Crossing the Atlantic Ocean in a 1930s Airliner

Encounter inflight icing, fuel problems, and weather as we head to remote northern Canada before crossing to Greenland, as we fly a Douglas DC-3 across the Atlantic to celebrate the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
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[@BigTex347]

I've had my pilot license since 1979 and at that time (as a young adventurous man) my dream was to start a company that used DC-3 aircraft to fly fresh fish/seafood from Alaska to the lower 48 along the west coast. Well, As things go, I'm still a pilot but I have a full time job as a doctor - life is full of twists and turns! Thanks for posting this fabulous video.

[@tonyvelasquez6776]

Brodie my stinky little pie hole is leaking stink juice I scoop it up with the finger and sniff that beauty juice up I love it brodie

[@Bobtowngarden]

Have you ever thought about being a dog shit picker upper?

[@Snaproll47518]

Wise choice for a day job. Fly for fun!

[@dannyo3317]

BigTex347: Please don't buy a Beechcraft Bonanza, especially one with the "Y tail". 🤣

[@BigTex347]

@@dannyo3317 Hello Danny - I used to want one of those, but that time has passed.

[@TheScreamingFrog916]

I wish I could watch these aircraft videos with my dad, he loved to fly, and we went to lots of air shows together. He is gone 10 years now, and I really miss him. Love you dad, you are still alive in my heart, and memories.

[@nickraschke4737]

It's tough isn't it. My condolences.

[@TheScreamingFrog916]

@@nickraschke4737 Thanks Nick. These aircraft videos, also remind me of what a happy guy he was, and how much fun we had. Remembering now, how dad always reminded me to look for the silver lining in every cloud. He was a positive thinking optimist, like few people I've ever known. You'r kind words, remind me of that. Hope you have a great day.

[@nickraschke4737]

@@TheScreamingFrog916 sounds like he did a great job of bringing you up mate.

[@stevepope5484]

I understand! Love my Hero too! Charles Pope 1926 to 2003

[@ChristmasTurki]

Okay

[@rev.andyh.1082]

I can’t believe you guys managed to fly that thing without a single mustache in the cockpit. That’s got to be against regulation.

[@Avetho]

But when it comes to us Canadianos, the mustached ones are generally manning the axe-launchers out back, performing fly-by tree-felling operations. Its a quite common practice, you know ;)

[@unhippy1]

Guess no one told them that every mustache missing from the cockpit means a 50% reduction in cool factor.

[@gregoryho9307]

Dude, mustaches is DPE territory...

[@markhepworth4804]

Andrew Dill 😂

[@thekobaz]

You know... seriously... where is FlightChops in all this

[@scottpecora371]

Thank you: this helped remind me of what my father did for the first decade of his flight career. My father started out on DC3's with West Coast Airlines in June 1956 as a new hire. Before moving on to F27's he would accumulate over 10,000hrs in the DC3, and over 13,000 landings and takeoffs. Some of his tales, like flying solid IFR, flying the radio beam by hand of course with the entire windshield iced over except for the little corner where the defrost heat came out. They'd open the side window a little and check how much ice they were packing on the leading edge with a flashlight. He shared with me the time as a new Captain for less than a week taking off from Pasco Washington on a hot August evening, with a full load of passengers and freight. They had just pulled the gear up and cleared the end of the strip when a cylinder on number one engine let go at the base punching a hole in the cowling affording him the image of the piston and connecting rod flailing about against the crankcase and adjoining cylinders. The copilot was a new hire and completely white eyed. My father said he fire walled both engines, called the tower and tried to hold altitude as he made a slow gentle left hand turn back to the airport then landed safely. Needless to say the passengers on the left hand side of the aircraft were a bit shook up. They spent the night in Pasco, and by mid morning the next day were on their way again with a new engine, and the cowling off another DC3 that was being serviced. He told me looking back they really didn't give it that much thought, it was just part of flying at that time. Another time in the winter flying from Boise to Klamath Falls on a clear morning they treated the passengers to a view of Crater Lake, flying across the lake below the rim of the crater. My father would go on to fly F27's, DC9's and would retire off of 757's. Quite a flying career, radial piston's, non pressurized, turboprops, by-pass turbo jets, and retired off of high bypass fan jets. He would go on to fly p38's, p51's, f86's, f101's, and every aircraft in the Beechcraft family into the late 1970's as he flew sales and demonstrations flights for Beechcraft. Thanks for Sharing this trip.

[@mattguthmiller]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing. It sounds like he had an awesome career.

