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  • Опубликовано: 4 дек 2024

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  • @diamondstar1200
    @diamondstar1200 18 дней назад +4

    As a pilot with over 35 years of experience flying both fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft and with a background in aerial photography the PBY Catalina in my opinion is an iconic aircraft of great beauty and elegance and this video was masterfully produced with skilled perspectives and a hypnotic score. Great job!

  • @justicegutierrez6847
    @justicegutierrez6847 2 года назад +384

    Idc what anyone says
    This is one of the most beautiful aircraft in the history of aviation

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  2 года назад +10

      Sir, I agree!! Love this bird. Semper Fi Taco

    • @captainhuggyface6731
      @captainhuggyface6731 8 месяцев назад +6

      your so right, a good plane, up there with all the US planes like the p-51 and b-17, but insanely underrated

    • @lenrichardson7349
      @lenrichardson7349 8 месяцев назад +2

      It reminds me of a seagull on the wing.

    • @Pokesalad222
      @Pokesalad222 8 месяцев назад +2

      She's a beaut

    • @Pokesalad222
      @Pokesalad222 8 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@captainhuggyface6731 I like the lightning

  • @shadowtrooper262
    @shadowtrooper262 3 года назад +493

    There is something peaceful and majestic about flying a classic aircraft above untouched lands, icy mountains and urban towns.

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад +42

      you nailed that one. She is a time machine sailing through the same time and space as she did 80 years ago… Semper Fi Taco

    • @timmyc9915
      @timmyc9915 2 года назад +2

      That’s the joy of cross-country VFR.

    • @caroleansoldier382
      @caroleansoldier382 2 года назад +2

      @@Vincent98987 probably a patrol

    • @daveyjoseph6058
      @daveyjoseph6058 6 месяцев назад +1

      I hope they can somehow keep her alive forever

  • @SuburbaniteUrbanite
    @SuburbaniteUrbanite 3 года назад +405

    She didn't take out any PT boats but she sure took our hearts. What a beautiful old lady.

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад +82

      so from what I’ve been told, she did get a kill And it’s not a canso as some have said. Canso was built by vickers. Ours was built by Boeing and was planned for British service but ended up staying with Canada.
      Ours is a pb2b2 built for the RAF as a catalina Mk IV pressed into RCAF service where all PBYs were called Cansos or Canso A's. So technically ours being built by Boeing is a mkIVb
      So there really is no one correct name for this one, Although rivet for rivet they are all the same. Semper Fi Taco

    • @davecrupel2817
      @davecrupel2817 3 года назад +26

      @@talltaleswithtacobell So she's a veteran!
      Great to see her with a peacetime purpose!

    • @TTTTacu
      @TTTTacu 3 года назад +15

      TAKE OUT THOSE FUCKING PT BOATS

    • @f-15TheFkingEagle
      @f-15TheFkingEagle 3 года назад

      you have a nice pfp :3

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  2 года назад +5

      No Elanthys, I haven’t deleted any comments. this has been a great thread and love all the great posts. Try again please. Semper Fi Taco

  • @Slamboni4k
    @Slamboni4k 7 месяцев назад +53

    80 years later. She still floats, and she still flies. What a majestic piece of machinery, we should all be grateful. Not too many left.

    • @BoomBoomBong37112
      @BoomBoomBong37112 7 месяцев назад +9

      Fun fact not trying to go against u but some Florida company in 2029 is going to start manufacturing more pby’s as search and rescue

  • @stevekirby6034
    @stevekirby6034 3 месяца назад +2

    My father, Stan Kirby, was a crew member on a PBY in the Aleutian Islands during WW2. Thank you dad. Love and miss you every day.

  • @lonzo61
    @lonzo61 Месяц назад +3

    I never understood that some people consider the Catalinas ugly. I have always loved them.

  • @Randiego
    @Randiego 3 года назад +72

    My father, LTCDR George R. Lockett flew the PBY 5A during WWII. He flew to North Africa (Casablanca, Morocco) and was on patrol duty (after the invasion of North Africa) there for the duration of the war. He met my mother in Casablanca and she was the first war bride to emigrate to the US. My dad had to go to London to get permission from Eisenhower to bring her stateside. After the war was over, he was assigned to NAS Olathe Kansas where he mustered out in 47. His stories of his flying school, costal patorol on the Eastern seaboard (Florida. down to Brazil) watching for enimy Uboats and war ships. Then his squadron, BP 92, was sent to North Africa where they patroled for ASW and enemy war ships. One of his squadron sank a U Boat that was threatning our fleet. Sadly, he is no longer with us, but your amazing video touches the heart, When we were young (in the mid 50s, we had a chance to visit a PBY at NAS Norfolk. He showed us this incredible plane. It was a very indelible moment for us all. Thank you for your hard work keeping this incredible aircraft airworthy and in the skies.

