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Jimmy great news I have a complete set of engines fit the elvis plane with all the parts you need,you can have them free on the condition the plane is still in tact
I’m jealous. The P-51 has always been my favorite. Glad you had that experience, Jimmy. One note to your editor, please leave the music off when you’re flying such an epic plane. The sounds of the flight are part of what we enjoy. Especially the old war birds. Thanks.
I had a Uncle that was the Top Ball gunner on B-17s during WW2. After the War he got his pilots licenses and would fly every weekend in a Cessna 175 Skylark. At the time I was only around 7-year-old yet we go up and he let me fly the plane. I couldn't even reach the rudder pedals unless I was half out of the seat. Buy the time I was 18 I had learned to fly. He told me going up somehow made him feel closer to God. He passed away in the 90s. Truely this is on my Bucket list before I die. So Lucky.
My dad was a waist gunner in a B17 w the 8th AAF 379Th BG. Flew a lot of combat missions over Europe in the later days of WW2. He said that the P-51 "Little Friends" were a huge game change for the BG's. They could fly ALL the way to and from the mission targets over Germany. Thus, virtually no German fighter threats against the B-17 BG formations. Only the flak became dangerous when the enemy fighters were gone. Amazing aircraft.
My uncle (dad's brother) was a nose gunner in a B-24 during the war. I still have black and white photos of his crew standing and kneeling in front of their airplane. I never heard him talk about it as a young boy growing up. He was a super quiet guy.
I have the pleasure of hearing this plane make passes over my place in Palm Springs. I never fail to run out and find it in the sky. It's a beautiful sight.
I am 82 YO, have loved the P-51s for as long as I can remember, saw them sold as scrap (but they were complete). I was a mechanical engineer and have wanted to fly in one since I knew of them. I saw them fly over my home, central Illinois, during the war, those engines were always awesome. Thanks for this wonderful program and listening to men who actually talked to some of the Airmen from WWII. One of the friends of the family was Forest (old mind, possibly Millikin) who was a bombardier over Germany in a B-17, listened to stories he told my dad.
I had a great friend of mine, Lt. Col Jim Sanders (not kidding) who was a bomber/navigator in B-17's in WWII. He had quite a few missions before being shot down and made a guest of the Luftwaffe at Stalag Luft III. He escaped during a forced march by diving into a snowbank and waiting for hours for the column of 10,000 men to march past. He said he also "didn't appreciate being strafed by our own planes" during the march. He was recaptured and sent to Flossenburg in Nuremberg, where he escaped again to freedom in Paris shortly before the war ended. Later he flew in B-52's, and saw action over Korea and Vietnam, and flew Chrome Dome missions during the Cold War before finally retiring. An amazing man, and a good friend to me, he kept learning until he passed in 2005. He told me SO much about flying in the B-17's in WWII. He was partway through writing a book when he died, unfortunately. He had sent me several chapters as he was writing them.
I am glad he wrote all the thing s he did , someday people may understand the sacrifices that your parents have made to give you your freedom , sorry about this new generation
I love this bird; she's been my favorite since I sat in one as a youngster in 1968. The story of her existence is majestic. Everything about her screams freedom!
Great video! Thanks for the tour of the B-17. My Dad was training as a B-17 pilot when,late in the war it was decided that no more pilots were needed and he trained as a gunner, His plane exploded due to an AA round in the bombay. He was on his fourth mssion over the enemy ( about average lifespan) and spent the last four months of WW II as a POW. During the Korean War he was again in the air and this time in the B29.
She's a " red tail " one of the Tuskeegee airmans birds or at least painted like one , they never left the bombers stayed all the way, we had the famous 352nd fighter group the blue nosed " bastards of Bodney " stationed just a mile or two from where I'm sitting now in Norfolk UK with their P-51's back in 1944 , great stuff Jimmy as always.😊
Two tiny corrections. The aircraft at Dayton is Boxcar that dropped the bomb on Nagasaki. Enola Gay is in Washington. The guy that walked up to you died in 2009. Possible ghost? He was Charles Donald and Asbury.
The red tail signifies the Tuskegee Airmen. Theirs were the only ones during World War 2 with red tails. They did it to make themselves easily identifiable.
This is the best guy you’ve ever interviewed. He’s a true pro but down to earth. Great guy. Clearly anyone who was lucky to learn to fly with him was lucky to learn to fly with him. Period. Great guy. Amazing plane. Engineers back in the day were better than they are now. This plane was built on paper with pencil and slide rule.
According to my Grandfather who was on the ground working anti aircraft equipment stated after a few beers over a bond fire that Soldiers did not need to smuggle German war trophies. The us government would ship it home for you. He did not participate. He told me stuff about that experience that was probably why he was a life long enjoyer of beer.
one of my favorite videos you have ever put out and by a long shot one of the most beautiful planes ever made. So cool to see that old warbird clear her throat. Thank you for this video!
Was just at the Udvar-Hazy National Air and Space Museum next to Dulles Airport in Virginia outside of DC. The Enola Gay which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan is housed here and the Bockscar which dropped the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan is on display at the U.S. Air Force Museum near Dayton, Ohio. Would highly recommend visiting this museum if you have the time. They also have a SR-71A blackbird on display as well as the Space Shuttle Discovery.
This was awesome, Jimmy! My Dad's oldest brother was a waist gunner on a B-17. His 17 was shot down on their final sorte and he spent over a year in a German Concentration camp. He was one of the lucky ones that made it home!
