*"Perhaps one day it will be recovered and restored."* You can really hear the strained desperation behind those words.
@darrenpaches37313 жыл бұрын
I can relate. RCAF 2195, Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, was recovered from 50nm north of Yellowknife NWT in 1988. The Ventura Memorial Flight Association has been wanting to restore it airworthy and historically accurate ever since then. We know alot about Vents, but not fundraising.
@trollking994 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: Crew from the German submarine U-537 set up an automated weather station in sub-arctic northern Labrador, Canada in 1943. Codenamed 'Kurt', this forgotten unmanned weather station was discovered in the early 1970s, but only identified as German in 1981.
@sslaytor2 жыл бұрын
Another cool fact - Dr. Felton has a video about it!
@gilbert81622 жыл бұрын
@@sslaytor really, do you know the title? I discovered his channel recently and have been going through past videos.
@sslaytor2 жыл бұрын
@@gilbert8162 Sure. It is: Ice Station Kurt - The Secret German Mission to Canada
@davidpeters27832 жыл бұрын
Is the automated station still there?
@trollking992 жыл бұрын
@@davidpeters2783 No, it was moved to the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.
@aceeastwood28714 жыл бұрын
Curiosity: The Avro Lancaster who crash landed in Sweden in the beginning of the clip is called Easy Elise. She was one of the famous "Dambusters" who helped to bomb Tirpitz in Norway.
@vincentconti36334 жыл бұрын
Get out !
@riograndedosulball2484 жыл бұрын
@@flogarv7007 that's kinda of sad tbh
@ryanslattery29774 жыл бұрын
@@riograndedosulball248 I think it's a neat way of giving a piece of history to live on.
@TOO_TALL3054 жыл бұрын
Rio Grande do Sul Ball not sad its stepping on nazi ships that were wastes of resources
@nicholassammons38814 жыл бұрын
@@vincentconti3633 stfu
@ARedCatJoe4 жыл бұрын
Mark Felton: *shows footage of a C-47 taking off that includes sound* Also Mark Felton: *pauses narration so we can enjoy listening to the C-47 fly over* Thank you for that. It's the little things.
@zachweibel37163 жыл бұрын
Great footage of Whiskey 7 at its home base grass strip in Geneseo NY!
@henridelagardere2644 жыл бұрын
Everybody's talking about the summer in April. Mark Felton sends us arctic ghost planes from the polar wastelands.
@bigblue69174 жыл бұрын
At the moment we have the sunshine but the wind does have an arctic touch to it still. So still somewhat appropriate.
@alphacentauri344 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure April is still spring
@quillmaurer65634 жыл бұрын
Yeah ... there's about six inches of snow and a winter storm warning where I'm at in Colorado right now.
@andyhuang17664 жыл бұрын
Well....not here in Canada
@TH-bj1pb4 жыл бұрын
@Stephen Turner or quarters
@zero_meercat86244 жыл бұрын
Quarantine legend
@marcoAKAjoe4 жыл бұрын
Lol!
@Arcticfox74 жыл бұрын
Are you infected? You are not in quarantine if you are not infected. Look up definition of quarantine.
@emilen24 жыл бұрын
I love this channel and narrative! It feels just like the old-school Discovery Channel war documentaries I've been missing since Discovery went downhill 15 years ago.
@stevenhale29354 жыл бұрын
@@Arcticfox7 language is descriptive, not prescriptive. Common usage includes the use of quarantine as a precaution by isolation to stop infection. Chill
@henrik4964 жыл бұрын
What quarantine?? What?? You dont need quarantine to watch these.
@Intentto4 жыл бұрын
I think its to great that Mark is having such great success with his channel. Intelligent, accurate, well researched and interesting commentary really hits home. Keep them coming Mark, well done!
@timdake4 жыл бұрын
8:50 - The destruction of Kee Bird was a travesty. Had they focused on recovery (in parts), instead of trying to fly it out (loaded with recovery machinery), it could now be a spectacular flying craft, and not a smoke stain on a frozen lake.
