C-47 departs Richards Field

[@JP-wg3uq]

I learned to fly and soloed at Richards field in 1978. I'm now a 757/767 Captain eligible to retire after 30 years working for a company in love with the color brown. Whenever I smell a freshly mown field, I think of Richards field and the joy of learning to fly.

[@gabrielshear4298]

My dad flew these in WWll .. He flew The Hump if you know what that means .. He flew B-24s , B-25s and a few other aircraft .. He passed away in 2015 .. Like so many others from the greatest generation .. Miss you dad ..

[@rocktruggy03]

My grandfather was a HUMP pilot. Cargo and troop transport primarily.

[@gabrielshear4298]

Casey That’s exactly what my father hauled ..

[@rocktruggy03]

Interesting. I don't recall his squadron but I can ask my mother.

[@gabrielshear4298]

I have no idea about what group .. Most people know about the European theatre and the pacific theater of WWII but most have never heard of the third theater of the war .. The China , Burma and India theater of WWII .. There was a book that came out about twenty years ago about the hump pilots .. It was called the aluminum trail if i remember correctly .. They called it the aluminum trail because of all the aircraft that crashed in the Himalayas..

[@rocktruggy03]

Correct. Alaska and the Aleutian Islands were actually a fourth theater. My grandfather was a pilot and later Commander of the 16th Combat Cargo Squadron in Burma.

[@yektaulu8769]

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[@muhammedylmaz4250]

😂

[@canada3016]

I worked on this airplane at Point Barrow Alaska at the NARL site back in the 1974 / 76 time era. While it may have been WW2 vintage back in the seventies it was still very much a work horse! The oil coolers are now in the original position's but while we had it they were mounted on the inboard side of the nacelles for wheel ski installation. That got changed when Northern Air Cargo did the last major mod to it before it left Alaska I believe. VERY GLAD TO SEE THIS VIDEO!

[@harrothepilot]

Hi, just a question re this dc3. Was this a ‘hipper’ version? It appeared to have the accessories mounted to the top of the gear case, like an R2000 P&W. I know the std P&W fitted was the R1830 and from memory, they all had a pretty clean looking snout. Thankyou in advance.

[@canada3016]

@@harrothepilot my real information on this aircraft was back in the 1970,s. I believe the engines have been changed since the time I worked on it and it's last flight more than once. So what is the version under the cowlin at the time of the video. I really could not say. While I was involved they were p&w 1830-94.

[@harrothepilot]

@@canada3016 No worries, Thankyou for the reply. It just peaked my curiosity when I saw the gear cases. Who knows, maybe they were still the 1830’s with some front mounted accessories. Apon further inspection of the R2000, the output shaft is quite a bit longer and prop is further forward than the R1830’s in the DC3 installation. Cheers from Aus.

[@canada3016]

@@harrothepilot Don't seem able to attach photos to this email. But do have some snaps of the nose gear box we had to change due to it making metal. Also was going to add some wedgetail photos while I worked for Boeing did make it down to Brisgane, Newcastle and Ipswich. So no worries.

[@everyone5724]

The gentleman putting oil in the engine with a cigar hanging out of his mouth is one awesome old timer.

[@francoiskerangueven4537]

Poots MuhGoots C Caravelle avion

[@shavingwithfuzzy7524]

Do you mean from the bucket?

[@everyone5724]

@@shavingwithfuzzy7524 yeah.

[@shavingwithfuzzy7524]

@@everyone5724 that guy IS classic DC3.

[@shavingwithfuzzy7524]

@Autistic Boy the stuff in the bucket is oil. The round engines use a lot of it. Those engines use hi octane gas. Would not run on diesel.

[@stephenpersic3331]

This big beautiful Douglas C -47 Was such a badass airplane , look how she runs down that grassy field, that huge tail dragger gets right up and lifts off so nicely, what a beautiful sight, those huge double radial engines coming to life, that bird had plenty of extra power because of its massive cargo capacity, some of these were even used early in Nam , i used to see them all the time in the sky in the 70s Now they are few and far between Man what a joy to see this beauty lift off so easy and nimble !! Love it Thanks for a great video

[@angelovaz588]

Vendo agora, em 01/11/2019 5:45h. Fantástico, me chamou atenção por me lembrar quando menino, por volta de 1957/60 (sou de 53), via quase que diariamente um desse levantando voo sobre a nossa chácara, época da Construção de Brasília! Ficava maravilhado com aquela (essa) máquina voadora rsrs. Acredite, as vezes recebia um aceno de quem estava pilotando. Pensei que estavam mantendo os motores em funcionamento, mas quando vi que saiu voando, fiquei maravilhado. Adoraria ver isso de perto. Parabéns a esses veteranos do ar! Orgulho, muito orgulho.