As a young fella in the cub scouts, I had an incredible opportunity to be part of the "Young Eagles" program. One event I attended, was at March AFB in southern california, only a short flight away from palm springs. I was lucky enough to fly in a P51 trainer. It sparked my immense interest into aviation! This is such a blast from the past, thanks Jimmy:)
My dad was enlisted in the Air Force in 1966. This has been my all-time favorite airplane since the 70s as a kid. The other is the F-86 Saber... they're both beautiful airplanes! I've been in them during open house at O'hare airport many many years ago! He was in the 126th Air Refueling Wing, I'm not sure what unit he was in while he was in Okinawa from 1966-96.
So cool to watch this video. I had my family at this museum just a week ago today and I’ve got a picture of one of my sons in front of that particular Mustang, and also an obligatory one of my wife making a big grimace in front of the P-40 Sharkmouth. 😂 It’s a fantastic museum. Their display has grown a lot since I’d last been there probably a dozen years ago or so. It’s always great to talk to the docents, as well. I could listen to their anecdotes all day long. ❤️
Our Unit the 167th FG West Virginia ANG actually retired the last very last USAF P-51 Mustang in January 1957. The Mustang at the AF Museum came from our Unit. My Dad worked in Line Supply from 1950 till around 1955 and told me about ordering parts for the Unit’s Mustangs. When I was a kid, it was a common sight to see them fly over our house in Charleston, WVa. all the time. My favorite aircraft ever built !
It’s just amazing that an 80 year old plane can do the things this Mustang can do!..I mean the thing will fly up to 41,000 ft…that’s way up there…the P47’s would fly super high and was actually purpose built to fly high!..anyway those old war birds need to be preserved because they were just amazing!!..
‼‼JIMMY ‼‼ @29:38 your guide quoted that saying "Don't use the whole 9 yards." I remember my father saying; "I or we gave 'em the whole 9 yards"❗ Did you know there is a "MIG"15 here on GUAM⁉ I saw it and it looks complete ... been here since the '60s
I’m a RC plane guy, had a p51 foam plane it was electric and my favorite plane I’ve ever had. Watching the video when it’s taxing and landing it just doesn’t look real it’s so beautiful. I also watched Tom Cruse video on his p51. Just an amazing warbird.
There was an FBO owner in Nashua, NH, who owned a P-51D, used to give drives, and was fortunate enough to get a ride it it. That ride was over 30 years ago, and it is without a doubt one of my favorite aviation experiences. The Mustang's name was Double Trouble II. It too was a single-seat fighter was was adapted for a passenger.
My Dad was a pilot during WW2 and flew these and most fighters. was shot down in the Pacific and was 1st rescued during new program, operation Lifeguard, wherein the subs secondary, if not 1st, operation was to gather up the downed flyers. Straight up HEROS above the water and below. 56 takeoffs and landings on Aircraft Carriers.
My 4 personal favorite WW2 aircraft that I think are the best looking are the B-17, P-38, P-51 and F4U. I do like the Spitfire and several other but those 4 are my favorites in terms of looks. There’s always been something very attractive about a B-17 to me.
Since I was a little bitty kid I was attracted to the P-51 Mustang body. It just screamed sharp, powerful fast and maneuverable. What an experience it would be to fly in one.
Jimmy, I have 1 hour left seat and 1 landing in the "Movie" Memphis Belle when she was living at the National Warplane Museum in Geneseo, NY. that is standing behind you in that hangar.
Jimmy - really enjoy your videos. This one is so great. My dad passed in late 2021. A Marine Corp Gunny and Korean War veteran (1950-1951...you can figure where his service was), dad wad a Docent at the Palm Springs Museum for many years before his passing. You can find his name on the wall of fame there. We had many great times there getting the "cook's tour" of some of th planes. I flew many hours with him in his Cessnas and a V tail Bonanza. He finished his flying career in a pressurized Baron . Thanks for the great video.n So good to see the museum again,
Palm Springs Air Museum is so awesome. Also for anyone that is interested in learning more about glider pilots in WWII, there is a great book called For Us Der Var Ist Over, by James Ferrin. It is a great book to learn about what glider pilots had to go through in their missions.
Oh Man Jimmy you’re luckier than a 2D Dawg dude!!!what an experience!! My dad’s boss owned a P-51 back in the 50’s. “Pacos Bill”. He got to fly in it in his 20’s. A few years ago I was communicating with Pilot Cowden Ward who then owned and operated the plane as an Honor Flight operation. I was to meet him and see the plane at the up and coming Houston Air Show later that year but unfortunately the plane suffered an in flight failure and Mr. Ward along with a 90+ yr old veteran WW11 died and destroyed the P-51 at a Fredericksburg Tx event for the Nimitz Museum. Glad your ride was a thrilling experience!!
American Airframe and a British Engine was a match made in Heaven...! You couldn't script it better...! ANY Pilot , even today , their eyes widen when P-51 Mustang is heard...!
I’ve been to this museum in Palm Springs, it’s attached to the air port. I also got to Fly in that C-47 Skytrain in the background at the start of the video, it was an amazing experience, definitely something I’d want to do again
You deserve that ride jimmy for all you do for the world of g.a.. 👍. Got a p51 that lives at our local fbo, (also out west),. A private owner not connected to any museum. It's a real beauty but they try to keep it's existence on the down-low I think. One day I caught the hanger door open from a distance and I could see it in the back corner sharing space with a private jet. They saw me with my dog staring outside the fence. The door went down pretty quick, hahaha. They take it out roughly once per month and our house is right under the pattern and by the time it's overhead, it's already at 800 ft and climbing out quick - usually going around 250mph. I can hear it coming towards us in the living room watching tv. I usually jump up and run out just in time to see it fly over the house. On flight radar it displays as a kind of bat-wing thingy. Another good one Jimmy. Glad you got to do this! Cheers! 👍
Hi Jimmy. As a retired long haul truck driver I used to pass the Palm Springs Air Museum going to and from Riverside CA. If you have the opportunity visit Planes of Fame Air Museum at nearby Chino CA. Started by Ed Maloney the maintain many airworthy WWII aircraft and a tour of the Museum shops where the aircraft are restored and maintained is a real treat. All the best Jimmy. Blue skies and tailwinds.
