In COD We Trust - C-2A Greyhound 50th Anniversary Video VRC-30 Providers
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- čas přidán 16. 11. 2014
- This is a video for the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the C-2A Greyhound. The COD's first flight took place on 18 November, 1964. Since then, the aircraft and it's crews have supplied the carrier fleet with high priority logistics. This video shows some amazing insight into the mission of the COD as well as the challenge/thrill of flying the COD.
Songs (in order):
MuteMath - One More
TV On The Radio - Happy Idiot
Phantogram - Black Out Days - Auta a dopravní prostředky
Carrier landings and takeoffs never gets old.
YEP, I could visit there and watch them all day... Oh, wait, I did do that!
DAMN, watching him land on that carrier with his control and hand movements was awesome...
Much respect to the C2 community. The legit unsung hero’s of the fleet. Not the most glorious job. But the most needed. You guys are awesome. And I salute you! Thank you for your service!
I was a VRC-50 C-1A COD crewman out of Cubi and Det Danang for 2 years while the C-2s were recovering from a stretch of bad luck in the early 70s. I remember Skipper Adkins at quarters one morning stressing how critical the C-2's role was - one Greyhound launched to Yankee Station carried the same load as four C-1's. The C-2 load masters and crew chiefs worked their butts off from chocks to launch and for some , the only crews rest they ever got after a 16 hour day was a quick nap on a pile of mail bags . They earned their flight skins the hard way...
Transport everywhere is under appreciated, good job COD.
This is absolutely the best C-2 Greyhound video on the internet and quite possibly one of the best for Naval Aviation, period.
Excellent job brother!
Even though I'm ex-Army, I always get excited watching those Naval Aviators landing on Aircraft carriers. Thumbs-up 👍.
WOW!! You made this humble airplane look beautiful in this video. Outstanding video!!
+alex3373 Thank you sir!
Humble but vital. Well Done COD guys!
@@propbrochill1772 it's a great video and great soundtrack- but I've got no idea who artists are. Who are they?
What a wonderful experience tagging along on a run to the Harry T. and back 15 years ago in the Med during the Iraq war. Got the tour and watched launch and recovery of F-18s and S-3s from Vultures Row. A former Seabee electrician treated like a VIP. The Cat and Trap are to die for!!!! I was so proud to see our Navy folks in full control of a totally self sufficient mission with no external help. What a Machine!!!
"Now mail-call, mail-call!!!" And the whole ship smiled.
I have fallen in love with this entire video and the C2 greyhound. Heroes forever
Growing up and living in San Diego it's always been a cool little treat to see these guys whenever they appear in the sky. Maybe downtown or up by Miramar, it's not too often but that's what makes it cool.
One of the most beautifully portrayed videos of COD operations. The visuals and the music just gives you a goosebump on the amount of things that go within the COD community and the greatness of the work that they perform. Much love and kudos to the COD of the US Navy. A big salute to your wonderful and heartfelt service. #LoveFromIndia 🇮🇳
Been there, done that! I was an FCPC on the C-1A's for VR-30 (just before our permanent San Diego Det became VRC-30.) I loved the aircraft, I loved the mission. Best flying I did in the Navy. This video brings back a lot of those memories. Thanks to whoever put this together.
Thank you for your service. oooh raaah!
@@thesqaanalyst lol navy its hooyah😂
Im about to head out to vrc-30 north island in august im a re rate from et to am im super excited to get out there never even been around birds in the navy cuz i was on the fitz 😂
@@dhgkrypto9510 Awesome! I was an AMS2 stationed up the road at NAS Miramar, back when that was still a thing. I worked on E-2Cs, but was trained on the C-2 as well. Fun times, got my A&P License, out of the deal. The C-2 / E-2 is a great airframe, you're gonna enjoy it. Little different pace from the fighter jet community, more family like, least it was in my squadron.
Great video! I was a VRC-30 COD pilot back in the late 80s-early 90s and it was great flying with a fantastic bunch of people. What great memories. Thanks for sharing.
Great aircraft the C 1 was easier and a lot smaller
See the new entry. Its for you, and your brothers and sisters.
The Navy still rocks! Miss growing up on those bases and my old man going to sea. NAS Cecil Field and NAS Memphis good times. Thanks to all of you that have served and planning to serve.
I loaded/unloaded Det 5 for 2 years on the Kitty Hawk, 1998-2000. 950 thousand pounds of cargo, 350 thousand pounds of pony, and over 4500 pax over that time frame.Det 5 took top hook one month on the 1999 cruise. :)
I always liked seeing the wonder bread in the pattern, mail call was soon to follow. Even though I had to personally touch nearly every damned box and/or mail trey that came out of it.