[@wellingtonpereira5042]

Gostaria de saber mais histórias da sua época,como era a vida no Brasil,costumes, política,economia etc

[@flavioafonso5556]

Esse avião participo da segunda guerra também...

[@FlavioSpirit]

Bom dia !!!! Eu já ví um DC 3 de perto, mas nunca funcionando. Voando então, só pelo KZbin mesmo. Imagino a emoção e as ótimas lembranças que o senhor deve ter. Muito bom mesmo. Obrigado por dividir conosco essas histórias. Que DEUS abençoe. Grande abraço......

[@luizpauloalmeida2471]

Meu pai voou o C-47 (versão militar do DC-3) por muitos anos na FAB (CAN - Correio aéreo nacional). Só histórias maravilhosas sobre esse avião.

[@buines2007]

yoiu dont have any idea how much i enjoy this video, the face of the pilot says all, thanks for share

[@paulcrawley390]

Was an Engineer on a C-47 Forty Years ago back in the UK and watching them dip the fuel and oil brought it all back as if it was only yesterday. Love the low fly through

[@tonyloechte9994]

The sound the shape they are just a beautiful aircraft, keep her from fadeing away for as long as you can.

[@semco72057]

That C-47A model is still flying and it is the original model used during WWII and still working just fine. I flew on some of the newer models during the Vietnam War and they was nice. The first time I flew on one the airplane had engine problems, but the second and third times was just fine and I could have flown on them even more as I was hooked.

[@canada3016]

Also great camera work don't know how many youtube vid's suffer from camera shake! But this one was very clear GOOD JOB!

[@luizfranciscodossantos.6475]

Kkookkk

[@wagonmaster1974]

Love the 15' AGL flyby!! Lots of hours hauling mail in a DC-3. They're tough old birds. Just keep stacking - she'll go. Great video!

[@scotabot7826]

It took some guts to fly that old girl out of that short strip after sitting out there for years. My respect Sir!!!!! What sweet music!

[@mikec4114]

5:32 emergency exit door opens on takeoff. Got their attention I'm sure

[@reddeadredemption2clips409]

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[@rickeykeep4925]

How many pilots have sat at that left side window and waved or signalled their intention to take off?

[@dennishe7597]

Here in St Thomas USVI we still have one that flies out of here regularly gives me chills every time I see her taking off

[@okrajoe]

Great footage, thanks for posting. Love the low-pass at the end.

[@c.johnson1691]

I love this plane, the DC-3. It's beautiful. I've loved it ever since I was a boy, seeing it fly over my house from Greater Rockford Airport to Chicago's O'Hare Field. Then I got to fly in one from Moline, Illinois, to Greater Rockford Airport, where my parents picked me up.

[@karlaiken6152]

Great video. She started right up after "years on the field". Great flying too. Thanks for sharing. Hope its still airworthy in 2018.

[@andrewdonohue1853]

I bet it's still flying in 2023, as long as they are maintained they will be flying

[@sakeeler]

that takes some balls. the engine isn't running perfect, but hey, what the heck?!?!

[@MrTechnology83]

Indiana&OhioRailway85 lol you got it I thought the same...

[@shavingwithfuzzy7524]

Ahhhh. nothing at all wrong with how those 1820s are running. Those ole round engines are just that way.

[@scdevon]

It cleared out ok once they put the throttle down. These engines burn / leak large amounts of engine oil even on a good day, too.

[@TommyWylie]

@@shavingwithfuzzy7524 R1830s actually (14 cyl P&Ws)... R1820s are 9 cylinder units by Wright and actually much more powerful.

[@shavingwithfuzzy7524]

@@TommyWylie thank you for the correction. Finger slip on the number.

[@crazybrit-nasafan]

What a beautiful old aircraft. Certainly got the patina of age. I have an old Airfix kit of the C47 in my loft and I was wondering what markings to do it in. This just made my mind up. Off to search for pictures of this one.