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад +1

      Thanks Randy you just made my day what an awesome story! If you have any photos of your dad back in the day flying it let me know. Semper Fi Taco

    • @Randiego
      @Randiego 3 года назад +3

      Taco, Unfortunately, there were no pics of my dad with the PBY. I do not know why he did not have any photos. My mom had a group photo of his squadron on the tarmac at Port Lyautey. I do not know if his squadron arrived in Morocco before, during or after "Operation Torch" when the allies fought the Axis (Mainly Germany) but if not they came soon after.
      My father, after completing medical school and residency in 1952, started his medical practice in Kansas. We were very young and we would petition my dad to mimic his "flying" the PBY when we drove in our station wagon. He always reached for imaginary "throttle controlls" above him on the headliner. He would talk "pilot talk" as if he were talking to the tower or to other aircraft. Sadly, at 41 yrs. of age, my father was killed. Our chance to further find out about his flying career and his exploits went to the grave with him. He did meet up with some fellow squadron members in either NY or Kansas City back in the late 50's. But we did not get to know of the particulars of that meeting. We were young children.
      I do have a photo of my Dad and Mom shortly after they met. He was a good looking young man, resplendent in his Naval Uniform and my mom was a beautiful (drop dead gorgeous) 25 year old native French Moroccan. I will try to get you a copy of them in Casablanca.

    • @coypfaff5416
      @coypfaff5416 3 года назад

      Come fly with us!

    • @spinnetti
      @spinnetti 8 месяцев назад

      My uncle was the radio man on one!

    • @bagoistvan3182
      @bagoistvan3182 5 месяцев назад

      🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

  • @anthonydouglascontares3471
    @anthonydouglascontares3471 3 года назад +51

    Flying First Class doesn't always have too mean flying in a fancy commercial airlines jet. This is a first class adventure with a bird's eye view of what you see below.
    Doesn't get any better than that.

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад +5

      Anthony, you are correct! low and slow, the constant drumming of the pistons humming as they pass over the countless miles. Semper Fi Taco

    • @threeparots1
      @threeparots1 3 года назад +5

      Best windows and bunks of any any aircraft…a very cool aircraft. A great looking and efficiently designed aircraft.

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад

      @@threeparots1 I agree 100%

    • @threeparots1
      @threeparots1 3 года назад +1

      I just reviewed it history a bit and it turns out it is the last remaining “sea Island” built Canso. At what is now near the south terminal. I believe part of the factory hanger still exist. The Time air hangar is still used by several sea plane operator s fittingly (Twin otters, turbo otters). It spent a lot of time in western canada (occasionally partially submerged sadly). This beautiful aircraft has quite the history. May it live on, like a cat, forever. It even sunk a sub hence the name sake inside as the current and past owners know. Lovely video and equally good pictures. Will try and see this at some point.

    • @davecrupel2817
      @davecrupel2817 3 года назад +1

      I'll take a ride in this over a ride in some tube of farts and crying/screaming babies *any day,* any time, going anywhere.

  • @jorgermendezliska
    @jorgermendezliska 7 месяцев назад +4

    Wow, great adventure, the PBY Catalina is one of my faborites WWII airplanes, beautiful plane

  • @joeeliyah2090
    @joeeliyah2090 Год назад +32

    THANKS GUYS!
    My Grandfather was a radioman in a PBY Black Cat for 2 years in the Philippine Islands during WWII. I grew-up sitting by him looking at his pictures and listening to his stories.

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  Год назад +1

      That is incredible, I wish you had some photos you could share and talk about!
      Semper Fi Taco

    • @joeeliyah2090
      @joeeliyah2090 Год назад +1

      I have many photos.

    • @joeeliyah2090
      @joeeliyah2090 Год назад +2

      BTW. I served 4 years in Yugoslavia, and over 1 1/2 years in Afghanistan.

  • @jeynarl
    @jeynarl 2 года назад +18

    My dream car. So glad to see there's folks out there living the dream

  • @tobuslieven
    @tobuslieven 3 года назад +82

    I love these planes. They're like a real life Millenium Falcon. Perfect for smuggling, sharp teeth, and tons of personality.

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад +8

      That is a great description of them. Please like and Subscribe so when we post new PBY video’s you can catch them. Semper Fi Taco

    • @OLDMANTEA
      @OLDMANTEA 8 месяцев назад +3

      Did the Kessel run in 70000000 parsecs

  • @Jison9
    @Jison9 3 года назад +43

    Flying around the world in a PBY is my one go to dream I'd realize if I had the money for it. The fact that you're doing just that goes to show that even if unlike anything is possible.
    Vicariously living the dream, thank you!

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад +4

      Mono, if you make it to Eugene Or, you can see her in person!! Semper Fi Taco

  • @darkninjacorporation
    @darkninjacorporation 7 месяцев назад +9

    She’s a beautiful aircraft. Whenever I see a PBY I get this feeling that no other aircraft gives. There’s something about it that is just majestic in some unique way.

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  7 месяцев назад +2

      I wish I could fly her onto the ocean. what a plane. I will try for a flight this summer. Semper Fi Taco

  • @anti-Russia-sigma
    @anti-Russia-sigma 3 месяца назад +2

    As functionality is beautiful to me,whenever someone says,”Beauty wins wars.” & claim that fighters are the most beautiful aircraft,I remind them of this aircraft’s history.If I make a flying boat,this would be it.I’ve been a passenger in propeller planes & I’m grateful for the experience.

  • @waltersistrunk4200
    @waltersistrunk4200 3 года назад +81

    Always loved this airplane, even from childhood. What a marvelous journey. I’m 77 now and while I’ll never fly this plane, I can enjoy the experiences of others who can.

