Richard Nesler - I'm so sorry you've got cancer. I'm glad you have your beloved dog by your side. I love dogs so much, too! They're so precious! I wish you all the very best. Be careful not to get any germs as you have enough to on your plate as it is. Good luck to you!🍀😊👍👍🐕❤🌞🌈
Prayers for you Richard. You can beat this. With God by your side you can't lose. God Bless You 🙏 🙌. And always remember that He sent His only begotten son to die on a cross for all of us so that whoever shall believe in Him shall not perish but have Eternal life in Heaven. John 3:16.
I was there this summer. I did some research afterward and the wood platform is a helicopter pad they built to fly in some folks for the plaque dedication and remembrance ceremony a few years ago.
Glad to see the details posted here. A helo pad was my guess as soon as I saw the structure, but I was thinking something more nefarious, or at least morally questionable, like parts and artifact salvage.
Since Ive gotten too old and broken to do what you are doing, you do remind me of me always exploring with my dog everywhere I took her.......a great companion to have when I ran into bears or other wildlife. Please keep safe....one hurt can last a lifetime.
Loved the plane crash! Sooo glad that there is little graffiti & vandalism! Enjoyed watching your journey as having MS doesn’t allow me to travel, hike or see adventures like you do, sooo thank you sooo very much for taking me along on your adventures...without you, I would never get to enjoy these experiences ❤️
The crash site is where two young men lost their lives in service of their country. I hope anyone who goes there has enough respect to stay out of the wreckage, remove their hats as a sign of respect and offer a moment of silence.
Thats in remarkable condition. Thanks for showing us around. Thats some thick dense bush country. I enjoy the day to day life stuff. Also your humor is on point dont drop that. I already miss that grey bearded black bear. Keep up the good work cheers from Maine.
At Victoria's airport there is a pathway that you can walk that goes around the airport. Along the path are information signs and there is a memorial set up to remember all aircrew based at the airport who died. So the two who died in this plane crash will be remembered at the airport.
Love the video, what a great adventure to find a piece of our history of young men who were preparing for keeping Canada Strong & Free!! Hope you can continue to find some more similar finds.
How very sad. Thank You for taking the trouble to make and post these bits of history. Our children today aren't even taught the history nor told the old stories about such things except for those with ties to our disappearing Greatest Generation. Aircraft safety wiring . . . I know it well !
That thing on the beach is a steam donkey.. meant for pulling logs out back in the early days. Atleast thats what I was told by a man that lives pretty damn close to that beach and has lived there his whole life
@@johnburakowski61 Steam powered winch, steam mule, steam donkey, steam tugger, whatever you wish to call it - it is. The post by Randy Booth is correct.
@@zalmaflash The object referred to as a fan blade is wind turbine blade . It's fiberglass and it's thin .You can hear it when he taps on it . Exactly what part of a steam donkey do you think it is ?
The island is a good spot to spend the winter traveling around. It’s fairly mild all winter but will get some snow through January & February. However you might run out of stuff to do. Love your videos man. Living the dream.
G'day from Australia. Vancouver Island was a highlight of my Canadian trip. 4 days didn't do any justice to my exploratory nature. The overall lack of graffiti was refreshing noticeable, as was no litter, clean waylay and parks, amazing public transport and friendliness. The planned time in northern US turned into more Canadian adventures, the US was so opposite. One day I'll get back and hopefully search out the Dakota. Thans for the video
So cool, gotta love Canada and of course who could not love B.C? The Island is amazing, thanks for making our Covid lifestyle less tedious. Thanks for all the work (hiking, bush-whacking) including editing that you do. B.C. is where adventure begins, I like your philosophy of leaving relics largely untouched. Your drone footage is as always stunning, and unlocks exploring ideas. The beach relic you found looks like a self powered "Tugger", those are rockers arms for the valves on top of the cylinder barrels, obviously a very old design with the valve train mounted externally and likely a diesel. The small gear is still mounted on the output shaft of the engine as this provides Gear Reduction via a large link drive chain that turned the winch mechanism. Likely a winch for dry docking or landing logs. It appears the remains of the old dry dock for boat repair is partially remaining as well. The winch would have had rope or possibly a wire rope winch line, very cool find. We used to use Compressed air engine (Aluminum) powered tuggers for hoisting steel, within Industrial superstructures that are not accessible by cranes for our purpose of busting Iron. Different design, same idea, a portable winch-line device for pulling our hoisting heavy items. The applications for such a device are only limited by the imagination of the end user.
