Full start-up and take-off of the B-17 Sentimental Journey (Raw engine sound, no music)

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Check out the full engine start-up of the B-17 Sentimental Journey, part of the Commemorative Air Force. This heavy bomber manufactured by Boeing is powered by 4 × Wright R-1820-97 "Cyclone" turbosupercharged radial engines, 1,200 HP each.
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@rodzandz Жыл бұрын

A thing of beauty! There's something special about 1930's & 40's technology. Raw, pure human engineering. Something lost in today's all computer based systems and designs.

@srschhina5295 10 ай бұрын

So true 👍🏼🇮🇳

@MAHINSHORKER 4 ай бұрын

😊

@you-dont-know-me Ай бұрын

Dieselpunk

@ridwanhusainishraq 25 күн бұрын

The era when everything was authentic not some poor chinese and ghetto technology mixed

@wmrustycox Жыл бұрын

I cannot look at a B17 without thinking of the work and sacrifices my dad went thru as a gunnery instructor on B17s during WWIII. Thank you Dad and thank you to all those like you whom sacrificed to help keep this country free !!!

@patricknataf5267 6 ай бұрын

Pendant la deuxième guerre mondiale !

@user-zp4rb1it6y 3 ай бұрын

Третьей мировой еще небыло.Грамотей.

@Brother-p5x 10 күн бұрын

Какую страну свободной?

@gustavoarmand4111 7 күн бұрын

Quite an advance your dad!!!!. World War 3 has not started yet

@dennisjohnson1546 5 ай бұрын

My Father was a Radio Operator and Waste gunner on a B-17 in the 8th Air Force in WWII. He was 18 when he started flying missions over Europe .

@stevenklinkhamer9069 Күн бұрын

There's something very special about the sound of those engines. The sound of history maybe. What a plane. Magnificent.

@denniskrohn7034 5 ай бұрын

How can you not feel proud and patriotic when you see these beasts, give me goosebumps.

@derLenno 4 ай бұрын

These things make me feel proud and patriotic and I’m not even American

@peteralt9490 Ай бұрын

How can you not feel scared when you are German, allthough this is a brilliant machine....

@RevMikeBlack Жыл бұрын

I toured this plane thirty years ago. I was not ready for the emotional impact when I sat in the pilot's seat. Those brave young men flew planes like this to save MY freedom, even though I was not yet born. I owe them my deepest gratitude!

@user-fq3ns9cx2v 11 ай бұрын

М о л о д ц ы??? Храни Вас Бог!!! С уважением. Николай Нестеров.

@johandiedrichbooij1591 10 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@johnKey-go4gq 2 ай бұрын

Whattsssssss Me saaaaayy.. sukarrrr untuk otak nyaaaa.. Itu KONDOMMMM, SEKALINYA TAU KONDOM TERUUS DAN TERUUUSSSSSS , DI FIKIRAN FUCKOF,.. LANTAS DIOTAK NYA BERMAIN WAHHH ENAK NYA A FREEEEEEEE,DOM. ITUUUUU YANG SAYA MUAKKAN.

@zchris87v80 Ай бұрын

My flight aboard this magnificent masterpiece is booked for 3 weeks from today. I pray the weather holds out.

@zchris87v80 19 күн бұрын

Update - it did, despite a 5-hour maintenance delay for a test flight (these things don't like to sit for a week and not be started). Uploaded the takeoff from the radio room to my channel.

@stevenschiffel4294 Жыл бұрын

Had the pleasure of flying in the B17 Aluminum Overcast several yrs back & sat in the radio compartment wondering what these guys thought of before takeoff 80yrs ago. Brought up goosebumps. God bless them all.

@francesbenedict2470 2 жыл бұрын

My son and I flew on the Sentimental journey in Colorado. It was the most thrilling experience of our lives. I went to see her again in 2019 in the hanger. These planes our part of our history and younger generation should see them.

@bkdexter79 2 жыл бұрын

What a BEAUTIFUL bird! God bless you folks for taking care of this incredible relic of history!