[@scottpecora371]

When you commented about the constant maintenance this generation of aircraft required it's somewhat the same story with trains and locomotives. By 1945-50 engineering had extracted every bit of power and efficiency that could be had from the steam powered locomotive. In the early 1950's the new diesel electric driven locomotives had appeared and by the end of the decade (1960) almost all steam powered locomotives had been scrapped and replaced with diesel electric far more efficient, reliability and profitability. Most people now don't realise that the average locomotive was good for 50-100 miles before it required service. They had to take on either wood, coal or oil plus hundreds of gallons of water. All the running gear had to be oiled. It was a never ending process, which is why there were so many roundhouse's so that the locomotive could be switched out quickly for another already fueled, watered and serviced. Then that locomotive would be serviced and kept warmed up till it was needed. That was another thing that young men or youth were hired often as their first job with the railroad was to tend to the loco's in the roundhouse through the night keep the boilers lit and a head of steam

[@badguy5554]

I flew a C-47 in South East Asia. I remember pulling back the throttles and BOTH engines quit. The plane pitched over and we were looking at the jungle through the wind screen. The only thing that saved us was "Carb heat". Imagine TWO engines "icing up" in South-East Asia?

[@agentred8732]

When I was 16, I lived in a hippie commune in central Oregon (yes, *that* one). I managed the airport there. We had 3 fully restored DC-3s and a Convair 240 that had been owned by Howard Hughes. We sold the plane to a collector in Germany, and I got to make the trip from Oregon, as flight crew. We nearly ran out of fuel, trying to find the landing strip in Greenland , but they spotted us from the ground and guided us in. I got to pilot the plane from Iceland to Scotland. Alone in the cockpit. 10,000 feet over the Atlantic. Full moon reflecting on the water. Doing gentle wing dips with the big bird. It was one of the best experiences of my life.

[@krisb-travel]

holy crap that sounds glorious

[@legalmexican]

You managed an airport when you were 16?

[@PacificAirwave144]

I visited that commume when I was about 16. We were on a raftting weekend on the Deschutes river with cousins visiting from Vermont...and dad said 'hey, lets go over and visit the Rajneesh ranch. It was a neat visit. People waiting along the road to throw flowers on his Rolls Royce every morning (and evening?). Maybe they weren't ALL stoned but it seemed that way. I remember my two cousins being very unsettled by these two women doing a two-minute tongue-tonsil inspection. Watch some documentaries about it! Fun times until it fell apart after five years and you had to get a job again 😕

[@BackyardBS103]

Crossing ocean in 1930s plane “We’re flying in a 1945 dc-3”

[@e8ook981]

Spudzlee layer

[@ExAnimoPortugal]

It's a 1930s design.

[@jlhilgert92]

The prototype version of the DC-3, the DST was built in 1935. The design is from the 30s. However, if their airplane was built in 1945 it is likely a retrofitted C47. But I agree that the title of the video is misleading. It makes it seem like that particular aircraft was built in the 30s.

[@BackyardBS103]

That makes more sense now.

[@badlydrawncars6460]

@@jlhilgert92 The original aircooled VW Beetle was built up until 2003. Look it up, it's called the VW Beetle Ultima Edition. There's no way in hell I'd call it a 2000s car. If it stays true to the original design, it's a '30s plane imo

[@thomasdalton9504]

This is what makes KZbin amazing. Not click baity, low-effort, sensationalist circle jerk videos - but high quality, professionally produced, passionate videos that are fascinating to watch. Matt, you're videos are insane, some of the best on the platform, and fully embody what said before - you are one of the reasons I love KZbin, Thank you!

[@echoesmourn3108]

Aptly put.

[@T.R.R.Jolkien]

If you were a conservative, you’d think differently about the all censoring KZbin platform. They silence opposition.

[@daviddelaney4106]

What an amazingly beautiful plane. I'm so glad there are people keeping these old birds in such great shape.

[@michaelmayfield4304]

IMHO - the most beautiful of all planes

[@ryanm.191]

David DeLaney these things are so god damn reliable they don’t need anyone to keep them airworthy. They keep themselves airworthy... for the most part

[@darrellhart8129]

Yeah, I like the idea of preserving as much functional history as possible. Ole planes are just cool.

[@nupagadii5834]

Made to last....

[@sergeyy-ber]

@@michaelmayfield4304 hi!

[@Sarah.Riedel]

"...a 1930s airliner" [LCD display in cockpit]

[@howitsplayed3005]

Got to keep it safe

[@shaungreer3350]

Yeah they have upgraded them to have glass cockpits for both safety and legal reasons. Chances are this one also has different engines as it won’t have an etops rating meaning it won’t be able to fly over the Atlantic

[@МихаилФокин-в9д]

Modernization

[@lawyer6343]

The only things from 1930s left in the plane is..... The name, no joke

[@Oliver-cg5ud]

What did you expect, the same cockpit as in the 30's. Bruh

[@claudionieto6523]

Dear Matt, I am a 61 years old and retired commercial pilot from Mexico city. Your videos make me remind all those beautiful days in 1980's flying with my best friend Manuel Delgado who was a fantastic Captain and I learned from him almost all the acknoledge I have by now. I have not flying as a pilot since several years now but watching your videos makes me feel great . I remember a friend of mine had a rite with the owner and a friend of mine named Alfonso Lastra of a Cessna 340 from Brownsville, Texas to Mexico City airport and they had an emergency arriving at the Mexico City airport because one of the landing gear relays was in off positon, everything was great after that. I will keep watching all your videos and I hope have the fortune to meet you some day here or maybe in Florida where I use to go very often.

