Frontier Airlines was still flying these out of Denver in 1967 or 68. My father worked for Frontier in the avionics department and took us on a flight to Cheyenne just for fun. Great memories
@breeroberts17775 жыл бұрын
My grandfather was a mechanic on these in Burma. Such a classic bird!
@wrightflyer78555 жыл бұрын
It must have been rough for your grandfather in the CBI theater. Heat, humidity, insects and of course the uncertainty of WWII. My late father served 39 months in the Pacific during the war, island hopping and just wanting to survive. We thank our ancestors for their dedication to duty! Wright Flyer, USAF (1968-1972).
@exohauler4 жыл бұрын
That little door is called a Hamburger Door because that's what you would become if you decide to bail. Originally it was used as an Airmail door during it's time as a commercial liner. Just like today's airliners carry mail, cargo and baggage on each flight. Thanks for the great content! AlohA
@mjjohnson63025 жыл бұрын
My first flight was in a DC3 from Salt Lake to Denver when I was 10 years old. Later I flew several times in the C47 version. This is still one of my favorite planes. One of the biggest workhorses ever built.
@nope57085 жыл бұрын
I was at oshkosh last year with Civil air patrol. I remember watching quite a few c-47's all lined up pretty. I remember noticing this one parked near the ultralight runway. Though I've gotta say my favorite C-47 there was the spooky gunship.
@deputydepression60895 жыл бұрын
Nothing better than being drunk binge watching ur guys videos man I love you guys so much
@miguelarguelles27045 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite planes and a true beauty to see in flight
@didntpassthevibecheck39575 жыл бұрын
Dc-3 the prettiest prop plane to take to the sky.
@neovo9035 жыл бұрын
spitfire anyone?
@victormanuelpolanco9225 жыл бұрын
That lady was awesome. Once again, the fresh presentations of each and every airplane are ravishing!!!!.
@ronrico47415 жыл бұрын
Great video. My grandfather flew the B-24 in WW2 and after his return was hired by Continental, started on the DC3 in Denver.
@matthewbrooder94145 жыл бұрын
I love watching his hair get crazier and crazier over the course of this
@daviddee68775 жыл бұрын
Good to see her up close. This plane used to live in Milwaukee and was owned by Kearney and Trecker at the time.
@dmrcoyle19755 жыл бұрын
Went and saw that beautiful plane in September. I was so amazed on the angle and how high the cockpit was. I can only imagine what it’s like to taxi her around. To ride in a plane like that is definitely on my bucket list. Do you know when she will fly again so I could and watch her take off
@prof2yousmithe4445 жыл бұрын
My father flew in the C-47 version of this coming from Seoul, SK, to Toyoko, Japan. They hit a hurricane and were literally moments from bailing out. Dad said, the in 30 seconds, the skies went from dark black to a light blue and they flew right out of it. He said that the plane was being buffeted around a great deal but the pilot had no concern for the aircraft. It was the storm he was worried about. Dad at that time, was a courier from Seoul, South Korea to allied headquarters in Tokyo. The briefcase was literally handcuffed to his wrist. He said he though for quite a while how to get rid of that but knew he better not lose it! He credits him and his crew surviving to the C-47! Thank you very much for posting this!!!!
@topturretgunner2 жыл бұрын
3 years later. Hello Matthew. I have a bit of a personal connection with the DC-3/C-47. I’m a bit North of 70 years and spent a few years of my younger days living across the street from Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton OH. At that time the C-47 and her radial engine powered cousins were pretty much in the twilight of their service with Military Air Transport Service ( MATS) I remember watching ground crews move these airplanes about on the parking ramps at Wright-Pat the engine run ups with the ever present gout of blue white smoke from those radials and if the wind direction was just right the faint smell of burned engine oil would drift across to where I stood outside the chain link fence watching in mesmerized fascination. Years later in Tampa FL. Yep the family moved when dad retired from General Motors in Dayton. One day at Tampa International Airport early 1976 and my very first flight to Marathon in the Florida Keys. A regional operator called Air Sunshine owned at the time by Providence Boston Airways (PBA) anybody remember them? I flew round trip on … wait for it… on…wait for it…… A DC-3. How deliciously strange it felt walking uphill to my window seat aft of the wings trailing edge. The whine of the starter as the propeller reluctantly at first started to rotate. The cough, sputter and shudder as that Pratt&Whitney “woke up” and with that same gout of blue white smoke that I’d seen as a child the engine rumbled to life and settled into idle. Shortly after the engines warmed we taxied out swung around and, the flight crew performed the engine run up as they cycled those wonderful Hamilton Standard props. I sat and marveled at the blur of the blades in their circular saber dance. Soon we were rolling down the runway, gaining speed as the tail lifted and for a brief moment I was no longer looking uphill. The rumble of tires on runway became faint and then ceased as that grand old lady “slipped the surly bonds of earth” and began her climb to cruise altitude. That flight was the fulfillment of a childhood dream birthed many years before as a young boy stood transfixed watching Air Force ground crews go about their duty’s. My very first flight in a DC-3. Memories that I’ll cherish to my last days.
