... and thank you to you and Trish for sharing a great moment with the rest of the PLANE SAVERS community. Just reading the comments shows how many people your story, told by Mikey, has touched deeply.
Nick, many thanks to you and Trish for sharing your dad's story with everyone. In my younger days, I went to RCAF Rockcliffe several times. Right off of Montreal Road. Reminds me of a banner that the since dissolved Westboro United Church in Ottawa used to hang at Advent for many years. The story, as told to my now ex-wife and I back in the 1980's by an older member of the congregation was that it was in memory of a young man of the congregation who joined up when war broke out. It showed the church on a snowy night, presumably Christmas Eve as people were filing out. There was snow on the ground with cars of the 1930's on the street. and in the starlit sky over the church was a Spitfire with one wing dipped. The young man had grown up in the church and earned money as a "rampie" to pay for his flying lessons. He fought in the opening stages of the war and had finally earned a home leave for Christmas 1941. He told his parents of the leave, but not his girlfriend. His plan was to walk into the church during the Christmas Eve worship service during the processional hymn, "Oh Come All Ye Faithful", and stand next to his girlfriend. Alas, the ship he was returning on was torpedoed and he didn't survive. I wish I'd taken a photo of that banner. I pray that it has survived. TNX for letting me share...
Wow......I lost it when son Sat in the seat Dad Sat in so many years ago........Family history and memories were just everywhere. Super great episode......this is what plane saving is All About
Not a dry eye in the house. This is the thing with DC3's, they are still here, still working, carrying the memory's from one generation to the next. To be able to sit where your father worked, big hug for you Nick, and as Mikey would say " Very Cool"
Hard seeing grown men cry, but very nice for him and his family to connect to their loved one. Benjamin has really turned out to be a treasure, a talanted young man.
I hate it when i tear up, I'm not one to show emotions, and then you see him sitting second seat, and you see him just feeling his dad there right there with him, whatever kind of wall i had up about my own dads passing away just blew right away, Powerfull stuff Mikey, it's great that Buffalo Airways does this for people, The airline with a heart.
I love airplanes. Business (even show business) is cool. But it's how we treat the other people who cross our path that makes the other stuff worthwhile. Well done Mr. McBryan
Mikey, how you bring man and plane back together is awesome. The history is still living, the planes are then still living what it means to Nick is priceless and you Mikey have made it possible.
This episode sums up what Plane Savers is all about - remembering history and the people that made it, and saving planes. Great for Nick to have the opportunity to get so close to a piece of his father's history and his family's history, certainly gets the eyes a bit moist sharing that moment.
Yet another heartwarming moment made possible by Plane Savers. You're doing good things Mikey. It's not just about the planes, it's about the people, who flew in the old girls, and their memories, and the stories they can tell.
This episode gives me chills. I just found my dad's logbook going back to the early 60s. He started well before that but that is the only one we have found so far. God bless you Mikey for making this connection for Nick.> By the way YOU have gotten me completely interested in restoring old planes. I just bought a 1961 Forney F1 Ercoupe .
A log book and an airplane separated and almost forgotten for over 70 years. Reunited, magic. A powerful moment for Nick a connection he will never forget made only possible by you, Plane Savers and Buffalo. Well done Mikey. This is what it’s all about. The people and the memories. The planes just bring it all together.
How moving to find these things out proves "plane savers" research can be so rewarding to everyone concerned. Great, good to see Joe as usual thanks Mikey.
The pictures of that dear Gentleman sat in his father's old position and the mix of emotions he must have been feeling sums up Series 1 (sorry 'm English, so it's series), of Plane Savers. You have helped people connect across the world in one common cause. Well done you!
I made it all the way to the end of the video, Mikey. As I have with every single "Plane Savers" episode from the very beginning. Thank you for making my day great with every new video!
That was powerful Mikey, to give that man a moment with his father and show just where these birds came from!!! You're still flying them... a testament to Buffalo Air!!! Well done to your father, your family, you Mikey!!!