@@therealjimmysworld I want to give a sincere thank you for your work on You Tube with all the cool aircraft related videos. I spent a few years of my youth living across the street from Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, OH. This was during the twilight years of round motor recip transport airplanes. Great time for a kid who loves airplanes to grow up. Kerosene burners were coming on line my how the technology grow by leaps and bounds. Jimmy take care and be safe. Please keep the videos coming. Haha. I know a certain aging retired long haul trucker in Central FL who enjoys them. Blue skies and tailwinds my friend. I’m out. 🛩️❤️😊😉😎
PS We have a big general aviation get together every year here in Central FL at Lakeland Linder airport. Known as Sun-n-Fun it usually takes place in April. Lasts one week and is chock full of aviation eye candy. Everything from contemporary general aviation to antique and classic along with various restored warbirds. They also have an open air market for aircraft related items, meetings and seminars. Check it out online. Sun-n-Fun Fly In. Lakeland Florida.
Jimmy if you are looking for someone to get that SAL Mustang together I am your guy, not because I am a A&P wizard, but because I have a ton of experience paying money for junk and torturing my soul trying to get them working again. I recently purchased a Clark forklift for 100 dollars (total mess) not thinking how I was going to get it home. After handing the the money to the guy, he let me know that it had to be out of his building in five days because he had sold the building and was handing the keys over to the new owner. I had to hire a truck to haul my 100 dollar forklift to my house, which cost me 475 dollars. In order to get the counter balance off to work on the engine I had to rent a forklift to remove it and again to reinstall which, cost me 240 dollars. Total of 815 dollars. The neighbors began to question my sanity....... until they saw the final product. I know the US Army veteran can turn that SAL Mustang into a neck breaker. Give me a chance and I won't let you down.
My uncle was in the 907th Glider Field Artillery Battalion. Not only did some gliders have troops but some had jeeps and field howitzers and crew inside. The Horsa gliders were made primarily of wood and the Wacos were tube and fabric. The F117 Nighthawks are stripped probably due to the radar absorbing paint on them. I think the coating formula is still considered Top Secret.
Both Kathy and I have ridden in P51s at the Hollister, CA. airport a few years ago. There used to be 6 or 7 P51s based here and they built them for the Reno air races here. There's only 1 or 2 still here. When I went up we did canyon runs and I was looking up at redwoods :)
Make sure if you buy gold or silver get the metal in hand and not just paper that says you own it. My dad was in SAC during the Korean war era. I met Paul Tibbets several years ago right before he passed. Hes the only real hero ive ever met.
I believe Griffon and Merlin props (not counting counter rotating versions) spun in the opposite direction. The larger (30%-ish) Griffon was carefully packaged so it could be put in Spitfires, which mostly had Merlins. Griffon Spitfires are easy to spot by the cowl humps needed to fit the valve covers (since cams--and other accessories--were driven from the front to decrease crankshaft twist). The Griffon was less agressively tuned than the Merlin, so power was similar in some marks. I believe the Griffon didn't have to work as hard and, of course, offered growth potential. But, as many will attest, the Merlin's much more aggressive cams had the much sweeter note.
How cool was that flight. Great American technology back then. Doesn't get much better then that. R.I.P to all the passed away making this country a free and safer place to live. 🙏🇺🇸🗽🇺🇸🙏
16:51 It doesn't run counter-clockwise because "it's British", it turns counter-clockwise because it is powered by a Rolls-Royce Griffon, which was a naval aircraft engine.
Hi Jimmy, love your videos, keep up the great work!. One note on this one: The actual Enola Gay B-29 Superfortress that was flown by Paul Tibbits and dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima isn't in Ohio, she's at the Smithsonian Institution's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA, by Dulles International Airport (a 28 mile drive West from downtown Washington, DC.). In the early 1990s I watched the stages of the Enola Gay restoration taking place at the Air & Space Museum's so-called 'attic', the Paul E. Garber Facility, in Silver Hill, MD, about 3 blocks from my house. That's where the museum did all their restoration work and stored a lot of historic planes that they had finished restoring but they had no room to display them at their museum in downtown DC. Once they opened the much, much larger Udvar-Hazy Center in December of 2003, all those 'extra' restored planes could be put on display, and that's where the Enola Gay has been since the facility opened. If you've never been there, you really need to see it. Incidentally, the man the museum's 'attic' was named after, Paul E. Garber, was the first curator of the Air & Space Museum, and he was a WWI pilot flying the biplane 'Jennys'. He lived into his 90s and I chatted with him on one or two of my visits to the facility named for him and he told me how he was shot down by the Germans twice in that war.
My great uncle was with the 88th glider infantry regiment (GIR) which eventually became part of the 82nd airborne. He was a pilot. The crew of the glider landed, dismounted and fought as infantry. I believe the glider was a Waco.
The King Cobra - big benefit of the mid-engine was far less pressure on the pilots in landing thanks to the tricycle landing gear. Most excellent video in toto.
My mother told me that during WW2 here in London, whenever any German pilot bailled out, a crowd would appear from nowhere ripping the parachute to bits and the pilot would just stand their bewildered at what was going on. Many wedding dresses were made using parachute silk
At 400mph, and 25,000 feet, the engine produces ~1100lbs of thrust and the radiator scoop produces about ~375lbs of thrust. The radiator acts like a simple jet engine.
