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Good job. I enjoyed it. I will have to check it out next time I am close by. It was very informative as well. CAVU

Aaand this is why the CIA needed to get into the drug trade.

Dad said he was on the initial carrier qual crew for the Vigilante. Had a really killer defense contractor plastic model on his bedroom dresser of the Vigilante. One of the few I didn't break as a child.

Thanks for sharing!

6 turning and 4 burning..... god that was massive aicraft

I have visited the one at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. It is a very impressive bomber. I also remember the James Stewart movie Strategic Air Command. The movie covers a lot for nostalgia fans. Both are worth a visit and watching. 🇺🇸👍

I came to see this plane in 2020. I was the only person at the museum that day lol. Drove from San francisco, over the top of mount hamilton past the lick observatory and down the other side to go see it. Right after the wildfires, everything was deserted. Amazing museum. Couldn't believe the aircraft they had there mouldering out in the sun. Im from the UK originally and we have some awesome aircraft museums there, but to see a B-36, B-52, B-47, B-58, B-29, B-50, B-17s, a b-25 an SR-71, a d-20 drone, all in one place... AND an Avro Vulcan. Castle has a phenomenal collection. Wish it was indoors but I can see why that would be a bit costly with that collection...

4 burning, 6 turning

There was one of these on display an Chanute AB, Illinois when I lived there from 1988 until it closed. I remember them towing the B-36 to the flightline where they disassembled it to put it on a train. I heard it was going to California, but this one in the video isn't it. Late one afternoon my dad and I drove out to the flightline while it was being taken apart after everyone had left for the day. I got to poke my head up inside.

One of these massive bombers crashed in Newfoundland in 1953. They were flying a mission to test if enemy aircraft could fly undetected into North American airspace. After crossing the Atlantic from the Canary Islands, in adverse weather conditions the plane crashed on a barren hilltop on the east coast of the island of Newfoundland. General Richard Ellsworth along with all 22 crew members were killed. Planes were sent out from The United States Air Force Base at Stephenville to search for the downed bomber, but one of them, a B29, was also lost and never found. For more information on this crash search Burgoyne's Cove B-36 crash.

Good job on one massive plane. The other three are at the USAF Museum in Dayton, Ohio, Pima Tucson, Arizona, and the SAC Museum in Ashland, Nebraska, in case anyone was wondering. CAVU

in my Mind, THE Medium Bomber of all time. Especially in its later, more Aggro variants with 9999 Guns in the nose 🙂

We were there at Edwards to watch the Shuttle on display on top of the 747. What a thing to see. That was in the fall of 1977.

Yossarian "That's some catch, that Catch-22," he observed. "It's the best there is," Doc Daneeka agreed." ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22 Nice airplane, always like the looks of a B-25. CAVU

My Boy Scout master flew B25s in WW2. He spent a year in a German POW camp.

Excellent video, I have an NOS Holley aircraft carburetor for a B-25 Mitchell, I have all of the original paperwork and box, it is really neat, dated 1945

Thanks for this. We appreciate it. One note if you see a slightly open canopy on a plane its to allow them to breath in the summer heat if they are on the active ramp on the airport. Thank y6ou again for visiting us.

2:16 Fuel dump nozzle....as in dump and burn.

Nice. I enjoyed it. The crew ejection system is sound; at least you know you have a campione along for the ride. I'm thinking (Oh NO) the Bone (B1B) has one as well. Is this one at Castle Air Museum in Atwater? Noticed the B-36 in the background. CAVU

I got to see one in flight in 1980. I was based at NAS/NATTC Memphis, TN when one flew into the base while I was walking back from town. At first, I thought it was a Tomcat flying over, but then I saw it had a single tail. Shortly after it arrived, it was converted to a static display across from the chow hall. The last time I looked on Google Maps, the Vigilante was still there. The A-5 entered the fleet in 1961. Its original mission was to be a high-speed sea-based strategic bomber capable of carrying nukes. The bombs at the time of its development were still quite large and heavy, so a big airframe was needed to accommodate them. Because of a change of policy that relied more on submarine-based strategic weapons at the time of its service, the A-5 became redundant. Its mission then became that of a high-speed reconnaissance aircraft, being redesignated as the RA-5 in 1963. The one I saw in Tennessee, BuNo 156608, was the last operational example, formerly based on the USS Ranger with RVAH-7. Its final deployment was aboard Ranger in 1979. RVAH stands for Reconnaissance Fixed-wing Attack, Heavy.