Mikey: This episode and all you have put on this channel is why I have a membership with PLANESAVERS!!! This one put a tear in my eye the fact that you can give memories to those military pilots children a chance to see and sit where there father sat and flown so many years... What a great way to give back and keep this mission you started going. Thanks for sharing this great story. Nuke (Rob)
Aeroplanes have souls too,they may be metal and AGS but they have shared a lot of time with humans flying them and breathing life into their engines,passing across oceans and travelling thousands of air miles,in times of war aircraft like the venerable DC-3 served humanity and saved many lives so when a special contact like this is made this brings home the importance of living history,the wonderful patina of that cockpit cannot be made,it just happens the smell of aircraft dope,oil and fuel mingle to give that unique heady smell of an old aeroplane. That was a lovely human story Mikey,it was so kind of you to allow such a special reunion,you are custodian of some very special machines.
OMG Mikey...you have such a BIG heart! Well done for leaving Nick alone to collect his thoughts in the aircraft, you are a star. Looking forward to seeing you making the ribs for DR1 Keep up the good work!
Another great episode.... it's amazing that there are so many people out there who have connections to particular aircraft.... we should encourage those who have this information, no matter what it is or might be, to do so before history is lost to time....
Mikey, thanks for this very special episode. Like your guest, I have my father's pilot's logbooks from WWII, starting with basic training, soloing at 5-1/2 hours, moving to the Harvard (and narrowly missing getting caught while flying _under_ a bridge....), then on to the Hurricane for a short time, then converting to the very early AI (Aerial Interception) or RADAR-equipped Beaufighter night fighters, and finally into Mosquito night fighters. He also kept a personal journal (which I gather was a big no-no for pilots serving in RAF squadrons), which fleshes out the very terse entries in the logbooks. I also have his younger brother's logbooks, which cut off very abruptly early in August 1943 with a notation by the squadron C/O that he and his bomber crew were shot down over Nuremberg, only a few days before his 21st birthday. My dad and his navigator/AI op. stayed together for most of WWII, and he stayed in touch after the war, even after my dad died in June of 1989 - (partial cause of death was determined to be the result having flown unpressurized aircraft at very high altitude for an extended period). Funnily enough, my dad had sold his business while still relatively young, and quickly thereafter became thoroughly bored. He was still a superb pilot, with astonishing eyesight. Somehow or other, he got hooked up through the "old-boy" network to go and start training on the CL-215. Unfortunately, he died quietly and unexpectedly in his sleep at home, before "hands-on" training was to begin. He traveled a lot all over western and northern Canada, and I remember that wherever we went, he seemed to know people. Aviation in the bush was a small community. He never talked about the war; it was only much later, in conversations with his navigator, that I learned more about their wartime flying, and it was only in 2016 that I found, by accident, a tea chest full of diaries. He'd sealed them all up - probably around 1955-1960 - and put them into the dark back corner of a closet under the stairs. There they stayed until - literally - the day we cleared the house out after my mother's passing. They're a real time capsule - he wrote well and in detail. It's a very vivid reminder of what all of these men were asked to do. I realize more and more that we really have no comprehension of that today. So I can really understand how your guest would feel, being able to sit in the seat where his dad had flown that aircraft. How incredibly fortunate that the connection was made, and you were able to be a part of making this happen. A big thumbs-up for you, Plane Savers, and Buffalo!
Holy cow Mikey!!! Pretty emotional reunion with a airplane and a son...my eyes were leaking again!! You all at Buffalo are caretakers of history!!! And then to see my my mug at the ending was a shocker!! Thanks Mikey and ALL PLANE SAVERS FAMILY!!! YES FAMILY!!! Met Alex Debogorski this weekend and I could listen to him tell stories all day...he says hi to the Buffalo crew....and I will post some pics on Facebook soon !!! Thanks again....YOU ROCK!!!
Very cool. My Father-in-Law was a bombadier in B-24s flying out of India. Even though he is Canadian, the British / Commonwealth guys had to use American planes because the British planes could not handle the humidity there. He talked of skipping bombs into the sides of ships - flying those enormous 4 engined planes without power assists at FIFTY FEET doing this kind of stuff. On the downside, he also spoke very briefly of seeing his best friend's plane going down, directly in front of him. We are so blessed to have the peace that we have today - don't take it for granted.