the "wildlife" as you call it was actually visible from where you were standing, you just needed an excellent pair of binoculars and you would be able to look in our front window from that covered bridge. Too bad we didn't get to meet you. Love the new format. Puts the place in better perspective and tickles those who have been there before or currently. Thanks, we were hoping you would make it up here. I wish I could have brought my drone for that to contribute.
Sweet, I actually grew up in Port Hardy witch is where this is, just thought id toss in a fun fact, the square platform of logs you were wondering about was once upon a time a landing pad for helicopters way back when they were logging back there
keep up the good work it's nice to see spend as much time on Vancouver Island as you want and you can never see all of it. The north island is absolutely fantastic but then again the whole entire Island is. Thank you for the information and how calm and collect you are with everything it's nice to see.
"that might be the door" Yup, it's called the Hamburger door and was located at the front of the aircraft as an emergency exit, however it was right in the path of the propeller blades. Ground beef, hence, the hamburger door.
Correct. Basically a door for the cockpit. Of short duration but I have flown a JU-52 with a similar door over the wing. Hiked into a number of crash sites years ago including a C-47 on Pikes Peak. Flew around Mt. Denali in a DC-3. It was, of course, originally a C-47 and did the D-Day drop. Have been to Port Hardy several times. Beautiful area.
"The gunner in the back..." Dakotas had no gunner. They weren't ever armed. Dakotas were transport aircraft only, until the war in Vietnam, when they were employed by the U.S. Air Force as gunships. Third crew member was likely a flight engineer, or a loadmaster.
I so enjoy your videos Dustin, makes me feel like I am young again and right there with you exporing this beautiful land of ours here in BC... Yes To Coastal Animist saying "take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints!" Thank you for bringing us all on your adventures!!!! Stay Safe and happy travels..
The crash site is amazing, and I agree it stays that way SOO sad though!! When you were looking for wildlife. It made me think of a true story that my ex roomate told me ( worked for BC Ferries and did the Twassen run ) the captain anounced if you want to see two bears mating go to the right side of the ship. It was a small channel to go through and so many people went to take pictures, the captain sounded the horn as they passed. The crew had a huge laugh that the captain outed people having sex on the beach.
I am interested in ww2, and what i love about your videos, it makes me want to go online and learn more about the wrecks , and it also makes us appreciate the ww2 crews that fought and defended us
Great history locating that plane wreckage plus the details about the crew! Myself I like longer videos but this is good ! That old hardware on the beach is a good bonus , I’ve never seen anything like those items !
Fantastic adventure Dustin, first I’d like to thank all those who served and current members of the Canadian Armed Forces 🇨🇦 we shall remember them. As a subscriber to your channel Iam always amazed how you find these remarkable places! Keep them coming I look forward to Saturday morning for a new adventure, stay safe and happy travels 👍
It would be so nice to have people enjoy these places without feeling the need to leave their own marks on them... Whatever happened to "take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints?"
Honestly it’s so selfish. I just find it ridiculous that people have the urge to scratch away the remains of a time capsule and even a grave, an irreversible action which will forever leave the irreplaceable piece of history in worse condition. Just to have your name on it! 🤷♂️
I was inspired by Dustin to explore old buildings & places. Went to Angel Island on Ferry. Amateur but still awsome! Dustin tries new trails & improv exploring, with gear. That's the real fun, the stuff you don't plan. Thanks Dustin.
It is quite disturbing to see trash left behind at the crash site. Leave no trace. What you found on the beach looks to be equipment for logging maybe? The piece with the brass rocker arms was some kind of pump.