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад +18

      Walter that makes two of us! I always loved the PBY as well. low and slow. The Movie “Always” had some great PBY scenes in it as well. Semper Fi Taco

    • @JanJaapBats
      @JanJaapBats 3 года назад +7

      Never give Up on your Dreams

  • @DanishAviation_34L
    @DanishAviation_34L 7 месяцев назад +2

    This bird comes to my airport A lot even 2 of them live here In Eugene nice to see it

  • @Gaspard129
    @Gaspard129 2 года назад +28

    I'm a 31 year old man, but this is the sort of thing that makes me a bit weepy. The fact that you guys breathed life back into this old bird and made sure to have another transatlantic adventure with her makes my heart swell with joy.

  • @riograndedosulball248
    @riograndedosulball248 3 года назад +61

    The PBY Catalina has to be the fairest aircraft ever built
    Almost nothing on her remembers "normal", projected airplanes. her curves remind me of something from nature, even magical in origin.
    What a dream to fly in one!

    • @Minecraftineer998
      @Minecraftineer998 3 года назад +5

      Right? She reminds me of a big ole goose... or like a swan. What a graceful flyer.

    • @CumBrianFries
      @CumBrianFries 3 года назад +2

      *resembles not remembers

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад +7

      Rio, she is a great old bird and I love them too. Please like and Subscribe so when we post new PBY video’s you can catch them. Semper Fi Taco

    • @MrchlRuffo
      @MrchlRuffo 6 месяцев назад

      Tirou as palavras de minha boca, Catalina é minha paixão desde que a vi em outras mídias.

  • @philipdartnell
    @philipdartnell 3 года назад +157

    Absolutely sensational! Beautiful scenery and great use of external cameras. Beautifully put together with a brilliant sound track. What an amazing trip. 10 out of 10!

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад +5

      THANKS Phillip! I’ll pass that on to Coy and the Crew!! Semper Fi Taco

  • @mostfunnestchannel
    @mostfunnestchannel 6 месяцев назад +2

    The part that gets me the most is how excited the people in the gigantic windows are. That has to be an amazing experience.

  • @daveberg3911
    @daveberg3911 Год назад +10

    This is mesmerizing and crazy beautiful. My dad flew this plane in WW2, I have a photo of him in the pilot's seat. He passed away in 2012, but I really wish I could have shown him this video.

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  Год назад +1

      I wish I could have interviewed him!

    • @daveberg3911
      @daveberg3911 Год назад

      @@talltaleswithtacobell I wish I had recorded him, like he did with his father in 1966. Grandad fought in the Boxer Rebellion. I will always kick myself for letting that opportunity slip away.
      If you're interested, you can search for berg glen loyd vpnavy and you should find a little bio he wrote about his service. I'd link it, but in my experience RUclips hasn't allowed outside links.
      BTW, I see that you interviewed Everett Alverez. I heard him speak at my church, while I was an LDS missionary in Hawaii about 1980. He is such an inspiration. About the same time I met a fellow who had been a POW about 7 years, and he had lost his faith and was completely embittered. It was really something to see the contrast.

  • @CrazyChemistPL
    @CrazyChemistPL 3 года назад +7

    i always loved the side blisters of the Catalina but to have bunks placed in them is amazing.

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад +1

      great sleeping right? the slow pounding of the engines, the white noise of the air slipping by you…Semper Fi Taco

  • @boltoms
    @boltoms 3 года назад +36

    Absolutely stunning. Thank you for this masterpiece. Beautiful bird, beautiful video, masterfully done. One of my all time favorite videos now.

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад

      Coy did a great job on this video!! Need a section in there with just Engine sounds… Semper Fi Taco

  • @Sliphantom
    @Sliphantom 3 года назад +89

    I never thought I'd see Catalina footage like this. Hopefully I'll be lucky enough to actually hitch a ride on a Cat someday.
    Also, I noticed in some of the footage that the props seemed to be spinning different speeds and the throttles were set to different settings. What's the reason for this? Is it just a way of trimming the aircraft? Are the engines just old and one is running at more power than the other?

    • @RsRj-qd2cg
      @RsRj-qd2cg 3 года назад +25

      Trimming. The frame rate of the camera exaggerates the difference. If the props spin at a multiple of the camera frame rate, one propeller will appear to stop. The pilots trim the propellers at different speeds because if they're at the exact same rpm, resonance causes the whole plane to vibrate. It's very loud and can damage the plane, especially vibration-sensitive instruments.

    • @volatile100
      @volatile100 3 года назад +12

      @@RsRj-qd2cg Vibrations are no joke. The DC-3 owned by the CenTex wing of the CAF almost lost its entire port engine flying back home from the 2019 D-day memorial drop from it. They had somewhat recently fitted it with new props, hollow ones, and roughly 2oz of water made its way into one of them, damaging the prop, the bearings, and busting two of the cylinders, almost to the point of losing the entire head.

    • @Scherzkeks4104
      @Scherzkeks4104 3 года назад +5

      @@RsRj-qd2cg Thanks for explaining this, learned something new today.
      Love this aircraft, even though I have only seen it in media and flight comics so far, its design just stuck with me. :)

    • @foxtrot1770
      @foxtrot1770 3 года назад +6

      Dang Slip didn't know you were into aviation. Surprised to see you here

    • @RsRj-qd2cg
      @RsRj-qd2cg 3 года назад +2

      @@volatile100 yeah a Cat is the last plane you'd want resonance in. It'd shake itself apart.