I see the correction to the correction has been made. It was Bock’s Car flown by Major Charles Sweeney. I can see the frustration in Jimmys face during the B-17 tour. Any plane lover with an interest in WWII could conduct this tour. Jimmy is saying to himself, “yes I know, can we move this along please”. As many here, I’m an now an old Baby Boomer with a father who was a WWII veteran. My father was a B-25 pilot, (yes he became deaf) transitioning B-29s as the war ended. As with all veterans, it was the best part of his life and the worst.
I used to work for an outfit in Sacramento that used to overhaul these (the engines). Occasionally we’d get a few blocks through for machining that had come out of the Air Racers. Was talking to an old WWII crew chief who worked on one of the racers, the engine was regularly run up to 120 inches of mercury! Do the math!
As that beauty lifts off I'm imagining all those 18 and 19 year old 'kids' pulling back on the stick for their very first flight back in WWII, can you imagine?!!
I researched..Robert ( Bob) Friend after I saw the RedTail..he flew with the Tuskegee Airman ..as well he also served in the Korean war..as well as the Vietnam war too he served for 28 years..quite a remarkable career.
Good to see my old friend Movie Memphis Belle! She previously lived not too far from me. She was frequently seen gracing the skies over the Finger Lakes region of NYS.
I also had one I donated to the German-American Social Club of Southern Nevada. I was told that many of the printed bills were only printed on one side which were highly valued because you could write on the other side!
Your ride in the rear of the P51D was a re live of my 50th birthday present from my partner in Graham Bethels P51D out of Ardmore airfield Auckland New Zealand 2008. Had similar issues with my hard drive video camera due to the G forces as I didn’t disable the drop protection function and it was regularly shutting down during the flight. Well done.
My father was a B-17 gunnery instructor. After basic training in Kingman, Arizona he was sent to the Boeing factory in Seattle, then to Boeing Field. His hitch was well into the war, and as the war had progressed the Army Air Corp was running out of personnel to man the B-17's and Dad was given orders to go to Great Britain. My grand mother was very sick with Multiple Sclerosis, then Granddad was diagnosed with Hotchkins Disease. Since pop was one of two boys in his family, and his older brother was an Army Captain in the signal Corp, stationed in Europe, dad was given his discharge papers and sent home to look after his folks.
I am from Wichita Ks where Learjet was headquartered until it was shutdown and my brother-in-law use to be the Operations Lead of the Flight Test Center at Learjet. The founder Bill Lear had 3 daughters but I know the famous one that everyone use to talk about in town was Shanda. Yes her maiden name was Shanda Lear and it was big hoot to everyone even after all of these years.
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I have to say I'm always ready for your videos it really makes my day so cool the stuff you get to do keep up the great work
Was there when that plane was pulled from lake Michigan.
Will it fly...does a meth head need teeth?
Jimmy great news I have a complete set of engines fit the elvis plane with all the parts you need,you can have them free on the condition the plane is still in tact
I’m jealous. The P-51 has always been my favorite. Glad you had that experience, Jimmy.
One note to your editor, please leave the music off when you’re flying such an epic plane. The sounds of the flight are part of what we enjoy. Especially the old war birds.
Thanks.
Fully agree with leave the music off but still a great video.
The Corsair is my favorite, but the P-51 is so beautiful.
I had a Uncle that was the Top Ball gunner on B-17s during WW2. After the War he got his pilots licenses and would fly every weekend in a Cessna 175 Skylark. At the time I was only around 7-year-old yet we go up and he let me fly the plane. I couldn't even reach the rudder pedals unless I was half out of the seat. Buy the time I was 18 I had learned to fly. He told me going up somehow made him feel closer to God. He passed away in the 90s. Truely this is on my Bucket list before I die. So Lucky.
Top ball? Top turret maybe ?
See, I was thinking Bunny had a really nice tan and then it dawned on me that this might be one of the Red Tails.
My dad was a waist gunner in a B17 w the 8th AAF 379Th BG.
Flew a lot of combat missions over Europe in the later days of WW2. He said that the P-51 "Little Friends" were a huge game change for the BG's. They could fly ALL the way to and from the mission targets over Germany. Thus, virtually no German fighter threats against the B-17 BG formations. Only the flak became dangerous when the enemy fighters were gone. Amazing aircraft.
Dad was a belly gunner on “Fools Paradise “ 8th Air Force. Member of lucky bastards club with over 30 missions.
I heard in one documentary that they would take out a squadron of bf109s in mere seconds. Flying from above and going down on them.
your dad murdered German civilians and helped win a war for communist jews. you should be proud. look at your country now and look where that got you
@JamesMarcella Your dad is a war HERO.....that was a very tough gun position in the B17
My uncle (dad's brother) was a nose gunner in a B-24 during the war. I still have black and white photos of his crew standing and kneeling in front of their airplane. I never heard him talk about it as a young boy growing up. He was a super quiet guy.
I have the pleasure of hearing this plane make passes over my place in Palm Springs. I never fail to run out and find it in the sky. It's a beautiful sight.
I am 82 YO, have loved the P-51s for as long as I can remember, saw them sold as scrap (but they were complete). I was a mechanical engineer and have wanted to fly in one since I knew of them. I saw them fly over my home, central Illinois, during the war, those engines were always awesome. Thanks for this wonderful program and listening to men who actually talked to some of the Airmen from WWII. One of the friends of the family was Forest (old mind, possibly Millikin) who was a bombardier over Germany in a B-17, listened to stories he told my dad.
