C-124C John Wayne

[@katherenreizel4972]

Nothing like seeing John Wayne, one hell of an American.

[@calvinnickel9995]

Draft dodger.

[@DenaInWyo]

In the very first few seconds of this vid, the mountain behind the airplane is Casper Mountain. That's my home town. My mother was 17 at the time and worked at the Holiday Inn where he stayed. He was a totally rude prick with no basic manners. His on screen characters might have been one "Hell of an American" but the man himself? Meh.

[@shaynemhopkins]

@@calvinnickel9995 he tried and was rejected from the draft moronic pos.

[@shaynemhopkins]

@@DenaInWyo rudeness doesn't make anyone any less American. In fact it means you have the balls to say what you want its called dont be sensitive ever.

[@DenaInWyo]

@@shaynemhopkins and people like YOU are what's wrong with this country. So you should just say what you want whenever you want no matter who you hurt? Great society, that. My Mom taught me please and thank you, not demanding and acting entitled were good values and I'll stick with that, thanks.

[@brushcountry6361]

When I was a young boy I watched the real guys put out an oil well fire in Hawkins, TX

[@majorfrost8206]

My father was a bush pilot in the '50s and flew Red Adair several times.

[@shakey634]

I worked on that very aircraft when i was in the Air Force stationed at Charleston South Carolina back in the early 1960's

[@TralfazConstruction]

I like the continuity in your recollection. Any idea how it ended up?

[@daleemrick9816]

At what base?,cuz Myrtle beach was in South Carolina and I believe Pope Air Force Base was North Carolina

[@scottdunkirk8198]

@@daleemrick9816Charleston SC and it’s now a reserve base

[@signalstatstevedouglas1387]

John Wayne was great in this movie. Red was a one of a kind. May John and Red both rest in peace.

[@teenagerinsac]

Bruce Cabot (Red) is the first mate to Capt. Engelhorn from King Kong 1933 He rescues Ann from Kong for a time-- until they get back to NYC where Kong takes repossession of his girl :)

[@paulmurphy9944]

A true American Icon.....

[@snarkmark2806]

Draft dodger.

[@genej501]

My dad was a flight engineer on the C 124 back in the sixties at Charleston Air Force Base. And then at hickam Air Force Base Hawaii. Then at McCord Air Force Base Washington.he flew them until the c-141 came out. That was about 1965. He put in 30 years. Retired as a senior master sergeant. God bless him. God bless America

[@billadair1868]

I wonder if our dads knew each other. My dad was FE on the old Shakeys too. Retired as a MSG

[@denniscoleman8802]

I always liked this movie. And that plane in 1970 I was assigned to Hickam AFB after tech school and these were still being used.

[@dorightal4965]

Met the Duke at Ft. Benning during the filming of "Green Beret" back around '68. Had my UH1B delivered in a C-124 about a year after that in Turkey. Memories of the Duke and of the "Shakey" all at once. Thanks.

[@jeffstanley4593]

I saw this when it was a current movie. Wow, I am lucky to be so old, 62.

[@wallywcga1266]

This C124 was flown by the 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard based out of the Savannah Airport..... I served over 25 years in this unit and know the history well...... It is true this is one of the last C124's to fly as our unit was the last one to still operate this plane.

[@idolhanz9842]

Thank you so much for answering the most logical questions here! I was a C5 FE in the 22nd 60th Wing for 24 years.

[@gdholmfirth]

I was in the 118th in Nashville and we had 124s until about '71 or so. I have no idea what the tail number sere, though. What an adventure flying on Shakey!

[@Ammo08]

I grew up in Memphis and the 164th Airlift Wing's Shakeys flew over our house on a regular basis,,,I spent many years in the 164th with the C-130, C-141, and C-5A, now they have C-17s.

[@guardherc1309]

I can recognize our patch on the loadmasters sleeve, only video I’ve seen of our 124s

[@jerrykinnin7941]

Hellfighers was/is one of my favorite John Wayne films.

[@65thaggressor54]

John Wayne Legend.