Thank you brother.
Rode with the Sundowners in 93 out of A school to meet up with my squadron aboard the USS George Washington. Most badass / scary experience was definitely the carrier landing. Crew was amazing. True professionals. Much respect to this day.
What a BEAST, It goes the distance with grace!
Flew in one of these from RAF Base, Cyprus to the USS Truman..Thrilling landing and takeoff!
Really well edited. Shot placement was great too. Seeing 3-4 angles of the landings and takeoffs was really important. Loved seeing the wide angles showing the pilot and the outside. This video gave some of the best feeling of scale and place, felt like I was really joining along.
Also MuteMath +1
Thanks, I really appreciate the feedback! Look for more in the future at some point!
*THE C-2A IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ASSETS OF THE NAVY WHEN IT COMES TO THE NECESSITIES, THAT WOULD OTHERWISE HOLD UP THE SHOW...THEY'RE SIMPLY GRACEFUL AND WE LOVE WATCHING THEM FLY AS MUCH AS ANY OTHER PLANE!!* *AND OF COURSE, WE ALWAYS PRAY FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO FLY ALL THESE WONDERFUL FLYING MACHINES!! ;-)*
Loved watching the pilot trim and put in small adjustments on final to the carrier
I was a provider in the 80's during the Reagan Administration. Fantastic people who work hard to make it possible for others to be able to their jobs. Thanks for giving dignity to a great aircraft and the pros who fly and maintain them. Go Navy!
Made 2 Med cruises on the U.S.S. Coral Sea. CV-43. Always loved seeing the COD inbound...
Holy hell, I never thought of these things as being badass....but I have reconsidered. I stand corrected.
As A cod maintainer from the 80's thank you.
Paul Valles Thank you for your service.
As an Army guy who flew out of Atsugi NAF, I met and chatted many times with the COD drivers there. Even earned a coin from them👍 back in the 90’s.
I view the COD crews as the unsung hero’s on a boat. They don’t get the recognition they deserve while doing their job daily...kinda like an offensive lineman.
the happiest words you will ever hear on bird farm......."COD on the ball with mail"..the fighters get to play...these guys work......thanks..cv-60, cv-62
Awesome 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💪
You all are the ones that keep the morale high. Communication with family and loved ones keeps the wheels turning .
Great job gang.
Much love and respect to all of you!!!
Truly the unsung hero in carrier ops. Like the Air Force C-130 truly irreplaceable.
They're being replaced by Ospreys, a decision that makes little sense to me.
Just a fantastic video. I had a chance to a DV visit to the Enterprise (CVN-65) in 1998 and we trapped in a COD, then did a waist cat shot the next day. Absolutely amazing. Hats off to all of these fine men and women.
Bad Ass!! Thank you for the video and I thank all who serve!
Thanks, Werewolf!
So great to see my old boat, the USS Nimitz again and to see the type of plane I was catapulted off the Nimitz in when I separated from the Navy. Great ride, good times!! Oh, and terrific video!!
Great video. Was a plane captain at Miramar, Ca back in '90-'93. This was nice to watch 20+ years later.
Ditto, here too Art. '88-'92 down at hanger 5, VAW-88. Very nice to watch, wings folding, unfolding, the gear swing!
Catted off the Coral Sea in early 86 on a COD. Little did I know that would be my last day at sea, retired three years later. Still miss it.
Thanks for the lift off the Nimitz in 1985. It was a blast!
When I was in the Navy this was the way we got mail, pre internet and cell phones. 😎
Westpacs 73-74 and 75-76 plane guarding for the bird farms, watched many COD flights
Only got to ride on once and it was definitely memorable I do miss launching these off the catapults
So many great memories inside of these magnificent machines. Thank you for the outstanding video. It's great to come back to reminisce. Det 5 for life. L.D.W.B.
Wonderful video. Served with VRC-30 from 86 to 89 as MMCO. Claim to fame was getting all eight birds in the air for a fly-by up the bay. Good Times.
Nice job, Providers. Very nice tribute to the unsung heroes of the fleet.
Thanks!
I've always wanted to to see the Greyhound in action, but every show on aircraft carriers only ever follows the strike aircraft.
Fantastic tribute to an outstanding airframe that has stood the test of time and provided brilliant service.
That landing looked bloody scary with all the adjustments coming in...