  • @hughmorris2008
    @hughmorris2008 3 года назад +69

    The visuals. The audio. This is the most exquisite video I have seen this year. I'm in tears. Thank you to all who made this masterpiece

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад +2

      Hugh, my Marine brother and owner Coy will love this comment! I’ll make sure he gets this. Semper Fi Taco
      @CoyPfaff

  • @rossmann9483
    @rossmann9483 Год назад +7

    Although the PBY was sent to work for many of the Allied forces, it's nice to see those which are left come home to places where they can be maintained, enjoyed and used for keeping history alive. Thank you for sharing this ferry flight and the beautiful music that accompanies it.

  • @marknesselhaus4376
    @marknesselhaus4376 3 года назад +77

    Since childhood there has always been a place in my heart for the Catalina. Such a great job in documenting this journey. Well done.

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад +2

      Mark I will pass that on to Coy! I love his passion documenting these hero’s of the war. Semper Fi Taco

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад +3

      Mark, check this one out too. ruclips.net/video/pEX0fMpAf6w/видео.html

    • @marknesselhaus4376
      @marknesselhaus4376 3 года назад +1

      @@talltaleswithtacobell Oh Wow is all I can say about the video. Fantastic 😀

  • @lancet.346
    @lancet.346 7 месяцев назад +2

    Another random, beautiful video that had me captivated from start to finish. Thank you for sharing.

  • @gerilynntarvin9402
    @gerilynntarvin9402 3 года назад +7

    such a beautiful aircraft, the Catalina's are awesome, the side blister windows and retracting sponsions just make it the best ever. a good friend was radioman in a PBY-5A during WW-2, sadly missed. RIP Samual Dean Hileman. never forgotten.

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад

      Did you record any history with Dean? we need to record these stories as they will fade away when our friends die. Semper Fi Taco

  • @ГарриГаджин
    @ГарриГаджин 3 года назад +3

    what a beautiful plane Catalina is!

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад

      Yes Sir!!! I agree! Please like and Subscribe so when we post new PBY video’s you can catch them. Semper Fi Taco

  • @DonutHolestien
    @DonutHolestien 3 года назад +5

    The artistry in this media is truly special. Thank you.

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад +1

      Coy really did a great job on putting this film together. Of course the Go Pro only last for so long battery wise so you can only capture so much on a leg but well done. Semper Fi Taco

  • @Rik915Sks
    @Rik915Sks 8 месяцев назад +1

    "Princesse des étoiles", ça c'est un chouette nom! bravo et merci!

  • @brucethompson7799
    @brucethompson7799 3 года назад +5

    My Dad flew one in the Navy for years.. Beautiful!

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад +2

      Is your dad still alive? Would love to talk to him? Semper Fi Taco

  • @aiden9142
    @aiden9142 3 года назад +2

    what a beautiful adventure in a marvellous machine.

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад +1

      I can say that I regret not jumping on the entire trip with Coy and the team!! One day! Semper Fi Taco

  • @CX0909
    @CX0909 3 года назад +13

    I have loved the PBY since childhood. It’s so beautiful! Wish I owned one. I’d travel the world in that gorgeous boat!

  • @io_metre
    @io_metre 6 месяцев назад +2

    Love that plane. Fantastic journey you’ve guys made. Congrats 👌🏻✌🏻

  • @HighlandFoxx
    @HighlandFoxx 3 года назад +9

    This landed at my hometown of Wick in Caithness, Scotland. I was lucky enough to catch a glimpse of it departing while I was walking my dog!

    • @imbasing
      @imbasing 3 года назад

      Furry🤢🤮

    • @HighlandFoxx
      @HighlandFoxx 3 года назад

      @@imbasing :)

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад +1

      Now that is cool!! Did you get a shot? Please like and Subscribe so when we post new PBY video’s you can catch them. Semper Fi Taco

  • @petersparker1278
    @petersparker1278 Месяц назад

    A beautiful angel for saving sailors. What a piece of history.

  • @judeginther4504
    @judeginther4504 3 года назад +11

    Absolutly beautiful footage, the PBY has always had a place in my heart. Truly the aircraft that sparked my passion for aviation!

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад +1

      she is in OR and the website is in the description if you want to go work on her!! Semper Fi Taco

  • @Fish-man212-lv1qg
    @Fish-man212-lv1qg 7 месяцев назад +2

    What a beautiful plane

  • @nicolasmercader
    @nicolasmercader 3 года назад +5

    What a beautiful experience! Preserving the oldies is a task we all should do in aviation. Pieces like that should always be flying!

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад

      we were born in a the wrong era, I have an affinity for these old birds too. Semper Fi Taco

  • @dundaravewine2390
    @dundaravewine2390 10 месяцев назад +2

    I was a grease monkey on these back in the late 70's (my dad was the Captain) - beautiful aircraft - proud to keep them in the air!

  • @pilot_xoan
    @pilot_xoan 2 года назад +3

    I LOVE this plane!!! Such an amazing footage!!! And an incredible travel!!!

  • @N911GT2
    @N911GT2 6 месяцев назад +1

    Must be so epic to sit in those rear bubbles seeing the landscape move by.

  • @humbleguy4726
    @humbleguy4726 3 года назад +22

    One thing i know for sure, this beautiful bird will turn heads anywhere she goes. Congratulations on a great photo compilation. Extremely well put together and the music seems to mesh everything as one. To me it was something like a dream that would irritate me if somebody awoke me.