@ogaugeclockwork44074 жыл бұрын
The very first time I saw the story I was wondering why they didn’t have fire extinguishers at the ready during the prep and engine runs. Then it caught fire and burned to the ground. Idiots.
@THE-HammerMan4 жыл бұрын
VERY TRUE! The recovery attempt was a "heads up one's arse" affair. A waste of almost criminal proportions!
@AudieHolland4 жыл бұрын
That gasoline powered generator was called the 'putt-putt' in official US Aiforce training films. You may find that video still around here somewhere.
@flyingtoday4 жыл бұрын
It had a gas fueled heater to warm up the interior, (wasn't OEM, but put in by a ground crew) that caught on fire and destroyed the airplane. It had 4 overhauled engines and props installed and was making power runs in prep of takeoff....was a shame.
@joeyjamison57724 жыл бұрын
They did a PBS-TV presentation about it, which included film of the fire. What a shame.
@cal-efc80624 жыл бұрын
Learnt more from watching this channel than I ever did from history class in school!😂
@localenterprisebroadcastin59714 жыл бұрын
Cal-EFC 1878 right!!??
@BruceTheSpruce974 жыл бұрын
As a prospective history teacher, it hurts that time can’t be spared to discuss stuff like this
@tompaul25914 жыл бұрын
And best, it is just facts, no propaganda!
@bryceanderson48643 жыл бұрын
Sorry your history classes weren't very good.
@lauraiss10273 жыл бұрын
You should be reminded that known history of humanity being taught in school starts from around 10k BCE while airplane history is just over 100 years. I sincerely hope your comment was meant as a stupid following of the trend of common YT comments. Otherwise, you are most unfortunate getting that low quality of education and should search the ways to improve.
@hosmerhomeboy4 жыл бұрын
I canoed down the yukon river some years ago, and found an abandoned airstrip and barge that were probably used as a resupply point for the planes headed to russia. There were no planes, but there were old fuel bunkers, a hangar, and some outbuildings.
@leisaben4 жыл бұрын
Interesting
@-Cheif2 жыл бұрын
Where in the Yukon was this?
@gearbanginentertainment74762 жыл бұрын
@@-Cheif in the third row seats
@sussekind97174 жыл бұрын
One weekend they brought in a old C-47 at a skydiving event in Florida. I made 7 jumps out of the aircraft that weekend, and on Sunday night, I saw a bunch of other guys standing around oooing and awwing, laughing and pointing at some old books. It turned out it was the logs of that C-47, that had made 500 runs during the Berlin airlift and had also crashed twice in its career. It still flies to this day back-and-forth from Seattle to Fairbanks, Alaska transporting salmon down South and grocery goods back up North. What a rugged, reliable and versatile aircraft.
@kysersose39244 жыл бұрын
I was deployed to Eielson AFB more than a few times and actually sat on the "Lady of the Lake" when the lake was frozen. It was way cool. Unfortunately, no one told me that it had been flying through Atomic Clouds and might have still been radio active. One more thing I need to deal with during Lockdown 2020.
@ProEFESDEZ4 жыл бұрын
You will go trought this no worries
@htos1av4 жыл бұрын
Unless you physically inhaled/swallowed cesium or strontium isotopes, you'll be fine. HIGHLY refined materials are also HIGHLY unstable(think gasoline/alcohol).
@belgianfried4 жыл бұрын
Why are there atomic clouds I'm dumb
@deepbludude46974 жыл бұрын
Yep me too did a fair bit of work up there for Det460
@THE-HammerMan4 жыл бұрын
@Luther Smith Cool! But if you need to put a piece of fruit in a beer to make it drinkable, it's NOT GOOD BEER in the first place! Corona beer really is "panther piss" beer! Drink GOOD beer, my friend!
@Moghwacy7234 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mark for these wonderfull historical videos. As a therapist in a Nursing home I used to tell all these interesting facts to a resident I took care of who loved hearing about them. We had hours of interesting conversations because of your work! Sadly the man I'm talking about died two days ago from Covid 19. I will miss our conversations!