[@garylyons3506]

John Wayne was and still is a Great American movie hero always will be , Thank You

[@yuriresenko5046]

John Wayne thought it was more important to make movies on the Republic Pictures backliot, in that dangerous territory of Hollywood. During World War 2. Wayne never donned a real US Military uniform. He let others fight in his stead.

[@josephdupont]

@@yuriresenko5046 you applied for West Point what do you want? Were you in the service?

[@yuriresenko5046]

@@josephdupont 3rd Tank Gaurds Red Army 1984-91 Kuban Cossack Host 143 Tank Cossack Guards. 2 tours Syria. We were ones that took your base you bug out in Syria. Leave more Fanta next time.

[@mauriceleggett8838]

One of my all time favorites seen it as a young boy about 10yrs old I'm 61 lol.

[@JLange642]

Ditto!

[@almirria6753]

One of my favorite movies, esp now that I was a crash fire rescueman in the Marine Corps [96-99 when med retired]

[@simonlunt353]

Great film and with the duke playing Red well all round great film 👏👏

[@intuitive7274]

I love the scene. One of the few times he smiles.

[@MTknitter22]

what? He smiles a lot

[@peters1127]

Great Actor,Excellent movie. Thanks for the short clip.

[@Agwings1960]

One of the reasons I really like these older shows, we'll probably never see a C-124 fly again.

[@garysorenson7138]

I flew on a c124 from the Pi to Korea. Hell of airplane each engine 2400 horse power.

[@delprice3007]

My father in law flew 'old shakeys' in the service.

[@robertsullivan4773]

Used to be seen and be around them as a kid in the 50's at Mitchell AFB on Long Island NY.

[@johnkelinske1449]

My dad flew them in the 1960s before going to the C-130, I still have his 1000 hour pin. Hell of an airplane.

[@michaelmakes4883]

There are still a few "old Shakeys" around

[@2olvets443]

One of my favorite John Wayne movies.

[@patricklynd4892]

I lived in Greenville S.C. and in October of 1953 Donaldson Air Force until it closed in 1963 was assigned the 63d Troop Carrier Wing of C-124 Globemaster II which flew to the Arctic, Hungarian to fly out refugees and even airlifted wounded French soldiers out of Indochina to Japan. A beautiful site with it’s elevator in the aft section and two ramps in front to move equipment and personnel with ease.

[@stevt100]

My dad was stationed in Greenville SC also with the 63rd troop carrier squadron. We left Donaldson when it closed and went to Biloxi. Dad also was in on Operation Deep Freeze flying to Antarctica out of Christchurch NZ

[@vinyldash2333]

God, i love hellfighters. such a good movie.

[@kepler186f4]

It's amazing how much Bruce Cabot resembled Red Adair.

[@williamewing5509]

I have got the movie DVD of John Wayne Jim Hutton and Vera Miles in The Hellfighters and I have him as a cop in Brannigan with Richard Attenborough Judy Geeson and John Vernon as I am dedicating these movie DVDS to my old school friends who are both sisters as I hope to see them again very soon to Chris and Hester from Billyxxxxx.

[@davidcarr7436]

I was thirteen when I saw this in the Metropolitan Theatre in Winnipeg. Same theatre I saw The Green Berets.

[@michaelcanney7218]

Where's Winnipeg?

[@davidcarr7436]

@@michaelcanney7218 Canada

[@af4od02]

HellFighters is a great movie. That scene with Mr. Wayne is great. When I was a kid watching this movie, it made me want to be oil rig fire fighter.

[@ALSmith-zz4yy]

I feel old. I saw this movie at a drive-in back in the 60's or early 70's.

[@davidfrancis6947]

we're not old we're just experienced

[@danielpearson6306]

What is drive in?