[@FlavioSpirit]

Bom dia !!!!!! Na minha humilde opinião, melhor Aeronave da história. Ele foi o primeiro e gigantesco passo para a evolução da Aviação. Graças ao DC 3 a Aviação é o que é hoje em dia. Muito obrigado pelo vídeo e parabéns pelo canal. Abraço do Brasil.......

[@MegaTotomi]

I remembered my GRANDFATHER when he was in a company of the 501 air transport transported the jump in Normandy some time later I told my father about these planes ... God bless everyone and my GRANDFATHER

[@johnhowe1099]

She may look tired and in need of a good paint but she sounds absolutely gorgeous in that low fly bye amazing to think she’s out lived her design team what a work horse.

[@billellis3967]

Missing my days on the Aleutian's with Reeve. Sad day when they retired the 3s.

[@flybyairplane3528]

john howe I do not think, that Donald Douglass,,had in his wildest dreams that the DC3, C47,,or The HARVARDs would be still flying, lots of people confused the C46, ( Curtis Commando) with the C47

[@bryanplayfair121]

That man right there loves and appreciates his aircraft.

[@opdrvr]

Incredible. Dick it is a pleasure to see the old bird flying again. What a beauty she is. I wish I had been there on that day. Thank you.

[@bcmfin]

Why did he start his take-off roll with the cabin door flapping in the slipstream? Minute 5:30.

[@aureliobrighton1871]

When she lifted from the ground it seemed her props actually worked her up, like a ship's screw going through whipped cream ... I also would like to retire in a paradise garden like that .. after all that years of Arctic Research . 😊 Thankyou from Munich

[@hardzonydad2235]

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[@MrSportyPilot]

@canada3016 = Thanks for your post. It's a great way to learn more about the history of this bird.

[@nathangreve2453]

Damn near got my DC-3 type rating in that exact plane when it was based in south Florida. What memories!

[@mridoit1701]

Near?

[@Corncob_Ethan.7]

Literally my dream property. The house and a big peice of land with a DC3. Amazing!

[@mattd1142]

That hamburger door flying open on takeoff

[@Rocketman88002]

That port side engine finally leaned out! Beautiful classic!

[@ChrisZoomER]

It’s amazing to see such an old plane run so smoothly, or should I say fly smoothly!

[@countryboywis]

Great vid.. :) Oh and thats the left engine.. left and right are determined as viewed from the pilot seat if I'm not mistaken..

[@raoulcruz4404]

According to aerialvisuals.ca , the aircraft resides in a museum in Portland, TN.

[@oldtractors9771]

Raoul Cruz yeah its right outside the museum

[@waterman9524]

Not airworthy anymore ?😕

[@TommyWylie]

@@waterman9524 Plenty of people know how to fix these up and keep them flying.

[@knispel9957]

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[@johnson11b]

Are there any other videos of this particular plane?

[@MrAlley32]

I love those old radial piston engine planes. That one looks like it needs a little TLC! But still awesome.

[@stevebroughton4787]

2020......still loads flying, a testament to a very sound design.

[@michmat77]

So glad to see this video! I used to fly from 6x6 (Richards Field) ultralights. I Never imagine this C47 was operative. I love it!

[@atifquluzade1932]

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[@tuborgselim3149]

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[@atifquluzade1932]

@@tuborgselim3149 Eynen 😆

[@behzatche.5592]

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[@smug8567]

C-47 was the military designation of the DC-3. Its the same bird.

[@maxwellharris9329]

Don't forget the Dakota! :)

[@nathanvorheswrx1770]

@@maxwellharris9329 lol yes :)

[@carlosromelzeballoschavez4290]

Hermoso el vídeo, especialmente cuando pasa razando la pista felicitaciones al PIC. WHERE IS THE LOCATION PLEASE?

[@johnhardman3]

I understood from something I read years ago that spares were no longer being made for the P&W radials fitted to most of the few DC3 variants still flying, and that Russian engines were having to be sourced and installed to replace the P&Ws: was that true or not-anyone know?

[@mauritsvanderpol7415]

Love the way the little door flops open on takeoff

[@harrothepilot]

Noticed that, it was actually open right from the start of taxi.

[@TommyWylie]

A door open? I'm sure they used to fly those planes in the war with half the doors missing!

[@lawrencemartin6041]

Awesome! Is it just me, or did they take off with the crew door still open...? I thought it was still just visible, flapping during the take off roll towards the camera..... And what is it they say about there not being any 'Old and Bold' pilots? I think there just might be!