@stephendavidbailey2743 Жыл бұрын
One of my earliest memories is flying on a C47 in the Philippines. It still had the metal paratrooper bucket seats along the sides, the rifle openings in the windows, and the plane used a Marston Mat metal runway. I was not quite 4.
@DarrenBates5 жыл бұрын
Anyone else only get this recommended now? What a great video
@goshnodo5 жыл бұрын
I am so glad I found this channel, you guys rocking these videos are fantastic. Keep them coming. I'm planning a trip down to the museum with my wife because I found this channel recently. Cheers from Alaska.
@eagleeye31955 жыл бұрын
You guys really need more attention, y’’all deserve it
@Wings_Museum5 жыл бұрын
Agreed! Tell your friends/family to check out Behind the Wings!
@manlaw77 Жыл бұрын
What a beautiful aircraft
@briandenison23255 жыл бұрын
That interior is beautiful.
@danielpurcell73955 жыл бұрын
Have to spread the word around about this channel. People that love flight and aircraft are missing the boat. This guy does a great job to.
@ajfogertyfan824511 ай бұрын
Flew a lot in chartered DC-3s out of South Florida in the 90s and early 90s. One of them had a plaque in the starboard rear corner of the passenger compartment stating that the plane was once the team plane of the Detroit Pistons basketball team, the first professional sports team to have their own team plane in the 1950s. The plaque also said that at the time I flew in it, it had the highest number of flight hours of any DC-3 still in active service. Wonder it that plane is still around…..would not be surprised if it is!
@peterhoward4925 жыл бұрын
Fabulous
@lowtech53805 жыл бұрын
Beautiful plane!
@elijahpiche45755 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the history about this plane
@ConversationStartersVideo5 жыл бұрын
Flew aboard a Transair Version as a kid in Canada between Winnipeg and Dauphin Manitoba. Later had a flight aboard Continental's "Flying Museum" in the 90's. When travel was civilized!
@billolgaau5 жыл бұрын
They never looked like that when I flew them for five years, particularly the sound proofing. (Keeping in mind the Airline bought the Wright Cyclones R-1200's that we had for $20 after the war! - 1.5 to 2 Gallons of oil per hour EACH!) There like flying a heavy Cessna, very forgiving, BUT, on the ground it's another story taxing, it was an art form.
@giocosoaustralia52865 жыл бұрын
Nicknamed a Dakdak over here in Oz. After the engine noise they make. Beautiful plane. Several flying still here with historical clubs
@Tuetensuppenkasper5 жыл бұрын
That's funny. At 1:57 some of the DC 3 are parked at the old airport Berlin Tempelhof. The airport has been decommissioned for several years and today a very nice park for cycling, skating, barbecue. Was just like almost every day in the summer there, and now I suddenly see that on KZbin. Thanks for the interesting video.
@antr74935 жыл бұрын
learning all types of things
@Wheeler5905 жыл бұрын
Great episode!
@skyhawkn734tp4 жыл бұрын
The DC-3/C-47 I love this aircraft and I call it "THE FIRST OF THE HEAVYS"
@reaper23455 жыл бұрын
Beautiful aircraft
@raysmith75434 жыл бұрын
I've always been a huge fan of the Goony Bird!!!
@albertvonschultz91372 жыл бұрын
I would love to buy a plane like that. Back in the late 80s there was one like that for sale at the Lodi airport for $3,000. I told my dad years later about I wish I had the money at the time when I was in high school buy that airplane and he wish he would have known it because he would have bought the plane for me.
@sgomez30472 жыл бұрын
Beautiful plane
@nilsjohansson97395 жыл бұрын
I will be in Oshkosh next month. I hope to see this plane there!!!
