Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer checkflight at Hawkins & Powers in Greybull (WY) July 2001

[@justindunklee4901]

Nice to see the old footage of H&P in flight! I grew up with my father flying 119s for H&P and I remember loving the sound of radials as a boy! Love seeing fond childhood memories again. I started fighting fire a few years before they left the business and only got the work with the old metal a few times. Thank you for keeping the H7P history alive!!

[@coronadojet]

many thanks for your response! 👍

[@edwardjanes]

This aircraft was one version of the Army Air Corp's B-24. It was designed to carry passengers and/or cargo. I have a newspaper article of my Dad flying one.

[@firepilotfilson3881]

No. You are wrong. They were coastal patrol BOMBERS. Transport my ass. Where do you idiots come up with this shit

[@mig21pilot]

Man I WANTED to fly the PB4Y bad!

[@coronadojet]

But don’t forget, that exactly one year after I filmed this Video one PB4Y-2 Privateer crashed because the left wing separated from the fuselage due to fatigue broken metal!

[@firepilotfilson3881]

Want to know what really happened? I was there. Rick and Milt were my friends. I am in this video and you do not know what you are talking about

[@TheHanzel41]

@@firepilotfilson3881Please elaborate……

[@Fyrpylit]

@@TheHanzel41 Sure, Ive already be sued twice. There is a reason they are no longer in business and good riddance

[@brokendown63]

Sad how Hawkins & Powers went out. I fought fires 82-88 and have seen the big PB4Y's fly many, many times.