[@Backsplash67]

😅

[@FlightChops]

Congrats on getting this one to go viral. I was really hoping this content would resonate, but I find the warbird and historical aviation episodes don’t often reach as wide an audience; it’s not going to stop me from loving this stuff though :)

[@FlightChops]

@J B Thanks buddy - just seeing this comment now, but appreciated!

[@kennarajora6532]

@Tyler Firepine I bet it'll get 2 mil in total.

[@CMDRSweeper]

Ah! Eric usually flies 747s for UPS it seems, so he is a freight dog using his days off to fly old props... For those who missed it, the radio call at 24:30, Eric mistakingly calls out UPS and then corrects to Douglas. Either that, or UPS will now have to start flying DC-3s in revenue cargo service :D

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

CUTBACKS can be a B*TCH...😁

[@TomK32]

@Luke "you package is delayed due to a slow fuel pump"

[@777jones]

UPS 747 captain is a GOOD job... maybe the best pilot job 👍

[@rev.andyh.1082]

@777jones who says? No. The best pilot jobs are with a crop duster. And I’ll fight anyone who says otherwise.

[@daveschwartz5893]

Heard it. Say oops gave it up there.🤣

[@johnbolin7098]

I can't get enough of these videos. Flew on DC-3s as a kid in the 60's when Ozark Airlines was using them. Jet airliners were faster and quieter, but I will never forget the feeling of flying in those gorgeous DC-3s with fire-breathing radials roaring just outside my passenger window.

[@andrewwhite9739]

My stepdad flew for the RAF starting in 1942. He flew many aircraft in his time and later on in the 1970's and 80's, he flew Goony Birds, during the the Escobar years. "Wink wink." I was just a kid at the time. I was always terrified whenever we left the ground but he assured me that the DC 3 was as solid as a plane as they've ever made. The one thing that I'll never forget was the sound. It was very distinct and there was something comforting about it. RIP....William "Bill" Robert Evans. Major RAF. You were are true badasss. Thank you for teaching me to fly!

[@martysender5539]

oh my goodness. I was maybe 6 or 7 and my Dad took me on a DC3 from Burbank airport to San Jose....my first flight. to this day, i'm 73, i can vividly recall the flight, the clouds over the mountains, the DC3, the sound of it, the feeling it was built like a tank. thanks for this guys

[@philkrahn3179]

My dad also flew a DC3 out of Burbank airport for Richfield Oil Co. They had their small fleet of planes there. Got to fly a few times as a kid including a trip to New Orleans.

[@NewJerseyJay]

The LED displays in the 1930's were just terrible. Much better in 2019

[@rubiksmaster301]

I didn't even know they had LED screens in the 1930s lol

[@LizardSquid6969]

@@rubiksmaster301 yeah me neither!

[@sirboomsalot4902]

Yeah, unfortunately they couldn’t help detect SAMs in Normandy LOL

[@JBW_UK]

WELL FUCKING OBVIOUSLY

[@LexWhidden]

RubCuber yeah bruh that’s absolutely crazy, not like it’s an updated cockpit or anything.

[@Hazztech]

DC-3: a collection of parts flying in loose formation.

[@cyriaquecharles]

that's a helicopter

[@JohnMalik]

Hahahahaha!

[@hgj2019]

@@cyriaquecharles correct. Helicopter. AND, likely to break formation at any time!😳😎

[@maccas3037]

: close formation. Helicopter: machine that wants to fly upside down.

[@Peasmouldia]

Used to be a DC3 that gave jolly flights along our south coast here in the UK. It was a real bargain too, I think it was like £16 for a 30 min jolly. Got to be one of the best aircraft ever. Thanks for this upload, excellent job.

[@12yearssober]

Ian Bunyan A woman I know charges $30 for a 30 min jolly.