Mickey, you were so understanding of Nick's obvious family commitment to this very special Dakota & the precious time that he needed to be not only on the flight deck of this aircraft but to be sitting in the very same co-pilots seat that his late father would have occupied!! You handled it with total care, consideration & panache!! Well done indeed Mickey!!
I broke down when he was opening the door and Mikey said "Same door your father opened", it hit me hard that after so many years he actually got to enjoy the plane his father actually flew.
There's something wrong with my eyes. What is this salty liquid coming out of the corners of them?! Mikey, this was beautiful. Well done! Aircraft are metal but the human connection is what really makes them beautiful.
Yep, I made it right to the last second! GREAT video! That was a wonderful thing you did, reconnecting Nick with the aircraft his dad flew. Hard not to get choked up watching this one! That is so awesome! That log book has been well taken care of as well - amazing condition! Looks like Benjamin has plenty of work lined up there! Busy, busy! 😎 Love this channel, man! Excellent work as always, Mikey! 👍🍻
There are people in the world who believe mankind is nothing but physical matter and sparking neurons. For the rest of us that know better, values like love, bravery, morality, heroism, courage, justice, discipline, selflessness, loyalty cannot be measured in a test tube or held in the palm of the hand but are more real and stronger than many visible and natural things. Man is a spirit with a living soul.
Great episode. Thanks for giving the gentleman a reunion with his fathers plane. I've been watching since Day-1 and enjoyed all of the Plane Savers episodes! :-) From a Texas arm-chair aviator(retired from the airlines), Great Work Mikey!
Wholesome. Thats all i have to write. My grandpa was a Lockheed Constellation Pilot. I have a dream of just seeing one, just can imagine what Nick felt! Grandpa also flew DCs here in South America, Africa, Europe and Middleast. He was a Pilot at Panair of Brazil. A subsidiary of the Pan American Airways. Thank you guys for sharing this!
As always mikey, awesome..its very kind of you ,your family and crew at Buffalo for allowing guys like nick on board..Thank you for sharing this. All WW 2 vets are heroes.👍
Mickey, you have a special mission in this life. Way to make history come alive and live beyond its years. You and your family have created a better world because of your restless effort for decades. May God speed those that can be touched by you saving planes, connecting people, and healing those cannot be healed.
What a great story, Mikey. Yeah, my eyes were leaking--like so many others. I think I know just a little of what Nick was feeling--my dad was South African Air Force, seconded to RAF flying Bostons in North Africa during WW2. He was a Police Reserve Air Wing pilot during the Rhodesian Bush War and had his V35A Bonanza modified to carry a .3.3 Browning under each wing, and used as close air support for the civilian convoys, as well as a first strike aircraft for our area, supporting troops under fire. After he died in 1990 the aircraft was sold and I lost track of it, only to find it a couple of years ago. It had been shipped over to the US, but the container had been dropped during the shipping, damaging the tail. The owner wanted to repair it, but it proved beyond economical repair. It was eventually sold as scrap on eBay for use as a children's playhouse. It was the first, and still is, the only V-Tail Bonanza to be modified in such a way. So in a way, I think I, when I found her, I was feeling what Nick must have felt when he discovered his dad's aircraft, but I do envy him the ability to sit in the seat where his father had sat so many years ago. More on Dad's Bonanza: 1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/1953.htm
Can't say thank you enough Mikey for how you inspire and motivate us. Heartfelt appreciation and gratitude from me and I think it's safe to say from the Plane Savers family as well. Nice.👍👏😌
Why does Plane Savers always bring me to tears? That being said, you're doing very special things Mikey, on behalf of the Aviation community as a whole thank you
I dont think,I have had so much emotion go through me as I have since watching Plane Savers season 1 through present. Its amazing and magical,what this series has been able to do for people,both directly and indirectly involved.
