we'd have more time. We didn't.
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Thanks to your comment Michael and Quinn's actions, I'll find a way to complete that promise of 5 years ago even though he won't be physically sitting beside me.
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Its all about dreams and he showed me how to make even the most impossible ones come true, just as PLANE SAVERS set out to do and has done.
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Arch Stanton encapsulated this moment & feeling so well with that comment 3 years ago, perfect in fact. Aviation is passion for so many, myself included. It's now 2023 & I still hunger for more of this. PLANE SAVERS!!! Forever!
J'ai suivi le vol du D-Day de votre DC-3. Bravo à vous et à toute l'équipe ! Et ce matin, samedi 8 juin, belle surprise alors que je déjeunais sur mon balcon (j'habite à Montréal), j'ai entendu et vu votre avion, merci pour ce cadeau !
I know you have your regular job to get back to, but I hope you produce a few more vids when traveling to Oshkosh, etc. Awesome journey, and people! Your reaction yesterday was priceless, and the majority of your viewers felt exactly the same. Onward and upward! Thank you all!
Superb job - Canadian spirit really worked wonders !
This crew was an amazing group to see pull it together. I'm so happy for guys like Will and Benjamin. A bunch of college kids who busted their a$$e$ and got to see their work pay off on such a stage, working alongside other volunteers and some of the best of the business. Mike, thanks so much for letting us join you on this project. God bless.
I loved Ice Pilots, but Mikey your daily videos have opened up a whole world of possibility on TH-cam. Everything was so genuine and real and not contrived in any way. Real people, all big characters, even the quiet ones (Uncle Ronnie’s understatements were priceless!) No big TV crew, just you and a GoPro. Amazing! Big TV corporations watch out!
My brother-in-law has flown for 20 years without a problem. It was one of the safest and simple planes to fly. He flew for IAF and in Boston flew charters from Boston to PEI in the '70s.
It's hard to know where to start commenting on this video, because I'm in tears watching this episode for so many reasons.
You've saved something that helped defeat fasicts, and in doing so honoured the memory of everyone who fought, and in many cases died, protecting those ideals.
Not only that, but the idea you and Benoit had to save this aircraft has created a family, in the truest sense of that word.
People coming together, from near and far, to build something that transcends any individual, and you've done it with style, wit, a great sense of humour, and not a little cheekiness, but most importantly a sense of humility.
I am overwhelmed by the kindness extended by complete strangers to one another, in the pursuit of this noble cause, and have to say that if this is how Canadians treat one another, then the rest of the world has some catching up to do.
Lastly, there's a small amount of sadness knowing that this will be the last episode of Plane Savers, but let me temper that with a hope.
If you ever find yourself in Australia, I would be honoured to meet you, and extend some local hospitality as a small way of saying, 'Thank You'.
Mikey, you are an inspiration, and a gentleman, and as a part of the extended Plane Savers family, I salute you, sir.
Mikey, there are few, if any, people in this world that could have pulled this off as you did.....for you to assemble such a great team of volunteers and keep the momentum going was nothing short of incredible. Taking all of us along for the journey was a gift to everyone around the world. Thanks for the ride and all the best for future endeavors......you've created a movement.
PS...Benjamin and William should have permanent job offers at Buffalo, redeemable at any time.
Mikey - it has been a complete privilege to accompany you and your team from Day 1 (well, Day 0 really!), each and every day. Wouldn’t have missed this perfect final episode for the world. Many congratulations - enjoy your holiday and I look forward to following you again soon. Take care - Paul
Ronnie and crew did one heck of a job fine tuning the flight control surfaces.Any one else notice how little the inputs on the yoke were to make this D-Day plane fly ? .. What an ending for Plane Savers episode. I am so happy for you Mikey and crew.
Best series I've ever watched on TH-cam. Congratulations to everyone that made this happen. From the past to the present, this airplane flies again!!!
... and so say all of us ... and so say all of us.
Way to go Mikey and Team! That was a tear jerker for sure! So glad I was able to be there and help a little to tell this story!
Thanks so very much for the onboard Camera work! I appreciate your work and help Mr chops!👍
Cant wait to see your footage!!
Thank you for showing this project on your channel a month ago. That's what brought me here and surely a lot of other viewers as well
FlightChops thank you mr chops !!
Definitely a tear jerker. This whole project was a beautiful, beautiful thing. A big thank you goes out to all of you that were involved and thank you for bringing all of us along. I know that all of the footage was editing was an extra headache for an already super busy and overworked team. Thank you SO much. You rule, pal.
I can only imagine 156 episodes in "one season" of something must be close to a guinness record ! Good job Mikey and the team !
This is why I love aviation. The community, the support and the fact that it can bring so much happiness to so many people. Well done Mikey! You , your family and the people who supported this project are true legends - hopefully there can be more projects like this one to show people that we shouldn't just let these amazing aircraft just fade away.