[@kenjett2434]

I love watch John Wayne in all his pictures a great actor. But Hellfighters has a special meaning for me. I worked most of my life in the oilfields. I have had experience in well fires and blowouts first hand it's a dangerous buisness. But even more so because I got to witness first hand the handiwork of the man John Wayne portrayed in this picture. Red Adair not more than a mile from where I live one of the biggest blowouts in US history was out of control. Red Adair was called in and it took him awhile but he managed to shut it down. This was in 1967 if memory serves me. I was 8 years old at the time I later became a driller myself 3rd generation of my family to do so. So this movie although highly fictionalized holds something special to me.

[@johnegnatz9230]

I love watching this movie and have read Red Adair's biography. Most people don't know that he wasn't contacted to purchase life insurance! I recommend the book if you can get ahold of it.

[@Valor_73737]

That C-124 landing was at the old abandoned airport north of Casper, WY! Now it is a housing area with the old runways converted to streets! Most of the movie was shot NW of Casper.

[@dougcooper6004]

Actually south west of Casper was where the oil well scenes were filmed, you can see area near the North Platte river in one scene. I remember seeing the plane parked at the old Wardwell airport. The military vehicles would be parked at the Holiday Inn at night.

[@Valor_73737]

@@dougcooper6004 Yeah, I meant SW. Bessemer Bend as I recall?

[@michaelcanney7218]

Is Shiloh ranch near there?

[@Valor_73737]

@@michaelcanney7218 If you are referring to the Shiloh Ranch from "The Virginian", no! Medicine Bow is the better part of 100 miles S/SW from the Casper area! The TV series was actually shot in CA, not WY.

[@bobsmoot8454]

Another great Duke movie, the story of Red Adair

[@robertagillis448]

One of my all time favorite movies ❤️

[@PatrolOfficer161]

A top notch film!

[@captbart3185]

One of my favorite scenes from one of my favorite movies.

[@kathleenbrown70]

My favorite John Wayne movie of all time to see.

[@everydayliving1975]

This was a great movie. Love the Duke. Wish he was still around. He was a Great America lover.

[@chuckstewart7331]

As a young offshore roughneck, I met Red Adair he was a great guy .One of the first things he said was “ I know I don’t look a thing like John Wayne “.... ( Red was about 5 foot 7 ...)

[@adrianotero7963]

Big men come in small packages........

[@dorseyblack9833]

@@adrianotero7963 Sure do; what about Audie Murphy, or Napoleon, etc.

[@adrianotero7963]

@@dorseyblack9833 yes sir.....the great Audie Murphy......

[@b747guy9]

OLD SHAKEY!!! The memories!!!

[@markstengel7680]

I always enjoyed this Hot Film !

[@robertwaid3579]

Great scene, saw the film in seventies, I'm 62 now. My dad jumped out of his seat, in the explosion of the rig at the beginning. He had a da ja Vue moment, at that point! Oil rig fire northern Wyoming, back in the 40s or 50s I was later told about. Yeah Barr Nunn Wyo, Casper, and the ole Badlands. I spent thirty years in the oilfield, doing anything and everything. RIP Duke they'll never be another. WR, 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇸👍👍🎭🎭

[@LadyAdakStillStands]

Imagine it being re-released In a new theatre of today with the high-tech sound systems? I'd be there at 65!

[@robertwaid3579]