Great to see you as always Mikey you always bring the emotional side to the forefront and it is great and important to remember the history of the planes and the people that flew them.
Nick! I am with you all the way! I teared right up when you mentioned that your mother and brother were no longer with you to enjoy the moment! In spirit they are! Emotions were high for me also! Take care! Great thing you did for Nick, Mikey!
O.m.g..... Mikey. Finding it hard to text through my watering eyes. If i found my dads old Peterbilt that started his trucking buisness....with the hundreds of thousands of miles he sat in that seat.....icould feel what that man was allowed to feel because of you sir. I cannot understand my emotions at the moment....that i am still feeling. How or why a piece of metal components can make a man my age well up like.a school girl. My brother told me to watch you video in the barn....wow. Thank you sir for this video. I really miss my dad who passed in 2016....... Many thanks Mikey! Greeting from Holland Michigan.
When did Plane Savers become a cooking channel and have an episode somehow sneaking in chopping onions offscreen? How does this channel not have at least 3x the subscribers it does? I'm not one for internet competing, but am proud to have discovered this pretty early on. Mikey, you are an awesome human and this is far better than a lot of "broadcast" television that is out there. Please never change.
Thanks to Mikey and everyone at Buffalo Airways for making me feel so welcome. Hope to visit again sometime.
... and thank you to you and Trish for sharing a great moment with the rest of the PLANE SAVERS community. Just reading the comments shows how many people your story, told by Mikey, has touched deeply.
Nick thank you and your sister for sharing some of your Dads legacy with us...fair skies
Nick, many thanks to you and Trish for sharing your dad's story with everyone. In my younger days, I went to RCAF Rockcliffe several times. Right off of Montreal Road. Reminds me of a banner that the since dissolved Westboro United Church in Ottawa used to hang at Advent for many years. The story, as told to my now ex-wife and I back in the 1980's by an older member of the congregation was that it was in memory of a young man of the congregation who joined up when war broke out. It showed the church on a snowy night, presumably Christmas Eve as people were filing out. There was snow on the ground with cars of the 1930's on the street. and in the starlit sky over the church was a Spitfire with one wing dipped. The young man had grown up in the church and earned money as a "rampie" to pay for his flying lessons. He fought in the opening stages of the war and had finally earned a home leave for Christmas 1941. He told his parents of the leave, but not his girlfriend. His plan was to walk into the church during the Christmas Eve worship service during the processional hymn, "Oh Come All Ye Faithful", and stand next to his girlfriend. Alas, the ship he was returning on was torpedoed and he didn't survive. I wish I'd taken a photo of that banner. I pray that it has survived. TNX for letting me share...
When you sat in the right seat with your dads log book I just happened to be cutting onions.
@@davidberesford875 me too so many onions here
Wow......I lost it when son Sat in the seat Dad Sat in so many years ago........Family history and memories were just everywhere.
Super great episode......this is what plane saving is All About
Thank you John!
Not a dry eye in the house. This is the thing with DC3's, they are still here, still working, carrying the memory's from one generation to the next. To be able to sit where your father worked, big hug for you Nick, and as Mikey would say " Very Cool"
Wow.....still gets me....seen this vid three times... Mega cudos to Mikey for letting the man have his moment...alone.
LFR is a thread that ties a son and sister to their dad helping them recall a simpler place in time . . . warm and nostalgic memories :)
:)!!!
Hard seeing grown men cry, but very nice for him and his family to connect to their loved one. Benjamin has really turned out to be a treasure, a talanted young man.
Great and touching and emotional time for Nick.
I hate it when i tear up, I'm not one to show emotions, and then you see him sitting second seat, and you see him just feeling his dad there right there with him, whatever kind of wall i had up about my own dads passing away just blew right away, Powerfull stuff Mikey, it's great that Buffalo Airways does this for people, The airline with a heart.
Eye sweat I have it too.
Well that hit an emotional note.
I love airplanes. Business (even show business) is cool. But it's how we treat the other people who cross our path that makes the other stuff worthwhile. Well done Mr. McBryan
I can see why that lovely chap Nick cried. I cried along too. That was such a great thing to have done for him. Thank you Mikey.