So much to say. Your videos every night have given me a good escape from this hot dusty Iraq. The success of this project was incredible. So cool to see buffalo Joe and uncle Ronnie flying together. And that copilot is one sharp man that was on the ball the whole time. Crazy how busy it is in that cockpit. Thanks for everything Mikey. I hope you have season 2, even of its just you traveling to other people's projects or Jay and Bobby showing us how a wing is mounted. Quality work and quality people. Thanks again
Congrats to everyone involved. What an emotional 😭 day. Don’t stop Mickey.
Sad Bobby couldn’t be there.
From Australia 🇦🇺.
Wow, what a journey and what awesome people we’ve met on the way. Thank you each and everyone of you. The very best of luck for the future and Mikey special thanks you you and I hope periodically you can let us have updates. Finally a special shout out to Bobby, father of the year.
Absolutely wonderful stuff. "All aircraft, there will be some delays due to the presence of a DC-3", amazing ATC. :). Joe was great, all business as long as they were flying, 100% the professional pilot, except a brief smile when he was shown the historic documents.
Job well done Mickey, Ronnie, Benoit, ENA, Bobby, Stella and all the volunteers. You have brought us on an amazing journey since late 2018. What an emotional high to watch you and the crew when DTD left the ground on D-Day 2019. You captured the raw feelings while struggling with the livestream. Today’s last episode was a fitting happy ending to the DTD story. Pilots Joe and Quinn knocked it out of the park with the camera in the cockpit. Joe staying after the flight that everyone should see the plane and that he would stick around was total class. Dare to Dream you did! 😎👍👍👍. Thank you for sharing this experience.
Great to see DTD back in the air. The power of an idea and good people. The best of Canada.
Great job Mikey. I would have loved to be there and helped, but it's a far piece from North Texas. What you did was amazing. I'm not talking about the plane, Mikey. The plane was pretty great, but you did something much more amazing than that. You brought together thousands of people from different places and united them together in one cause. You had people from all over the Earth, including precious little preschool girls and grown men on their death beds joined together in work and celebration. That my friend is something special. It's community. You created a very special and diverse community. It's rare and it's a gift from God. You have a gift - don't take it lightly. Thanks for letting be a part in my own home. Congratulations.
That was truly great, I watched every episode and loved them all. I wish my Father in law who is no longer with us could have seen this as he flew C-47/DC -3 for the RAAF and Ansett Airlines in New Guinea and Australia. He would have enjoyed watching every episode so much. A great tribute to those who participated and sacrificed at Normandy. Let's hope PLANE SAVERS encourages more restorations around the world using your format and with such enthusiastic volunteers.
Thanks Mikey and all the PLANE SAVERS team.
Cheers from Graham 🍻🇦🇺
The BEST upload ever on TH-cam, congratulations.
You are so correct! Great comment!👍
Well done everyone. Standing ovations! Plane officially SAVED!
Take a bow Mikey. You deserve it. This is legendary stuff!
I can't even begin to express the amount of emotion I felt, and probably Joe and Quinn felt when those wheels lifted and the DTD jumped for the sky for the first time in 27 years. Those guys worked those controls like a couple of surgeons throughout the whole flight, and the DTD responded in kind. Hail to all the round engines still in the air out there for performing so well after all these years!! Kudos to the work crew that made sure *EVERYTHING* was up to spec and pre-oiled, massaged, shined, adjusted, and re-checked 3 times or more to make sure that first flight was a safe one!! She's got a lot of life left in her, let's hope she gets run regularly both in Canada, and maybe down here into the US to show her off at some of the airshows!😍👍 Well done by all!!🏆🥇🏆🥇🏆 🛫🛫🛫⚡️⚡️💜💜
I don’t know of anyone else who could have pulled this off Mikey but you. You put the team together and kept the wheels greased. I watched every single episode, when on holiday in Scotland, England and Iceland and didn’t miss an episode. Big congrats to you and the mad group of volunteers that got ‘er done. Best wishes to you all. I’ll never forget that registration CFDTD.
Please! Save another ✈️. Your channel is AWSOME.
Sorry that Bobby was M.I.A. the last couple episodes. I hope he’s alright and everything is o.k. with him. We miss Bobby! Sad that he couldn’t be there for the end...
OH, I see Bobby now! I must have missed him yesterday. Glad he was there after all!
Hans Gruber I was at my daughters first guitar concert. Thank you for your support.
years ago I shed tears of sadness out on the tarmac when our local museum's DC3 flew out for the last time.
When your glorious DTD lifted her wheels from the ground, it had me shedding tears of joy.
great job from a great crew to achieve all that you have done.
I would also like to add that my wifes Grand-Father worked as a power plant mechanic at Transcanada Airlines on the Viscount and Vanguards after immigrating to Canada from England. During the war with the RAF he worked on the Hawker Typhoon and later on the Vampire.
My Father also worked for TCA with 32 years service and retired in 1992. Started as a gate agent and worked himself up to SOC.