Thank You
Thats a piece of Art... Timeless
I had a great friend of mine, Lt. Col Jim Sanders (not kidding) who was a bomber/navigator in B-17's in WWII. He had quite a few missions before being shot down and made a guest of the Luftwaffe at Stalag Luft III. He escaped during a forced march by diving into a snowbank and waiting for hours for the column of 10,000 men to march past. He said he also "didn't appreciate being strafed by our own planes" during the march. He was recaptured and sent to Flossenburg in Nuremberg, where he escaped again to freedom in Paris shortly before the war ended.
Later he flew in B-52's, and saw action over Korea and Vietnam, and flew Chrome Dome missions during the Cold War before finally retiring. An amazing man, and a good friend to me, he kept learning until he passed in 2005. He told me SO much about flying in the B-17's in WWII. He was partway through writing a book when he died, unfortunately. He had sent me several chapters as he was writing them.
I am glad he wrote all the thing s he did , someday people may understand the sacrifices that your parents have made to give you your freedom , sorry about this new generation
@@flllooofie Well said.
I love this bird; she's been my favorite since I sat in one as a youngster in 1968. The story of her existence is majestic. Everything about her screams freedom!
Great video! Thanks for the tour of the B-17. My Dad was training as a B-17 pilot when,late in the war it was decided that no more pilots were needed and he trained as a gunner, His plane exploded due to an AA round in the bombay. He was on his fourth mssion over the enemy ( about average lifespan) and spent the last four months of WW II as a POW. During the Korean War he was again in the air and this time in the B29.
The sound of freedom. Timeless design.
She's a " red tail " one of the Tuskeegee airmans birds or at least painted like one , they never left the bombers stayed all the way, we had the famous 352nd fighter group the blue nosed " bastards of Bodney " stationed just a mile or two from where I'm sitting now in Norfolk UK with their P-51's back in 1944 , great stuff Jimmy as always.😊
That's true, the only squadron to have the painted tail red.
Jimmy totally needs to end up getting a back seat ride with either the Blue Angels or the Thunderbirds.
Two tiny corrections. The aircraft at Dayton is Boxcar that dropped the bomb on Nagasaki. Enola Gay is in Washington. The guy that walked up to you died in 2009. Possible ghost? He was Charles Donald and Asbury.
Bock's Car
Very cool. Thanks for the info. It would have been 2001’ish when I went there and met the guy
Apparently the P51 pilot isn't a fan of your channel. That was a pretty weak "clear prop"...🤣
And both built in Nebraska on location at Offutt AFB.
The Enola Gay is in Virginia at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
As I fly a Cessna 172 today I will imagine dropping my first notch of flaps at 400mph😊!! A fun video to watch and learn about our aviation history.
At 400 mph you'll have dropped a wing or two about 100 mph ago
Even then, I wouldn't get there. At least the rising full moon was nice to look at tonight.
400mph in a 172? You would have ripped the wing off about 150mph before you hit 4 hundo!
You lucky son-of-a-gun Jimmy - beautiful P51 :) Lovely to see all those other classic planes and artifacts etc, particularly the B-17..
The red tail signifies the Tuskegee Airmen. Theirs were the only ones during World War 2 with red tails. They did it to make themselves easily identifiable.
This is the best guy you’ve ever interviewed. He’s a true pro but down to earth. Great guy. Clearly anyone who was lucky to learn to fly with him was lucky to learn to fly with him. Period. Great guy.
Amazing plane. Engineers back in the day were better than they are now. This plane was built on paper with pencil and slide rule.
Never thought we would fly in a Mustang! Thanks for taking us along!
Karen and Roger
According to my Grandfather who was on the ground working anti aircraft equipment stated after a few beers over a bond fire that Soldiers did not need to smuggle German war trophies. The us government would ship it home for you. He did not participate. He told me stuff about that experience that was probably why he was a life long enjoyer of beer.
Not a chipmunk. It’s a pt26. In Canada called a Cornell. Chipmunk is a totally different airplane
one of my favorite videos you have ever put out and by a long shot one of the most beautiful planes ever made. So cool to see that old warbird clear her throat. Thank you for this video!
Don’t forget that Palm Springs air museum has a RUclips channel!!! They have a lot of history videos on every plane you can think of.
Was just at the Udvar-Hazy National Air and Space Museum next to Dulles Airport in Virginia outside of DC. The Enola Gay which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan is housed here and the Bockscar which dropped the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan is on display at the U.S. Air Force Museum near Dayton, Ohio. Would highly recommend visiting this museum if you have the time. They also have a SR-71A blackbird on display as well as the Space Shuttle Discovery.
for years the smithsonian refused to display enola gay for fear of offending japan
This was awesome, Jimmy! My Dad's oldest brother was a waist gunner on a B-17. His 17 was shot down on their final sorte and he spent over a year in a German Concentration camp. He was one of the lucky ones that made it home!
As a young fella in the cub scouts, I had an incredible opportunity to be part of the "Young Eagles" program. One event I attended, was at March AFB in southern california, only a short flight away from palm springs. I was lucky enough to fly in a P51 trainer. It sparked my immense interest into aviation! This is such a blast from the past, thanks Jimmy:)
And in a total coincidence, I have a P-51 flight video coming out on my channel this Sunday!!! :)
My dad was enlisted in the Air Force in 1966. This has been my all-time favorite airplane since the 70s as a kid. The other is the F-86 Saber... they're both beautiful airplanes! I've been in them during open house at O'hare airport many many years ago! He was in the 126th Air Refueling Wing, I'm not sure what unit he was in while he was in Okinawa from 1966-96.
