Mission Impossible: WWII Catalina Rescue from Loch Ness
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- Опубликовано: 27 ноя 2021
- The Catalina called Miss Pick Up was flown to Loch Ness on 17 October, and after landing on the loch the right engine failed to start. It is one of only 15 airworthy Catalinas in the world, and the only one in the UK. Built in the 1930s, the aircraft were used in anti-submarine warfare and for maritime rescues by Allied forces during World War Two with American Catalina crews being the Black Cats.
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Exposed to the elements and with the risk of storms on the notorious loch this programme documents the fraught six-week battle with funds, weather and logistics, and the race to save the precious seaplane
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My wife and I both flew these aircraft on Firebombing missions in Canada in the early1980s. We worked for the government of Saskatchewan and flew this one and two others they operated. After 7 years on Canso we acquired CL 215s, CL215Ts and then Convair 580 s. Another of her sisterships is based at Victoria Airport in British Columbian and is restored as a private airplane. We had many adventures in these aircraft.
This is one of the more interesting comments that I have ever read on here. Thank you for sharing.
YOU FIREBOMBED SASKATCHEWAN!?!?! YOU MONSTER!!!!
Good on you, well done.
In this video at the 6:30 mark, the narrator tells us that this particular airframe served as a water bomber in Saskatchewan....
Maybe you guys flew this actual airframe.
This makes me want to go for my pilots license! So cool
I am a pilot and have been around warbirds most of my life. I was fascinated by how you can make a 43-minute video about changing an R-1830 engine away from home. The heroic applause over the successful engine test and dramatic music during the routine take-off of an aircraft with two perfectly running engines was a bonus.
Melodramatic perhaps, but if if that helps build interest in Keeping these treasures intact and flying than carry on.
I'll take that as a compliment! Nik Coleman (Director of the Documentary)
Thank you for saving this beauty and putting all that work into her. My grandfather flew these during the war and loved every second of it! That is all he used to talk about! The love and care you all put into the Catalinas repair is clear and truly unbelievable! I am glad, that there is still folks out there looking out for the aircraft, that laid the foundation for what we have today! We should never forget the past!
Really is grand to see these old war birds still flying.
What an amazing aircraft. The Vulcan, the Fokker Dr.I, the SR-71, so many beautiful planes over more than a century, but for my money nothing touches the Catalina. Her elegant, almost art-deco lines, the distinctive blisters, the albatross-like wings, and of course her incredible endurance put her in a class all her own. May Catalinas fly forever.
What a thoroughly delightful documentary about these men and this historic, magisterial plane. I love watching icons of dedication do their craft on this aircraft.
Joy. Bliss. Magnificent. That goes for the crew too. What a Sterling group.
I met my first Catalina in 1958. She was moored north of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The first time I saw her I fell in love. Aesthetically she was beautiful. Swooping through the world like a graceful swan graceful landing and taking off. I was 15 years old at the time and she helped turn my eyes to serving in the air force.
Glad to see that Miss Pick Up got home safely. ;-)
The Catalina is special to me as a now deceased mate of mine Bill, flew as an airframe rigger/air gunner in one for the RAAF, flying out of Northern Australia, up into the Pacific Islands and sometimes as far as the coast of China to drop sea mines. Those particular missions were 27 hours long, something which used to shock RAAF Bomber Command boys used to missions of 7 or 8 hours duration. Miss you Bill.
Mark from Melbourne Australia
My dad was a "flight engineer" on a PBY during WWII in Pensacola Fl. He was stationed in Pensacola as an airplane mechanic. His Cmdr. needed "flight engineers" to sit in the thin space between the wings to monitor the engine gages. Since my dad put the new engines on to the new airframes during the end of the war, his commander assigned him the task of "flight engineer". His duties were to make sure none of the engine instruments went out of the normal regions. I remember as a little boy holding my dad's WWII hand held microphone as well as his leather headset, you know the kind they used in the TV show "Twelve O'Clock High". I would pay a bundle today if I still had his equipment. His commandar would go sub-hunting along the Florida gulf to make sure there were no German U-boats in the area. Whether they were really "sub-hunting" or just practicing, I'm not sure but I can say that my dad was a "flight engineer" on a PBY. Miss you Dad very much.
affidavit: We are kindred sprits.
much respect here from a retired C-130 flight engineer , those guys knew their stuff.
my dad was also stationed in Pensacola Fl in WWII, he was a radio man on the pby-5a, bet he knew your dad
My dad was a pilot and on pby cats in the south pacific from the start of the war. He was shot down twice.