You know for a show thats basically unscripted, you really know how to tug at the heart strings at times! One of the things i love about Plane Savers!
Thank you Miles High!!
Haven’t watched any tv series for years. But. Mike has a natural talent that is 10 steps above anything on the networks.
Mikey, how you bring man and plane back together is awesome. The history is still living, the planes are then still living what it means to Nick is priceless and you Mikey have made it possible.
Mikey, what you and your team do is connect with people. Mad respect for Nick and his family. Im so happy to see this come full circle.
The log book back in the same aircraft after 73 years. I can not find the words to describe that re-union.
This episode sums up what Plane Savers is all about - remembering history and the people that made it, and saving planes. Great for Nick to have the opportunity to get so close to a piece of his father's history and his family's history, certainly gets the eyes a bit moist sharing that moment.
Wow. Just Wow. Those memories are thankfully now preserved forever, electronically on the web. That's a good thing to share.
An emotional moment with FLR. The light with the clouds made the perfect backdrop. Powerful.
This is one Plane Savers episode I will never forget.
What an emotional moment that must have been for Nick. A wonderful memory to have of his father.
Yet another heartwarming moment made possible by Plane Savers. You're doing good things Mikey. It's not just about the planes, it's about the people, who flew in the old girls, and their memories, and the stories they can tell.
Wonderful, simply wonderful
Tears are coming from my eyes. Great episode.
What a touching moment with Nick. that was awesome. Looking forward to DR1!
Thank you bud!
such a awesome thing that gentleman did bringing his dads logbook to you and another awesome to let him be with the airplane
Another great episode. Nick sitting in the same seat as his father was a special moment.
This episode gives me chills. I just found my dad's logbook going back to the early 60s. He started well before that but that is the only one we have found so far. God bless you Mikey for making this connection for Nick.> By the way YOU have gotten me completely interested in restoring old planes. I just bought a 1961 Forney F1 Ercoupe .
My eyes leaked a little.
Thank you for the human elements.
Maybe Thank yous!
I'm still watching and wiping the eyes......Your so very thoughtful.....
Thank You Christopher!
When you can bring people closer to their own history...........Priceless !
This video is why PLANE SAVERS is important! Thank you Mikey.
The DC-3 never ceases to amaze, like this touching moment of remembrance for the son of WW -2 flyer. Thanks Mikey
A log book and an airplane separated and almost forgotten for over 70 years. Reunited, magic. A powerful moment for Nick a connection he will never forget made only possible by you, Plane Savers and Buffalo.
Well done Mikey. This is what it’s all about.
The people and the memories. The planes just bring it all together.
How moving to find these things out proves "plane savers" research can be so rewarding to everyone concerned. Great, good to see Joe as usual thanks Mikey.
well done Mikey ! To Nick and his dad... thank you for your service ! cheers all ..
Eyes just can’t stay dry watching this . You people at Buffalo Air Mikey , no words can describe that wonderful moment you gave that man . Wonderful
Hey Mikey,
That was a very touching moment with Nick and for his sister as well. Nick deserves great kudos from Canada for his service. 42 years. Wow!
The pictures of that dear Gentleman sat in his father's old position and the mix of emotions he must have been feeling sums up Series 1 (sorry 'm English, so it's series), of Plane Savers. You have helped people connect across the world in one common cause. Well done you!
Thank You Mark!!!!!
I made it all the way to the end of the video, Mikey. As I have with every single "Plane Savers" episode from the very beginning. Thank you for making my day great with every new video!
That was powerful Mikey, to give that man a moment with his father and show just where these birds came from!!! You're still flying them... a testament to Buffalo Air!!! Well done to your father, your family, you Mikey!!!
Thank you for continuing to connect history to people.
Thank You Charles!!!!!
