What version of the P-38 is this ? The night fighter had a raised canopy like this one but not a plexiglass nose . it had a radar pod jyst under the nose . the bomber version ad a plexiglass glass nose but not a raised canopy . I know some was used in recon missions maybe that's what this one did . I'm just wondering of course there was the fighter escort version. Oh I think I just seen a norden bomb sight .

Looks like there's room for 3 in that P-38. One pilot, one copilot, and one forward observer. 🤠🤠🤠

60 years ago I don't mind to fly in a PT 19, it scares me...

Awesome footage. Thank you so much for posting this.

Confederate air force!😳 Jman

Nope this plane was not involved in a fatal crash. I was at Breckenridge with Lefty Gardner (not the pilot of this aircraft) when the aircraft went down. There were 2 onboard and minor injuries were sustained. The aircraft had an engine issue on take off and then the good engine was accidentally shut down.

101 and doing good...good for him

I wish the builders had foresight to keep building a bunch of war materials. Guns, planes, etc. Even the axis powers.

Thx for sharing

That's history right there. Most folks don't realize that the man flying the 38 in this video is Sandy Sansing. Sandy joined the USAAC as an enlisted man and started flying right after Pearl Harbor. This man flew all the way through WW2, was shot down in France in 1944, evaded capture, went back to his outfit and finished WW2, and flew all the way through the Vietnam War. And here is, on video, still flying warbirds...50 years after he started. Sandy left us in 2014.

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beautiful, old school human being. a dyeing breed for sure.

That’s my great grandfather. Happy birthday!!

Those who love the vastness of the sky ❤. “ kid you’re natural “

I know the name of the pilot but I’m not going to disclose it.

This P38 was lost in a fatal crash not long after this; I don’t know if it was this pilot I cant remember his name

Happy birthday and thanks for your service sir ❤❤😊

The good ol days of the Confederate Air Force

Sincere congratulations from France Sir.Respectfully .

If I had the power , .... I would grant Dick another life. We are in very short supply Real Mentors to follow. Instead the masses idolise spoilt sport brats, film stars and other undeserving sods. They worship self-serving pretendie people. Dick is a wonderful representation of the Great Generation. Today it's the "Me Generation" ......... good luck for the futurte with that Thank you for this wonderful post Jim. Please pass on my Best wishes, Barry M. Australia.

Happy Birthday Dick. Love you sir

There was never a day I did not want to fly!!!

Thank you for making such a special day for such a special guy. General Baughn is a national treasure!!!!

Amazing! He barely looks 85! What a thrill of a ride.

Still flyin’ at 101. Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday General Baughn! Great to see you doing so well.

Nancy & Jim Lux .. the best friends I am blessed to know 💖💖🫂🫂🙏🙏👍

Sending you ALL much LOVE 🥰

Absolutely loved this video clip .. thank you for sharing .. can’t wait to get a Hug next Friday 🌻🫂🦋🙏

That was back in the old days when John Stokes was running the show

Nice footage 👍 I flew with Central Texas Wing last summer in a USAF Cessna U-3. Keep em flying

Just about the end of the great old days of the CAF, I joined in 1976👍

Thank you so much for sharing this , To see the convertibles at saugus , It just warms my heart , When I was a kid I went to 605 speedway. Saw a lot of the same convertibles , Thank you take care

Thank you I helped Carl Rouse with LSD car that a 57 Chevy red and when I better days off Carl and hippie would get the 11 s car ready and loaded for Saugus I also worked for U S Borax remember Borax Handcleaner I was giving large cans of that away plus giving it away as an award for the trophy dash

Great memories of Saugus and Ontario

Couldn't finish the video. Never, never, NEVER play music while aircraft are flying! Don't you understand that the aircraft furnish their own music! Please do better, in the future. BTW, the aerial photography was very good for 1995. Semper Fi, TreeTop

We went to a air show in Harlingen Texas when I was 7 like in 1977❤

Where did your F-38 come from? Fairchild Aearo Surveys?

Actually was named the Confederate Airforce... pre yankee invasion wokeness.

When I was a San Marcos college kid in the mid-70s - if I'm not mistaken - The CAF was the "Confederate Air Force". Lots of really cool historical planes, but I always thought the "Confederate" part of the name was kinda weird. At any rate, it's good to hear the group is still kicking. Cheers!