Saw her yesterday at cosford airshow. Beautiful aircraft. Well done to her dedicated team in saving her from potential disaster.
What a beautiful bird! So, glad she made it home safely! Thank you to all that helped make this happen!!
Great story! Great story! .
. from a U.S. Vet. 🇺🇲
My father was a flight engineer on RAF Catalinas through most of the war. He was stationed in Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa. He frequently recounted his living experiences there, and details about the aircraft, but never a word about the missions they undertook.
Glad to say it's had a good season of flying this year. I live only a few miles from Duxford and sometimes hear it, along with the B-17 and numerous WWII fighters.
A plane I have always loved with a passion. I had the great pleasure of diving on a near intact wreck of one up near Largs in Scotland more years ago than I can remember! Love it!!!
Always loved the Catalinas. Thank you for saving her. I was stationed on NAS Whidbey Island, Washington, a former WW2 PBY seaplane base. My job as a Photographer's Mate was to transfer old 16mm films to videotape. Got to watch them operate. How I wish I had copies of the videos.
Such a compelling video. Enjoyed the hoisting segments as I'm now a newbie crane operator.
I have the pleasure of doing quite a lot of flying in these as well as the Grumman "Goose" when living and working in South East Alaska in the late 60's early 70's. Alaska Airlines as well as many privateers flew both as I recall
Keep this heritage flying for our future generations! Well done everyone!
Wow! That magnificent sound from 38:05 to 38:30 brings tears to my eyes. What a beautiful aircraft.
Just truly wonderful to see her being looked after and cared for.. Beautiful Keep up the good work gentlemen
I miss seeing this cat when driving to go see my grandparents in Nanaimo (it was stored for a while at the airport along the way) but I am happy to see it flying again and see other people enjoying this beautiful craft.
Like so many others on this forum, I had a grandfather who flew seventy-seven fighter director/ submarine hunter-killer missions in PBY's off Guadalcanal during the war. Seeing what these men did to save this plane warms my heart.
The prettiest sea plane ever made hands down...
Late Fall 1989 Paul Wilson flew a Grumman F7F Tigercat across the USA after engine and airframe prep for ferry flight to the UK. Tigercat had been air tanker, #43 at Sis-Q Flying Service in Santa Rosa, CA.
Remember the day the 'cat flew for the first time after having the tanker mods removed. Smokey, hazy day in Sonoma County after all the fires in the area.
Saw the 'cat take off and into the haze.
Think I saw Miss Pickup in her earlier green and yellow paint scheme at the Santa Rosa Airport a bunch of years later at the same airport making its way across the US.
In 1991-1993 I was one of the pilots and a crew member of a PBY-5A that got based in Santa Rosa. N9521C.
Seems like the right engine was always the one with problems.
Of course, shotty engine rebuilds attributed to the engines being swapped out. Corrosion an issue with carburetors.
Spent many an hour standing the maintenance platforms that hook into the leading edge of the wing and side of engine cowl. Originally designed for use on the straight or non amphibious Catalinas.
Couldn't imagine standing on those with plane in the ocean doing repairs.
Really enjoyed seeing this video.
Thanks for posting.
In January 2000, as a boat hauling trucker, my first load of the new millennium was a fuselage of a Catalina salvaged from a field in Eastern Washington. I took her from Seattle to Vancouver BC where she was loaded on a freighter for New Zealand. We made a pit stop at a Canadian airfield where the frames for the bubbles were drilled out, rivet by rivet.
