How DC-3s Flew to England for D-Day

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4 жыл бұрын

In 1942 4% of US Army Air Forces flights across the North Atlantic were unsuccessful. Yet we decided to brave another long flight over open ocean in a 75 year old Douglas DC-3. Today the most treacherous part is facing the U.K.'s system of airspace.
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@artheis1342 3 жыл бұрын

My Dad just died this month of March 2021 at age 95, 2 months shy of his 96th birthday. In 1943 at age 18, he joined the Army Air Corps and piloted all these planes up to 4 engine. He also was a Korean war veteran (Now the Air Force) and retired from the SAC in 1968. He loved flying, I flew with him on his last piloted flight 25 years ago. He will be buried in his military uniform with honors. The greatest Generation are leaving us by the thousands now. These men and women will leave a great vacuum in our society.

@damnedmisfit 4 жыл бұрын

My father was one of the pilots who flew a C-47 from the US to Europe and then in combat. He arrived in England on June 6th 1944

@Ebocraze 3 жыл бұрын

Nothing but total and absolute respect for him and his peers back then. They did the same journey with no ipads , spare pilots or mechanics

@toplabels 3 жыл бұрын

WOW !!!

@AlanCanon2222 3 жыл бұрын

Much respect and thanks to your father for helping save the entire planet from the likes of that Nazi madman. Hitler was so evil that tens to hundreds of millions had to die to take him out, and the young women and men of the 1940 stepped up to take one for the team of all humankind to stop him. I am glad that he had the C-47 around him to keep him as safe as anyone could possibly be in that terrible and tragic time. I am an Apollo 8 era baby but I know that before we had the F-1 engine to take us to the moon, we had the C-47 to help save the population on the origin planet for the Apollo missions.

@AlanCanon2222 3 жыл бұрын

@@Ebocraze On the plus side, they did have the C-47 / DC-3. A well designed device, even compared with the iPad.

@jesdadotcom 9 ай бұрын

Glad he survived and glad youre here!

@Turcian 4 жыл бұрын

I love how the pilots put on the uniform when arriving in Europe =)

@neonhomer 4 жыл бұрын

@@akplanefreak I was wondering why they put on captain's uniforms before landing....

@glennwheeler984 4 жыл бұрын

I liked the Pan-Pan T-Shirt the Co-Pilot was wearing.

@verdunluck1578 4 жыл бұрын

@@akplanefreak Where do you get the idea that you need to wear a uniform in the UK? It is not true.

@boomerang_911 3 жыл бұрын

@@neonhomer yeah it was sweet. If you listen early on in the very first video you will find out that both of these pilots are captains in their own rights - one is captain of a 747. Maybe both. Either way very impressed.

@boomerang_911 3 жыл бұрын

@Turick yes…sweet. A perfect final touch.

@taccs27570 4 жыл бұрын

If this Atlantic Crossing Series isn't up for a KZfaq Video Award, something is wrong. I don't usually go in for this kind of hyperbole, but this deserves it.

@RB747domme 4 жыл бұрын

Icebox ETACCRG do KZfaq offer an award scheme?

@raconteur5195 3 жыл бұрын

I hope that content creators don't start aiming to win awards, it would eventually ruin what makes KZfaq mostly great.

@BruceCarbonLakeriver Жыл бұрын

3 years after: Yep, there is something wrong.

@stevies.1975 4 жыл бұрын

Got to say, this has been the most amazing coverage of such an amazing project to get this DC-3 back to the UK for D-Day 75. Loved the editing style. Well done Matt.

@whigwood 4 жыл бұрын

I have to add my congratulations to everyone on this video - it was quite an accomplishment. The best afternoon's KZfaq watching ever. Thank you.

@terrydossett7468 4 жыл бұрын

This thrilled me on so many levels! All I can say is thank you / thank you! What a great experience !!!

@dude1969 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@skykingusa 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for putting this together. I am a private pilot who has not flown in a long time and watching this series reminded me of the thrill of flying again. It's difficult not to get emotional when watching this. Very well done, and thank you again!

@MattPSU02 4 жыл бұрын

My wife's grandfather flew over D Day and was ultimately shot down in a bomber multiple times over Germany. He was taken prisoner and managed to survive the war.