@loddude57064 жыл бұрын
Absolute respect . . .
@markfryer98804 жыл бұрын
It would seem that you lost a friend rather than a resident.
@KrisWustrow4 жыл бұрын
That is sad, thank you for sharing. All the best in Belgium, from South Carolina.
@KrisWustrow4 жыл бұрын
That is sad, thank you for sharing. All the best in Belgium, from South Carolina.
@Moghwacy7234 жыл бұрын
@@markfryer9880 Absolutly I lost many elderly friends in the last three weeks! It is a total disaster. Thanks for your support!
@mpersad4 жыл бұрын
It's incredible to see the durability of these airframes, particularly the transport aircraft. Great video as always Mark!
@whoareyou10344 жыл бұрын
Its interresting to see that some are used as their intended role. I heard of many DC-3s/C-47s being used in remote regions.
@DaveSCameron4 жыл бұрын
Our grandad perished aboard HMS Celendine conveying goods to the Sowjets in 1943 aged just 31, never meeting his own son. Cherishing his Baltic Star medal. And James Donald Cameron is immortalized upon Birkenhead Cenotaph and Naval gravestone in Landican Cemetery. CWGC are also, unsung, heroes.
@williamcharles94804 жыл бұрын
I love your narration in your videos, the pronunciation of difficult proper nouns of foreign origin are always spot on. Your research of rare portions of history make each and every one of your videos quite an educational and informative experience. Thank you.
@LostShipMate4 жыл бұрын
I still don't understand how some organization hasn't recovered these relics. They have to be worth some money. Edit: I realize cost is the main reason, but there must of been more than one crackpot millionaire with a historical interest to fund an expedition of sorts. The engines alone would be worth a small trip(several months of extensive travel, and salvage).
@MrNextMx4 жыл бұрын
One word: cost
@mrhamburger69364 жыл бұрын
Cost too large and they are in remote regions that's why a lot of them got stripped if you disassembled what's left it would be destroyed completely
@fromaggiovagiola91284 жыл бұрын
Glacier Girl P-38
@robbiecotner36664 жыл бұрын
Let them rest where they are. Their stories ended there and that’s why they’re interesting enough to be in a video.
@johnwkindig16134 жыл бұрын
See my main comment on a reason why...truly is sad
@aidenmclaughlin10764 жыл бұрын
As seen on Top Gear I love stuff like this, thanks for the vid!
@Sirraoul4 жыл бұрын
Thought the same LOL
@Bullet4MyEnemy4 жыл бұрын
Which episode? Sad I can't remember it, guessing it was the special where one of them attaches a bog seat to the back of their car, and they shoot SPAM with a shotgun?
@ollie11544 жыл бұрын
Bullet4MyEnemy it’s the arctic special, S9 E7
@vaclav_fejt4 жыл бұрын
including the famous Bumper Dumper. "Clarkson! You insufferable oaf!"
@brianwong72853 жыл бұрын
@@vaclav_fejt Very un-funny! Idiot! (That happened the 2nd time the Hilux set off whilst the spaniel was still on the bog...)
@romigithepope4 жыл бұрын
The surge of dopamine when you hear the intro music and know you are about to hear some cool history stories.
@pweter3514 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid at cocos islands there were several crashed planes at the end of the airstrip from ww2 apparently they had crash landed during the war and they would just push them off the runway.
@PhantomP634 жыл бұрын
@Herbert B. Bondsh Absolutely. There's not much left of the Repulse and Prince of Wales. Pre-Hiroshima steel is worth it's weight in gold, so it's not unexpected I suppose.
@daspotato8954 жыл бұрын
@@PhantomP63 The HMS Exeter is completely gone.
@thatguysky1234 жыл бұрын
I love that your channel is growing. I remember when you were sitting at 200k, which was even that long ago
@Collectorfirearms4 жыл бұрын
I remember when he only had 10 videos
@ColinH19734 жыл бұрын
I remember him before he was a doctor.
@markfryer98804 жыл бұрын
I'm not even sure just how long I have been watching his videos.