So cool to watch this video. I had my family at this museum just a week ago today and I’ve got a picture of one of my sons in front of that particular Mustang, and also an obligatory one of my wife making a big grimace in front of the P-40 Sharkmouth. 😂 It’s a fantastic museum. Their display has grown a lot since I’d last been there probably a dozen years ago or so. It’s always great to talk to the docents, as well. I could listen to their anecdotes all day long. ❤️
Our Unit the 167th FG West Virginia ANG actually retired the last very last USAF P-51 Mustang in January 1957. The Mustang at the AF Museum came from our Unit. My Dad worked in Line Supply from 1950 till around 1955 and told me about ordering parts for the Unit’s Mustangs. When I was a kid, it was a common sight to see them fly over our house in Charleston, WVa. all the time. My favorite aircraft ever built !
It’s just amazing that an 80 year old plane can do the things this Mustang can do!..I mean the thing will fly up to 41,000 ft…that’s way up there…the P47’s would fly super high and was actually purpose built to fly high!..anyway those old war birds need to be preserved because they were just amazing!!..
What an absolutely gorgeous bird. Next to the Vought Corsair its amazing. What a privilege. God Bless our veterans of all foreign wars.
‼‼JIMMY ‼‼ @29:38 your guide quoted that saying "Don't use the whole 9 yards." I remember my father saying; "I or we gave 'em the whole 9 yards"❗
Did you know there is a "MIG"15 here on GUAM⁉ I saw it and it looks complete ... been here since the '60s
So very cool to see old planes in a museum, not reformed too much. I agree. Jimmy
I’m a RC plane guy, had a p51 foam plane it was electric and my favorite plane I’ve ever had. Watching the video when it’s taxing and landing it just doesn’t look real it’s so beautiful. I also watched Tom Cruse video on his p51. Just an amazing warbird.
Now that’s more like it! Merlin- best sounding engine ever!!! That’s the sound of freedom, and it’s a lot of BTUs!!!
There was an FBO owner in Nashua, NH, who owned a P-51D, used to give drives, and was fortunate enough to get a ride it it. That ride was over 30 years ago, and it is without a doubt one of my favorite aviation experiences. The Mustang's name was Double Trouble II. It too was a single-seat fighter was was adapted for a passenger.
This is one of my favorite episodes, love all the history on this one
My Dad was a pilot during WW2 and flew these and most fighters. was shot down in the Pacific and was 1st rescued during new program, operation Lifeguard, wherein the subs secondary, if not 1st, operation was to gather up the downed flyers. Straight up HEROS above the water and below. 56 takeoffs and landings on Aircraft Carriers.
My 4 personal favorite WW2 aircraft that I think are the best looking are the B-17, P-38, P-51 and F4U. I do like the Spitfire and several other but those 4 are my favorites in terms of looks. There’s always been something very attractive about a B-17 to me.
When my daughter was growing up (shes 26 now)any trip we went on we did the squished penny. such great memories
Since I was a little bitty kid I was attracted to the P-51 Mustang body. It just screamed sharp, powerful fast and maneuverable. What an experience it would be to fly in one.
Jimmy, I have 1 hour left seat and 1 landing in the "Movie" Memphis Belle when she was living at the National Warplane Museum in Geneseo, NY. that is standing behind you in that hangar.
Jimmy, you have just reaffirmed my desire to travel to the US and Tour Every, Air and Space Museum in the Continental USA. Cheers.
That Spitfire has the Merlin’s big brother which is the Griffin RR…very powerful engine…I believe that one is likely at least a Mk-14..great plane!
Jimmy - really enjoy your videos. This one is so great. My dad passed in late 2021. A Marine Corp Gunny and Korean War veteran (1950-1951...you can figure where his service was), dad wad a Docent at the Palm Springs Museum for many years before his passing. You can find his name on the wall of fame there. We had many great times there getting the "cook's tour" of some of th planes. I flew many hours with him in his Cessnas and a V tail Bonanza. He finished his flying career in a pressurized Baron . Thanks for the great video.n So good to see the museum again,
3 of the best fighters in my view is the Lighting, Mustang and for jet fighters the Tomcat...
One of my favourite aircraft. So cool . Crazy what they were capable of , even crazier when it was built in the 1930’s .
Palm Springs Air Museum is so awesome. Also for anyone that is interested in learning more about glider pilots in WWII, there is a great book called For Us Der Var Ist Over, by James Ferrin. It is a great book to learn about what glider pilots had to go through in their missions.
WOW! I never knew where the whole 9 yards came from until now! Thanks!
That is a beautiful airplane. I had the privilege of meeting and knowing Bob Friend.
Love these people working at the museum learning the story to teach and preserve our history!
Jimmy, you need to go to Stallion51 in Kissimmee and really fly a P51. It is a blast.
Oh Man Jimmy you’re luckier than a 2D Dawg dude!!!what an experience!! My dad’s boss owned a P-51 back in the 50’s. “Pacos Bill”. He got to fly in it in his 20’s. A few years ago I was communicating with Pilot Cowden Ward who then owned and operated the plane as an Honor Flight operation. I was to meet him and see the plane at the up and coming Houston Air Show later that year but unfortunately the plane suffered an in flight failure and Mr. Ward along with a 90+ yr old veteran WW11 died and destroyed the P-51 at a Fredericksburg Tx event for the Nimitz Museum. Glad your ride was a thrilling experience!!
This museum painted this plane after my dad Lt Col Robert Friend - He loved Bunny and enjoyed flying in her when he could
American Airframe and a British Engine was a match made in Heaven...! You couldn't script it better...! ANY Pilot , even today , their eyes widen when P-51 Mustang is heard...!
Imagine a mustang with the rolls Royce griffin engine, that would be something to see for sure.