[@dirtyharry7728]

I watched back to check and yup it was open 😁 I’m sure someone just popped down and closed it as if it was nothing

[@lawrencemartin6041]

Harry Jones DH Taxis Ltd yeah, your probably right! Since viewing this and writing that comment, I have been fortunate enough to fly in the incredible WWll veteran, 'Drag 'em oot'!! Through a contact with a friend of a friend......I just happened to be in the right place at the right time and was told, "Get on, were going!". It was a truly incredible experience which I can never forget.

[@mohabhatem3346]

Hello, I would like to buy one, can you help me, how much is it, how many people you can afford, and how many kilometers you travel

[@spannaspinna]

When he said 19 gallons in this on I thought gee that’s not much fuel lol 😂

[@FayazAhmad-yl6spFZ]

Beautiful sound of the radial engine.

[@davemarion7652]

Video is dated Sept. 20, 2011. FAA registration database says the N9382 was cancelled Jan. 12, 2012. So what happened to this plane? Where is it now?

[@loveplane737]

cancelled after someone seeing the door open

[@TjeRod]

These guys are freaking AWESOME!!!! Just amazing. Great video, thanks for sharing!!!

[@viktorbabay2905]

Знакомый с детства завораживающий рокот поршневых двигателей!!!

[@joshjosh6526]

Any updates? She’s awesome! Would like to know some history on it.

[@alien216]

Just another stupid comment: I'm the 3400 like of this video. Anyway, it's very rare see these amazing old aircraft in flight....this video it's pure gold for aviation enthusiasts.

[@simergr]

Did anybody noticed the cockpit door was opened during take off, plus left engine was smoking a lot more than the other?

[@verneibarbosadossantossant5776]

Incrível ! tive a oportunidade de ver um c 47 destes na base aérea dos Afonsos no RJ a sensação de saber q estes dinossauros , foram os aviões de combate na segunda guerra mundial, ficava olhando e admirando-as, e agora vendo os mesmos c47 levantando vôo, meu Deus ñ tem o que falar, apenas observar e tentar entender como isto foi possível ?. Ele é muito lindo, o pouso vem planeando como se fosse uma ave.

[@DIEGOPEREZ-ro7ci]

En este tipo d avion c 47 y c 54 hicimos nuestros saltos recuerdos muy bonitos

[@BetterAircraftFabric]

236 hardcore commies disliked this video! - How can somebody dislike a DC3 / C47 video? Gee. Thanks for posting! Regards from Alaska (where these planes still fly for a living and serve 82% of our communities!)

[@lorenzodunn3226]

Excellent film footage and sound.

[@texascclp1445]

What a cool low level pass! Can't beat this plane for it's pure esthetics. A work of art.

[@jgunther3398]

They're featured in the movie "Island in the Sky".

[@hayeslincoln3111]

Wasn t Andy divine a hoot in that movie. He usually played a silly character. But he played his part well. I always got a kick out of him pulling that little clamp thing out of his pocket so his hands would stay warm Flying was serious stuff back in the 50s No one even thinks about flying over the oceans now. The high and the mighty was a cool flick too

[@philbell7952]

⚓️👍👍 Thanks ! Really enjoyed this 🤛🤛⚓️

[@lenmar6632]

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[@sdean7855]

When I was a kid in the '50s, I would spend the summers at my aunt and grandmother. Flew from Louisville Standiford in a TWA Connie to Pittsburgh, then an Agony Airlines DC-3 to McKeen Regional near Bradford. DC-3s were the puddlejumpers everywhere....

[@aureliobrighton1871]

'Agony' Airlines ... 😂❤

[@sdean7855]

@@aureliobrighton1871 It was originally Allegheny Airlines, whence the pun Agony. Later it got folded into USAir, which it turn got dissed as US Scare. Some years back it merged with American Airlines

[@aureliobrighton1871]

@@sdean7855 Thankyou. I love that 'play on words'. And what a trip for a child, from Kentucky to the Pennsylvania shores (so to speak). Sounds like a Berry classic. See, when I went to my grandparents from Munich to Lower Bavaria (110 km) in an overheating Audi it felt like interstate also. So, with all that rooting AA might be rightly called American Wearlines. My London colleagues b.t.w. used to call Lufthansa 'Luftwaffe' for the often barracks inspired charm of their stewardesses and would deliberately sport a tie with little Spitfires on it. All the best :)

[@ThatZip]

Fabulous! Thanks, Dicko! Now, that is some impressive aviation. Your British flying friend, Dr. Zip. >>>--->

[@Flyboy207]

I saw this aircraft for sale on an auction site last year, does anyone know it’s current status?