This was Great too see, that My Comment Drew interest from Other People similar to My Dad & Myself being Old, Oilfield People. As for Dad He went to Work in the Patch about Late Dec. 1941 right after Pearl Harbor was Attacked. He worked through the War Year's from Illinois, Pennsylvania, to the Dakota's, and eventually Ending up in Wyoming, My Mom's Home State. From His Stories of those Year's, they met in about 1947 or 48 & began Dating until they Married in 1953. Dad was a Wildcatter in those Day's working in A lot of Unproven Field's, or Field's that had limited History of Thier Potential, or the Danger's Also, included with them. Getting Back too the Film 📽️🎥 "Hell Fighters". The particular Well On which My Dad, Experienced His Blow Out Episode, is Due North of Present Day, Worland, Wyoming approximately Eight Miles from Town. Dad told me in Later Year's, of the 1970's. That the Well was afterwards Plugged & Abandoned, because it was a Highly Poisonous Well with 30 - 35 Percent H2S Gas ⛽⛽ contained in it's Structures or Various Zones. That was The Cause of it Blowing Out originally 😃😃. All of that stuff mentioned now? After Seeing the Movie, that Night. He Reminisced with Our Family about How seeing the Duke in the Front of that Hercules Aircraft. Made Him want too Burst Out Laughing 😛😜 in the Theater that Night. Because in His personal introduction too Red Adair, some Year's later. He told Red Over Drink's that Wayne was Way Taller than Red was. From Dad's recollection of the Meeting & Conversation they Shared. Mr RED Adair had Gotten a Big Kick 🦵🦶 & Laugh Out of the Story. I will Say it Now to you All. My Old Man could be A SOB, & a lot of Other things. But He was a True Pioneer in His Field, & a Very Respected Man throughout His Lifetime. His Name Was Paul L Waid, cica 1922-1998 Oil Man & Self made Man. May You RIP Dad. I Still miss You EveryDay 💗😘💗😘😚🙏🙏🙏.

[@johnevans388]

Interesting description. I can remember years ago working with an American who was ex-USAF and had been a C-124 crew member. He had a very graphic story of when one hydrauliced an engine during power checks and was burnt out.

[@teresarichardson345]

I love all his movies!

[@TrishaDishaWarEagle]

John Wayne reminds me so much of my grandfather. Love the entrance. Also love the soundtrack to this one.

[@lisahaddon2881]

Reminds me of my grandpa too. And the Big smile and waving. Wonderful way for him to be remembered.

[@mescko]

If your curious, the soundtrack, never released, was finally released several years ago on a very limited basis by Intrada. My late Mum and I loved this movie and the music. I bought two copies, for me and her, surprised her on Christmas morning by putting it in her CD changer without telling her. Within two bars she jerked her head up and demanded, "Where did you *get* that?" Over the years we had discussed many times how we'd love to have it. The big, brassy, driving, wide open opening theme reminds me a lot of the opening theme from The Big Country, another great piece of music.

[@lewbaxter243]

Almost 50 years ago there was a well fire between Chatom, AL and Stateline, MS. Red flew into the small landing strip and told the pilot, “Don’t turn it off. I’ll be right back.”

[@BB-tm7gx]

Love this movie

[@tmcge3325]

We went to the movies and watched this one....skyview drive-ins. Dad never missed a John Wayne movie!

[@dukecraig2402]

He's why my parents gave me the name they did, in 1965 John Wayne was as iconic as they came.

[@markhamersly1664]

I may be wrong, but I think I see about 75% of the "US Army" cast of "The Green Berets" in this short clip. Seems the Duke was loyal all around. Good flick! CW4 Mark Hamersly

[@donaldsims3840]

Love to see the whole movie

[@rgs4x]

My dad was a pilot and flew Red Adair's firefighting equipment around the world.

[@AlHickey-p1v]

My father flew C-124s out of Mobile and Charleston, back and forth to North Africa and the Middle East.

[@BELCAN57]

There's a very nice C-124 at the Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, OH

[@Del-yv1qy]

John Wyane was a very likeable man .He would have been successful no matter what he he put his hand to.

[@ScoutPL]

My favorite Duke movie, The Hellfighters

[@paulhammerich4781]

I really like this movie. It is not shown often on the movie channels.

[@matrimcauthon123]

I am a total John Wayne junky and this is one of the few movies I don't own yet. YET!

[@WalterDWormack214]

Universal Home Video, should have it as MOD-DVD.

[@lisahaddon2881]

U'll love it. I do. A unique look at an industry we don't see much if at all anymore. I believe it was John Wayne that worked hard at getting this film made cuz its based on a real guy. Cool beans.

[@randywarren7101]

His character is based on "Red" Adair the famous oil well firefighter.

[@KH6DAN]

That was a great movie. Saw it when I was like 12. Thought it was going to be about WW II fighter planes or something. I was fascinated by the need for people who can put out an oil fire. Nice video from the film.