[@TheAvenstar]

Ha! The opening reminded my of when I used to ferry new Cessna airplanes from Wichita to their dealers. It was 1966 and I was only 21, commercial and instrument rated, but always flat broke. I was not employed by Cessna directly, but by a ferrying service company who took advantage of us hour-building pilots and they payed dick. For example, ferrying a new Skylane from Wichita to Maine paid $228.00. Out of that $228 I had to buy the fuel, pay for any landing or tie-down fees along the way, hole up as necessary if the weather was too dangerous to proceed, and pay my own way back to Wichita! Impossible, you say? Not really. Avgas was only 26c per gallon. Tie down or landing fees were usually never charged; but if they were they were seldom more than $5. Motels rarely cost more than $5. per night, and a bus ticket back to Wichita was like 26 bucks. Breakfast of eggs, sausage, hashbrowns, toast and coffee was usually 89c, fast food cheesburgers were 25c, and you could buy a damn fine dinner meal for under $5. Nevertheless, I was always broke anyway. I was a pack-a-day smoker for another 25c. But my main expense was calling my girlfriend long distance at $1.50 per minute! That's right. Technology sucked. And there were no weather satellites so the weather was a guess -- and a wrong guess cost money. In any case, I saved money by sky-hiking -- something no one could ever do today. I just hung out on the general aviation parking area; and whenever I saw someone getting in their plane (no matter what kind) I flashed my commercial license and asked for a ride. If he was going in my direction, I was always welcome and would offer to pay half the fuel bill, work the radios, and navigate if fixes were called for. I don't recall ever getting turned down. I only went into all this because I'm a fast typist -- and the youngster in the beginning of this video reminded me of me -- even though they were strictly kidding.

[@Mommyandtux]

Damn you must be like 80 years old lol

[@JohnMalik]

Al you've got the beginning of a great book there.

[@Elmaghrabiz]

Amazing short story.

[@iap6647]

Excellent story!

[@mrsandmom5947]

You are a badass!

[@lorifitzgerald2891]

Fabulous video. I was four years old when I had my first ride in a DC3 in 1962. From that day forward I was determined to learn to fly. Which I did professionally for 18 years. Never got to fly a DC3 but still my favourite aircraft.

[@mickmccrory8534]

I bet them guys back in the '40's wished they had those nice digital avionics.

[@diegosilang4823]

Wait until they see the Basler conversion.

[@bigsnugga]

mick mccrory for safety an legal reasons

[@AlanCanon2222]

Hell yes, they would have.

[@patbudge2929]

mick mccrory they have to add this stuff to comply with FAA and transport Canada requirements.

[@fredsilvers1427]

It took gall to be a pilot back then, especially in the military where your landing zones weren't always previously plotted.

[@leeandadaelliott]

In Nam I hitched a ride from Da Nang to Saigon in a C 47. Other than the flight crew I was the only one aboard. Every time I went to the back of the plane to use the bucket, the crew had to retrim the plane.

[@edryba4867]

Thanks for your Service, Lee, and thank the Deity of your choice that you came home - when sadly, so many other guys DID NOT! When I was in the Radio Biz, I worked with a terrific guy - a Vietnam Vet by the name of Gil Hernandez. I have no idea where Gil is now, but HEY MAN - If you should run across this, Gil, Ed sez "Hey!".

[@possiblyadickhead6653]

Lol

[@gerrycarmichael1391]

I fly 737’s and I’m here to tell you we can tell every time someone goes back to use the blue room or when an F/A pushes a cart up the isle. Age of the plane don’t matter! Glad you made it home!

[@BrokeDownBob]

I made several parachute jumps from the C 47 while at PR (A) school in Lakehurst NJ.

[@2-strokeracer531]

Glad you made it back Lee .. Thanks for answering our Country's call.. If Vietnam was right or wrong - didn't matter to MEN like you, at that period in time.. No pussies you guys were..., Thanks from a grateful American... 👍

[@sanderolsthoorn7728]

Amazing! As a low time PPL pilot I can only dream of flying the DC3, let alone over the Atlantic. Great Matt!

[@GungaDan]

She's getting more love and attention than she ever had in 1945. I sure wish my best friend and I could make this flight. The only thing better than a gorgeous piece of aviation history, is a gorgeous FLYING piece of aviation history! YAY! :)

[@draufganger620]

Really enjoyed this video! Thanks for posting. My grandfather was a b-17 pilot. I remember him telling my how scared he was as a relatively new pilot before setting off for England as a Lt at 21 years of age. At 21, I wasnt half the man he was

[@Mittsie]

❤ thanks to him for his service

[@provessorkayoss9089]

These planes fly over my house daily here in miami. They still use them to fly to the carribbean. They are a beautiful sounding Aircraft

[@jr13227]

I really don’t think these are used in regular service anymore. Probably another type of prop.

[@provessorkayoss9089]

jr132 kzbin.info/www/bejne/opiqgHiAh5uNhK8

[@jr13227]

Provessor Kayoss well damn I stand corrected. That’s really cool.

[@provessorkayoss9089]

jr132 It sure is.

[@spaceman081447]

@@provessorkayoss9089 At about 3:52, Sergio Alen says the his DC-3s use Pratt & Whitney [R-]1830 engines [rated] at 200 hp. I thought that seemed pretty low, so I looked it up. The P&W R-1830 is rated at 1,200 hp at 2,700 rpm for takeoff and 700 hp at 2,325 rpm cruise power at 13,120 ft.