@ColinH19734 жыл бұрын
@@Collectorfirearms I remember him from before video was invented, and I used to listen to him using 2 cocoa tins linked with string.
@captaingenius-o1c3 жыл бұрын
@@ColinH1973 I doubt it, since 'cocoa tins' are very unreliable beyond 20 feet....
@tatedelarosa33074 жыл бұрын
Hey Mark! Thank you for making the professional and interesting history videos! They're great.
@MarkFeltonProductions4 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@metocvideo4 жыл бұрын
Your work is so much better than every other military history channel out there. Well researched and full of fascinating information with no distracting music or special effects. Brilliant, please don’t change.
@MarkFeltonProductions4 жыл бұрын
Thanks - I won't
@jerryumfress90303 жыл бұрын
We live in Tennessee and in 1964, my oldest sister received for her high school graduation a plane ticket to Columbus Mississippi. She flew on a DC3 for Southern Airways, an airline long since gone
@localenterprisebroadcastin59714 жыл бұрын
Mark your content is awesome, I’ve learned so much obscure history from your channel...where the hell do you find all these topics ? Keep up the good work 👍
@clemenswalter12814 жыл бұрын
@markfelton Im not quite sure if u already made a video about this, but an interesting event prior to ww2 was the bombing of Guernica by the German Luftwaffe. It is lesser known and maybe you find it interesting
@krisfrederick50014 жыл бұрын
I don't want to know, I enjoy the surprise.
@markojack153 жыл бұрын
@@clemenswalter1281 The whole world and his dog knows all about this event you fool.
@Spacevoyager-yi3gg4 жыл бұрын
You never fail to keep me intrigued! You really are an amazing story teller
@MarkFeltonProductions4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😊
@Modest90094 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your avidness and dedication to this part of history. Thank you for all your efforts and time. Well done as always!
@thenewpatticakes42144 жыл бұрын
3:56 that's the Geneseo Airshow in Upstate NY and that C47, named "Whiskey 7", is a local celebrity around here. She even returned to Normandy for the 75th anniversary of D-day last year.
@charlieauckland4 жыл бұрын
My Great grandfarther served in the arctic convoy. My mum said he never spoke about it but when he did he talked about ice on the inside of his cabin up to 3 inches thick. He never received a medal from Britain until recently after he had passed away. Must of been a horrific convoy to be apart, not talked enough about if you ask me
@truereaper45724 жыл бұрын
The whole Kee Bird ordeal still bugs me. Perfect example of how NOT to rescue a bird
@hshs57564 жыл бұрын
@ It wasn't an APU _per se_ but a regular gas powered generator that had been used in the refurbishment process. It didn't need to be strapped down for that, and no one remembered to strap it down before taxiing. The rough ice and snow caused it to bounce and leak gas, and the rest is history. Heartbreaking outcome of a truly heroic effort.
@teddrewflack4004 жыл бұрын
I remember a pretty good documentary about this called “ b-29 frozen in time “
@vk2ig4 жыл бұрын
@@hshs5756 Other commentators are saying it was the "Put Put", which is called an APU. The APU in the B-29 resides in the rear of the aircraft, just forward of the tail gun position. It is started on the ground prior to engine start by the tail gunner. Once the engineer has started all the engines, the tail gunner shuts the APU down before take-off. This is all described in at least one WW2 era training film for B-29 flight engineers on KZfaq.
@hshs57564 жыл бұрын
@@vk2ig Thanks for that. In the documentary on this they don't make that clear, and now that I know it was a built-in piece of equipment, I wonder all the more why taxiing on rough ground would make it catch on fire, unless this is a case of "coincidence is not causation".
@Mr._Infamous2 жыл бұрын
I love the info from this channel. I never cease to be amazed by it. Thanks for sharing.
@WilmerCook3 жыл бұрын
Watch you every day! Have been a ww2 war buff 4 65yrs. Thank god for you and the internet, as a kid all I had was victory at sea and books, and story's from mom and my Uncle's who were there.