[@ronaldrobertson2332]

This movie was based on the real life adventures of oil well firefighters and blow out specialists like Red Adair and others. In fact, Red Adair himself was the technical advisor.

[@madmurdock2968]

That actor that greets JW was also in the green berets

[@rellik1010]

Most of his later movies were were done by Batjac productions. John Wayne was at least part owner and used as many of his friends and family as he could.

[@davidmoorea1961]

I sure miss John Wayne! I remember EXACTLY Where, When & What I was Doing when I heard of his death over our car’s radio in Savannah, GA & I’ll NEVER FORGET IT. Either. Damn.🇺🇸

[@donpayette7062]

My dad was a flight engineer on C-124s back during Vietnam (late 60s, early 70s). He always called it "old shakey". He would fly cargo back and forth from Travis AFB near San Francisco, to Vietnam.

[@cyrilbarnes7769]

I probably ran into him, I worked on the C-124s that came thru Hickam AFB Hawaii going to Vietnam. 1961 - 1965

[@donpayette7062]

Might have. Good to hear from you. Unfortunately my dad passed away in 2006 so I can't ask him if your name sounds familiar. We moved to Hickam from 67 to 70, I went to Radford High. He retired in 1970 after that tour. Have a good one!

[@rexross7086]

Another classic from the Duke

[@kpopahjussi6379]

LOVE this movie!

[@Philipwaltho]

l met him many years ago a fine gentleman

[@garykingery773]

I jumped the airplane with 101st and 63 or 64 out of fort Campbell. I remember it had two floors the second floor had to go down to the first floor to jump out. Typical Hollywood Overkill using the c-124 to bring John Wayne into a fire not the most economical way of course it does present great focus on John Wayne after the doors of the 124 opens up and he alone walks down

[@hypercomms2001]

00:22 That airplane was literally one of a kind... it was the only type... I had to do a double take when I saw it.... it must have been cut up... how sad....

[@michaelhayes1340]

Great movie

[@wesleymcjunkin687]

This is most certainly the movie called The Hell Fighters. And they're will never be another movie star like John Wayne,American. 7-28-2018

[@bonniescott6470]

John Wayne is my HERO 🥰 Don’t make them like him anymore sadly 🙁

[@baileyreport.]

No need for sadness. I'm sure you can buy all his movies and worship him from afar.

[@dpvp8329]

Nope - they don't make 'em like that anymore - the aircraft as well as the movie star. And HE was a star.

[@cameraman655]

In my house he was GOD!!

[@michaelquillen2679]

I know this scene's opening was filmed in Casper, Wyoming (that's Casper Mountain in the background) and for years was not sure if it was on the old Bar Nunn airport runways or the old runways of the Casper Army Airbase (now Casper/Natrona International Airport). Recently found out it was on the old Bar Nunn runways (which I've been told was used by the Army Air Corps as well).

[@abnjmk]

He's John Wayne, I'll bet he flew standing right where he was the entire flight! Good bless the Duke

[@intuitive7274]

I was thinking the same thing. He stood there the whole time.

[@studinthemaking]

abnjmk Good idea.

[@eckhal2]

C-124 worked on their avionics at Dover AFB 67-70. Flew on them couple of times and helped change an engine out overnight at Barksdale AFB during an emergency airlift when TET started in Late January 1968 . Airlifted around the clock Bell Cobra Gunships and munitions into March. Glad I was young, long days😉

[@drewzilla4800]

He was what were right in America, now look at us...

[@luisvaldes1568]

I will never forget the first time I saw this scene as little kid watching the movie on TV in the early 70's. I said to my self John Wayne even flew the plane.

[@Less1leg2]

this John Wayne movie was great. What I liked about this movie was, the actors did their homework concerning what Roughnecks do on Oil rigs. It was good, its still movie though. But the collective actors did try to do a decent enactment of Oil Rig Work.