Mikey: This episode and all you have put on this channel is why I have a membership with PLANESAVERS!!! This one put a tear in my eye the fact that you can give memories to those military pilots children a chance to see and sit where there father sat and flown so many years... What a great way to give back and keep this mission you started going. Thanks for sharing this great story. Nuke (Rob)
Thank You Nukelab!!!!
a lovely thing to do Mikey...tears were rolling .
Great episode.....as they all are. How touching for a son to sit in the aircraft his father flew so many years ago. Tnx for sharing this great moment.
Aeroplanes have souls too,they may be metal and AGS but they have shared a lot of time with humans flying them and breathing life into their engines,passing across oceans and travelling thousands of air miles,in times of war aircraft like the venerable DC-3 served humanity and saved many lives so when a special contact like this is made this brings home the importance of living history,the wonderful patina of that cockpit cannot be made,it just happens the smell of aircraft dope,oil and fuel mingle to give that unique heady smell of an old aeroplane.
That was a lovely human story Mikey,it was so kind of you to allow such a special reunion,you are custodian of some very special machines.
Unbelieveble how things come together, a book and a plane, new ribs, Young students, amazingly 😍
Very special moment with Nick, well done Mikey. It’s about the people as much as the planes. 👍🏻🇦🇺
OMG Mikey...you have such a BIG heart! Well done for leaving Nick alone to collect his thoughts in the aircraft, you are a star.
Looking forward to seeing you making the ribs for DR1
Keep up the good work!
This is beautiful. This is important. This brings tears, Mikey. Good job leaving with THE MOMENT. Your father is proud of you.
Awesome, once again Mikey.
Great reunion for Nick.
And an update from Benjamin ( when Rod) has left.
Priceless
Another emotional episode. You really know how to pull on the heart strings of us old military guys. Thanks again for all you do Mikey.
What a wonderful story! Plane saving making a difference!
Another great episode Mikey. Thank you
Another great episode.... it's amazing that there are so many people out there who have connections to particular aircraft.... we should encourage those who have this information, no matter what it is or might be, to do so before history is lost to time....
Powerful stuff... You are one special and kind human being, Mikey!
Mikey, thanks for this very special episode. Like your guest, I have my father's pilot's logbooks from WWII, starting with basic training, soloing at 5-1/2 hours, moving to the Harvard (and narrowly missing getting caught while flying _under_ a bridge....), then on to the Hurricane for a short time, then converting to the very early AI (Aerial Interception) or RADAR-equipped Beaufighter night fighters, and finally into Mosquito night fighters. He also kept a personal journal (which I gather was a big no-no for pilots serving in RAF squadrons), which fleshes out the very terse entries in the logbooks.
I also have his younger brother's logbooks, which cut off very abruptly early in August 1943 with a notation by the squadron C/O that he and his bomber crew were shot down over Nuremberg, only a few days before his 21st birthday.
My dad and his navigator/AI op. stayed together for most of WWII, and he stayed in touch after the war, even after my dad died in June of 1989 - (partial cause of death was determined to be the result having flown unpressurized aircraft at very high altitude for an extended period). Funnily enough, my dad had sold his business while still relatively young, and quickly thereafter became thoroughly bored. He was still a superb pilot, with astonishing eyesight. Somehow or other, he got hooked up through the "old-boy" network to go and start training on the CL-215. Unfortunately, he died quietly and unexpectedly in his sleep at home, before "hands-on" training was to begin. He traveled a lot all over western and northern Canada, and I remember that wherever we went, he seemed to know people. Aviation in the bush was a small community.
He never talked about the war; it was only much later, in conversations with his navigator, that I learned more about their wartime flying, and it was only in 2016 that I found, by accident, a tea chest full of diaries. He'd sealed them all up - probably around 1955-1960 - and put them into the dark back corner of a closet under the stairs. There they stayed until - literally - the day we cleared the house out after my mother's passing. They're a real time capsule - he wrote well and in detail. It's a very vivid reminder of what all of these men were asked to do. I realize more and more that we really have no comprehension of that today.
So I can really understand how your guest would feel, being able to sit in the seat where his dad had flown that aircraft. How incredibly fortunate that the connection was made, and you were able to be a part of making this happen. A big thumbs-up for you, Plane Savers, and Buffalo!