Thx Jim, what camera/ format did you record this with. Very few people have been able to record this experience from the Lightning’s cockpit. Wasn’t the Kid involved in some kind of multifaceted trade including the F-82?

Was this aircraft originally owned by Fairchild Aerosurveys located in Burbank, California?

Very good one. I had the brilliant idea to interview my dad about his time as a Radio Operator in B-24s based at Rackheath, Norfolk-467thBG-way back in 1999. Too bad that I can't find the tape after this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2SamaqIZsiXa9Esi=UlyKZG4Q6lP9wqvk&t=2028 which starts in the middle because before that is irrelevant. I'm also writing a bio of him in WWII except it's done in a weird narrative style that just appeared one day and seems to write itself. You can see what I've done so far at japanesewithkamakiri.blogspot.com which is an old blog I had, and where I'm posting the story. My dad died in 2009 and pretty soon ain't gonna be nobody to tell these tales. Good on you for making it. They were all uncomplaining heroes.

It was great of Jim Lux to make this video, and it is very well done and well organized, with much original footage. The concludion, though, says "The purpose of this video is to shed light on the gallant crew of B-24 Liberator Hot Stuff and their heroic accomplishments, and to revive the legacy of a great American leader, Frank M. Andrews." I wish he added "and the other 8 passengers who were almost randomly killed while serving their country." In 1942, passenger Col. Morrow Krum, born in 1896, was 46 years old, well over the uppper draft age limit of 39. He was wealthy, lived in beautiful Lake Forest, Illinois, north of Chicago, and worked in advertising in Chicago, covering Studebaker and Bendix Aviation located in South Bend, Indiana. He was good friends with my grandfather. They played bridge together, and my grandmother's photo album has eight photos of Morrow. In 1942, my grandfather, John R. Howland, born in 1901, was 41, and also over the draft age. He worked at Zenith Radio in Chicago as assistant to its president, Commander McDonald. Morrow Krum and my grandfather both decided, perhaps together, or independently, to volunteer for the service. My grandfather became Executive Officer, right-hand-man to the commanding officer, of the Signal Corps in England. The death of his friend Morrow must have been very sad. The other seven passengers also no-doubt had loved ones who should be remembered. This video also leaves out that they received a warning to turn back to Great Britain due to bad weather, but replied "Continuing" and ignored the warning. The B-24 had a 1600 mile range, and LHR to KEF is 1200 miles, so they probably had fuel left. Cruise speed is 160 MPH, say 150 MPH with a small headwind, so an 8 hour flight, and they gain 3 hours in time zones, so 5 hours on the clock. If they took of at 9 a.m., they were over Reykjavik at 2 p.m. local time, and sunset May 3 was 10 p.m.. They had probably had 3 hours of fuel left and 8 hours of daylight. It seems they should have climbed up into the blue and circled for a few hours. But maybe it was worsening, not going to blow over. Separately, it has always amazed me that bombers have nose art that makes one think of the act of creating life while their mission is, in addition to damaging military installations, to kill and end life. If Hot Stuff had gone on he war bond drive, the erotic image may have appalled a lot of people. But still, great video. Thanks.

My mother (Ruth Keller) went through pilot training with Kristin Swan. They were such good friends that she named me after her. What a joy to find this interview!

God bless these men and all those that fought and gave all so that we can live free from tyranny.

God how I miss those days, rode in the pace car one night with James Garner ...the Saugus 330's were awesome !!!

I miss Lefty😪

Awesome story. But it makes one question if the Brass on board overrode the caution of the pilot’s judgment in hopes of urgency to get to their destination. Per the video they had an opportunity to land but chose to press on.

Kris was a dear, dear personal friend of mine from the church we commonly attended in Berwyn, PA. She was also a good neighborly friend to my elderly mother who was in an assisted living facility next door to Kris's home in Paoli, PA. I interviewed Kris on my radio show "Veterans Voice" on WFYL Radio in August of 2017. The show was a big hit!! She passed away quietly during the night in November 2020. She is sorely missed! H James Hulton III, North Wales, PA 19454