Im glad the plane was safe. I actually had a tour of the plane at her home in Duxford back in 2015. An airshow I will never Forget
Great vid, explained well, and kudos to all who helped get the Pby back home to Duxford, shes a rare plane, so it was a MUST to get this job done
I've been to Holy Loch; the submarine I was assigned to needed some repairs. The weather is indeed unpredictable! We experienced all Four Seasons, in 24 Hours! (it was March when we moored,)... We got Rain (Spring), We got sun and 70 degree's F (Summer), we got rain/snow and 33 degree's F (Fall), Then... we got full on Snow/Ice, high winds (Hello Winter)! I find it interesting that the Right Engine is Critical. Usually #1 engine is most critical (Left Engine); but, it's the way the aircraft was Engineered. I'm glad it's back in Duxford!
I had the opportunity to meet the team @ Ursel Avia yesterday.
Very nice people. Driven by a beautiful passion.
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful...
No other words can describe the joy of the rescue..
Brilliantly presented...
Full credit to all who helped..
Simon a brit 🇬🇧 in Spain 🇪🇸
I'll take that as a compliment! Nik Coleman (Director of the Documentary)
Great job repairing a great plane, and under extenuating circumstances, saying the least. From a former AE-3 (USN), who's first training assignment (NAS North Island, San Diego, CA, 1966) was cleaning the bilges of a Martin P-5 seaplane. By '67, the last of these gull winged birds were being retired from active military service (Oak Island, WA State, anyway), along with most of their still active seaplane tenders based there -- all replaced for ASW duty by land-based P-2V Neptunes (then flying out of NAS Whidbey Island a few miles further north.) Thank you.
My Father in Law (RIP) was on maintenance crew (Coastal Command) on Sunderland’s and Catalina’s up in Scotland , he had some great stories bless him
Great story, great plane, the perfect sea plane ... love it. Wish I'd been a part of this story. Catalina's and Scotland have a close relationship with squadrons based here during the war.
Was lucky to see this bird and meet her crew some years back at an air show. Remember talking to one of the pilots who was a young fella that was also a bush pilot, very cool!
ITS AN ICON. I LOVE THE OLD AIRCRAFT .
Thank you to all who got her to safety.
One of my favorite all-purpose WW2 planes. Its a shame they don't make this anymore.
A new build version made with composites, turboprops, and modern avionics would be awesome.
@@kdrapertruckerCanada makes a fire tanker that is basically the same design as a Catalina but modernized
I’m sure this was the bird i walked around at Edinburgh Airport maybe 3 or 4 years ago.. was awe struck! Beautiful machine.
Great story! I had the pleasure of watching one of these beasts taking off almost every day of the summer around 1960 in Schefferville, Quebec. They would fly fuel oil to a lake near a Mid-Canada Line radar site, where one of Dominion Helicopter's H-21's would rendezvous and sling in the oil, pumped into drums, to the radar site.
Thankyou. A superb documentary, was it not a Scottish RAF pilot that earned a VC in one of these superb PBY machines In a combat with a U boat?
Really glad she is still a flyer, one of my favourite US aircraft.
Honestly, the "CAT" is one of my all-time favorites out of all warbirds.
The Catalina has always been my favourite old time plane. Not classically beautiful but to me it's stunning.
Respectfully as regards to her looks always remember that beauty is in the eye of the beholder & for me personally this "Elderly Lady" of the open seas who helped us fight against tyranny in our dire hour of need is sheer "BEAUTY PERSONIFIED INDEED". She's not really ugly just a little different but none the less a Lady with guts & sheer stamina for sure & she was there when we needed her most & especially for downed pilots waiting to be rescued as they waited & prayed on the long lonely & cold open seas!! Never to be forgotten!!
Low, slow , long range ,built like a brick. Ideal for search and rescue.
A lot of waffle & fill in this documentary. What exactly was the problem with the engine?
Yeah, your right. What was so wrong with one of the most reliable radial engine ever produced that it couldn’t be repaired instead of replaced with a ‘0’ time radial????? I wrenched on P&W R-4360 radials in the air force. They almost flew the wings off the C-97 four engine cargo planes equipped with this monster radial engine,which was capable of 4000 HP if necessary and ran like a Swiss watch.