Holy cow Mikey!!! Pretty emotional reunion with a airplane and a son...my eyes were leaking again!! You all at Buffalo are caretakers of history!!! And then to see my my mug at the ending was a shocker!! Thanks Mikey and ALL PLANE SAVERS FAMILY!!! YES FAMILY!!! Met Alex Debogorski this weekend and I could listen to him tell stories all day...he says hi to the Buffalo crew....and I will post some pics on Facebook soon !!! Thanks again....YOU ROCK!!!
Of course we made it this far...we’re Plane Saversssss! Thanks Mikey, I’m so glad you could do that for Nick and his sister. Very cool.
Thankyou Mikey for another great video so good to see him reunited with his fathers DC3.
This episode makes me cry Mikey 😥
One more to add tears. Great episode and update!
Very cool. My Father-in-Law was a bombadier in B-24s flying out of India.
Even though he is Canadian, the British / Commonwealth guys had to use American planes because the British planes could not handle the humidity there.
He talked of skipping bombs into the sides of ships - flying those enormous 4 engined planes without power assists at FIFTY FEET doing this kind of stuff.
On the downside, he also spoke very briefly of seeing his best friend's plane going down, directly in front of him.
We are so blessed to have the peace that we have today - don't take it for granted.
You Rock Mikey! Powerful, awesome for a son to sit where the old man sat during the war. Thank you!
Mickey, you were so understanding of Nick's obvious family commitment to this very special Dakota & the precious time that he needed to be not only on the flight deck of this aircraft but to be sitting in the very same co-pilots seat that his late father would have occupied!!
You handled it with total care, consideration & panache!! Well done indeed Mickey!!
Just a big WOW... what a great moment/ day for Nick!!!!
I broke down when he was opening the door and Mikey said "Same door your father opened", it hit me hard that after so many years he actually got to enjoy the plane his father actually flew.
There's something wrong with my eyes. What is this salty liquid coming out of the corners of them?! Mikey, this was beautiful. Well done! Aircraft are metal but the human connection is what really makes them beautiful.
Incredible connection.. the true historical context is such an important part of appreciation.
Seeing is believing, and for Nick to see the cockpit that his father sat in for many hours must of brought back some memories.
Yep, I made it right to the last second! GREAT video! That was a wonderful thing you did, reconnecting Nick with the aircraft his dad flew. Hard not to get choked up watching this one! That is so awesome! That log book has been well taken care of as well - amazing condition!
Looks like Benjamin has plenty of work lined up there! Busy, busy! 😎
Love this channel, man! Excellent work as always, Mikey! 👍🍻
Its fantastic you allowed the guy to process all the emotion he was feeling alone in the plane.
There are people in the world who believe mankind is nothing but physical matter and sparking neurons. For the rest of us that know better, values like love, bravery, morality, heroism, courage, justice, discipline, selflessness, loyalty cannot be measured in a test tube or held in the palm of the hand but are more real and stronger than many visible and natural things. Man is a spirit with a living soul.
A very touching episode. So nice to hear about the human connection of these great aircraft.
It was great to meet you in Oshkosh. Thank you Mikey.
Of course we made it that far. A true Plane Saver is not a quitter!!
Great episode. Thanks for giving the gentleman a reunion with his fathers plane. I've been watching since Day-1 and enjoyed all of the Plane Savers episodes! :-) From a Texas arm-chair aviator(retired from the airlines), Great Work Mikey!
Wholesome. Thats all i have to write. My grandpa was a Lockheed Constellation Pilot. I have a dream of just seeing one, just can imagine what Nick felt! Grandpa also flew DCs here in South America, Africa, Europe and Middleast. He was a Pilot at Panair of Brazil. A subsidiary of the Pan American Airways. Thank you guys for sharing this!
As always mikey, awesome..its very kind of you ,your family and crew at Buffalo for allowing guys like nick on board..Thank you for sharing this. All WW 2 vets are heroes.👍
70 years since, and stil flying, and making money, Douglas did know what he was doing! nice to see he could sit in the seat his father had sit on !