[@FlyingFrankie]

Very nice. There we can see true american quality of the best plane! Very nice. Thumb up.

[@loveplane737]

yes

[@reneharoldocorzopinelo3833]

Awesome my favorite plane DC-3 what sound the engines I would like fly plane again wow

[@LuizCma]

Very Very good sound radials and vídeo , Brasil ok.

[@jean-claudebricault8492]

bon voyage

[@auzzieworker5183]

NOW THAT'S what I call a LOW flyby, awesome.

[@JustJohn505]

Alot of work for one man, he sure loves his C47

[@sbchelldiver]

That was the last C-47 leaving from the Philipines in late March of '42...

[@T28-f6b]

Great filming, lovely aircraft!

[@henningheinemann8619]

Excellent video, both the subject and the quality, glad to see her up and flying again. @coyoteold1, it's a combination of both. The engineering & nature could go either way, but we see grace in the lines and proportions and use those lines that fit both our needs and nature's and we tend to make choices of design that are pleasing to the eye, with a few exceptions. It's these exceptions that prove that it doesn't have to be pretty or skinny to fly lol.

[@robertmcglinchey3347]

The other right engine.

[@rickkenny]

Port-side engine.

[@hwbarnes4610]

IMO Most dependable aircraft ever produced. Berlin Airlift.

[@localcrew]

M1 Garand.

[@thebuggy736]

The old DC3 planes have a magic the new planes don't have. Are you flying to Berlin?

[@davef.2811]

Was this the "Richards Field" near Homestead, Florida?

[@tomasinacovell4293]

You have trouble with direction like left and right etc?

[@chaikanongna]

may be short landing with the short runway ?

[@andreaguiotto7982]

amazing video. At 3:48 was it a bird or a gigantic dragon fly that stuck with the fuselage, sucked by the right engine drag?

[@charlesmiddleton9952]

This plane made quite a name for itself during the early years of aviation.

[@robertmcglinchey3347]

❤️ C47/DC3! Nice lo-pass flyby! My Dad was nearby the hump flying B-25s - bridge and RR missions over China Burma India. Clips of a film he made @ “Bobofgloucester b-25 fenny india”

[@shavingwithfuzzy7524]

Always great to see the ole thing flying. My all time favorite airplane. Thanks for the video!!

[@romanticdonkey468]

Helluva plane, helluva pilot. Loved the video

[@CoyoteOsborne1]

She looks like she's ready to leap into the air! I often wonder if the aesthetic of some of these aircraft is simply a natural product of the engineering, or whether it is deliberate for beauty's sake.

[@BollocksUtwat]

I think perhaps when design was mostly about people drawing from their own eye, with far less science behind every single curve, that the natural tendency to make things elegant was part of how they tried to make them aerodynamic. Without a computer you'd never design anything to look like an F-117 for instance.

[@giuseppeamodio8235]

it doesn't get more classic than a DC3

[@thedeparted9113]

Whats the serial number on this bird?

[@kthackerrn]

My father flew 100+ combat missions in the heavier EC-47Q a reconnaissance workhorse out of NKP RTAFB Thailand in the early 1970s. His Squadron was the 360th TEWS they were called the "Antique Airlines"... because they were old then!

[@bmunch9907]

Is that Victor E flying that....?

[@mmurphy147]

What a classic bird! Thanks for the video. The airplane has such fantastic lines.

[@wagehsh1114]

..سكي

[@chucklamont9778]

Flown out of Richards many times, nice place, just north of Homestead and the DC-3 equally as nice....

[@RamSkirata]

what wonderful footage!

[@joseherberth5840]

Essas máquinas antigas são muito massa, adrenalina pura

[@lionelchouard1744]

5:30 the service door on the left side is open during takeoff !!

[@suvitharaja9357]

Landing?????

[@MrHeesbeen]

Heavens, those little golf carts must have some power for them to be used as tugs for something like a C-47.

[@lhexus]

left engine looked to have a bit of a problem at the first startup