[@southjerseysound7340]

I know the fees to land in Greenland are massive. But when you realize to be able to land they have to employ a full fire department, customs and the like you see where the money goes.

[@ian1064]

Greenland is also very poor and it's an important source of revenue for them.

[@harenrussel]

All worth it 👍

[@jamesshunt5123]

@@ian1064 "Greenland is also very poor" Really now? According to the CIA World Factbook their GDP/Capita is $49,938 - which places them ahead of the Netherlands and Germany. Canada has GDP/Capita of $44,974. The CIA World Factbook also says that Greenland is also 11th in the world in GPD-Real Growth Rate. Public dept is just 5%. "Very poor" you say? It wouldn't hurt to read a few stats before opening your mouth. "it's an important source of revenue for them. "Now the *utter nonsense* kicks into high gear. Landing fees are an "important source of revenue." Listen chimp it's not even a tiny fraction of a percentage of their annual income. You can also enlighten yourself what those are. *By reading some facts on the net on credible sources* Before. Opening. Your. Ignorant. Mouth. Cretin. Feel free to verify. If you can find time actually reading up on things.

[@charonstyxferryman]

@@ian1064 Liar, Greenland is Danish territory, and we are doing *much* better than the US.

[@ian1064]

@@charonstyxferryman no idea what the USA has to do with it, I never once mentioned it nor have I ever been there. Greenland is not doing very good, alcoholism is high, suicide rates are the highest in the world. School dropout rates are some of the worst in the world. The country almost completely depends on Danish money. Still more than 16% of the people live below the poverty line and there are barely any job chances for most young people. It's a shame that such a beautiful country has problems like this but its the sad reality

[@michaelrutledge7048]

Beautiful!! The DC-3 was one of the easiest airships to fly. My dad (yes, my dad) use to fly Trimotors in the mid 20s, into the 30s. Then, DC-2s and 3s up until 1938 (when he became chief pilot for the old AutoLite Co.). After his stint as an Army Air Corps flight instructor at the Presidio (San Francisco), He flew early airmail in the mid to late 20s (Jenny's)... first Detroit/Chicago, via stops throughout Michigan. Then, up/down the west coast (Ryans, Junkers, Fokkers), Seattle/San Fran and Sacramento/San Fran/San Diego. Made three jumps due to engine failure/out of gas, and two crashes, both of which he (obviously) survived. Then, early passenger/freight (TriMotors) in the Midwest and the West Coast. Early ALPA member, 3-time qualifier of Caterpillar Club, and one of the earliest 'Quiet Birdmen'. Also, believed to be one of the first IFR instructors. Of course, all this happened long before I was around. He was 20 years older than my mother, and I was last of three to be born. I’ve flown in the 4-AT a couple of times, here in Florida. Never gets old. Also, flew in a 4-AT to Put-in-Bay and the lake islands when I was a youth growing up in Toledo, OH. Want to fly on the 5-AT. I’m thrilled to see so much interest in the golden age of aviation that my dad was a part of. Too many things get passed up in the supersonic world of today.

[@alexshatzko1381]

I FLEW A DC PLANE OWNED BY A MINING COMPANY --THEY SAID DONT TOUCH THE THROTTLES

[@kevmaninc201]

I had no idea they had BOSE headphones back then as well as such a fancy GARMIN navigation system. Go 40s!!

[@jeffersonspace]

After the war ended my Dad would fly to Europe on a C-47 to entertain the troops. Unexpectedly, he had to have an appendix removed at Presque Isle. He played upright bass with a band for the ATC called the "Contact Caravan." Mom took the train up from Miami beach where he was based to be with him after his surgery. Thanks for this video.

[@RetalityEU]

This guys good at finding lifts across the Atlantic

[@mikemills69]

"Imagine flying one of these with no ear protection" "what?"

[@bobkohl6779]

Got a ride on a B-25 without ears. Gets painful!

[@benkaufman4159]

Those things are fucking loud

[@harenrussel]

Eh?! 😂 😂 😂

[@lmmusic6542]

@@bobkohl6779 *WITHOUT EARS*

[@P7777-u7r]

The military version very likely had little to no sound dampening to save on material

[@redbullman1675]

Robert - "we nearly had to declare a emergency." Eric - "uh oh" Robert - "the jump seat was stuck and they could get access to the snacks. They where going to take me hostage unless you agreed to go back." Eric - "yea that'll do it" This was the best part of the video

[@brookeneilan7596]

I am the father of the girl in the picture. When I was 17 years old in 1977 my father was working as a hydrogeologist for the FAO stationed in Benghazi Libya. One of his friends was a pilot who flew a DC-3 out to the oil field rigs in the Libyan desert to deliver food, supplies and mail to the rig workers. We also brought many other things. It was one of the most amazing experiences of my young life. I later went on to study aerospace engineering in school. I think those experiences had something to do with that decision to study what I did. Great times for sure. Another one of my fathers friends was a Yugoslavian who was stationed in Libya after WWII. His company was tasked with the duty to clear mine fields from the war out in the desert. As I understand it, his group was not the first to relocate the B24 liberator "Lady Be Good " that went down in the desert after a bomb raid on Germany and became lost, bailed out and the plane ran out of fuel and landed in the desert fairly intact. The crew died in the folowing weeks from lack of food and water. This group of mine sweeping guys found it in the desert and I remember him telling me that many years later the coffee in the thermos was still drinkable. Sad story of brave men that gave their lives for this great country.