@emersoningratta29094 жыл бұрын
I see mark, I click. Life is simple
@tommycolton49714 жыл бұрын
As soon as hear your musical opening i know im about to learn something
@towedarray72174 жыл бұрын
AWESOME video. Thank you Mark Felton.
@maxinho32843 жыл бұрын
Dr Felton you produce the absolutely best,detailed and truthful clips of the war. Thank you.
@elvampir04 жыл бұрын
Mark Felton Productions: One of very few channels where i can safely hit the thumbs up button before watching the video.
@harbourdogNL4 жыл бұрын
The Nazi listening stations that the Germans set up in Labrador during WW2 would make an interesting video.
@AtheistOrphan4 жыл бұрын
Harbour Dog - I think he’s already done a video on them.
@1341usmc4 жыл бұрын
Fascinating stuff. Thanks for putting in all the work it must’ve taken to uncover all the details.
@ericmcquiston94734 жыл бұрын
Thanks for shedding light on these forgotten aircraft. Great video Mark !
@nigel9004 жыл бұрын
I was surprised that the P-38 Lightning "Glacier Girl", recovered from Greenland and restored to flight, wasn't mentioned. Good video just the same.
@tomservo53473 жыл бұрын
I remember watching the 'Nova' episode on the 'Kee Bird' recovery. They came so close to flying it out but a generator popped loosed on the rough ice runway and started a fire. They'd replaced the tires, props, changed fluids and had everything ready and tested. One the mechanics literally worked himself to death in the process and all for nothing.
@FiveCentsPlease3 жыл бұрын
+Tom Servo Not a loose generator. They neglected to fix a fuel pump and ran the generator with jerry can of gas. The generator must be running on the ground and for low engine RPM.
@garynarborough4 жыл бұрын
A gold mine of information Mark. Thanks for the video. Makes this lockdown miles more enjoyable. Nice seeing supporting video's of the planes you've mentioned. Appreciate all your research and efforts!
@MarkFeltonProductions4 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@pomdomz4 жыл бұрын
Best military history channel on KZfaq. Detailed info. Great voice. I'd boldly claim Mark Felton the 'Attenborough' of military history. Many nights falling asleep to his voice 😴
@luissantiago51634 жыл бұрын
Fascinating. Appreciate the vids. Always so interesting. Cheers!
@MarkFeltonProductions4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@luissantiago51634 жыл бұрын
@@MarkFeltonProductions Always enjoy. Keep up the great work
@Sean2002FU4 жыл бұрын
@@MarkFeltonProductions I have to say your video's are excellent in both content and production..! You should consider making videos covering historical events , copyright them and sell to schools for history class !! Between your narration talent, and music selection.....it grabs people's attention.........you got a winning formula here!! ...just saying....
@stevew61384 жыл бұрын
You can find a PBS Nova program on the recovery attempt of KEE BIRD, called "B-29: Frozen in Time." Interesting story.
@nigel-Rollercam-channel4 жыл бұрын
Glad I checked the comments I was going write the same suggestion, hopefully this helps kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eatpnZCIxJ65g6s.html
@nathangreer82194 жыл бұрын
I've only watched it once. It's too painful to watch. Seriously
@dieselman8v9234 жыл бұрын
Yeah watched it years ago and was quite disappointed at the end. No reason it should have burnt up. Laziness and poor fire equipment led to its demise.
@SlartiMarvinbartfast4 жыл бұрын
I thought of that as soon as I saw this video. It's a fascinating documentary but also heartbreaking for a number of reasons.
@kevinchappell36944 жыл бұрын
Wasn't it an improperly secured generator that shook loose and caught fire. It was terrible to watch. I believe it broke loose on the take-off attempt or taxi run leading up to take-off?
@pascalekaiser13964 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video again mr Felton. Love your channel.
@Rob-no6lx3 жыл бұрын
3:48 that is Whisky 7, belonging to the National Warplane Museum in Geneseo, NY. I had the pleasure of going for a flight a couple years back when my fiancee (now wife) purchased a ticket for me as a gift. Whisky 7 actually flew in combat in both the Mediterranean and Normandy campaigns. A true workhorse!