@stephenjablonsky1941 3 жыл бұрын

This reminded my of my first trip to Europe in 1964. I flew on a TWA Constellation from JFK to Gander to Dublin to Gatwick. That took 18 hours. It was an ordeal. This video was great.

@jeremyc311709 4 жыл бұрын

The guy in the right seat has an amazing radio voice

@interweeter 4 жыл бұрын

how those crews made it to the uk during the last war without modern radar and such, is amazing , good old Dakota and the sturdiest of men. i have great respect.

@HighFlight2k2 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely loved this series. Thanks so much for sharing!

@getdusty1 4 жыл бұрын

HighFlight2k2, I was going to say the exact same thing!!

@arvsupr2354 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent three parts. Good to hear the R/T, full messages and replies. Good to hear the checks - glad you didn’t gloss over them. You kept it authentic - with the crew’s thoughts and feelings and the engine problems. Very enjoyable. Well done.

@gtoger 4 жыл бұрын

I've followed this with great interest. Thanks, Matt, for putting the video together.

@joescoggins5937 4 жыл бұрын

70 years ago, I traveled in a C-47 from Miami to Puerto Rico and back in the same airplane each of 3 times. The last four didgits of ifs number were 4311. We called it "my plane, " since we flew in it so often. My father was USAF, and arranged for me to sit in the left seat for almost 30 minutes on one flight. For some reason, my favorite parts were "Gear up" and "Gear down." I can still identify a C-47 or DC-3 by the sound of its engines when it flies overhead. My all-time favorite aircraft. Good job, guys.

@RB747domme 4 жыл бұрын

Joe Scoggins did your father fly in the war, USAAF? If so, has he told you any interesting stories during the experience?

@MrJeep75 4 жыл бұрын

Most all that are still flying are c47

@davidj.7779 4 жыл бұрын

On my 8th birthday in 1951, my Grandfather booked the two of us on a Northeast Airlines DC-3 for the short, 30 minute flight, from Logan Airport in Boston to Hyannis, Ma. on Cape Cod where he and my Grandmother lived. I had never before been in an airplane and I was beyond excited. Ten minutes into the flight, the Captain approached my seat and invited me to join him on the flight deck. I stood almost between the seats as he explained all the controls to me. To this day, 69 years later, it remains one of the memorable thrills of my fortunate lifetime.

@slewofdamascus 4 жыл бұрын

I'm a WWII buff. My father fought in North Africa as a demolitions expert. His 4 brothers all fought, 3 of them in multiple theaters. One of his brothers jumped into Italy I can't remember if it was the 101 or 82nd but if I recall the Italian jumps were the very first live-action jumps by American airborne units. Much has been said about that generation of men, but my father and his younger brothers were deeply impacted by the Great Depression, which I think hardened that generation and made them infinitely more seasoned than Hitler anticipated of our "civilian" soldiers. That generation belongs with the founding generation and together they stand alone in the history of America.

@WarriorN481 4 жыл бұрын

Matt, that was absolutely outstanding. Thank you for bringing us along.

@rayfinkle25 4 жыл бұрын

How this hasn’t been commissioned for television I don’t know!. Absolutely fantastic episodes of your journey. I watched all of the DC-3s fly over to Normandy from my home town of Essex and it was such a great sight. I’ve just found your page and the videos are brilliant. I look forward to the next. Well done. Round of applause.

@AureliusR 4 жыл бұрын

Because television is dead?

@ala0284 4 жыл бұрын

Great town is Essex

@RWBHere 4 жыл бұрын

@@ala0284 And I live in the City of England. 🤪

@mfbfreak 3 жыл бұрын

Because (cable/commercial/programmed) television is a medium only serving the most average content there is, to appeal to the biggest number of people. In order to do that you would have to sensationalize the fuel tank swichover about 10 times harder than they did, perhaps include some turbulence, overdo the confusion when you don't understand something on the radio etc etc etc. By that time, the programme is utterly ruined. I am so incredibly happy with KZfaqrs making content like this. If it were TV, it would not be as good as it is...

@matiasjacobsen2647 Жыл бұрын

@@mfbfreak England is My city!