@TheAviatorsTV 2 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

@tomtke7351 2 ай бұрын

As associated with this 4 engine plane I lived about 10 miles from St.Louis airport as a child. This was 1950's when all commercial planes were same engines as this bomber. I have deep seated memory of the sound these planes made when taking off. The sound was a grand roar.

@plantfeeder6677 21 күн бұрын

Having worked at our local airport for over 25 years, I can't count the times I've witnessed this. C.A.F. always visited once a year with this ole' gal and stayed a week.

@collinlynch4569 3 ай бұрын

There is no video that does these monsters justice. I witnessed Aluminum Overcast start up and take off. They’re so loud and are the best engines I’ve ever heard run. It’s like 4 supercharged pulling trucks going off at once.

@JeepGeneral1 2 жыл бұрын

These planes are getting older and so are the pilots/maintainers. How can the next generation ensure these stay alive? Man, what an amazing historical aircraft.

@r.o2938 Жыл бұрын

Commemorative Airforce has a cadet program to train younger pilots and crew :)

@zchris87v80 Ай бұрын

I'm three generations behind the ones that piloted these. There are a handful of millennials that really appreciate this technology and strive to maintain it. Granted my experience is with cars and my collection consists of some from the 1960's at the earliest, but if I was ever charged with maintaining a piece of history like this, I'd spare no expense in my efforts.

@gordonblank6845 5 ай бұрын

I live 1.5 miles south of where she resides. It's great to hear those radial engines every Saturday morning circling the airfield!

@jeffkorp3537 2 жыл бұрын

I had the chance a few years back to see her when she stopped in sheridan wyoming. What a beautiful plane. Thank you to all who flew her in the great war and thank you to all of you who are keeping this peace of history alive for future generations. Let it be a reminder that freedom is never free. Thanks to all the men and women of are armed forces.

@Skymedc 4 ай бұрын

I used to watch this B17 take off and land all day in the summer time in Chico, California, when it was a fire fighting bomber. I was glad to see it retsored back to its WWII glory.

@mtyhntr49 29 күн бұрын

What a beautiful site. Back in the 70's and early 80's I was attached to a medium range bomber. The A-6 Intruder VA-34 BLUEBLASTERS. We worked off the JFK-CV67 and later moved over to the Dwight D Eisenhower CVN69 and broke that carrier in brand new. I totally love the nostalgia fleet. That 17 is beautiful. Thank you for sharing and giving me some awesome memories. 😊

@williamroark4760 2 жыл бұрын

My profile picture was taken in the pilot's seat of this incredible bird. I even had the privilege to help walk the props through, for a test run after a repair. Many thanks to everyone involved with keeping this special piece of history in the air! It's an incredible machine, with an incredible crew!

@DionicioThomas-qd6ns 11 ай бұрын

0:19 this beautifully piece of history of engineering is like music to my ears

@ZWD2011 2 жыл бұрын

I Saw Sally B do the same at Duxford UK early spring 2002. It was going full throttle with the parking brakes on, shaking its tail. What a sound those engines produced!

@johnhild-pt4qm 5 ай бұрын

They had to be fearless and scared shitless all at the same time.

@SuperSaltydog77 3 ай бұрын

In the late 1960's and early 70's my Air Force ROTC instructor was a retired B 17 pilot (Col. Thayer C Harper) who flew over Germany during WW2. Thank you, Col., for your courage and bravery.

@daves3819 6 күн бұрын

I wonder what it looked and sounded like when hundreds of these bombers would fill the sky.. Amazing technology. My dad was a mechanic in England during WWII and worked on the Rolls Royce Merlin and Bristol Hercules engines of the Halifax heavy bomber.

@tubefluid Жыл бұрын

Nice to see the props actually turning, unlike some of the other videos. Love the smoke belch on the radials!

@walterbriggs272 Жыл бұрын

The epitome of beauty in motion! No plane ever looked so good doing what it should! God bless y’all who care for this airplane

@haywire1705 5 ай бұрын

Years ago, she came to Great Falls, Montana (where I lived at the time). The airport there sits on a butte outside and above the city. My house was a mile or two away across the Missouri River. I was in my house when I heard a loud noise. I went outside and looked over to the airport. Sentimental Journey was spooling up her engines and she was rattling my teeth. When she took off, it was an amazing sight. I listened to planes take off from that airport dozens of times a day. But when a B-17 takes off, you really take notice. She sounded like nothing else. Unforgettable!