@nightshadefern1624 жыл бұрын
My granddad flew for the RAF, pre ww2 over the hump in a c 47, later in a training role mostly in Canada. He crash landed a 4 engine bomber on the tundra, he and the crew stayed with the plane while parts were flown in to repair it, then took it the rest of the way back. Theres one that didnt quite become a ghost plane.
@nathanrichardson56754 жыл бұрын
You have a surprising amount of content for only being on KZfaq for 2 years. Congrats!
@jessejaime74484 жыл бұрын
Keep going Mr.Felton your work is very much appreciated.
@doriensutherland88934 жыл бұрын
Can`t get enough of this stuff ... amazing work Dr. Felton
@davidmellott50493 жыл бұрын
50 years ago in the summer of 1970, I was with the Canadian Army on an arctic training exercise and there were 3 planes there, one was 2 engine C47 type and one was a Lancaster type plane with the 2 vertical tail fins and the 3rd one was a more modern passenger plane. I often wondered whatever happened to those 2 old warbirds.
@captain00804 жыл бұрын
The story of the recovery attempt of Kee Bird is truly a sad one, it costed the life of one of the men during the reconstruction process making the total loss of the aircraft so close to flying even more poignant .
@JJJJ-gl2uf4 жыл бұрын
Love your videos. Keep up the great work!
@andrewvanorden23363 жыл бұрын
I love this channel. It has all the little bits and details you just don't get watching documentaries on the history channel and youtube
@MorningGI0ry4 жыл бұрын
4:38 “We are now the most northern people in the world... apart from Michael Parkinson obviously.”
@melle91554 жыл бұрын
Ah, a man of culture!
@ianmacfarlane12414 жыл бұрын
@@melle9155 A Jeremy Clarkson quote is now culture?
@johntitor79894 жыл бұрын
@@ianmacfarlane1241 Yes
@theblackprince13464 жыл бұрын
I instantly thought of that Top Gear episode when this was uploaded.
@fretlessfender4 жыл бұрын
Think of it this way James... You'll be the first man on the north pole who didn't want to be there!
@fernandoqueirozpopovic70244 жыл бұрын
Holy hell the music Mark you outdid yourself again i must say i am quite impressed with this one and hope this will get a new trend here it fits so perfectly.
@Decadent364 жыл бұрын
Whenever that intro tune starts playing I always know something good is coming up! This was, as usual, an intriguing WW2 topic I wasn't aware of.
@banzaibanana79504 жыл бұрын
love your work felton, you put in alot of effort to keep us entertained in these hard times
@alwayscurious33574 жыл бұрын
I remember there was a P-38 recovered there named Glacier Girl. She still flies today I think.
@local38on-tv4 жыл бұрын
Wow, good stuff bro, never knew that
@danischeel48464 жыл бұрын
Great job, Mr Felton! I love stories like this.
@garydamp66453 жыл бұрын
Sensational videos, research, commentary and documentary information...amazing
@conradmcdougall36294 жыл бұрын
Buffalo Airways out of Canada still has a C-47 on a regularly scheduled flight between arctic destinations. Anyone can book a flight on it.
@marklittle88054 жыл бұрын
They also use c46's for cargo as well. I am surprised the McBryans haven't had a go at getting parts off the downed C 47s
@viscount7574 жыл бұрын
Buffalo Airways no longer operates the DC-3/C-47 in scheduled passenger service. That ended a couple of years ago if memory correct.
@carey_metv4 жыл бұрын
I'm glad I live in Oregon only because we are the home of the evergreen aviation museum home of the spruce goose.
@denizmetint.4624 жыл бұрын
Have you heard of Pelican Butte and Rocky Point?
@justat11494 жыл бұрын
Don’t they also have the first Boeing 747 up there as well?
@clayz14 жыл бұрын
My dad was one of the GI’s transported on her during WW2.