@Jimidan1000 3 жыл бұрын

Great documentary, just watched the whole thing from start to finish. Very entertaining, informative and educational. Everything from the filming, editing, musical score and dialogue was so well done! I thoroughly enjoyed it. I am now 70 and used to fly on Piedmont Airlines in one of these aircraft out of Frankfort, KY. I had no idea of the work it took to keep one of these birds in the air. It gives me a whole new perspective of just how talented those WWII pilots and crews were making the exact same trip. I am amazed that they could pull it off with primitive instrumentation, radios and navigation systems., and without two mechanics and six pilots on board. Amazing. My Dad was in Tinian during WWII, on the island with the Enola Gay when it took off. We had a love for these warbirds spending a lot of time in Oshkosh, and airshows. He's gone now, but I am still looking up in the sky at airplanes, and watching videos about them on here. Count me as "SUBSCRIBED"!

@herrakaarme 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting these videos! They have been really enlightening to watch.

@maubren 4 жыл бұрын

Love the series! Great filming and editing Matt! And congrats to all involved on this accomplishment! Thank you gents!

@paul52eccles 4 жыл бұрын

Outstanding tribute, loved every minute of each video. Thanks

@LukusCannon 4 жыл бұрын

This series inspires me so much, keep them coming Matt!

@mdleweight 4 жыл бұрын

This has been a great series. One of the best on KZfaq!

@andrewmozdzen6358 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing edit, thanks for capturing and sharing this experience!

@zsifk3212 4 жыл бұрын

Well done. Really enjoyed tagging along. Thanks.

@firstfreonwarrior 4 жыл бұрын

A wonderful series, great job by all of you, thank you!

@MarcvanExel 4 жыл бұрын

Such an epic trip, loved every minute of it, many thanks for sharing!

@rayg9069 4 жыл бұрын

Superb! Thank you so much for the series.

@joelkton1 4 жыл бұрын

Love this series. Thank you for putting it together.

@MrBirdflu1 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing with us this amazing experience!

@mjphillips76 4 жыл бұрын

Matt this was epic, this whole series of videos put me in a state of aww, and amazement. This is inspiring to see these old aircraft still being flown today.

@carbtech4991 4 жыл бұрын

Well done! Watched all of the series, Thank you!

@s.leszczynski5966 4 жыл бұрын

Truly amazing series Matt. Thanks so much for it.

@jazzclarinet2006 4 жыл бұрын

This series was absolutely incredible. I loved every minute of it. Thank you so much.

@fulwell1 4 жыл бұрын

Simply brilliant! Thank you so much for sharing your journeys with us, and wishing you many, many more!

@nhoover 4 жыл бұрын

Loved the whole series! Thanks for making this!

@curtismarshall6595 4 жыл бұрын

Matt, I’ve truly enjoyed this series, thank you and the crew for vlogging it!

@DavePKW 4 жыл бұрын

This was a wonderful production Matt. Thanks so much for your hard work.

@kylestanerickenny 4 жыл бұрын

So glad you were able to be a part of this, thanks for sharing it with all of us!

@RickMcCargar 3 жыл бұрын

This was such a wonderful series, thank you for putting it together!

@scottleckliter4992 4 жыл бұрын

Fascinating Matt. Thank you for sharing. I enjoyed every moment of it. What an experience you had.

@paulinfrancis 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for taking us along with you on your journey across the Atlantic!

@naftalithaithi4812 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Thank you very much for sharing this with us.

@Stratovair 4 жыл бұрын

Really liked this series Matt, great job! Hope to see more!

@zarniwoopb6078 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic set of videos. Thanks for taking the time to put them together to share with the rest of us.

@t.vanoosterhout233 4 жыл бұрын

Epic adventure, impressive video footage, fine editing. I've been checking yt for this...

@ConalOBroin 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing series of videos. Watched them all back to back.

@bobpiggy3756 4 жыл бұрын

What a great experience! So glad you were able to do this trip, and thanks so much for sharing it with us. Keep up the great work!

@gloplg 4 жыл бұрын

I have very much enjoyed this series! Thank you for all your effort in sharing this adventure! Happy flying!

@rupertprice5508 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking me along. I loved the history , engineering and just the whole adventure. Brilliant

@RepomanGP 4 жыл бұрын

Superbly done, Matt. Thank you for taking us along with you on your epic journey.