Love the intro Mate, had me chuckling away right off the bat! Hehe Yeah, that was quite the gem of a find. Have to say, kinda living through your eyes at the moment...slightly jealous of the freedom matey...lockdown in the UK has been No Bueno, so keep it up....you're fuelling my desire to explore so I'm ready as soon as I can escape! 😉👍
I'm a bit late on my comments but Port Hardy has a wicked pier dock for crabbing. Its at the end of town by the only Hostel in town. Mostly Red Rocks though, but fantastic fishing.
The rope that you used reminded me of Unalaska, Dutch Harbor. There are many cliffs with ropes from WWI reaching to the beaches. In the 90's, they were still in good use. We had fun with those! Thank you for the video.
That wooden platform you where wondering about looks like an improvised helicopter landing pad. Fairly common. Ground searchers would build those. GSAR myself for many years. Not so much anymore though. Winching helicopters are more common today.
During World War II, more than 13,000 American aviators lost their lives in training accidents at home before they ever faced the enemy. Their sacrifice is all but forgotten today 14,000 aircraft lost in WW2 America!
WHALE BONE😂😂😂😂 I loved this video! I am in Va. I have so many relatives that were service members and anything from back in the day interest me. Thank You! 💜 Safe travels🙏🙏
Piece you queried is the nose side door.......the other part you wondered about is, i believe, the nose under tray.......the wooden construction you stood on is, presumably, constructed by the recovery crews who obviously salvaged quite a lot out if that airframe...
People who have never lived on the road don't appreciate how precious a commodity like mains electricity can be. Those fuses look just like British plug fuses.
In 1941 during WW2 an airfield was established in Tofino, BC after the Pearl Harbour incident. Radar Hill Station was constructed at the same time. These areas were setup to keep a Japanese invasion at bay. One night on 10 February 1945, a Canso bomber plane was flying out to do duty with a crew of 12 onboard. The Canso was loaded with 3,400 litres of fuel and 4 100-kilogram depth charges. Heading out in the dark at 11pm to return to Coal Harbour up north on Vancouver Island, the plane malfunctioned and the port engine lost power. The Canso was falling 300 meters a minute when it hit the trees and crashed. The quick thinking of pilot Ron Scholes who stalled the plane to slow it’s descent was the reason that all 12 crew members survived the crash. After crashing the fuel spilled out and the wreckage was in flames. Unable to reach the Tofino air field by radio, and unable to send up distress flares due to the fiery wreck, the crew used parachutes to create a tent and await rescue. The next morning they heard a plane take off from Tofino and launched a flare at a distance from the wreckage. The plane above sent down a parachute flare in response that by miracle did not hit any of the spilled fuel. Eleven hours after the crash the entire crew was rescued, the army detonated the depth charges - leaving the 6 meter crater that still exists today, an retrieved the remaining electronics and guns outfitted on the plane. The trail in is through a bog and well-marked by Parks Canada. While it remains an unofficial trail Parks Canada marked the trail to try and limit the number of hikers who get lost and need rescuing themselves! Directions & Parking Directions from town. Drive south along Pacific Rim Highway and turn right at the sign for Radar Hill. Just past Radar Hill Road walk the highway south until you see No Parking signs and a trail headed into the forest. The trail is marked with pink tape by Parks Canada, Difficulty is 3/5. Mostly due to the walk along the highway - keep your dogs and kids close - and the muddiness of the trail.
I was puzzled when you mentioned ‘Going Crabbing’ and it was almost pitch dark: my Father used to go Crabbing and it involved going around the rocks at low tide with a ‘Crabhook’ and pulling them out of the hiding places. He used pots for the lobsters.
Awesome man, unkle worked on planes in WW2 on bases in India and Burma. Worked on Lancs, Liberators and Dakota's, I have his photo book from the time it is a dear possession of mine.