@swanyung7124 жыл бұрын
Great video Mark - Very interesting.Keep up the good work!
@ThorandSharon4 жыл бұрын
Excellent video and analysis. Thank you for posting!
@SinisterGerbils4 жыл бұрын
"It is clearly crying out for recovery and restoration." C-47: *CA-CAW!* *CA-CAW!*
@TheBuccy4 жыл бұрын
Sinister Gerbils how mature!
@Eagle-od1im4 жыл бұрын
10:01 “Oh great panzer of the la- wait a minute, you’re not a panzer.”
@jethro10444 жыл бұрын
Favorite KZfaqr to see during this quarantine! Mad lad!
@daveallman39813 жыл бұрын
FASCINATING story Dr. Mark! Many Thanks!
@douglasmcdermott28304 жыл бұрын
I live in Tulsa Oklahoma, we have a large airport that used to have a Consolidated Liberator factory on it. (Now it makes school buses) I think around 7 years ago the last B-24 we built was found wrecked off Sicily somewhere. Now the giant American Airlines base is restoring a DC-3 named after the city, which is going to be preserved in Dallas, do to some political problems.
@cav42904 жыл бұрын
If you haven't already, please try to do a documentary on the Tempelhof Airport, including of course the underground aircraft assembly of the StuKa and FW190. I was able to visit the underground and decommissioned parts of the airport the early 1990s - the basements were still covered in black soot that was caused from the fire of the film archive that Lufthansa had...who knows what valuable pictures and films were lost. Thank you again for your impeccable historical story telling!
@steve19624 жыл бұрын
Fascinating stuff Mark, thanks for sharing.
@Shaneodell354 жыл бұрын
Mark I love your videos. So much big ups for your effort. They are amazing. I've learned so much. Thank you.
@mrpenguin20834 жыл бұрын
These videos always remind me how lucky I am to live near duxford
@radamus2104 жыл бұрын
This reminded me of a story I recall watching about a team who located a plane, many feet down, frozen in ice. They bored a hole and carved out a cave around the plane, it looked as though it was on display in an ice cavern and in remarkable condition. They then brought the plane to the surface a piece at a time, took it to a hangar and put it back together. I want to say it was a P38 maybe? I was expecting a bit on that story but did not see it. edit: Just looked it up- the "Lost Squadron" That P38 was restored to flying condition. They have since found 1 more. Still, 4 P38's and 2 B17's are still frozen in that glacier hundreds of feet down.
@timorvet14 жыл бұрын
I have a book on the recovery effort called the "Lost Squadron" which is a photographic history of the loss and recovery effort. Filled with photos taken at the time of the aircraft laying on the ice after their forced landing, photos of the recovery of Glacier Girl, and firing the guns after recovery. Although they did locate one of the B-17s under the ice, the shifting ice had ripped it apart unfortunately....I have heard a rumor that others are planning on searching for the remainder of the aircraft.
@penninefilms47144 жыл бұрын
Your films are so well detailed and informative, there miles ahead of TV documentaries.
@stancarpenter88544 жыл бұрын
Mark Felton Productions has done it again. He should receive a medal
@sacluvsBM4 жыл бұрын
As a child my father was in the Air Force and we were stationed at Eilson AFB in Fairbanks. In base housing we would go to the gravel pit and use wooden pallets to raft out to the intact B-29 that was half submerged in the artificial lake. This was in 1960. I wonder if it is still there almost 60 years later.
@hatman48184 жыл бұрын
Yep, it is. Walked out on the ice and touched its tail last year when I was there on an exercise.
@apu_apustaja4 жыл бұрын
Thought this was going to be a Scooby Doo mystery.
@revenevan114 жыл бұрын
Haha! I'd honestly like to see a more serious horror short story or something of the like inspired by or featuring an antique crashed plane in the arctic. That's niche enough that I'll likely have to write it myself some day lol
@daniellocke95344 жыл бұрын
isn't there an airplane at the abandoned amusement park?
@markpaul81784 жыл бұрын
Great video,MR FELTON.very informative.