The rear 'ejection' was never used after testing....instead extra fuel tanks were installed. I think the crack in the 'dome' is just wear-and-tear from sitting through the seasons. Yeah, it was a very difficult jet to land on a carrier. Same turbojet engines as the F-4/ F-104/B-58s.

One of the sleekest jets in the military of all time. The A-5 was based at NAS Albany (GA) in the late 60s & early 70s. As an early teenager, I saw them (& other jests) frequently; they looked so aerodynamic & fast. Very common to hear the sound barrier being broken back then, too. My family house had 6 large windows that vibrated heavily when this happened. The base closed shortly after the VN war ended. So few NAS's left these days. Sad.

Good Video! Yeah, You Don't See Too Much About It & I Always Thought It Was A Good Looking Plane, Too. Thank You. (Like #47)

3:25. He loves that thick shaft.

All A5's had the center cam pod.

Nice video

For christs sake get someone to do the narration

Think it was the largest aircraft that was able to land take off from a carrier. good video. CAVA

Cool channel man, im looking at doing something like this in nz

We used to fly in a 1970 24D Lear so I think this one would be a late sixties model. The 24D was owned by a company my Dad worked for called American Realty based out of Memphis.

I wonder if she is airworthy

Fitz Fulton was the pilot on this plane. He was also a pilot in the huge xb70 Valkyrie bomber

Pure sexy!

I flew the 25D for 3 years followed by the last 24E produced for two years. This is not a 1977 Lear as the round windows went away with the introduction of the 24D. I would figure that this is maybe a 71' or earlier Lear. The Lear 24E was the most exciting airplane that I have ever flown. Just walking up to it and realizing you were going to get to fly it was a great feeling. The climb rate of the 24E without the weight of the fuselage tank was spectacular. Burying the needle of the VSI at over 6,000 FPM up was just a normal thing. Thanks for the memory.

Why didn't we get an inside view?? (Through the windows doesn't count)

I flew from Dallas to Chorpus and back i the early 70's, We got an unrestricted climb to FL 410. It was mind blowing.

Excellent.

Thanks, another gem needing to be check out. seems like a good collection with a few head scatters. CAVU

Neat video to pop up on my feed during Airventure. If you enjoy b17s, i suggest stopping at the EAA Air Museum in Oshkosh. The Aluminum Overcast has sadly been grounded, but its a plane with great history. I grew up playing on it as a kid while it was restored, and after 30 yeas of touring, she is back home(in such a sad way)

F-105 is the Thunderchief, F-84 was the Thunderstreak

I finished my 6-A in 2011. Yours looks great.

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The unpainted B-17 you said flys does not. It hasn’t flown for more than 15 years when it flew from Hemet California to Palm Springs. I know this because I flew the chase plane to pick up the crew when it landed. It would be a major project to get that thing back in the air.

Pogo Wheels out on the ends of the wings of the B-52 are there because the wind is droop especially when it's full of fuel that actually keeps the wind keeps from hitting the ground when it's full

I worked at LockMart in Fort Worth when N911NA landed at Carswell with Endeavour on top for an overnite stay. (2009) LM distributed multiple pictures to employees. but I got to walk up close to a Shuttle and a NASA 747.

The mounts on the F14 is for the AIM 54 Phoenix

If the B-52 wing was full of fuel, the wing would bend and the outrigger gear would touch touch the ground. The missile next to it is a Hound dog nuclear cruise missile.

1:00 that F-86 is painted in TWA markings...it just needs TWA on the tail.

Cool! Over the last year I've seen the ones in Kalamazoo, Dayton, and NYC.