I personally like 11 to 12 minute videos when they get too long after 50 minutes I become bored but you do do a good job you can do a separate jaded a living and I get it you deserve more views and more likes on how anybody could dislike the video
**WINDBAG WARNING!** 8:00 Actually that is a standard practice in many industries. In my trade we frequently use this method on machines like factory robots, conveyor systems and gas/steam turbines in generating plants. It is an excellent way to prevent failure due to vibration. Really cool to see that particular wire still intact after so many decades!
He wouldn't have been a gunner, the one that survived, was an aft observer. Also that was safety wiring, they did that to keep things from vibrating loose.
What’s the name of your video that shows u holding a metal detector ? Love your channel ❤️ uncle everything’s already been found, well yeah ahaha so cute 🥰
I love the longer video. I have Cancer and so times I need to smile and my dog and I watch you .we love you BE SAFE. 😎
Richard Nesler - I'm so sorry you've got cancer. I'm glad you have your beloved dog by your side. I love dogs so much, too! They're so precious! I wish you all the very best. Be careful not to get any germs as you have enough to on your plate as it is. Good luck to you!🍀😊👍👍🐕❤🌞🌈
You are in my prayers Richard 🙏
Prayers for you Richard. You can beat this. With God by your side you can't lose. God Bless You 🙏 🙌. And always remember that He sent His only begotten son to die on a cross for all of us so that whoever shall believe in Him shall not perish but have Eternal life in Heaven. John 3:16.
How are you now?
God bless you
I was there this summer. I did some research afterward and the wood platform is a helicopter pad they built to fly in some folks for the plaque dedication and remembrance ceremony a few years ago.
It was built by the Canadian rangers, they hiked everything in, built it, and stood "guard"
Glad to see the details posted here. A helo pad was my guess as soon as I saw the structure, but I was thinking something more nefarious, or at least morally questionable, like parts and artifact salvage.
Deepest respect and condolences for the pilot and co pilot. Blue skies and tailwinds in their memory.
Since Ive gotten too old and broken to do what you are doing, you do remind me of me always exploring with my dog everywhere I took her.......a great companion to have when I ran into bears or other wildlife. Please keep safe....one hurt can last a lifetime.
A training mission that ends in a plane crash, isn't usually characterized as a success. Great video! Thank you
Loved the plane crash! Sooo glad that there is little graffiti & vandalism! Enjoyed watching your journey as having MS doesn’t allow me to travel, hike or see adventures like you do, sooo thank you sooo very much for taking me along on your adventures...without you, I would never get to enjoy these experiences ❤️
The crash site is where two young men lost their lives in service of their country. I hope anyone who goes there has enough respect to stay out of the wreckage, remove their hats as a sign of respect and offer a moment of silence.
Thats in remarkable condition. Thanks for showing us around. Thats some thick dense bush country. I enjoy the day to day life stuff. Also your humor is on point dont drop that. I already miss that grey bearded black bear. Keep up the good work cheers from Maine.
At Victoria's airport there is a pathway that you can walk that goes around the airport. Along the path are information signs and there is a memorial set up to remember all aircrew based at the airport who died. So the two who died in this plane crash will be remembered at the airport.
rickrayn I didn’t know that. Thank you for telling me.
Love the video, what a great adventure to find a piece of our history of young men who were preparing for keeping Canada Strong & Free!! Hope you can continue to find some more similar finds.
How very sad. Thank You for taking the trouble to make and post these bits of history.
Our children today aren't even taught the history nor told the old stories about such things except for those with ties to our disappearing Greatest Generation.
Aircraft safety wiring . . . I know it well !
Another great video! The crash site was amazing.
Love the short videos, but I could definitely watch some longer ones.
That thing on the beach is a steam donkey.. meant for pulling logs out back in the early days. Atleast thats what I was told by a man that lives pretty damn close to that beach and has lived there his whole life
Ohhhhh interesting, thank you.
@@Destination_Adventure no problem man.
Steam donkey ? I think you've been misinformed .
@@johnburakowski61 Steam powered winch, steam mule, steam donkey, steam tugger, whatever you wish to call it - it is. The post by Randy Booth is correct.