A story very well told! Fabulous!
Terrific documentary a big well done to the mechanics and crew keeping this awesome plane alive.
I'll take that as a compliment! Nik Coleman (Director of the Documentary)
Another wonderful program!
One of my favorite Aircraft , always liked the one seen in the Film Steel Yard Blues , they should salvage that one on the Beach , great vid on a great Plane..
I sat in the copilots seat of “Princess of the Stars” it is very spacious despite the photos. At least 30 people can fit in this flying house alone, albeit most without seatbelts!!!
I love the Catalina.
Such a beautiful plane.
Great job everyone, awesome team work.👍👏👏
Excellent recovery, well done 👍👍👍
Very well done thank you for sharing
My Mother built PBY'S at the SanDiego plant during WWII building the tail sections along with my great uncles that built the engine cowls.
My father was Flight Engineer on a PBY in North Africa during WWII. They did air-sea rescue for downed bombers in the med returning after a bombing run over Europe. I only wish he could have seen this video.
Anyone else have goosebumps during that takeoff?
One of my favorite planes since I was a kid. I would love to fly one.
0:17 OMG! 4 rocket booster assisted take off! Crazy! =D
One of my favourite aircraft. I would have kept the nose window port intact.
That was a great story of a great WW11 workhorse. I have a nice RC model of it. It has flown, I acquired it from an estate sale, but I haven't flown it yet.
That's a beautiful ending to a tragic beginning.
Remember the Indianapolis that was sunk by the Japanese? A PBY-5A Catalina plane flown by Adrian Marks landed on the ocean despite orders not to do so. He rescued 56 crewmen from the Indianapolis by tying them to the wings and putting some inside. They waited for ships to arrive to rescue them and then they had to torpedo the plane because it wasn’t air worthy anymore. There’s a restored Catalina on display at an Air Force base in Washington state.
They destroyed N85U, a superb PBY-6A, when filming the Nic Cage movie a few years back. The plane took on water and broke into pieces when they tried to lift it off to a barge. A godamn shame. By contrast, the Loch Ness rescue is a textbook example of how to lift a PBY correctly.
I seem to remember seeing one of these at the Nanaimo airport years ago, you could see it from the highway as you drove by.
Saw her flying this year 2021 off a short grass runway such a great sight and sound I think there’s a short clip at the end of my Victory show video.
Fantastic effort! By no means a sure thing until it’s back on the ground back home.
I saw this plane on air show in Pardubice Czech Republic back in 2018 or So And IT was beatiful seeing IT fly
Wonderful , 'escape from loch Ness' 👍
Thank you very much for highlighting and saving the pby my father was ground crew and aircrew both in Korea and he appreciated it as do the rest hence the reason we ended up flying float planes I believe
flew on ZK-DAK in New Zealand a few years ago, well worth the small cost. It will be flying for many years many yet. Lots of spares on hand
I have a picture from 1959 of me at five years old, and my little brother and my two older sisters standing in front of a Catalina PBY in Casa Grande Arizona. There was five or six of them as I recall. Some guy had bought them war surplus. A couple of days later a tornado touched down and destroyed every one of them. I ask my dad what had happened to the airplanes, and he said they are all pots and pans now.
Then my dad recited, "You'll never get to heaven in a PBY cause the god damned things don't fly that high" Miss you Dad.
John: See Daffidavit"s and My USSBB62's comments. God Speed
Beautiful video well done.
36:42 It's the water leaking through the top of the canopy that says everything about the Catalina. 😎
Glad to see it fixed and flying. An interesting old piece of aviation.
I have seen the one at Lake Boga Victoria on a plynth and they fairly recently built a hangar over it.
Though there is Goonie Birds working daily in ice to jungles even now earning money. And generally live out in the weather.
Hi, I'm formerly Etran Marine transport llp.i now live in Canada NS . I had the privilege to transport the catalina that sadly the mayor of Southampton died on . This was transport from HMS Dadileus nr Portsmouth to West ways airfield Dublin Ireland . The owner I'm hoping is still Mr Christy Keen , ex chief inspector for Dublin Garda. A beautiful and iconic aircraft. Glad to see one still flying . Well done
Great job everybody! Flew with her in 🇨🇭👍😘
Beautiful Beautiful Aircraft.