[@MindsEyeObservatory]

Great video. Very enjoyable. I spot an retro Atlantic Coast Airlines T shirt! On Eric. I was a mechanic ARA RII for them in the Jetstrem 31, 41 days. Fun times.

[@iufan68ind]

Flew in one in 1969 in the Navy in Lakehurst NJ then jumped out of it in " A " school. Parachute Rigger. love these vids of old planes

[@paulsautocm]

Wow what a great trip, Thanks for taking us along.

[@huepix]

Thanks for this. I fell in love with this airplane when I was a kid. If I ever had the money to buy, service, accommodate and run one, I'd do it. Just a beaut of a plane. Perfect functional design. Changed the world.

[@JRLNeal]

My father was a Dakota Pilot from about 1940 until 1945. We still have his log books that record his part in D Day towing gliders. He later took part in the Berlin air lift and ended up in Burma and India before demob. I have photos but can't post them here.

[@ButterBallTheOpossum]

That's awesome. if you download the app "imgur" you can upload your photos and post the link to this in this comment thread.

[@markbattista6857]

Usually I can't focus 30 mins. On a u tube video but this one kept my attention, great job.

[@derstuka96]

What a beautiful aircraft!

[@vienna11215]

What a beautiful plane, and beautiful restoration job. Thank you for the video!

[@yoduro]

Lost for words. I'd love to have the opportunity to do this, but that's not how my life turned out. But I'm happy to live vicariously through these videos. The videography was phenomenal, music was best towards the end. All the best.

[@rztricky]

There are few things better than watching two skilled individuals exercising their passion with precision. Let alone the discipline and work to achieve this potential and capture the opportunity to experience what our aviator predecessors set for a bar of ability. Salutations for being the capable pilots you all are. Being the entire plane and powerplant intellect.

[@oldestcityinsurance8999]

14:03 This guy does an AMAZING Kermit impression!

[@angelreading5098]

What a great adventure in this beautiful old aircraft with a great crew,when I saw that ice building up made me think and the way the props were throwing chunks of ice,the rubber leading edge boots were doing their job thankfully. We owe a lot to this amazing aircraft,keep them flying.

[@joelwhitaker2274]

I photographed this beauty at Duxford!

[@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24]

Amazing, many with they had your skill

[@criledo1]

That humming of the engines brings back awesome memories, it was many DC-3's I flew in my younger years.........

[@haimbenavraham1502]

Beautiful aircraft. The chrome on the propeller caught my eye. ' you take care of me, I'll take care of you'.

[@Cal94]

I recently watched a vid of a F4U Corsair, that someone argued was the most beautiful plane of WWII in the comments. And i held my tongue, but i though i'd rather go for an early model Spitfire... but I gotta admit, if non-combat aircraft are included... the DC-3 is a gorgeous plane.

[@ExVeritateLibertas]

None of those squat compact carrier planes are contenders for "most beautiful" plane of WWII. That guy (kid probably) must not have seen many planes.

[@davidcoleman4800]

An excellent and entertaining presentation of such an iconic aircraft. And what a beautiful specimen too. Looking forward to the next leg.

[@sam28600]

Very interresting! Looking forward to the rest of the trip :-)

[@drewc.4333]

That DC-3 is beautifully restored! She’s a looker for sure!

[@FootageFactory]

I couldn’t think of anything cooler than this.

[@kierboy1296]

Love the videos Matt. Please can u keep them up. Love them x

[@mawattatulay1365]

KIERBOY 12 yep I can

[@tsd_ju7084]

PanAm, you'll always be missed! ^^

[@markjohnson8736]

Thanks for letting me ride along. I have always loved the DC3 but have never had the opportunity to ride in one.

[@jacobwillow050]

It must be a huge gamble flying this oldies over the Atlantic ocean... It's like driving a 1903 Ford model A across the USA.

[@awsomedude0698]

Eh Idk these things used to be long haul passenger aircraft so it pretty much doing what it was designed to

[@jacobwillow050]

@@awsomedude0698 Huh... I doubt that would have been designed to fly over the ocean almost 100 years later. HUGE GAMBLE!