@andythompson3528 2 жыл бұрын

I got to fly to this b-17 this past summer when she came to Bozeman Montana. What an incredible experience it was! Highly recommended for anyone who’s an airplane enthusiast. You won’t be disappointed! It’s an experience that you’ll never forget

@SpressoHead 11 ай бұрын

Do you know if this was the one once owned by the Lynch family in Billings, and also appeared in the movie Far and Away? It looks awful familiar, but that was back in the 80’s and Lynch’s sold their planes thereafter.

@annettereichert6926 3 ай бұрын

The greatest generation ever lived!!!

@krisoliver6202 5 ай бұрын

Anyone watching ‘Master’s of Air’ that’s just been released? Fantastic watch! Really serves as a reminder of the sacrifice too.

@BigMuff75 Жыл бұрын

Imagine the sky is full of those, what a sound.

@missingremote4388 Жыл бұрын

There is an airshow over Milwaukee this weekend. I was outside grilling brats in my backyard Saturday. Three harrier flew overhead. We don't normally hear any aircraft ( luckily) aside from news helicopters or occasional holding pattern big Jets

@mbr5742 Жыл бұрын

Often greeted with a fireworks display by the locals...

@michaelsuggs2273 2 жыл бұрын

What a thrill it must be to fly her. I had the privilege of taking a tour when I worked at the airport in Chattanooga, TN a few decades ago. Dang, that sounds bad! LOL.

@AV8-tur Жыл бұрын

It is such a cool bird. When it stopped by over here in Idaho, I got to go tour it as well.

@SgtHC-2805-blogs 3 ай бұрын

Salute to those persons, who worked on piston engines. And flown these aircrafts. I too worked on DC. Dakota engine in 1982.

@JayJoJonny 27 күн бұрын

Hello from Rock Hill, SC, today on 6/5/24 got to see this very same aircraft on the tarmac at the local airport, quite a thrill for this Viet Nam era Air Force Vet

@joeharwell54 8 ай бұрын

There is no other sound like this on Earth. I go see the old warbirds every time they come to Tulsa.

@hsandev8972 3 ай бұрын

Those were some young men with huge balls flying those cans back then !!!

@victornijmeijer9372 12 күн бұрын

What a beauty and what sacrifices made those men in WWII. Just respect.

@Brian13356 10 ай бұрын

Yep, proof that a war machine can also be a beautiful machine with a lovely 'voice'. Thanks for posting.

@jamestregler1584 Ай бұрын

Heard it today in New Orleans and ran outside to look, can't mistake the sound of those 4 engines 😎 thanks for the show today 😇

@maxbob6872 10 ай бұрын

She's so foxtrotting awesome. Love this grand ole Lady. Thanks for sharing this wonderful video.

@SamhainBe 4 ай бұрын

Four radials on a B-17 - the sound of victory!

@donhosmer8159 10 ай бұрын

Forever Grateful Thank you

@garthtimmins2852 2 жыл бұрын

I had the chance to see her when she came to Logan, Utah last summer. A beautiful bird, and a marvel of engineering for her time. Thanks for preserving this piece of history.

@VIGNAUDPATRICK 5 ай бұрын

Il faut garder ces témoins de l'histoire de l'aviation .Ils sont vraiment magnifiques et nous font toujours rêver !

@flyingfortressrc1794 2 жыл бұрын

Sentimental Journey is such a beauty.

@MeachPango 2 ай бұрын

my grandfather flew this to a few shows when he was alive. i also got to tour this aircraft at falcon field. such a cool plane.

@user-vh8mu1xv4t 4 ай бұрын

B 17 flying fortress in the legends 🇺🇲

@edwardstephens247 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful airplane!

@cliffordbaxter1992 6 ай бұрын

I've seen this beauty fly over quiet a few times 😀 It is Absolutely Beautiful ✝️🇺🇸😀

@bobhebblewhite1685 Жыл бұрын

good to see all the guns in place.