The Catalina along with Sunderland flying boats, were in service with an Australian Airline based in a facility at Rose Bay in Sydney up until the late 60's. I used to watch the Sunderlands come and go on Sydney Harbour. When the service was finally shut down, I believe the Catalina was still laid up in the main Hanger, and scrapped just before the Facility was finally demolished. I took photos of the Main hanger as it was being demolished and still have them today.....I found it sad.
The Catalina PBY. does not get the credit it deserves for its role in WWII. Hundreds of downed pilots were saved by the PBY. The IntelIgence gathering of the PBY was instrumental in finding Japanese fleets. The pilots and crew are the unsung heros of WWII. God bless them all.
The most famous case would be the indianapolis where the Catalina was used as a makeshift life raft for dozens of sailors who had been in shark infested waters for the previous 4 days.
Nice shot of an original cat with a ROCKET ASSIST TAKEOFF👍
Great video!
I saw that beauty at Duxford just two years ago.
Awesome I love these planes.
Wonderful video!
Excellent stuff bro
Well done gents , I do love the Catalina she's one the ultimate useful aircraft from ww2 post war and it's a shame seeing so many wrecks of her brotheren about . But lovely old job gents n lady's
The young men who flew these aircraft were only in their early 20s through the Second World War they saved hundreds of downed flyers and sailors heroes every one of them
I thoroughly enjoyed this video! Would’ve been great to see it break free from the water and climb up away from her captor!
I'll take that as a compliment! Nik Coleman (Director of the Documentary)
Used to see these doing touch n go's at Sand Point (Naval Air Station Seattle) in the 60s & 70s. They had a search and rescue squadron.
I'd love to be part of this team. A cat has always been one of my fav WWII aircraft.
Consolidated's PBY5 Catalina is probably one of the nicest looking aircraft ever to fly and it certainly sounds sweet. There is only one sound better than a Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp radial, and thats TWO PRATT AND WHITNEY TWIN WASP RADIALS!
Great video.
30 years ago a friend and I were offered an air worthy one of these for £10k. It was in Florida and had both original engines changed to newer types. We didn't buy it because it would have needed a lot of work. I could kick myself now. Beautiful old bird
saw this bird at the Victory Show in September, amazing plane
It was a nice documentary but a little over the top. I have changed the engine over the water on the Canso (catalina) and if they had the right rigging for the aircraft they could have taken the prop off with the A frame made for it, to sit on the wing, and then the A frame for the engine to lower the engine . We had to fly an new engine in on an other Canso. and because the back door ( Bubble was replaced with a cargo door) was not big enough, we had to strip all the cylinder off the new engine, except for the two master Cylinders, Putting the engine in the other Canso was a lot easier on land, then it was too remove over the water onto a barge. and taken it to shore too rebuild the new engine. We then floated engine back too the plane and used its engine air frame too hoist up the engine. The aircraft also had what we used to call catwalks, that you hung onto the wing and then could also at the far end hang on the engine , and you could stand beside the engine while you floated over the water and do you thing to get it back on the aircraft, in reverse order. I worked on three Canso's in the late 60's and early 70's. Their is also a documentary on another Canso CF-JCV which I had worked on many years ago.
That dang plane is so ugly it’s beautiful. The PBY was a godsend for patrol and rescue for the Americans during WW 2. What a grand old lady!
What a beauty 😍
beautiful
Thanks so much for this fascinating film about my most beloved airplane, such a beauty!
For me the Catalina is the ‚Citroen DS of planes‘, very unusual and yet so beautiful! I dream of being able to get a flight on a Catalina some day …
"Citroen DS of planes" Wow, that made me chuckle......and why not ! I personally think it's one ugly aircraft, seen at any angle, but it's the ugly that gives it character ! ......and that to me makes it one great looking aircraft !
Thanks!
Thanks for the support, Keith! 🥳
Going to get my multi engine sea rating in a few months.
Can’t wait!
Good luck