@@zalmaflash The object referred to as a fan blade is wind turbine blade . It's fiberglass and it's thin .You can hear it when he taps on it . Exactly what part of a steam donkey do you think it is ?
The island is a good spot to spend the winter traveling around. It’s fairly mild all winter but will get some snow through January & February. However you might run out of stuff to do. Love your videos man. Living the dream.
G'day from Australia. Vancouver Island was a highlight of my Canadian trip. 4 days didn't do any justice to my exploratory nature. The overall lack of graffiti was refreshing noticeable, as was no litter, clean waylay and parks, amazing public transport and friendliness. The planned time in northern US turned into more Canadian adventures, the US was so opposite. One day I'll get back and hopefully search out the Dakota. Thans for the video
That's an amazingly good condition wreck, I'm also happy too see the respect given by past visitors.
Longer videos are always a treat but all of your videos are good enough for me! Thanks for taking us along to this site :)
Thanks for showing us the Dakota (C-47- DC-3). Like the longer format.
So cool, gotta love Canada and of course who could not love B.C? The Island is amazing, thanks for making our Covid lifestyle less tedious. Thanks for all the work (hiking, bush-whacking) including editing that you do. B.C. is where adventure begins, I like your philosophy of leaving relics largely untouched. Your drone footage is as always stunning, and unlocks exploring ideas.
The beach relic you found looks like a self powered "Tugger", those are rockers arms for the valves on top of the cylinder barrels, obviously a very old design with the valve train mounted externally and likely a diesel. The small gear is still mounted on the output shaft of the engine as this provides Gear Reduction via a large link drive chain that turned the winch mechanism. Likely a winch for dry docking or landing logs. It appears the remains of the old dry dock for boat repair is partially remaining as well. The winch would have had rope or possibly a wire rope winch line, very cool find. We used to use Compressed air engine (Aluminum) powered tuggers for hoisting steel, within Industrial superstructures that are not accessible by cranes for our purpose of busting Iron. Different design, same idea, a portable winch-line device for pulling our hoisting heavy items. The applications for such a device are only limited by the imagination of the end user.
Tuggers extensively used in older mines to lift supplies up raises and with slushers to move ore into ore passes.
the "wildlife" as you call it was actually visible from where you were standing, you just needed an excellent pair of binoculars and you would be able to look in our front window from that covered bridge. Too bad we didn't get to meet you. Love the new format. Puts the place in better perspective and tickles those who have been there before or currently. Thanks, we were hoping you would make it up here. I wish I could have brought my drone for that to contribute.
Hey I was up there last year. What’s it like living there? I can’t stop thinking about it.
@@coltendixon2416 can't think of anywhere else I'd rather be. Even foul-weather days are still a bastion of paradise
That war plane was an awesome find ! Awesome video. Keep up the long videos if you can .your a natural with a camera .keep it up .
Thank you
Sweet, I actually grew up in Port Hardy witch is where this is, just thought id toss in a fun fact, the square platform of logs you were wondering about was once upon a time a landing pad for helicopters way back when they were logging back there
keep up the good work it's nice to see spend as much time on Vancouver Island as you want and you can never see all of it. The north island is absolutely fantastic but then again the whole entire Island is. Thank you for the information and how calm and collect you are with everything it's nice to see.
"that might be the door" Yup, it's called the Hamburger door and was located at the front of the aircraft as an emergency exit, however it was right in the path of the propeller blades. Ground beef, hence, the hamburger door.
Correct. Basically a door for the cockpit. Of short duration but I have flown a JU-52 with a similar door over the wing. Hiked into a number of crash sites years ago including a C-47 on Pikes Peak. Flew around Mt. Denali in a DC-3. It was, of course, originally a C-47 and did the D-Day drop. Have been to Port Hardy several times. Beautiful area.
Your video broth me back to my roots!