@theotherdave8013 7 ай бұрын

such a beautiful sound

@louismartinez4467 5 ай бұрын

I walked thru that plane in Farmington N M when it toured there like 20 years ago bought a deck of cards it did a fly around city n the sound was amazing

@dutchflats 2 жыл бұрын

What the kids who flew these planes into fortress Europe did is incomprehensible by today's standards. How and where did we lose their kind of character and courage?

@harryparsons2750 Жыл бұрын

Get woke go broke

@jessierodriguez7168 Жыл бұрын

Media & demo rats is the answer I will give.

@elvirekouassi6479 10 ай бұрын

Mhmmp4p

@lindareidy2091 8 ай бұрын

Food, water and vaccines. They are being poisoned against their knowledge.

@tomriddle5564 7 ай бұрын

Nothing. The soldiers then had no choice. It was called the Draft. republiCONs figured out the Draft made wars deeply unpopular. No Draft all Volunteer. So AssHolx rumsfeld can blame the troops for the Army’s lack of preparedness for a conflict. And how about tube head holding up Military promotions because he like all republiCONs want to control a woman’s body and tell them what kind of health care they should receive. So why should my Sons put their life on the line for nazi cuddling CONservstives who’s OWN children won’t join the military? I would love to hear your answer. Oh and remember many CONservatives in the US up to 1940 fully embraced hitler and his cause. 95% today still do. Remember they tried to foment a Coup against Roosevelt. It was thwarted because the General they wanted to make the leader of the country was a true patriot unlike republiCONs today who went all in on another Coup attempt on Jan 6. Depending what pole you look at 65-75% of republiCONs think there was nothing wrong with Jan 6. I’ll be waiting for a Thoughtful Response

@user-ye5pb2ww5h 10 күн бұрын

What a beautiful sound

@andyspokes1652 7 ай бұрын

Truly a beautiful aircraft.

@billbright1755 Жыл бұрын

Produced under license contract by Donald Douglas Aircraft Long Beach California 1944. “ keep ‘em flying “ 🇺🇸

@claiborneeastjr4129 6 ай бұрын

Very impressive video, but to really appreciate this it must be seen up close and personal. Then you can feel the visceral power of those big radials. Keep 'em flying!

@michaelpegoda7482 9 ай бұрын

I agree with you about the thirties and forties technology these bombers for just phenomenal and the jobs that they had to do I hope we never have to do this again but you're right I beautiful machine

@Crimepaysaskapolitician 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful plane, the engines sound awesome.

@dennishipsley8703 Жыл бұрын

Built a huge model of a B-17G by the Lindbergh Line model company when I was 8 years old lin 1956.

@Pincalo Ай бұрын

Still the most beautiful bird in the CAF. And it's still crewed by some of the best guys around!

@andriszalitis1512 27 күн бұрын

wonderful. both engines start up .. amazingng

@stulynn2005 Жыл бұрын

I worked on the engines of sentimental journey and bonded with every ground crewman of an airplane in WW2

@carlosnogueiradacunha1414 2 ай бұрын

With engine sound it is magic.

@jibeco 9 ай бұрын

What a Bird. Thank You so much.

@jamesnelson6980 4 ай бұрын

Imagine being a youg German civilian in Stuttgart or Hamburg in 1944, and seeing dozens of the bombers flying over in formation! Both awe inspiring and devastating, knowing whats about to happen.

@user-ye5pb2ww5h 4 ай бұрын

What a sweet sound

@sdingeswho 11 ай бұрын

Absolutely lovely video of our “Betty” (Sentimental Journey) 😁🇺🇸! Can’t wait until she’s home for the Winter (I live about 5 miles west of CAF Airbase Arizona (Falcon Field, Mesa, Arizona, where this video was shot) 😁!

@janvisser2488 5 ай бұрын

Tip: stay off the zoom button.. ;-) Marvelous Magnificent Machine ! Thanks !

@frost_21rr65 Жыл бұрын

wow! thank you for this!

@jantartu330 17 күн бұрын

In 2010 I went to Air Show in Willoughby, Ohio called “Gathering of Eagles” and for $400.00 I was able to fly in a B-17 called YANKEE LADY, it was very emotional because my Uncle Norman was a waist gunner on a B-17, Our Grandparents really knew how to build things that lasted.!