I live in thermal off of Ave 80 by the Salton sea. I see this plane all the time! I never realized it was from the palm springs air museum!!!!
British people love the sound of this engine best engine ever made
I’ve been to this museum in Palm Springs, it’s attached to the air port. I also got to Fly in that C-47 Skytrain in the background at the start of the video, it was an amazing experience, definitely something I’d want to do again
And fighters are made to be a gun platforms - so flying without the weapon package frees up a lot of potential.
Ive watched documentaries on the famous fighting P51D aircraft, but never saw somebody flying one just for fun!
I was there in march of 2023.
great place.
Love the b17 and the f117.
Great work guys keeping those bird!!!
You deserve that ride jimmy for all you do for the world of g.a.. 👍.
Got a p51 that lives at our local fbo, (also out west),. A private owner not connected to any museum. It's a real beauty but they try to keep it's existence on the down-low I think. One day I caught the hanger door open from a distance and I could see it in the back corner sharing space with a private jet. They saw me with my dog staring outside the fence. The door went down pretty quick, hahaha. They take it out roughly once per month and our house is right under the pattern and by the time it's overhead, it's already at 800 ft and climbing out quick - usually going around 250mph. I can hear it coming towards us in the living room watching tv. I usually jump up and run out just in time to see it fly over the house. On flight radar it displays as a kind of bat-wing thingy. Another good one Jimmy. Glad you got to do this! Cheers! 👍
MAGNIFICENT P-51. WHAT A FANTASTIC SPECTACLE IN THE SKY!
Hi Jimmy. As a retired long haul truck driver I used to pass the Palm Springs Air Museum going to and from Riverside CA. If you have the opportunity visit Planes of Fame Air Museum at nearby Chino CA. Started by Ed Maloney the maintain many airworthy WWII aircraft and a tour of the Museum shops where the aircraft are restored and maintained is a real treat. All the best Jimmy. Blue skies and tailwinds.
Stand by :)
@@therealjimmysworld I want to give a sincere thank you for your work on You Tube with all the cool aircraft related videos. I spent a few years of my youth living across the street from Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, OH. This was during the twilight years of round motor recip transport airplanes. Great time for a kid who loves airplanes to grow up. Kerosene burners were coming on line my how the technology grow by leaps and bounds. Jimmy take care and be safe. Please keep the videos coming. Haha. I know a certain aging retired long haul trucker in Central FL who enjoys them. Blue skies and tailwinds my friend. I’m out. 🛩️❤️😊😉😎
PS We have a big general aviation get together every year here in Central FL at Lakeland Linder airport. Known as Sun-n-Fun it usually takes place in April. Lasts one week and is chock full of aviation eye candy. Everything from contemporary general aviation to antique and classic along with various restored warbirds. They also have an open air market for aircraft related items, meetings and seminars. Check it out online. Sun-n-Fun Fly In. Lakeland Florida.
Jimmy if you are looking for someone to get that SAL Mustang together I am your guy, not because I am a A&P wizard, but because I have a ton of experience paying money for junk and torturing my soul trying to get them working again. I recently purchased a Clark forklift for 100 dollars (total mess) not thinking how I was going to get it home. After handing the the money to the guy, he let me know that it had to be out of his building in five days because he had sold the building and was handing the keys over to the new owner. I had to hire a truck to haul my 100 dollar forklift to my house, which cost me 475 dollars. In order to get the counter balance off to work on the engine I had to rent a forklift to remove it and again to reinstall which, cost me 240 dollars. Total of 815 dollars. The neighbors began to question my sanity....... until they saw the final product. I know the US Army veteran can turn that SAL Mustang into a neck breaker. Give me a chance and I won't let you down.
My uncle was in the 907th Glider Field Artillery Battalion. Not only did some gliders have troops but some had jeeps and field howitzers and crew inside. The Horsa gliders were made primarily of wood and the Wacos were tube and fabric. The F117 Nighthawks are stripped probably due to the radar absorbing paint on them. I think the coating formula is still considered Top Secret.
Loved the museum tour, especially the stories of the docents.
Jimmy one of your most awesome videos with all the commentary. A great learning experience for all of us. Thank you so much for this.
Both Kathy and I have ridden in P51s at the Hollister, CA. airport a few years ago. There used to be 6 or 7 P51s based here and they built them for the Reno air races here. There's only 1 or 2 still here. When I went up we did canyon runs and I was looking up at redwoods :)
Make sure if you buy gold or silver get the metal in hand and not just paper that says you own it. My dad was in SAC during the Korean war era. I met Paul Tibbets several years ago right before he passed. Hes the only real hero ive ever met.
I believe Griffon and Merlin props (not counting counter rotating versions) spun in the opposite direction. The larger (30%-ish) Griffon was carefully packaged so it could be put in Spitfires, which mostly had Merlins. Griffon Spitfires are easy to spot by the cowl humps needed to fit the valve covers (since cams--and other accessories--were driven from the front to decrease crankshaft twist). The Griffon was less agressively tuned than the Merlin, so power was similar in some marks. I believe the Griffon didn't have to work as hard and, of course, offered growth potential. But, as many will attest, the Merlin's much more aggressive cams had the much sweeter note.
How cool was that flight. Great American technology back then. Doesn't get much better then that. R.I.P to all the passed away making this country a free and safer place to live. 🙏🇺🇸🗽🇺🇸🙏
The palm springs air museum is awesome
16:51 It doesn't run counter-clockwise because "it's British", it turns counter-clockwise because it is powered by a Rolls-Royce Griffon, which was a naval aircraft engine.