"The gunner in the back..." Dakotas had no gunner. They weren't ever armed. Dakotas were transport aircraft only, until the war in Vietnam, when they were employed by the U.S. Air Force as gunships. Third crew member was likely a flight engineer, or a loadmaster.
My grandpa's best friend Hagemann, who he flew C-47s with in China, ended up staying in after WWII and flew AC-47s in Vietnam!
Sgt. Moss WAG was a Wireless Air Gunner in the tail, these were used with guns for training in Canada during the war.
My grandfather flew these (and C-46s) over "The Hump" in the China-Burma-India Theater in WWII as a 22 year old 2LT.
I so enjoy your videos Dustin, makes me feel like I am young again and right there with you exporing this beautiful land of ours here in BC... Yes To Coastal Animist saying "take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints!" Thank you for bringing us all on your adventures!!!! Stay Safe and happy travels..
The crash site is amazing, and I agree it stays that way SOO sad though!! When you were looking for wildlife. It made me think of a true story that my ex roomate told me ( worked for BC Ferries and did the Twassen run ) the captain anounced if you want to see two bears mating go to the right side of the ship. It was a small channel to go through and so many people went to take pictures, the captain sounded the horn as they passed. The crew had a huge laugh that the captain outed people having sex on the beach.
Thank you for your service to the man who passed away in the excellent
I am interested in ww2, and what i love about your videos, it makes me want to go online and learn more about the wrecks , and it also makes us appreciate the ww2 crews that fought and defended us
What's truly amazing is the paint they used to paint the rondels is still holding up.
I saw that 30 years ago when fishing on the lake.
Your awesome brother, keep up the good work! From your American friend in Montana who watches faithfully.
Great history locating that plane wreckage plus the details about the crew!
Myself I like longer videos but this is good !
That old hardware on the beach is a good bonus , I’ve never seen anything like those items !
Loved this thank you! You made me lol when going through the bushes 😂
Gets a little thick sometimes hahaha
Great stuff! Always look forward to what you find next :)
Merci pour cette belle vidéo, cette épave de DC3 Dakota est vraiment intéressante et émouvante 👍
Fantastic adventure Dustin, first I’d like to thank all those who served and current members of the Canadian Armed Forces 🇨🇦 we shall remember them. As a subscriber to your channel Iam always amazed how you find these remarkable places! Keep them coming I look forward to Saturday morning for a new adventure, stay safe and happy travels 👍
It would be so nice to have people enjoy these places without feeling the need to leave their own marks on them... Whatever happened to "take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints?"
I should start saying that as my closing line again.
@@Destination_Adventure People could use the reminder, for sure...
Honestly it’s so selfish. I just find it ridiculous that people have the urge to scratch away the remains of a time capsule and even a grave, an irreversible action which will forever leave the irreplaceable piece of history in worse condition. Just to have your name on it! 🤷♂️
Last time I was in Port Hardy the road was more of a wagon track , IE- 1971 .
I was inspired by Dustin to explore old buildings & places. Went to Angel Island on Ferry. Amateur but still awsome! Dustin tries new trails & improv exploring, with gear. That's the real fun, the stuff you don't plan. Thanks Dustin.
I wonder what those yellow signs say.
As always, awesome adventuring. Thank you Dustin
Always appreciate the longer videos! Keep up the awesome work! What did you use for bait this time?
I always use chicken. That way the seals don’t get it. That’s what I was taught anyways.
I love all of your longer videos and when you work on things….keep the videos coming 👍
I was in Port Hardy in 1986. We went crapping that night. Nothing like eating fresh crap.
It is quite disturbing to see trash left behind at the crash site. Leave no trace. What you found on the beach looks to be equipment for logging maybe? The piece with the brass rocker arms was some kind of pump.
Love the intro Mate, had me chuckling away right off the bat! Hehe
Yeah, that was quite the gem of a find.
Have to say, kinda living through your eyes at the moment...slightly jealous of the freedom matey...lockdown in the UK has been No Bueno, so keep it up....you're fuelling my desire to explore so I'm ready as soon as I can escape! 😉👍
The "logo", is called a Rondell, just so you know. Cheers, keep it up lad.