Every landing is a ton of work, as shown in the video! Thanks for recognizing the hard work we put in!!
it also looks like it's not fly by wire. I Always been wondered how some designs ends up being just best of the best. there is no substitutes. Even in our modern times many designs just works and have worked decades And new ones just aren't more effective. Itt apples in some naval designs also, not just planes. Plenty of great ship designs that we use still today, only improvements is some hightech lowfriction paint or dimpled surface to reduce drag, but basic design is easily over 150 years old in some cases. They just nailed it. Physics doesn't lie.
I’m one of few people in the world that has one actually cat shot on a cod under his belt! Awesome aircraft!!!
Oh dude, I got codded onto the Nimitz once. passengers sit facing backwards and when they kick hard Left or Right rudder, you feel it. My AMS2 buddy was white knuckleing it and when we got to the carrier he was digging his nails into my thigh he was so scared. That hurt like hell
Otherwise I'd have been, all Whoo Hoo! Let's go around again! Actually, I might have said that, he was pretty pissed. Anyway, we trapped, caught the three wire. The crew was all Female VAW-110, pilot was a short little gal. long red hair, absolutely beautiful. I remember her very well; because she flew us an engine when we fodded one in Key West and flew an F-14 engine up to Cold Lake Canada, when VF-302 had an inflight issue. So really happy when I found out she was flying us out to the Nimitz.
@@larrymiller2815 That's awesome Larry!
God Bless the United States Navy! Great behind the scenes video, the Hornets get all the love but the greyhound brings mail call and medivac!
You stand on our shoulders . . . Soar on our shoulders! We are so proud of you guys! Signed - all ‘Old Navy’ Birdfarmers, 1960s - 1970s…
Great video! I was a Tomcat maintainer onboard the Nimitz in the late 80's. No email them, the COD brought snail mail and news. Thanks to all of you!
Carrier operations never cease to amaze me.... a symphony of danger, skill and balls of steel...
man I love watching all you guys take off from point loma
Excellent video about excellent, indispensable military personnel and their excellent workhorse aircraft!! Thank you!!
It is/was a pretty amazing aircraft. I'm certainly impressed by the pilots who landed these huge aircraft on a postage stamp!!
What a great video of my old squadron, originally VR-30 Det(detachment) from NAS ALAMEDA, moved to NAS NORTH ISLAND. This was my first duty squadron on February 1977, later commissioned VRC-30. 1978 OR 79 Original Plank Owner. AMS2 HR Cruz Los Angeles CA. Great memories Great shipmates! GoNavy ! Go VRC-30!
Mucho respect for the aircrews and maintainers for keeping a timeless piece of aviation history in solid service.
Still undoubtedly the best aviation/music video ever! Unsung flying heroes of the US Navy. Just brilliant 👍😊
Thanks for the outstanding video of the C-2A Greyhound also the music fits the theme
Really liked this video. Cool shots and great music.
The vibes from this video are giving me the chills man, excellent work and perfect video for a 50th anniversary.
They want to give fighter jocks all the glory but who brings them the mail?
Yay, North Island NAS, Coronado, Lindbergh Field and San Dog! Stationed on Connie here from 84-88. Everyone loved miss piggy. 🐷👅💌
Flew from Da Nang out to the Constellation Cva64 in 1972. It was on the old Cod model. Quite a trip and landing. Flew the whole coast south. What beautiful beaches and waters. Giles Jensen atr3 va147!!!
My last active duty day...they carried me from medical to the flight deck and loaded me onto the COD. I was conscious when we catted off...but passed out during the flight. The COD off USS SARATOGA was just the first of several flights...and I spent the next six months in five Naval and Army hospitals. That was August 1992...flying me out of the Iraq area. 28 years later...I miss not being able to have stayed my 4th cruise and walked off the ship under my own power. I have spent the rest of my life fully disabled and living with what being Disabled Really Means. Physically, I can’t go aboard another carrier....but mentally I can still smell the flight deck...sometimes in my sleep I still hear the bow slam into the big waves, or heavy seas pounding the hanger bay doors. And God knows I fear the sound of silence in a pitch dark room....I wake up thinking the ship is sinking! When my dad came back from Vietnam...he was terrified of the dark...and would freak at sudden loud noises...I thought he was nuts. Now I do the same thing...in a few months I will be 60....and every time I wake up to the sound of thunder....I think the the ship has been hit...or there has been a crash on deck. Sorry...this video just opened a door and memories just flooded in. Guess I just needed to vent. Thank you for this video...and the chance to remember who I once was. My special thanks to all those COD pilots who flew the injured to safety. Who flew me to safety. And my special thanks to those who came after me to keep things going. Fair Winds and Following Seas....be safe...and good luck. Raven
When we plane guarded for the Ranger on Yankee Station, this was the one plane we most looked forward to seeing in the pattern. After the greyhound landed, shortly afterwards a helo would come back to us and drop our mail (and some ice cream).
i was your mail man
Took &landed on the Tico CVA-14 . great ride!!!