[@WiscomptonBoys]

There’s something extremely romantic about being up in the old piston engine airplanes. They’re a marvel of 30’s engineering. Big, slow, and smooth, with snarling engines making their way across the sky. Very cool mate.

[@vincesbardella3838]

The pilot-in-command in the left, or captain's seat, made all the landings. We copilots would have had definite names for him a few decades back, in the Convair 440s.

[@1creeperbomb]

I love that the takeoff distance for the DC-3 is like virtually nothing

[@fhowland]

V1 at 50 knots!

[@MartyBecker]

Nice to see Goose Bay. Stopped there once on the way to Thule Greenland. Was in a a C-141, though. Looking forward to the rest of the trip.

[@mr.h.9103]

I have a fairly unabashed love for the DC-3's. Dunno why, I have always just been fascinated with them. Great Vid!

[@rcs3030]

I just so DAMN EXCITED. This is my favorite aircraft. This plane requires real pilots that love the attention that is required to maintain proper flight. A lot of you pilots probably won't know what I am talking about. Not a lot of automated systems here This requires a LOT of hands on attention. And believe it or not this is just what attracts a lot of these pilots. Crazy

[@Bytheocean]

Hope you make Duxford Flying Legends some day Matt, you can come out to dinner with all us line reenactors.

[@cpsheedy]

"Crossing the Atlantic Ocean..." But not in this video...

[@Benedocta]

Also, 1945 plane. Still cool, no need to clickbait.

[@P4boot]

SMH 😂 I shouldn't have clicked!

[@alcoholya]

@J B umm, he has the other parts on his channel... took 5 seconds to find them.

[@George-rb6bv]

Sorry...crossing the Atlantic in this plane, no can do. I have little confidence in our modern high tech planes, much less in a dated plane like this. Too risky.

[@maulanwong3841]

@@George-rb6bv actually old planes can still operate just as good as new ones as long as they are taking care of good and as long as they are inspected and stuff like that

[@joeyjamison5772]

I flew on a DC-3 once, 1968, Atlanta to Macon, Georgia. Believe it or not, it was regular service on Delta Airlines.

[@vincesbardella3838]

We older people have no problem believing it, Joey. My first airplane ride was in a Mohawk Airlines DC-3, Newark to Syracuse, in 1951. Fourteen years later, I occupied the right front seat of the Convair 240s and 440s with the same airline, having missed the DC-3s by three years. In 1972 Mohawk, then flying BAC-1-11s and turbo-prop FH-227s, was merged into Allegheny Airlines, which became USAir, in 1979, US Airways in 1993,(When I retired) and was absorbed by American Airlines, in 2015. Google, "Mohawk Airlines". Interesting aviation history.

[@vincesbardella3838]

Correction: US Airways purchased mighty American Airlines in 2015, continuing to operate under the American Airlines identity.

[@fjimmel]

At 83 years this was very exciting to sit in the cockpit and see how the plane was flown. My father was a flight engineer on a C47 in North Africa and D Day in Europe. He was awarded the Air Medal for meritorious service in air combat. I felt as if I was there with him on this flight. Thank you for this experience.

[@a1b2y25z26]

In the 1930's,there were very few scheduled trans-Atlantic passenger flights,and the very few that did take place used 4-engine flying boats [ like the service between New York City and Lisbon,Portugal ]. It was still very much the era of - ocean liners.

[@MultiCappie]

Wish I could see more details in the passenger compartment.

[@MJGruskin]

Was looking for this video! Outstanding! 😎👍🍺🌈

[@jonathanmoga5188]

Fly it like you stole it t shirt LOL. Love it.

[@PoeRacing]

I have that shirt!!! I wonder if Eric is from Seattle too.

[@jerryumfress9030]

Probably the most famous plane in the world. I love the sound of those engines

[@arthurthomasware5004]

Having been an aeradio operator in Papua/New Guinea in the 1960's when these were the main work horses, I really enjoyed watching this one. Great old aircraft, and they got to land in some awfully marginal type of airfields.

[@carolynmcfarland2293]

What a beautiful old girl. Thanks for taking us along.

[@artfantasies]

Great video and very interesting ... must been tons of tons of work to bring that airplane in such a condition again. Every blessing across the ocean :)

[@astier59]

if you do a stop in nasasuaq greenland, there is a nice museum from WW2 all the way up to the hight of the colde war. if you have time its a treat.

[@erikviking471]

You do a fantastic job, without being ostentatious or pompous. I really like your videos. This is the true beauty of the internet, getting to participate in so many other peoples' activities.

[@klaasj7808]

i didnt know they had lcd screens in the 1930s, amazing. i learn everyday thanks

[@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24]

Yes it is how the America beated the world war one and the world war two and beated the Russia, Chinese an Korean axis coalition in glorious patriotic war of America empire war of 20 century

[@mahatma171]

God that's a beautiful old bird.... I'd gladly drop an airline ticket on that!