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад

      Humble Guy, best comment yet!! thanks and Coy the owner is here as well. here is a link to their website. enjoy… www.soaringbythesea.com/. Semper Fi Taco

  • @michelchaman6495
    @michelchaman6495 6 месяцев назад +1

    I was so confused when i heard stellardrone i thought i had accidentally left music playing. Thank you so much for sharing this, and amazing musical selection!

  • @minstan7415
    @minstan7415 3 года назад +8

    Just wiped a tear by seeing visualisation of my childhood's dream. Inexpressibly beautiful journey and my deep appreciation to your dedicated effort to make it come true.

  • @SWalkr
    @SWalkr Год назад +2

    Beautiful, thanks guys. Excellent footage of an exceptional aircraft.

  • @brissiAU
    @brissiAU 3 года назад +32

    That was just a magical ride you have taken all of us on, beautifully filmed and edited, thank you.

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад +1

      Brissi, Glad you enjoyed it! Coy really did a nice job on this! Semper Fi Taco

  • @Pwnagotchi-0
    @Pwnagotchi-0 2 года назад +2

    The scenery was so serene, man that’s what I want to do every day

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  2 года назад

      Hey Jason, it really is incredible up there. I have flown over Iceland and Greenland many times and never get tired of staring at the beautiful landscape. Semper Fi Taco

  • @gabedelatorre7486
    @gabedelatorre7486 3 года назад +6

    My neighbor is the one who owns this airplane, so she told me to look it up on the Internet and I came to this video, wow! This video is very cool.

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад +1

      So you live up in Eugene as well? I can’t wait until I can come up and fly in that pretty airplane. Semper Fi Taco

    • @gabedelatorre7486
      @gabedelatorre7486 3 года назад

      @@talltaleswithtacobell cool, yea I live in Eugene

    • @gabedelatorre7486
      @gabedelatorre7486 3 года назад

      @Donald Lewis yea she is!

    • @mickboyce386
      @mickboyce386 3 года назад +1

      Would you have a contact for the owner? I'm part of a catalina organization.

  • @MrShrog
    @MrShrog 6 месяцев назад +1

    Flying boats are the coolest aircraft, and the Catalina is the most beautyfull

  • @Ponja__
    @Ponja__ 3 года назад +3

    The Catalina is such a beautiful plane. I didn't know there were any still airworthy; it's amazing to see one flying this far!

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад

      She gives rides and you too can ride on her. Please like and Subscribe so when we post new PBY video’s you can catch them. Semper Fi Taco

  • @PeterNebelung
    @PeterNebelung 8 месяцев назад +1

    They've always been one of my favourites since I first read about them as a kid. Their pioneering of various air routes is legendary, and their service during and after WWII is something to brag about.

  • @lucianene7741
    @lucianene7741 3 года назад +26

    This is a special kind of airplane. Slow, clumsy looking, yet incredibly cool.

  • @ajfogertyfan8245
    @ajfogertyfan8245 Год назад +1

    Thanks for this beautiful video of a beautiful aircraft. Over 70 years ago I flew in one of these, although I have no memory of the experience. It was several months before I was born, and my mother worked at Remmert-Werner Aircraft in St. Louis, MO. They converted WW2 military aircraft such as the PBYs and C47s to executive aircraft.
    Naturally, when I became interested in building model aircraft, the PBY was one of the first I received as a birthday present.

  • @megalodon5185
    @megalodon5185 3 года назад +3

    Incredible! There's a Catalina that lives in my local airbase/museum, which flies regularly, and it is truly spectacular.

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад +1

      Very cool! where is that located. great idea for a vacation to check her out. Semper Fi Taco

    • @megalodon5185
      @megalodon5185 3 года назад +1

      @@talltaleswithtacobell RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK

  • @nigelrockliffe774
    @nigelrockliffe774 3 года назад +2

    My father flew Catalinas of RAF 240 Squadron out of Red Hills Lake near Madras, India in 1943 and 1944. You have done this beautiful aircraft justice. My congratulations.

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад

      Nigel, do you have some photos from his time there? I’d love to see those!! Semper Fi Taco

    • @nigelrockliffe774
      @nigelrockliffe774 2 года назад +1

      @@talltaleswithtacobell Sorry to take so long. I didn't check my comments. If I have any photos, they're in the attic. I'll look. But be patient.

  • @MachTuck
    @MachTuck 3 года назад +4

    What an amazing flight!! The Catalina has been in my favorite top 10 airplanes list since I saw the first one during my early teens in mid 70s. Beautiful bird!

  • @wesbgreer
    @wesbgreer Год назад +1

    Love the Cat!
    She’s beautiful!
    Fell in love with the cat a few years ago while reading up on the Pacific War and tracing both my grandfather’s journeys from island to island during the war with the Marines.
    Definitely got a big smile on my face as I watched this….it’s just captivating.
    Big shout out to the old book “Black Cats and Dumbos”; so many great stories about cats and their crews from the Greatest Generation.

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  Год назад +1

      Wes, thanks for the comment and it goes way above and beyond the average drive by. I fell in love with the Cat in flight school down in Corpus Christi when I was training there in ‘89. They had one as a static display and I would stop by just to walk around her. If only she could speak words on her past. Well, have a great one! Semper Fi Taco

  • @nathand7707
    @nathand7707 3 года назад +3

    This was outstanding. Nothing short of a masterpiece!