@imfrommars49134 жыл бұрын
Mr Felton i can not explain how much we all appreciate your videos keep them up your like the old history channel lol much love from USA
@cnlbenmc4 жыл бұрын
21:13 The Keflavik Air Base plays an important role in the Tom Clancy Novel Red Storm Rising, and that picture syncs up remarkably well with the descriptions in the book!
@MyUnoriginalUsername4 жыл бұрын
Indeed it was a strong strategic point for the Soviets as it would allow them to control Iceland to an extent
@Baza19644 жыл бұрын
I loved that book .
@josephsolomon18514 жыл бұрын
I’m just gonna go ahead and hit like before the video starts
@peterbutcher54304 жыл бұрын
Another great video Mark
@KrisWustrow4 жыл бұрын
Mark, amazing amount of research you've done here! Cheers!
@fromaggiovagiola91284 жыл бұрын
I suggested your channel yesterday to a friend (Head Mouser episode) - I describe you as the David Attenborough of history.
@richardkocksworthy84234 жыл бұрын
So he tells lies????
@Dockhead4 жыл бұрын
he artificially sets up moments of nature and portrays it as if its happening naturally in real time as if its gods creation? david attenborough is a puppet of the BBC. not to say he isnt a good man, he is, but it doesn't excuse the fact people drink up his bullshit believing every single word and image they see. not sure what interview but he was pressed on answering how do you capture the right moments of nature as if its so easy, and basically he mentioned they create and breed the situation like a caterpillar birthing from a cocoon or a dragon fly on a lilly-pad giving birth. they are made in a set environment then controlled to give a certain outcome when the moment is needed, obviously this is done because sometimes in history it would be impossible to wait or even see it happening in its own moment naturally. my problem isn't that, my problem is they pretend its all so perfect and natural and in reality its as scripted as a TV drama so to say and the people like us just lap it up and don't even remember a gram of information on anything they've watched its just "oh its david attenborough"
@williamkeith89444 жыл бұрын
Interesting aside, the USA was able to retrieve a Japanezo Zero aircraft that crash landed in the Aleutions early in WW2. This captured plane was brought back to flight status and was intensely studied to develop US fighters able to challenge the Zero.
@jeffbruh32533 жыл бұрын
I’ve had the honor to see this C-47 3:53 in person, and I got the rare opportunity to go inside it aswell. It’s nickname is “Whiskey 7” and from what I recall hearing about it is that it took part in D-Day and continued on throughout the European campaign. Such an amazing piece of history.
@hansstromberg53304 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your invaluable contributions to military history - and thus also to HISTORY in general per se - by publishing a seemingly endless series of clips(?) revelations(?) and, what have you, regarding every aspect of historical facts. I enjoy whatever comes out of your - obviously - innovative mind. Hans Strömberg Sweden
@cambo12004 жыл бұрын
The Kee Bird still makes me sick.
@HarrisonGoldfarb4 жыл бұрын
34 likes and no views??? Keep up the great work!!!
@cobiww27904 жыл бұрын
COBI SA
@HarrisonGoldfarb4 жыл бұрын
@@cobiww2790 nice to see a fellow COBI fan
@cobiww27904 жыл бұрын
@@HarrisonGoldfarb same I see you on his streams as well My channel is about cobi
@pierremainstone-mitchell82903 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much in deed Mark!
@callumcooper16064 жыл бұрын
what an excellent amazing perfect topic! i have never been more excited for a video
@blackegret6664 жыл бұрын
"O Lady of the Lake, what is your wisdom?" "Don't fly in bad weather otherwise your plane will end up like everyone elses."
@josecolon27174 жыл бұрын
God kee bird is a heartbreaking story, a war bird finally taking to the sky again only to be destroyed at the last moment
@cloakedgt3 жыл бұрын
by a clown....it should've been disassembled and transported, its not the same as pulling a car from the yard and takin it down the street
@MyCatInABox4 жыл бұрын
Man...what a fantastic channel.
@vibemunster4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic content as always, fascinating stuff, thank you.