Oh man, thank you so much for this. I tried to look this up, but I was worried to say the wrong name. Much appreciated.
Roundel. Typically round in appearance.
Ted Shredz it’s French
Sam B Thanks Sam, I didn’t think of that.
@@SJB117 Its not French. In French its called: cocarde
Il est plutôt bien conserver .merci pour le partage 👍🏻
Thanks for details about the crash and recognizing the crew and their lose.
@5:05 I believe that was at one time, a temporary helicopter landing pad. Logging companies and others routinely build them.
I'm a bit late on my comments but Port Hardy has a wicked pier dock for crabbing. Its at the end of town by the only Hostel in town. Mostly Red Rocks though, but fantastic fishing.
7:59, some dudes use that wire tie set up to secure bolts in motocross as well. Super cool videos buddy! 🇨🇦🍻
The rope that you used reminded me of Unalaska, Dutch Harbor. There are many cliffs with ropes from WWI reaching to the beaches. In the 90's, they were still in good use. We had fun with those! Thank you for the video.
World War II, sorry
That wooden platform you where wondering about looks like an improvised helicopter landing pad. Fairly common. Ground searchers would build those. GSAR myself for many years. Not so much anymore though. Winching helicopters are more common today.
Dakota's didn't have gunners. The surviving Sgt was more likely the crew chief.
@eclemensen Maybe in the Canadian AF. Have never read of or seen WWII photos of US C-47's with gunners, but occasional odd things did happen.
@mug wump Different war.
I enjoy your videos so much ! Thank you for taking me along.
The shot of the "shroud" with the ferns inside is nice.
During World War II, more than 13,000 American aviators lost their lives in training accidents at home before they ever faced the enemy. Their sacrifice is all but forgotten today 14,000 aircraft lost in WW2 America!
your shows are epic, watching all the older ones now, winter time :)
I kinda like the idea of your videos being about life between the adventures too. It's all very interesting to us boring square people.
Those logs stacked by crash were for a helipad
Probably took out engines etc
That's why it's cleardcof trees. I would think the pad was for Sleeping tent . They would have just hovered and cabled the parts out.
WHALE BONE😂😂😂😂 I loved this video! I am in Va. I have so many relatives that were service members and anything from back in the day interest me. Thank You! 💜 Safe travels🙏🙏
More like Canadian Stud! Ha-ha love the title! Great episode!
Piece you queried is the nose side door.......the other part you wondered about is, i believe, the nose under tray.......the wooden construction you stood on is, presumably, constructed by the recovery crews who obviously salvaged quite a lot out if that airframe...
That thing on the beach looks like an engine of some sort. Thanks for the video!!!
People who have never lived on the road don't appreciate how precious a commodity like mains electricity can be. Those fuses look just like British plug fuses.
The lock wire is used in many applications. Not tied just to aviation. Even your motor home will have locking wire in the Transmission
It's called lockwire and it's still used on motorcycles for racing
And airplanes.
You will find lock wires on many things. Artillery pieces have a lot of lock wired bolts
I would love to see nice looking plaques on historical sites you find. Like this 1944 plane.
Great adventures! Great find on the WW2 plane crash.
In 1941 during WW2 an airfield was established in Tofino, BC after the Pearl Harbour incident. Radar Hill Station was constructed at the same time. These areas were setup to keep a Japanese invasion at bay.
One night on 10 February 1945, a Canso bomber plane was flying out to do duty with a crew of 12 onboard. The Canso was loaded with 3,400 litres of fuel and 4 100-kilogram depth charges. Heading out in the dark at 11pm to return to Coal Harbour up north on Vancouver Island, the plane malfunctioned and the port engine lost power. The Canso was falling 300 meters a minute when it hit the trees and crashed. The quick thinking of pilot Ron Scholes who stalled the plane to slow it’s descent was the reason that all 12 crew members survived the crash.