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад +1

      I will let Coy know. I have to say he really outdid himself on these and the views. Please like and Subscribe so when we post new PBY video’s you can catch them. Semper Fi Taco

  • @alphasportstv
    @alphasportstv 10 месяцев назад +1

    Great to see she's being taken care of...much appreciated by many of us "out here" !

  • @RobWhittlestone
    @RobWhittlestone 3 года назад +3

    @Mark Nesselhaus could not have put it better. I, too, have always loved the Catalina since childhood. What an epic journey for a distinguished lady. If only she could tell all she experienced. Not many 80-year olds look as good as she does. So good to see her getting the loving care she deserves. Deeply moving. Very beautiful music for this video. Many thanks, Rob in Switzerland.

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад +1

      Rob, we another great video on this channel of her over in Hawaii. You will love that one too!! Semper Fi Taco

    • @RobWhittlestone
      @RobWhittlestone 3 года назад

      @@talltaleswithtacobell Will definitely check that out! All the best, Rob

  • @ross6295
    @ross6295 Год назад +1

    Got to take a ride on this beauty at an airshow up in Washington this summer. Great people and a wonderful machine!

  • @psychepeteschannel5500
    @psychepeteschannel5500 3 года назад +10

    I find the fact that the "bubbles" still serve their purpose, but in peace, simply beautiful. I had this thought a while back when looking at a video of an aircraft carrier with very epic music - and it was epic... as the camera panned over the vulcan cannons, the fighters, the missiles, the military radar - and I thought: "Is it so epic BECAUSE of all those weapons? Is it majestic, because it is meant to kill and destroy?" ... any my answer was ultimately "No...", but I wondered... Well, today I found this video and what I thought was confirmed. All that majestic technology and design would be just as epic when employed in peaceful exploration. To observe and admire - like here when I saw the photographer in the old gunnery blisters.

    • @jamesharding3459
      @jamesharding3459 3 года назад +3

      @heldgop Yes, the PBY was fitted with guns in those blisters, although some were not and some may have been removed by crews for that reason.

    • @psychepeteschannel5500
      @psychepeteschannel5500 3 года назад

      @heldgop It might be the type that did not have them, but I have seen examples where these exact blisters were fitted with rear-facing machineguns. Also, it does not really matter :D It does not have to be a refitted version of a military thing, it can just be a thing designed for peace purposes from the ground up - as long as it look majestic :D That was my original thought - if this epic feeling only comes from all the lethality - but it seems to rather be the function of the military having the money for massive and/or interesting designs, that fit their purpose very well.

    • @BeKindToBirds
      @BeKindToBirds 3 года назад +1

      In fairness, most of the time the bubbles were used for photography in its life. The guns weren't as crucial as the men who could spot downed sailors out of them.

    • @jamesharding3459
      @jamesharding3459 3 года назад

      @@BeKindToBirds Correct, although they _were_ designed for guns, rather than observation.

    • @BeKindToBirds
      @BeKindToBirds 3 года назад +1

      @@jamesharding3459 Well yes and little bit no. The original flat sided doors were replaced with the gun blisters we all know in the last 3 PB-4's but it was to the benefit of observation from the waist gunners compartment. For the purpose of seeing and shooting more enemy planes but also to allow better observation of targets on the ocean surface. It was a kind of perfect design that checked all the boxes and filled in all the gaps, not benefiting the firing arc as much as the ability of the waist gunner to see what was around the plane. A really wise change made starting on the last 3 of the PBY-4's and then going all the way through the rest of production.
      It absolutely began life as a waist gunners compartment for certain. Later in the production of PBY-5's is when it got its cool ball mount gun that could shoot to either side or down rear through the keel.
      The blisters were so valuable for observing men at sea and enemy submarines that they outlived the guns being placed in them by quite a bit. The coast guard made a great deal of use of Catalina's that never had a gun in them but we're still built with those gun blisters.
      So it was a "fixed it for good" kinda thing.
      Sadly it took a long time for them to get the rudder right in the same way and a lot of PBY's were probably lost because of the rudder problems.

  • @tatovive
    @tatovive 5 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you! This was beautiful. I love the Catalina and the other large flying boats

  • @larsd4877
    @larsd4877 3 года назад +4

    Ein wunderschönes Flugzeug, einfach schön, Danke für die wundervollen Bilder.

  • @charlesblithfield6182
    @charlesblithfield6182 8 месяцев назад +1

    One of my top 5 favorite plane designs. This is an awesome set of clips.

  • @aidanadams5234
    @aidanadams5234 3 года назад +3

    Thanks to people like yourself and all the greats in the video dedicated to heritage of these planes and to aviation, these beautiful great big birds will hopefully be around for a long time to come. Though I'm just starting the process to become a student pilot myself, I'd love to think that one day I'll be able to share a part ownership in one, or at least be involved near one and continue the legacy of these historical pieces of engineering and craftsmanship. Wonderful video

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад +1

      Great comment Aidan and as a pilot myself, if I can help you, just let me know. Semper Fi Taco

  • @tominmtnvw
    @tominmtnvw 10 месяцев назад +2

    I’ve loved this plane since I was a little boy! Thanks for a wonderful video.