Hi Jimmy, love your videos, keep up the great work!. One note on this one: The actual Enola Gay B-29 Superfortress that was flown by Paul Tibbits and dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima isn't in Ohio, she's at the Smithsonian Institution's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA, by Dulles International Airport (a 28 mile drive West from downtown Washington, DC.). In the early 1990s I watched the stages of the Enola Gay restoration taking place at the Air & Space Museum's so-called 'attic', the Paul E. Garber Facility, in Silver Hill, MD, about 3 blocks from my house. That's where the museum did all their restoration work and stored a lot of historic planes that they had finished restoring but they had no room to display them at their museum in downtown DC. Once they opened the much, much larger Udvar-Hazy Center in December of 2003, all those 'extra' restored planes could be put on display, and that's where the Enola Gay has been since the facility opened. If you've never been there, you really need to see it. Incidentally, the man the museum's 'attic' was named after, Paul E. Garber, was the first curator of the Air & Space Museum, and he was a WWI pilot flying the biplane 'Jennys'. He lived into his 90s and I chatted with him on one or two of my visits to the facility named for him and he told me how he was shot down by the Germans twice in that war.
My great uncle was with the 88th glider infantry regiment (GIR) which eventually became part of the 82nd airborne. He was a pilot. The crew of the glider landed, dismounted and fought as infantry. I believe the glider was a Waco.
Keep doing these museums Jimmy, the tours are fascinating.
The King Cobra - big benefit of the mid-engine was far less pressure on the pilots in landing thanks to the tricycle landing gear. Most excellent video in toto.
Thanks jimmy yet again !!you would love our air shows in New Zealand and the flying culture over here too thanks for sharing 😊
My mother told me that during WW2 here in London, whenever any German pilot bailled out, a crowd would appear from nowhere ripping the parachute to bits and the pilot would just stand their bewildered at what was going on.
Many wedding dresses were made using parachute silk
At 400mph, and 25,000 feet, the engine produces ~1100lbs of thrust and the radiator scoop produces about ~375lbs of thrust. The radiator acts like a simple jet engine.
I see the correction to the correction has been made. It was Bock’s Car flown by Major Charles Sweeney. I can see the frustration in Jimmys face during the B-17 tour. Any plane lover with an interest in WWII could conduct this tour. Jimmy is saying to himself, “yes I know, can we move this along please”. As many here, I’m an now an old Baby Boomer with a father who was a WWII veteran. My father was a B-25 pilot, (yes he became deaf) transitioning B-29s as the war ended. As with all veterans, it was the best part of his life and the worst.
Now that is what I call a high performance single engine aircraft! 😁
I used to work for an outfit in Sacramento that used to overhaul these (the engines). Occasionally we’d get a few blocks through for machining that had come out of the Air Racers. Was talking to an old WWII crew chief who worked on one of the racers, the engine was regularly run up to 120 inches of mercury! Do the math!
The Chipmunk isn’t a Chipmunk buddy. It’s a Fairchild PT19. (The blue and yellow one you were in front of).
BEAUTIFUL ... OOHH ..
As that beauty lifts off I'm imagining all those 18 and 19 year old 'kids' pulling back on the stick for their very first flight back in WWII, can you imagine?!!
Prop plane flying at 400 mph!!!! Amazing
Jimmy, you are one lucky son of a gun! I am man enough to admit it, I'm seriously jealous!!!!! That engine is the best sounding of all time. IMHO.
If you are looking at museums, take a peek at Fagens Fighters in Granite Falls, MN. Multiple P-40's, a P-38, P-51, Wildcat, Zero among others.
I researched..Robert ( Bob) Friend after I saw the RedTail..he flew with the Tuskegee Airman ..as well he also served in the Korean war..as well as the Vietnam war too he served for 28 years..quite a remarkable career.
WOW!!! THANKS FOR THE RIDE, JIMMY. JUST.... AWESOME!
Good to see my old friend Movie Memphis Belle! She previously lived not too far from me. She was frequently seen gracing the skies over the Finger Lakes region of NYS.
I also had one I donated to the German-American Social Club of Southern Nevada. I was told that many of the printed bills were only printed on one side which were highly valued because you could write on the other side!
Your ride in the rear of the P51D was a re live of my 50th birthday present from my partner in Graham Bethels P51D out of Ardmore airfield Auckland New Zealand 2008. Had similar issues with my hard drive video camera due to the G forces as I didn’t disable the drop protection function and it was regularly shutting down during the flight. Well done.
William Lear developed the Lear Jet. He also developed the 8-Track tape player for cars. They were originally built in Whicheta KS.
My father was a B-17 gunnery instructor. After basic training in Kingman, Arizona he was sent to the Boeing factory in Seattle, then to Boeing Field. His hitch was well into the war, and as the war had progressed the Army Air Corp was running out of personnel to man the B-17's and Dad was given orders to go to Great Britain. My grand mother was very sick with Multiple Sclerosis, then Granddad was diagnosed with Hotchkins Disease. Since pop was one of two boys in his family, and his older brother was an Army Captain in the signal Corp, stationed in Europe, dad was given his discharge papers and sent home to look after his folks.
I am from Wichita Ks where Learjet was headquartered until it was shutdown and my brother-in-law use to be the Operations Lead of the Flight Test Center at Learjet. The founder Bill Lear had 3 daughters but I know the famous one that everyone use to talk about in town was Shanda. Yes her maiden name was Shanda Lear and it was big hoot to everyone even after all of these years.
The P-51 Mustang is the most beautiful fighter plane ever designed! I love the 360 degree bubble canopy which wasn't on the initial models.
It’s beautiful but the best ever , sorry it’s got to be the spitfire 😂👍