After crashing the fuel spilled out and the wreckage was in flames. Unable to reach the Tofino air field by radio, and unable to send up distress flares due to the fiery wreck, the crew used parachutes to create a tent and await rescue. The next morning they heard a plane take off from Tofino and launched a flare at a distance from the wreckage. The plane above sent down a parachute flare in response that by miracle did not hit any of the spilled fuel.
Eleven hours after the crash the entire crew was rescued, the army detonated the depth charges - leaving the 6 meter crater that still exists today, an retrieved the remaining electronics and guns outfitted on the plane. The trail in is through a bog and well-marked by Parks Canada. While it remains an unofficial trail Parks Canada marked the trail to try and limit the number of hikers who get lost and need rescuing themselves!
Directions & Parking
Directions from town. Drive south along Pacific Rim Highway and turn right at the sign for Radar Hill. Just past Radar Hill Road walk the highway south until you see No Parking signs and a trail headed into the forest. The trail is marked with pink tape by Parks Canada,
Difficulty is 3/5. Mostly due to the walk along the highway - keep your dogs and kids close - and the muddiness of the trail.
You see those wires on two piece brake setups on cars also. So the Brake rotor bolts don’t back out.
What an awesome find of history, like to know more about the plane for sure. How to say I laughed at the whale bit, nice
The cut small log platform you stood upon @ 5:00 +/- was constructed for a helicopter.
Great vids Sir! thanks for sharing
This channel deserves more views!
I injoy all your videos even the day to day adventures
that wooden platform looks like a bush helipad, but maybe someones camping ramp
Or just some logs tied together forming a crude 'cap' covering a 700m deep mine shaft ? 😮🤔😁👍😎
At 11.8 on the video ,those things are called tappets ,off of an engine,probably there to pull a boat ashore
I was puzzled when you mentioned ‘Going Crabbing’ and it was almost pitch dark: my Father used to go Crabbing and it involved going around the rocks at low tide with a ‘Crabhook’ and pulling them out of the hiding places. He used pots for the lobsters.
long time ago when I lved in norther BC the legend goes , in the caves or tunnels ww2 millitary items where stored and aparentently still there
Dakota's didn't have gunners..... survivor was probably the navigator/ radio operator/ flight engineer seated further back in the cockpit.
Much prefer the longer videos. We cast these up to our TV, and its nice to put a longer video on to watch.
Awesome man, unkle worked on planes in WW2 on bases in India and Burma. Worked on Lancs, Liberators and Dakota's, I have his photo book from the time it is a dear possession of mine.
I personally like 11 to 12 minute videos when they get too long after 50 minutes I become bored but you do do a good job you can do a separate jaded a living and I get it you deserve more views and more likes on how anybody could dislike the video
Looks like a fun hike
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8:00 Actually that is a standard practice in many industries. In my trade we frequently use this method on machines like factory robots, conveyor systems and gas/steam turbines in generating plants. It is an excellent way to prevent failure due to vibration. Really cool to see that particular wire still intact after so many decades!
He wouldn't have been a gunner, the one that survived, was an aft observer. Also that was safety wiring, they did that to keep things from vibrating loose.
That thing on the beach was a two cylinder engine and what was left of a winch that the engine operated.
Another adventure down another place to check out on my Vancouver trip. Thanks.
Happy to help. Please be respectful along the way :)
Should explore some of the old native village sites near the north island, permission is usually needed though.
So very interesting and I too am so glad there was little graffiti. I am so glad you didn't fall in that mud lol
Really enjoyed this video and longer format.
I like your videos long or short , and Love the comedy you have added!!!!!!!
Cue “The Happy Wanderer”. Btw thanks for doing this.
I could be wrong, but I think those items on the beach are part of an amphibious landing or make shift bridge used by the military
What’s the name of your video that shows u holding a metal detector ? Love your channel ❤️ uncle everything’s already been found, well yeah ahaha so cute 🥰
Would love to see this plane either restored or put in a museum as is
That hike up the trail using the rope is almost, but not quite, like the hike up at Wapta Falls.