[@erichanson3961]

How about renaming this video "Flying a 1945 DC-3 to Goose Bay".

[@yamahonkawazuki]

would love to meet the plane savers crew, and you as well. subbed to them yesterday, been subbed to you for quite awhile.

[@ATONAL6173]

Didn't he get a shot of the Plane Saver's C-47/DC-3? @ 19:10?

[@nicholasvonrhine6311]

This is one of the coolest things I have ever seen.

[@bodybuilderslave7125]

My father was a mechanic for PAA during WWII and could have worked on that plane or riden in it. OMG! Brought tears to my eyes.

[@ronleitch7788]

Is there any footage of your eventual arrival in the U.K.?

[@norman3605]

I recommend reading “Fate is the Hunter” by Ernest K Gann. He was an American Airlines pilot pre-war, flying DC-2 and DC-3 aircraft. His tales of what it was like flying commercial airliners in the days before ILS and VORs is both fascinating and terrifying. He was also a very talented writer, which makes his recollections especially vivid.

[@mistergrampy6452]

I read that as a kid, back in the early 60s. Would love to find it and read it again. I remember descriptions of wings flapping up and down like gooney birds...remembered as we took off in a 747, sitting in the back of the cabin and able to see both wings out of the windows.

[@blancolirio]

Professional CRM!

[@bluemarshall6180]

They got their schooling for it.

[@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24]

Shit pilots need to go back to flight sim games

[@devinthierault]

Imagine being the first pilot to try CRM and the captain is like "Shut up sonny I can't hear my funnies on the radio seeee"

[@fjimmel]

Early in 1950 United Air Lines was offering free flights from LAX to circle Big Bear and return. It was a promotion to get people to fly. My father, a veteran flight engineer on a C47 in the Army Air Corps called and signed up so my mother could go up in an airplane. When we arrived, there were a lot of people in line to go, but the aircraft had a problem, and they were working on it. This scared most of the people and they left. Dad helped solve the problem and told us it was very minor. Once fixed and most of the people left, our whole family got to go on that flight. A wonderful memory of Dad.

[@computerjantje]

And regarding the looks. To my opinion the DC-3 and the Boeing 747 are the most beautiful airplanes ever build

[@mitseraffej5812]

The “rotate”call during the take off is a bit of a misnomer. More like “drift upwards”.

[@mitseraffej5812]

Arthur Lager . No looping a Dakota. Compared to a Jet transport which pitch to 15 or more the DC pitch change on take off is very small.

[@beep-beepalula258]

Hey Matt, thanks for the very enjoyable video on this wonderful plane. One suggestion if I may: Next time, ditch the music. It's always annoying. Besides, it distracts from the sound of the engines, which is probably what most in this crowd want to hear. Keep up the good work !

[@jodieg.2378]

That was my only "complaint" too - lose the music. Absolutely no need for it when you have the music of the engines!

[@Adam-in3wv]

1945 plane... That's been completely renovated to be basically a modern plane

[@0SKBooth0]

Avionics do not a new airplane make.

[@aukahpusing9887]

The frame, engine, control mechanism are still 45s so its still vibrate like hell, loud as fck but safer.

[@MrToddsCorner]

So well done this should have been on regular broadcast TV, but they don't do things like this anymore. They do reality (mostly fake) shows. Not even calling it entertainment. This series is real reality TV and entertainment. Great work Matt. After a heart attack in 2004 I only fly a home simulator now. Sure do miss the real thing. Enjoy it while you can and for as long as you can young man.

[@lorriebirdwatcher7778]

Thoroughly enjoyed the video. DC 3 is my absolute all time favorite plane!

[@shipwreck246]

Been waiting for this since I saw the instagram stories. Thanks for posting this!

[@NickLawrie]

Why the background music. Relief when switches off

[@francisdrake6622]

Been sent down the rabbit hole of aviation videos. I've learned about 1/1000th the knowledge I'll need to fly my own plane about. But here's my takeaway: Lesson 1: Flying takes Responsibility Lesson 2: Flying takes money Lesson 2: Flying takes discipline Lesson 3: Flying is adventure. So, time to fly. Great video.

[@marichuvinas6848]

I had an internal flight on a DC3 in Ethiopia in 1974. I was 24 at that time. I had to wait about 12 days starving in a large landing field in Metama near Sudan. The plane was shell. No inside wall for pressurization. Crazy times. David from London in the Philippines

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

@Matt Guthmiller >>> I presume the fight controls - ailerons, elevator, and rudder - in this DC-3 are COMPLETELY UNPOWERED?

[@LanielPhoto]

What do you mean unpowered?? Arm and leg power don't count?

[@boohookid]

Title: Flying in a 1930s airliner Him: we're flying in a 1945

[@scottinbristol]

The title also mentions crossing the Atlantic