@ricksadler7975 жыл бұрын
Cool vid thank you
@Wings_Museum5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! MB
@SchaliAction4 жыл бұрын
I like watching your videos
@haroldellis97215 жыл бұрын
I have got to get to Denver.
@IrishManJT5 жыл бұрын
Lovely
@bearbergmann27825 жыл бұрын
She's beautiful!
@geneard6394 ай бұрын
The Douglas DC-3 the very King of all aircraft that only close contender in the US is the DC-9. Both were affordable for the market, carried a very comfortable payload, many were made making them very common aircraft in the world, both are considered more rugged than all competitors and both have competitor aircraft designed using those two airframes, look like those two airframes but fail to touch both aircrafts capabilities. Add to that ease of maintenance and affordable maintenance. Also, BOTH are being redeveloped for re-launch because both fit their niche perfectly.
@cattaraugustonawanda44265 жыл бұрын
That "crew door" you mentioned is commonly referred to as the "hamburger door" for obvious reasons. Great video !
@YABOAFISHING5 жыл бұрын
The DC-3 was the first of the heavy's.
@akiraofastra5525 жыл бұрын
Ineradicable, that it is still able to fly!
@luciusvorenus94455 жыл бұрын
Beautiful bird. Hard to believe she was Olive Drab at one point!
@gordonlawrence47495 жыл бұрын
The thing that blows my mind is that there are still nearly 100 of these still flying and some from 1942. Only 23 years and some will have been flying for a century! I don't mean flying in collections either, I mean cargo hauling etc.
@ad3565 жыл бұрын
i hope this gorgeous airplane gets flown once in a while. the DC3/C47 is likely the most useful aircraft ever built.... 2019 there are still quite a few of these aircraft still being flown for revenue. 80 years old and can still be profitable to operate.
@ad3565 жыл бұрын
i typed this before i watched the entire video. fantastic this wonderful aircraft still gets to spread her wings, and feel the air flowing against her skin.
@MatthewAGilbert5 жыл бұрын
My grandfather, Alan Gilbert, flew C-47's out of New Guinea for three years during World War II.
@become3d-xyz5 жыл бұрын
there are zero dislikes awesome
@SanBrunoBeacon5 жыл бұрын
I'm ready to sign up for an SFO to NYC flight on the DC3, with a few stops for fueling :-)
@hankw695 жыл бұрын
Best airplane ever! U.S.A., baby!
@adixsharma2 жыл бұрын
4:35 well this C47 reminds me of a C47 (VT-CYT) which was owned by Birla family in India and it also has the same panoramic window as this plane have. that plane is now on display at Birla Museum, Pilani
@justchyll20095 жыл бұрын
God bless this channel
@Odinsjewl5 жыл бұрын
I had the honor of Jumping out of a Dakota in Arnhem in 2014. It was a total rush!!
@michaelnippert9455 жыл бұрын
My dad flew DC-3 in the 60s for Lake Central
@knightzing5 жыл бұрын
Liked
@lorenzoo905 жыл бұрын
I don't know why u pionted out the iPad cuz they were standard on all DC-3
@CaptainBobSim5 жыл бұрын
Just came here from Plane Savers :)
@Wings_Museum5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the switch! MB
@kenzz52665 жыл бұрын
Japanese style a Happy New year !
@wadefarris3085 жыл бұрын
I've read that 90% of C-47s were built in Oklahoma City @ what is now Tinker AFB. My great grandmother was a "Rosie the riviter" building C-47s during WWII.
@etnrutledge84615 жыл бұрын
When are y’all going to make a video on the best plain ever? Of course I mean the C-130!
@Wings_Museum5 жыл бұрын
We featured one in a previous episode at the Pikes Peak Regional Airshow. But yes, we do have to dedicate one full episode to the C-130!
@gjrinfo67134 жыл бұрын
Per a Smithsonian Channel documentary on the DC-3, supposedly the DC-3 was the first aircraft to have flaps to control landing and take-off speed. Is this right?