Cool! My Grandfather was on the Viscount for number of years when it arrived. Which maintenance base was your Grand-Father at?
@@qjones100 My wifes grandfather was based in Dorval. I would have to ask my Mother-in-law to see if he did maintenance on DC-3's as well.
At 29.24 it looks like Uncle Ronnie is crossing himself!! No need for that Ronnie, this is the Plane Savers, nothing can stop you!!
If only the people of the world could come together like your team did for DTD, the world could solve any problem and be a better place. My eyes are leaking really bad right now.
One of man's greatest achievements "To Fly"
★★★★★
August 5th 2023, Watched every single episode & live stream from the day this began. This journey was like nothing else ever recorded in our time, simply beautiful. Thank you Mikey.
I finally had an opportunity to see this video this as I was in St Hubert to see it live. There are many reasons a person is drawn toward something. A hobby,memory or a career. I was instantly interested in this aircraft and what you Mikey had set out to do. WHY?I spent my entire 52 years of existence wondering what my Dad Ken would have looked like flying a war bird as this.He was rated in1961 on the Dak and had 12 years on them. I read his logs and was mesmerized by how many places he flew it. I was too young to have seen any of this and never had the opportunity to see him pilot a DC3. The man I admired I lost last December. And with him went his history. When your Uncle Ronnie this aircraft was going to fly, I knew this would be my only chance to see it. To see your Dad pilot this magnificent aircraft, I was given a wonderful gift. I saw what my Dad looked like if he were flying it. It was as though he was there. If I could say thank you 1000 times a thousand, it would not suffice. I'll close by extending my heartfelt gratitude to you, the crew and you Dad who gave me a glimpse into who My Dad was .Ken Escott may1936-Dec 2018 Thanks Mikey.
Christopher Escott Sorry for your loss friend. They walk beside us every day.
@@bobbydouzepis8260 Thank you sir VERY kindly.
Mikey, this episode was absolutely the best ever. I was vicariously in the cockpit with them. Great video of the cockpit operations and we all shared the emotions of the crew, ground support, the crowd, and, of course, you Mikey. You held up well. I'm not sure I would have. All the best, Man!
Congrats Mikey and crew.....thanks for honoring all allied forces who preserved our liberty and freedom 75 years ago.
Restoration and daily flying of a Dakota was a dream I had decades ago; as an old has-been, it is a pleasure to live it vicariously with y'all.
Two years later, and here I am binge watching the series while I build model planes. I did follow along back in 2019, but now I really watched episode after episode and really loved the way in which a piece of history was brought back to life. Thank you!
“It would be plane savers without the tail cone” LOL great!! Plane savers is the funniest plain show I’ve ever watched! LOL
An emotional end for me. I have been watching since the beginning. Plane savers got me through a lot as I cared for my wife and watched her lose her battle with cancer. I shed some tears tonight. Great job Mickey and crew!
It marks a period in life too, I do hope at least that some of those tears were at least joyful too of seeing this condemned to die plane, get the effort to get back up there.
For me, DTD marks a period in life with ups and downs and shocks that I will remember and associate with this aircraft for both good and bad, and the death of a different TH-camr who I am sure would love to have seen and known this bird take flight again.
Hundreds of hearts at full throttle on this unforgettable day to watch her take to the skies again. Thank you all for making this dream come true for many who worked tirelessly on DTD.
You and your team did the unthinkable !! the old bird has a big smile on her face-Congrats and thanks for saving the DC3 from the scrap yard.
lovely, even nav canada participating. . .if you think you made it in life flying corporate in 777, but this man smiling like seeing his/her first born. hats of to you mr quinn jones.
Having played a small part in helping Mikey successfully achieve this goal was a true honour. This is a very special airplane, and flying her yesterday was an experience beyond words. Hats off to you and everyone else who has diligently followed and supported Mikey.
@@qjones100 You're a true gentleman Mr Jones, best wishes for the future.
To all of those who said...NEVER, you had the vision of flight,................ way to go !!!! Been watching since episode #1, and will miss it. What will become of DTD now ???? Thank you for letting me see this rebirth !!!!!
And there you are, grown up man, but crying like a child when that plane took off again.
Beautiful.
I was in Germany, in Faßberg and Berlin during that time, when the DC3s were flying there.
Special moment. Absolutely special.
Thank you!!
What on earth am I going to do now tears in my eye's after watching this final episode 156 of Plane Savers I'll miss each and everyone of you hope Bobby's daughter had a good concert thank you so much for letting me be a part of this incredible journey please keep the world updated on C-FDTD new adventure where ever the skies may take her ❤ Richard from Doncaster South Yorkshire England
Richard Hirsty71.RH She had a fantastic first concert. Thank you for your thoughts. I will let her know.
@@bobbydouzepis8260 hope to see you back soon on Plane Savers 2 until then sir you and your family stay safe keep up the good Guitar work All The Best Richard