THE SIGHT & THE SOUND : Flight onboard The Flying Bulls DC-6B N996DM from Berlin (SXF) to Salzburg
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- Опубликовано: 21 сен 2024
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This video has been remastered with a significantly improved sound and improved vision and replaces an older version published a few years ago.
I was scheduled to return onboard Vallentuna Aviatörförening "Congo Queen" DC-3 9Q-CUK back from the ILA in Berlin to Stockholm, when I received an irresistable offer to join a flight onboard The Flying Bulls DC-6B, N996DM, the former Yugoslav Air Force and Presidential Aircraft of Tito back to Salzburg.
I did not think twice and thanks to Lutz Schönfeld, Raimund Riedmann and a fantastic Team of The Flying Bulls I was about to experience a flight onboard a 1958 year built DC-6.
After a few display flights at the end of a successful and spectacular ILA show we returned onboard N996DM at around 6 PM in beautiful evening sun light.
We were accompanied by the Lockheed P-38 “Lightning” N25Y and The North American B-25J “Mitchell” N6123C all the way from Berlin to Salzburg.
The Flying Bulls DC-6 impresses by State-of-the-Art Technology and surprisingly quiet and smoothly running motors.
On request of The Flying Bulls I removed all images and footages of the cabin interior onboard.
This is my homage to a great Airliner and a great Team.
Enjoy with me the Sights & Sounds of Classic Aviation.
Thank you for watching my channel.
History of McDonnell Douglas DC-6B N996DM
Airframe 45563/1034 was delivered on October 24, 1958 to JAT Yugoslav Airlines and registered YU-AFA.
YU-AFA operated for the Yugoslav Air Force as Presidential Aircraft for the President of State - Josip Broz Tito - from 1961 until 1969, registered 7451, from 1969 to 1973 registered 73101 and from 1973 to 1975, registered 7511.
7511 was donated 1975 to the Zambian Air Force, serving until January, 1994, registered GMB 110.
GMB 110 was sold in January, 1994 to Namibia Commercial Aviation, registered V5-NCF and later in July, 1996 Air Namibia.
V5-NCF returned back to Europe in June, 2000 and was purchased on April 4, 2001 by The Aviation Guaranty Corporation (Aviation Capital Group), registered N996DM.
N996DM was leased to The Flying Bulls, based in Salzburg, Austria.
The Flying Bulls is a private company owned by the aviation enthusiast Dietrich Mateschitz.
N996DM was registered OE-LDM on July 11, 2013 and is appearing in many airshows throughout Europe promoting the brand of the energy drink Red Bull.
There are two impressive RUclips documentations about the Ferry Flight from Namibia to Austria and restoration to full beauty :
- Die abenteuerliche Überführung einer Douglas DC-6 / Douglas DC-6 Ferry Flight Adventure
• Die abenteuerliche Übe...
- Flying Bulls DC-6 Restauration (deutsch/German)
• Flying Bulls DC-6 Rest...
Flight details
Flight : The Flying Bulls
Date : Thursday, June 13, 2010
Aircraft : DC-6B
Registration : N996DM
Former Registrations :
- YU-AFA (JAT Yugoslav Airlines)
- 7451 (Yugoslav Air Force)
- 73101 (Yugoslav Air Force)
- 7511 (Yugoslav Air Force)
- GMB 110 (Zambia Air Force)
- V5-NCF (Namibia Commercial Aviation, Air Namibia)
Later registration
- OE-LDM (The Flying Bulls)
Year manufactured : 1958
From : Berlin (SXF)
To : Salzburg (SZG)
Take off : 18.10 h (1610 Z)
Touch down : 19.51 h (1751 Z)
Flying time : 1 hour 41 minutes
Distance : 330 nM / 611 km
Altitude : 2.500 ft
Speed : 215 knots
Flight Captain : Handelmann, Frederic
Flight Captain : Gehrmann, Guido
Flight Engineer : Chambers, Andrew
Flight Engineer : Landl, Don
Cabin Crew : Eva
Cabin Crew : Tanja
I do have to say a big thank you for allowing us to watch great quality aircraft videos for free on RUclips. These videos are great and are really interesting.
I was a flight engineer on the C118 usaf in the 60s and 70s loved the C118 and my job
Yes, yes, a HUGH Thank You for providing these vids. Sooo many memories. The sound of those 2800's singing at full-bore. Personally I just loved the -6B's and spent many hours on DL's. You spent time in my seat of choice---- 2A although, I never had such a luxurious seat!. A birds-eye view into all the action. That is a beautiful restoration. I think it would be wonderful to experience flight on that bird.
By far the most beautiful aircraft still flying
Sehr schönes Video, gefällt mir gut. Danke dir Daniel.
Oooops. I have no idea what I did to put a line through that sentence!
I saw my first Sixes in regular service in my boyhood days, there were no jets, but all those propliners cruising overhead. I learned to distinguish the sounds of all of them. The Six was the nicest sounding plane. I was lucky to fly in this particular plane at about my retirement time, over the snow-capped alps at low altitude.
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Thanks for the video. I know the DC-6B very well, from my first time on one in 1959, and all the flights I was on since for a total of over 120,000 miles. I still do miss the ol' 6 :-)
nice! keep the job up
They are flying so low it looks like they are flying VFR
I have a couple of old SAS DC-6 and DC-7C pilot's manuals in my library.
Toro volador llamado toro rojo era niño y volé en un dc3 también toro volador
hello happy to writing you this massge to thank you for your nice and interesting vlogs and request you to upload a document of trip flight by DC3 or 6 from UK to newzeland i search for it but I didn't get any info take care 👍