@garywdowd 4 жыл бұрын

Love it. You're living the dream - thanks for bringing us along!

@tangerinealarm 4 жыл бұрын

This has been an amazing insight and an adventure to watch, and wonderfully edited. Amazing work all round.

@jasonamos7902 4 жыл бұрын

What a fantastic series! Thanks for bringing us all along.

@yamahonkawazuki 4 жыл бұрын

thank you matt for bringing me along. even if only by video, you still brought me along.

@nivlick 4 жыл бұрын

Well done all of you. I thoroughly enjoyed watching the videos. Keep up the great work I look forward to your next adventure.

@glennwheeler984 4 жыл бұрын

Well done... thanks for posting this Matt

@castinn 4 жыл бұрын

That was just terrific! As an Army Air Corps pilot, my dad flew a C-47 up to BW-1 Greenland in late 1945 or early 1946 with his wife and 7 year old daughter, and there they lived until they returned to the States in late 1947. Dad told me the approach to BW-1 involved a hard turn (left, I think) at the entrance of the fjord and then there was the runway. You landed up hill and took off downhill. Winters were long summer was too short. He loved the C-47 but always said it sort of flew like a truck. Thank you for the ride.

@frglee 4 жыл бұрын

Beautifully filmed, beautifully done. Very impressive. Thanks very much for some really superlative viewing.

@MTBTubeless 4 жыл бұрын

Matt, really a crazy footage of the whole trip. AMAZING!!!

@tompurvis8723 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Matt for brining us along. I have really enjoyed the journey.

@johnbolin7098 4 жыл бұрын

Outstanding, the in-cockpit footage really makes me feel like I'm in the airplane. Enjoying how comprehensive your videos are. Thanks Matt !

@JohnChvatalGSTV 4 жыл бұрын

This has to be one of my favorite series of aviation videos I’ve watched here on KZfaq! The perfect mashup of aviation history and practical knowledge!

@c_class_prodigy 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing Matt. That was awesome!!!

@alphasportstv 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic series, thanks so much for putting it together.

@tectorama 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely video. We saw this aircraft at Duxford, and when it flew over on it's way to Normandy. We shall be at Duxford again this Friday.

@stochasticpixel 4 жыл бұрын

You are an outstanding cinematographer and narrator, Matt! And a damn good pilot as well! Thank you for allowing us all to experience this incredible journey along with you.

@thedutydoctor 4 жыл бұрын

Outstanding series, truly amazing, educational as well as entertaining.. thank you so much for taking us along for the flight.

@kikurass322 4 жыл бұрын

Loved this series, excellent editing, just a fantastic show.

@MrGattor33 4 жыл бұрын

This whole thing was absolutely amazing. I loved every bit of it, many parts gave me chills. absolutely love to hear the screaming purr of those engines as they too give me chills. The music and editing were spot on, well done Matt! Thank you for this amazing video experience!!!

@jimhuntington8692 4 жыл бұрын

Ditto what everyone else said. Thank you for doing an amazing presentation. Felt like we were part of the adventure and the history.

@larsoleruben 4 жыл бұрын

This was so well made and so very exiting to watch. Really well done. Thanks for the experience!

@jackdoe3889 3 жыл бұрын

Great flying and beautiful story telling. Thank you for taking the time to share this experience. Godspeed.

@MattyCrayon 4 жыл бұрын

I'll add my voice to the congratulations for such an amazing video series. Thanks to all for making it possible. It was a joy to watch.

@bushpilotexplorer1920 4 жыл бұрын

You can just watch the fuel pressure dial-needle starts to buffet and that’s when to switch tanks from the auxiliary tanks to the main tanks. It’s about a 5 to 7 second warning before the engines are starved. Switch over and also hit the fuel boost pump. Of course only do this in a big pinch. It works. I had do it a couple times in my high Arctic expeditions in my DeHavilland Beaver. Funny, the captain’s hand is GLUED on that fuel tank valve just like I used to, and you wouldn’t blink. I hope he is looking at the fuel pressure dial. (ha, now after watching the full video he did exactly as I mentioned, kudos) But this way you’re using every drop, and then you know what you really have left when faced with conditions like increasing headwinds that puts making your destination in jeopardy.