  • @TheJosep70
    @TheJosep70 3 года назад +3

    I was a pilot when I was young, in what feels like another life. I would have loved to fly this incredible machine. Amazing job.

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад +2

      You and me both in a heartbeat. when they flew this over, I was swamped with work and couldn’t make it… Semper Fi Taco

    • @andyrbush
      @andyrbush 3 года назад +1

      I am glad that I am not the only one who feels like 'young' was a world and another life away. I really don't like or agree with the life is short message some people put out. All I can think is they can't have done much along the way. Only had a UK PPL myself.

  • @aviat_r
    @aviat_r 3 года назад +1

    Rien ne m'émerveille plus que la vue de cet oiseau en vol. Une vidéo pleine d'émotions!
    Nothing amazes me more than the view of this bird flying. A video full of emotions!

  • @chrisbanbury
    @chrisbanbury 3 года назад +4

    I think this is my new favorite warbird (sry P38). Such a fantasy craft, living aboard and island hopping the south pacific or the Canadian lakes. And the plane of that single unbroken wing, an engineer's dream.

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад +1

      what a great plane and I would love to live in her as a flying home!! Semper Fi Taco

    • @clivestainlesssteelwomble7665
      @clivestainlesssteelwomble7665 3 года назад +1

      @@talltaleswithtacobell
      Beautiful Have you ever seen the luxury flying Yatch's versions they built in the 60s/70s when they were still more common.
      Some were also uprated with a pair of Lycoming's outboard of the radials to increase lift performance.
      I still think we are missing a few tricks strategically and transport wise by not having large modern Amphibian flyingboats available on a planet that should be really called Water.
      The Russian Beriev
      Be200 is perhapse the most advanced and the Japanese Shin Mewa... The Chinese seem to be ready to finish testing their large Turbo prop.
      Maybe its time to look at developing a real maritime patrol and logistics aircraft. 🤔🌐🌎🌐

  • @glennboyd7049
    @glennboyd7049 3 года назад +2

    Sublime aircraft. Beautifully filmed and the stills photographs are outstanding. You can almost smell the aviation fuel! One of the truly great aircraft which was unbelievably designed in the early 1930's, which could undertake 18 hours missions and more. Well done to the crew, production staff and restoration squad for a magnificent job of work. Superb skills on display, resulting in the preservation of this evocative, classic machine.

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад

      thanks Glenn for this awesome comment! also feel the cold as they flew over Greenland… Semper Fi Taco

  • @gavanwhatever8196
    @gavanwhatever8196 3 года назад +4

    My dad, at 14, worked for the US Army Service of Supply running supplies from Australian ports up to New Guinea. He managed to con his way onto an RAAF Catalina for a flight. He would wax lyrical about it at every opportunity. If he were still alive, I'm sure he'd love to take you up on the offer!

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад +1

      you know that can’t happen in today’s Military!!! What a blast and great memories. Godspeed to your dad and thanks for sharing this! Semper Fi Taco

  • @marquamfurniture
    @marquamfurniture Год назад +2

    GORGEOUS!! What a magnificent plane. Excellent video and stills.

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  Год назад

      Hey, thank you for this great comment, it is one of my favorite videos on my page

  • @daniell1869
    @daniell1869 3 года назад +4

    This video had me completely mesmerized, well done. I've always thought the Catalina had a classic beauty to her that's been almost lost to time. So it's extra special to see her riding the skyways once again. I'd love to see a video showing a full walkaround tour of her outside as well as everything on the inside. Does something like this exist?

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад +1

      Daniel, I think Coy is in the works on this one. subscribe and stand by!! Semper Fi Taco

  • @pineapplemaan9
    @pineapplemaan9 Год назад +2

    Nice to see them still in the air

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  Год назад

      Just a great plane. She is making her circuit on the west coast if you check the website in the description. You might be able to see her. Semper Fi Taco

  • @stevekovacs6250
    @stevekovacs6250 3 года назад +8

    As a side note: My Father was the senior flight engineer on the Martin Mars Hawaii out of Alameda Naval Air and Barbers Point during his Naval Aviation career.

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад +1

      Steve, the Mars was incredible. is he still alive? I would love to talk to him. Semper Fi Taco

    • @stevekovacs6250
      @stevekovacs6250 3 года назад +1

      @@talltaleswithtacobell no, he left us in 1991. His Naval career spanned from 1936-1971 starting off on the U.S.S. Greer (Google the USS Greer) which had an early historic incident before the war.

    • @pilot3016
      @pilot3016 3 года назад +1

      @@talltaleswithtacobell ..It's a long shot, but did you fly Phantoms in Nam, and from Sac. Ca.? Your Dad flew 29's?

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад

      Hey Steve, no I flew the KC-130 for the Marines and from VA. There are a few “Taco Bell’s” out there for sure!! I fly with an F-18 driver who is the other Taco here at my airline. Semper Fi Taco

    • @pilot3016
      @pilot3016 3 года назад

      @@talltaleswithtacobell ✓ Thanks for the response.

  • @nicolayu.kotomanoff4358
    @nicolayu.kotomanoff4358 5 месяцев назад +2

    I like that smOoth plane and his amazing name!❤️👍

  • @deevancheg
    @deevancheg 3 года назад +15

    Мой друг, бывший военный пилот, всегда мечтал слетать на "Каталине" на Байкал. Он умер в этом году, не исполнив своей мечты. Каждый раз, когда я вижу "Каталину", я вспоминаю его, хорошего человека с забавной мечтой. Спасибо, что вы дали мне ещё один повод вспомнить его! Желаю вам попутного ветра в полёте и встречного на посадке!