@feivelwilliamaudiestevianto4 жыл бұрын
There are a few of C-47/DC-3s in Indonesia
@TheAllbudget3 жыл бұрын
WE FLEW OVER THE HUMP IN C47 - SOMETIMES AIR SPEED INDICATOR WAS 180MPH AND WE WERE ACTUALLY GOING BACKWARDS TO THE GROUND SPEED. DROP ALTITUDE AND HUNT FOR A SPOT WITH LOWER HEAD WIND. OR TURN TAIL AND HIGH TAIL IT BACK AT 380MPH GROUND SPEED
@radarmike67134 жыл бұрын
That little door is affectionately known as "the hamburger door" Wings over the Rockies and anyone else you should check out "Plane Savers" and how they got a c47/Dc3 flying in 56days from basically a shell of an airframe.
@christiaanwoudstra9465 жыл бұрын
do a video about the turbo prop versions
@stormtroopercommander79475 жыл бұрын
Lets get behind the wings on the F-14 Tomcat!
@paulsuprono72255 жыл бұрын
Gained a rotary presence yet. My mission - Air Rescue, predominated my military experience !
@robgreenhalgh96375 жыл бұрын
Was the DC-3 pressurized?
@bryancabrera8765 жыл бұрын
Any chance of doing an F14?
@mx5hong5 жыл бұрын
Wasn't there a gunship version of the C-47 that was used in Vietnam?
@davidhollenshead48925 жыл бұрын
Yes, the origional spookies....
@amerlite52985 жыл бұрын
Do a video on the bf109! (if you haven´t already)
@jgabb19675 жыл бұрын
When is the video on the Tomcat coming out?
@Wings_Museum5 жыл бұрын
July 1st!
@SM_Fato5 жыл бұрын
PAF used C-47s as a transport for PM in the 1950s
@simpsonfan135 жыл бұрын
2:09 "Armatures focus on tactics, professionals focus on logistics."
@willracey71735 жыл бұрын
I go to Centennial to spot alot. I COMING FOR YOU.
@Pilotalphapapa5 жыл бұрын
NIce wish you got to fly it
@not_kasper5 жыл бұрын
Can you take a look at that biplane in the background next time, I think from the colors on it that it is an EAA Bipe.
@USNRaptor5 жыл бұрын
The original Great Planes episode of the DC-3 can be viewed on my channel.
@johngroberts9525 жыл бұрын
Your videos are great for the novice and for getting young people interested in the history of flight but I would like to see a little more in-depth history of the planes.
@davidlewis34334 жыл бұрын
Why have you gone to the oblique camera angles all the sudden? Looked better head on.
@theboyscout01565 жыл бұрын
Can you do the jet wing for one of these?
@sologhostxx80105 жыл бұрын
Im going for my birthday but im sick so I'm going next week
@BlackAssBilly3 жыл бұрын
What about the air force One first plane ✈️?
@gaelan2k95 жыл бұрын
0:57 PUPPER!
@connorraab4 жыл бұрын
Watched this plane leave for the D-Day anniversary
@frankkpowersjr8357 Жыл бұрын
The DC-3 WAS DESIGN 21 PASSENGERS.
@steveskouson96205 жыл бұрын
Ike should have included the P-51. steve
@alexx86hater5 жыл бұрын
8 minutes video about the Gooney Bird? 8 MINUTES??? The airplane that flew since 30th till 90th (and even today), had been bought or manufactured under the licence by almost every country in the world, had really wild versions like Soviet night bomber Li-2VV or Vietnam War gunship AC-47 Spooky and only 8 minutes?
@couchfighter3 жыл бұрын
Roger Reaves had a neat one that belonged to the beachboys
@erikkunkle95745 жыл бұрын
If you work for the government it is still a big deal to travel somewhere in the US on the same commercial plane.
@infernoking75045 жыл бұрын
200 mph? That's it I thought it went about 290
@samphillips70405 жыл бұрын
So you put a Douglas DC-3 in a Boeing hanger did I understand that correctly?...... I guess you couldn't find a 247?....or a 377?..... or even ..... anything actually manufactured by Boeing? Very strange concept
@jamesstotz34125 жыл бұрын
oh my, a cd player what luxury.
@selkirk4life5 жыл бұрын
Only 8 mins for the DC3 you should make you videos a bit longer. There's a lot of stuff that could be added
@clawrence0345 жыл бұрын
Yeah I really wish they did longer videos
@ripper87715 жыл бұрын
7:08, hence the nick name Hamburger door.
@gherthort5 жыл бұрын
Possibility of the F14
@Wings_Museum5 жыл бұрын
Yes, we actually have an F14. Looking to feature it eventually!