[@Thornus_______]

Ladies and Gentlemen that is a real movie star

[@funnydoggydog]

Great scene

[@flyboy2610]

I see "Peter-sahn" got resurrected. 1:30

[@LadyAdakStillStands]

Thank you commenters! I enjoy reading the stories about your family, fathers, sons, brothers, friends and their experiences around both John & Red! As a heavy equipment operator in the 80s, I wanted a seat on a wild well team but a woman ff/heo on a ground team hadn't happened yet until Kuwait 1991. By then I was married and blowing out son #2 lol! Peace be with y'all.

[@rocksmeller99]

what an entrance!

[@adrianotero7963]

An entrance only John Wayne could do......

[@gunnyusmc8412]

I wished i could see that movie its a good i had family that worked with the owner and his company

[@milehayes888]

Great 🎥

[@gunnyusmc8412]

Good clip my compliments sir

[@TrueToTheArts]

LOVE IT!

[@rogeralmond5884]

I saw the remains of the first rig that had burned up. It was out of Gillette Wyoming. My fathers Rig Circle A rig 10 was just down the road from it. He had told me that it had been burned on purpose for a movie. Strange thing about all that. He (my father) used to remind me of John Wayne and sounded like him. Also his rig was owned by the Anshultz Company which is one reason the movie was made as Phillip Anshultz had Red Adair putting out one of his fires in the area at that time. It gave Phillip the idea on making some of his money back was to have Hollywood make a movie about fire fighters.

[@catnip410]

I like this movie

[@westlands703]

They need some Roundup on that runway.

[@Woody615]

I always loved the snow covered mountains of . . . Venezuela?

[@bobgrantsbus]

Great film.

[@josephstevens9888]

The C-124 Globemaster II was the USAF's primary heavy-lift aircraft until the introduction of the C-141 Starlifter in the mid to late 1960's.

[@teenagerinsac]

Globemasters still bore the real heavy lift due to being a nose loader until the C-5 took over-141's could not load a tank or a wide object like the Globemasters could. Globemasters were outmoded as preferred lifter due to its plodding speed of less than half what the Star Lifter flew and far higher as well

[@josephstevens9888]

@@teenagerinsac I rode on a many of C-141's during my time in the in Force. However, I only flew on a C-5 once - from Osan South Korea to Kadena, Okinawa. Also, I flew on C-17's many times.

[@mikeschumacher9715]

Toured this air frame at the air museum of Travis AFB. Went to a medical back-up call one night, when some drunk airmen got inside. One fell from the upper deck to the lower floor. He was not in good shape.

[@texwyo1]

Casper Wyoming I remember this

[@dougcooper6004]

Actually, now Bar Nunn , Wyoming. This was the old Wardwell airport replaced by the military airbase. The town of Bar Nunn is built on the old runways.

[@texwyo1]

Thomas Cooper used to be bad ass party’s on the old air base

[@willkissel1964]

My Dad met Duke at one of the local watering holes during the shoot. I don't remember who bought the drinks....

[@daleg45]

Flew on one from Athens Greece to Frankfort Germany in 1966 while in the Air Force.

[@gordmcdonald2807]

I always liked this movie. Can't seem to find it anywhere

[@WalterDWormack214]

Universal Home Video.

[@RomeKG471]

ebay

[@redcarpeteater6903]

When I was a kid, boys wanted to be either the six million dollar man, Evel Knievel, Bruce Lee or John Wayne..I tried hard to be like all four

[@giantskunk]

Interesting that in Hellfighters, Vera Miles was John Wayne’s love interest. Yet in The Searchers it is clear John Wayne’s character is too old and her relationship is with Jeffrey Hunter.

[@stevegardenhire5698]

My grandma met JW in Casper while filming this movie. She asked him for a autograph for me and he declined because he was in a hurry. This pissed her off and she told him i always liked Burt Lancaster he's a better actor than you..God i miss that women but we always loved the Duke also

[@normangabbard8816]

I wish Utube would load Hell Fighters.. It was one of the last. How about it Utube .. Think you could do that for Duke Fans ?? It would be appreciated..

[@j.j.springer1099]

Great film! Hellfighters

[@schallrd1]

The G rated version is the Heckfighters.