  • @asdf9890
    @asdf9890 11 месяцев назад +1

    What a beautiful old plane. Great video too, mesmerizing to watch.

  • @moonshredder5181
    @moonshredder5181 3 года назад +3

    now I wanna see the inside view of the PBY

  • @TeNBeeS7
    @TeNBeeS7 Год назад +1

    WAOOU..IN LOVE W THE PBY..
    what a n
    awesome
    flight....JEALOUX

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  Год назад

      Me too!! What a great flight

    • @TeNBeeS7
      @TeNBeeS7 Год назад +1

      @@talltaleswithtacobell
      Frederick Peterson (usa) has/had an war-bird PBY for sale but long ago..
      Old mans dream : to fly/operate or B a passenger on a PBY Looong flight one day.
      May you all have a multitude of
      fantastic future flights. love from denmark(philly orig) God bless ya

  • @elpelicanofeliz2439
    @elpelicanofeliz2439 3 года назад +3

    Someone must continue building this awesome aircraft for scenic turism bussines

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад

      I wish!! Bygone era…Please like and Subscribe so when we post new PBY video’s you can catch them. Semper Fi Taco

  • @Believeorreason
    @Believeorreason 6 месяцев назад +1

    such a bueatfuil peice of aviation history, i would love to own a catalina or even a emily, the freedom such a aircraft could provide is immense winch is ironic for the Catalina since it helped fight for freedom

  • @LockOnNow
    @LockOnNow 3 года назад +4

    First thought it's a new module available for the MSFS 2020. Simply beautiful, filmed always loved the Catalina never knew they still had flyable versions, thought all of them are in museums. Thank god, it's not that way. This would be the perfect plane to make holidays on some of the most beautiful Islands in the sea.😉 One never has to border about a taxi way since the Catalina can land on the water. And is it right those are RAF Markings ?

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад +2

      Hey LockonNow, part of the plan was to land off the coast, dive out of this bird down in Mexico, pick up dinner with a speargun and head back to the beach to cook it. great plane!! Semper Fi Taco

  • @jannsander
    @jannsander 6 месяцев назад +1

    Absolutely majestic and beautiful! Thank you soo much for sharing! What a mesmerizing sight. And I enjoyed the photos very much.
    I truly admire the patience and effort that has to be put into preserving AND using such an impressive machine. I work in SEP / MEP airplane maintenance myself but usually on the standard types. The T6 I sometimes get to work on is already something special to me, but this is something completely different again!

  • @keithc904
    @keithc904 3 года назад +3

    Some may say the Cat is Fugly, but to me they are the most beautiful aircraft to every fly.

  • @crossl4055
    @crossl4055 3 года назад +2

    Its a beautiful plane, the most beautiful plane of USA Navy of WW2, nice video, its incredible see planes like this flying in a peaceful world.

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад

      Cross, thanks for the awesome comment and glad you enjoyed Coy’s work!! Semper Fi Taco

  • @Cinebon
    @Cinebon 3 года назад +7

    The flight equivalent of the “30 Days Timelapse At Sea” video.

    • @talltaleswithtacobell
      @talltaleswithtacobell  3 года назад +1

      I haven’t seen that yet, I’ll have to check it out. Semper Fi Taco

  • @NSResponder
    @NSResponder Год назад +1

    SO jealous of you guys right now! What a magnificent machine.

  • @cassieg4486
    @cassieg4486 3 года назад +5

    The track at 5:40 is Billions and Billions by Stellardrone. I don't know the first track but would like to. As a musician I do wish people would credit the work used in their videos.

    • @NormanconEVE
      @NormanconEVE 3 года назад

      Love me some Stellardrone. Thought thats what I heard

    • @NormanconEVE
      @NormanconEVE 3 года назад

      Oh just to add on, the first is Winter by Philip G Anderson.

    • @cassieg4486
      @cassieg4486 3 года назад

      @@NormanconEVE Thank you :)

    • @NormanconEVE
      @NormanconEVE 3 года назад

      @@cassieg4486 No problem! Stumbled into one of your playlists and found a some good new music. Fury and Arrival of the Birds though! That's awesome.

    • @cassieg4486
      @cassieg4486 3 года назад

      @@NormanconEVE Music like that makes me forget where I am, trapping me in a moment of perfect frisson.

  • @johnbell9591
    @johnbell9591 3 года назад +2

    That is one beautiful ,well designed aircraft.

  • @sqlevolicious
    @sqlevolicious 3 года назад +6

    Legitimately terrifying to fly an ancient bird such as that over vast distances. Seems like the perfect adventure story to crash land that craft in the middle of nowhere with. Huge balls on the pilots.

  • @77Avadon77
    @77Avadon77 Год назад +1

    Fantastic in every way. What an incredible journey and incredible people.

  • @vicmacarra
    @vicmacarra 3 года назад +3

    War thunder :D

  • @Dinkerson58-zb2zi
    @Dinkerson58-zb2zi 10 месяцев назад +1

    This is the coolest thing I've ever seen, and I've been around some cool stuff. I'm going to be thinking about this and rewatching it for days.
    Man, thanks for posting.