@jeanburk9539 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely to have knowlegeable commenters along.

@bushpilotexplorer1920 4 жыл бұрын

Jean Burk ~ Lighten up, life is good...really...I promise.

@BeechSportBill 4 жыл бұрын

Works in a Navajo Chieftain also...

@jeanburk9539 4 жыл бұрын

@@bushpilotexplorer1920 I have every respect for bush pilots. I live in B.C. Long time hiker mid-coast so i see them all the time. See Joe Robinet videos about getting stranded in the Ontario bush when the flight couldn't get in, to get them. Fabulous set of vlogs.

@andycopland3179 4 жыл бұрын

I used to jump from a beaver down in Headcorn in Kent. Many years ago.

@raymondstrom7686 4 жыл бұрын

Soo Cool. Thanks Matt for the ride.

@jeremymartin1966 4 жыл бұрын

Just Brilliant. Such a great journey for such an important event. Thanks for sharing it with us all.

@arboristo4407 4 жыл бұрын

Flying with you guys just makes me happy, what a great aircraft she is, truly amazing ❤️🇺🇸❤️

@ronleitch7788 4 жыл бұрын

What a fascinating series of videos! Your arrival in Scotland was particularly interesting to me, being Scottish! In fact, as a young schoolboy, I used to spend some of my Summer Holidays in Prestwick, so knew that area quite well! A visit to Prestwick Airport was a MUST! Thank you for posting the whole series of videos covering your journey from the USA to the U.K.!

@wayneduff3699 4 жыл бұрын

Well done. A great video. Hats off to all of you.

@dennisjackson3531 4 жыл бұрын

excellent series of flights in my favorite plane ,thankyou so much

@davidevans6528 4 жыл бұрын

A beautiful tribute to what my Dad and thousands of others did. Thanks.

@jamied7643 4 жыл бұрын

You flew over my house I live near Duxford, I remember this when it happened. Very nice 😀

@TheVineyarder 3 жыл бұрын

Matt this whole journey was incredible and I thank you and all involved in this project for sharing it with us!

@STAMOS711 4 жыл бұрын

GREAT SERIES.. THANKS FOR SHARING..

@rorkycorky 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely stuff. I was a structural engineer on the design of the American Air Museum at Duxford. Glad you toured it.

@stevec00ps 3 жыл бұрын

Dunno why this series popped up on my KZfaq recommendations but I just watched all 4 and loved it cheers!

@christiancormier7847 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful story telling Matt. Thank you!

@alexc8920 2 жыл бұрын

a joy to watch! amazing footage, very good editing. Thank you for the videos!

@jimmydburrell 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic Finale! Very well chosen music. The whole story and series was top flight. I don't won't this to end!! Great, great job.

@claztube 3 жыл бұрын

You said it Jimmy, just as I was thinking it, 1 year hence.

@eduardoblanco4962 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Matt, thank you very much for sharing this great trip on the DC3. I look forward to your posting your trip in the Bonanza to Alaska and Russia! Wow, what an experience. Take care and fly safely, my friend. Regards, Eduardo. ✌️

@johandeklerk3401 3 жыл бұрын

Inspiring, I watched the whole trip. Thanks for sharing, really appreciate.

@peterrharkness5741 4 жыл бұрын

Loved every minute of watching this journey, bravo. Very very brave souls who did this trek, thanks Matt and DC3 crew

@charlescoulson 3 жыл бұрын

A terrific piece of film making. The whole team captured the spirit of this trip. The original pilots ,so many of whom gave their lives in WW2 would be proud of your endeavours. Just wish you had been able to use the Clipper call sign.

@topfelya 4 жыл бұрын

What a stunning footage mate ! Amazing video

@vulcan106 4 жыл бұрын

Very cool Matt. I enjoyed the journey. Thanks so much.

@riseupmx 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing videography Matt! You have just inspired me to look more into flying and what it takes to become a pilot, fantastic!

@cjalfonso2212 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing, totally in awe of this series of flights. We are spoiled today, a transatlantic flight is so easy for us as passengers today. Yes we all have connections to WWII. My father was attached to a land-based fighter squadron in the Solomons in 1943 - 44. He was a member of the ground crew for a squadron of F4-U Corsairs.