@user-uq6mc9eg8d Ай бұрын

My dad's job at the end of the war. he wanted to be a pilot but he washed out. So they assigned him the job of recovering the bodies that they could put back together put them in a bag. tag them and make a notification for the family. Try getting a kid nowadays to do that

@Nobodycares2024 3 ай бұрын

Holy Bananas, I can't even imagine what it would sound like to hear 50 of these flying in formation over you. Just incredible.

@Rindhang 2 ай бұрын

Masters of the Air

@glenn5903 Ай бұрын

Absolutely awesome!😊😊😊

@denniscoleman8802 10 ай бұрын

I live down the road from Falcon Field, home of this magnificent machine, and never tire of the times it flies over the house! Also saw a start up in person! Awesome!! You ever get to Mesa Az it’s a must see! 😎❤️🇺🇸

@cafhead 10 ай бұрын

dude i used to volunteer there. have you ever seen the avenger next to the phantom its huge!

@denniscoleman8802 3 ай бұрын

@@cafhead Yes!! Amazing how big it is. Look up “Loyce Deen” ….. he was the only Navy member that was buried at sea in his Avenger in WW2. A reminder to Never Forget!!🙏🔥❤️🇺🇸😎

@ronwink9573 Жыл бұрын

nothing like going back in time👍

@user-vu1zu6rv7p 4 ай бұрын

Красивая машина, а звук работы двигателей просто божественный !!!

@donalddominic3860 9 ай бұрын

To me The B - 17 Was A Beautiful Plane 😊

@mchume65 2 ай бұрын

I got to ride on this very B-17 about 20 years ago at Gilespie Field in El Cajon. The crew chief told me that 3 of the engines were made by Studebaker.

@user-fq3ns9cx2v 11 ай бұрын

М о л о д ц ы??? Спасибо за сохраннние истории авиации!!! С уважением. Николай Нестеров.

@luischaves5128 3 ай бұрын

Q bella máquina y muy buen recuerdo de lo mejor de la época 👍

@harryparsons2750 Жыл бұрын

Man I love airplanes. All of them!

@TigerDominic-uh1dv 7 ай бұрын

Such a Beautiful Plane ❤ It.

@miketobin2324 9 ай бұрын

A million thumbs up!

@DirtyMerkin 4 ай бұрын

The Greatest Generation.🇺🇸

@user-gv4yf9un5t 8 ай бұрын

Operator simply ace!

@avalon1rae 11 ай бұрын

Saw her in South . tahoe California in 1998 .Got a ton of pictures of her to

@toon9359 2 ай бұрын

Never been into planes but that’s beautiful

@leifzetterstrom4940 3 ай бұрын

Wow what a sound😊

@andriszalitis1512 27 күн бұрын

takingk off amazing..

@turbo80lxcoupe 11 ай бұрын

I get to Hopefully fly in this plane in 1 week and im so excited for the experience of a childhood dream coming true

@BigDale Жыл бұрын

Impressive!

@CalvinMorris-cf8jk Жыл бұрын

sweetness.

@leehyde6610 Ай бұрын

At a HS graduation watching and thinking of them being drafted and flying into combat over Europe a year later!!!

@TomPauls007 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent sound! And slower shutter so the props look like they’re turning!! Very cool. To bad these wonderful planes were designed and made for war, huh?

@TheAviatorsTV 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for noticing the little things most people don't!

@jamesthreats5800 9 ай бұрын

swinging that big ol ham standard yeah!

@dawnsokolik7837 4 ай бұрын

MJ SOKOLIK MISSOURI Beautiful, thanks to those who are keeping her running for a reminder of all who sacrificed during WW2 and beyond. May we never forget.

@azizrizk2394 24 күн бұрын

I adore it.

@user-uu7hi2yt2m 2 ай бұрын

Хочется сказать спасибо пилотам летавших на этих самолётах в сороковых годах, которые , внесли свой вклад в победе над фашизмом. Вечная им благодарность. Погибшим, вечная слава и память.

@user-np9bu4oy5f 2 ай бұрын

Не по тем бомбили.