Mikey McBryan I think it would be cool to get Joe to add a recent flight log to that log book ..... to show the plane is still in operation
Mickey, you have a special mission in this life. Way to make history come alive and live beyond its years. You and your family have created a better world because of your restless effort for decades. May God speed those that can be touched by you saving planes, connecting people, and healing those cannot be healed.
Damn you Mikey -- you brought tears to a retired sailor and old cowboy.....
What a great story, Mikey. Yeah, my eyes were leaking--like so many others. I think I know just a little of what Nick was feeling--my dad was South African Air Force, seconded to RAF flying Bostons in North Africa during WW2. He was a Police Reserve Air Wing pilot during the Rhodesian Bush War and had his V35A Bonanza modified to carry a .3.3 Browning under each wing, and used as close air support for the civilian convoys, as well as a first strike aircraft for our area, supporting troops under fire. After he died in 1990 the aircraft was sold and I lost track of it, only to find it a couple of years ago. It had been shipped over to the US, but the container had been dropped during the shipping, damaging the tail. The owner wanted to repair it, but it proved beyond economical repair. It was eventually sold as scrap on eBay for use as a children's playhouse. It was the first, and still is, the only V-Tail Bonanza to be modified in such a way. So in a way, I think I, when I found her, I was feeling what Nick must have felt when he discovered his dad's aircraft, but I do envy him the ability to sit in the seat where his father had sat so many years ago. More on Dad's Bonanza: 1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/1953.htm
Amazing story. Thanks for sharing
That was very moving but you made a guy happy cos thats the type of guy you are Mikey well done sir
There are no words!
Can't say thank you enough Mikey for how you inspire and motivate us. Heartfelt appreciation and gratitude from me and I think it's safe to say from the Plane Savers family as well. Nice.👍👏😌
Powerful moment there Mikey. Well done.
Why does Plane Savers always bring me to tears?
That being said, you're doing very special things Mikey, on behalf of the Aviation community as a whole thank you
I dont think,I have had so much emotion go through me as I have since watching Plane Savers season 1 through present. Its amazing and magical,what this series has been able to do for people,both directly and indirectly involved.
Hat tip to Nick for tracking you down and bringing the log book out to reunite for a visit. Good man.
Oh yes, easely make it to the end of your video's Mikey. You are an angel, what you do for those people is just absolutely priceless.
Thanks Mikey!
It's a great thing that Ella Farr is in Buffalo's fleet and connections like Nick's can be made. Great episode Mikey 👍🍻
Great to see you as always Mikey you always bring the emotional side to the forefront and it is great and important to remember the history of the planes and the people that flew them.
Nick! I am with you all the way! I teared right up when you mentioned that your mother and brother were no longer with you to enjoy the moment! In spirit they are! Emotions were high for me also! Take care!
Great thing you did for Nick, Mikey!
O.m.g..... Mikey. Finding it hard to text through my watering eyes. If i found my dads old Peterbilt that started his trucking buisness....with the hundreds of thousands of miles he sat in that seat.....icould feel what that man was allowed to feel because of you sir. I cannot understand my emotions at the moment....that i am still feeling. How or why a piece of metal components can make a man my age well up like.a school girl. My brother told me to watch you video in the barn....wow. Thank you sir for this video. I really miss my dad who passed in 2016....... Many thanks Mikey! Greeting from Holland Michigan.
Thank you for sharing Danielle :)
Thank you Mikey.
I appear to have tears in my eyes. Very sensitive of you Mikey. Nice.
This was a beautiful video bro and a very emotional one I am sure for the son, Benjamin is progressing well. All the best
When did Plane Savers become a cooking channel and have an episode somehow sneaking in chopping onions offscreen? How does this channel not have at least 3x the subscribers it does? I'm not one for internet competing, but am proud to have discovered this pretty early on. Mikey, you are an awesome human and this is far better than a lot of "broadcast" television that is out there. Please never change.
As you said Buddy..... A very special moment. Wow! Amazing. 🤔