What a beauty, and a great video. I love these workhorse planes.
Beautiful video. Beautiful airplane.
Amazing video of an unheralded workhorses for the US Navy! Most people don't understand the logistical support these planes have provided for such a long time! That was a well made video, music and footage were perfect for each other! Thank you!
Thanks for the feedback and for watching!
Awesome. I served with VRC-40 squadron out of Norfolk back in the '90s as an enlisted ABH "plane captain".
The intersection of prop speed and video frames per second produces interesting propellers. These landings are all performed in the best conditions possible, and you can see the pilot making constant micro adjustments. It gives some of the feel of what it must be like in poor conditions of nasty weather, pitching deck coming up fast. I love what you guys do.
Yeah, the "rolling shutter" effect -- there are a number of interesting videos on YT about this for those interested.
The side windows are bubble shaped which just adds to the prop effect, especially where it curves more near the edge of the window's frame.
Recognize NAS North Island and Starboard Delta at the ship in the vid. Brings back memories; checking into Beaver Control. I can still remember the offset approach to runway 29. I flew C-1A's on deployment for VR-30 (not VRC-30) in 75. Loved the mission. Love the COD. Best flying I did in the Navy.
The mission is about to change dramatically with the CMV-22B COD. No more "Roger Ball"; no more Tail Hookers. Seems a shame. But then VR--30 became VRC-30 and the C-1 became the C-2. Guess that is called progress. I have mixed feelings on this since I work for the lazy "B", the company that makes the V-22.
Sky Train II - I was on Connie 84-87, Bravo Zulu to u COD guys! We called you “Miss Piggy” on our boat. Ha ha. I worked Waist Cats & enjoyed shooting Greyhounds. With your insight sir, how does the Osprey size up to the Greyhound with regards to speed, range, cargo capacity and deck footprint? I recall the V-22 was just a concept when I got out but I’ve heard of many mishaps, I wonder if it will be as reliable as you guys were!
Took a ride on the COD from North Island out to the Carl Vinson spring of 1988. Boltered on the first try, thought we were going in the water. I’ll never forget, not nearly as terrifying as the H-46 ride to the beach though.
3 years flying these beast in Cubi Point, VRC50. Always felt like a bottom feeder. Thanks for the ego boost. Rosey, VRC-50, 1986-89!
I was a VRC-50 C-1A aircrewman at North Island, Cubi Point RPI and the Danang det from late 70 thru 72 (just about when this video picks up.) Mail Call.... brought to you by COD, by God. I've missed it every day of my life.
I believe I was part of the last VRC-50 detachment to DaNang starting December 16th 1970. Working on C1As after we lost a C2A in the gulf during a cat shot. Lots of good and bad memories. Wouldn't trade the experience for anything
Ernie Smith AE2
@@smithez1 In ' 72, just a few months before EAOS I made ADR1 and got accepted to the TAR C-118 FE school at Alameda. Much as I loved every day of my 27 years, if I could do it all over again, I do believe I would have stayed in 50 for a few more years.
Very interesting, right before I went to the VRC-50 I was at VR-21 at Barber's point Hawaii working on C-118s
Must be a sweet ride. Great work, GO NAVY!
I flew from Cubi Point to my ship, USS Ranger (CVA-61). I was an E-2 just out of boot. I remember that landing. It was like getting a boot in the butt. I'm a fairly rare black shoe in that I've trapped and flown off of a carrier. I've never forgotten either experience.
I landed on the BIG E riding with VRC-30 landing and CAT shot!Thank you VRC-30!
Bravo Zulu to the COD community! My thoughts and prayers are for the Greyhound that went down off PI last week. I hope the crew is found alive and in good condition!
Thanks for the condolences - they are good friends of mine.
PropBroChill17 -So sorry for the loss of your squadron mate and friend, as well as two Ronald Reagan airmen. They are heroes and revered members of our Navy family! The fact that your fellow pilots were able to perform an open ocean ditching (w/possible engine failure) and save eight of the eleven souls aboard speak volumes about the skill, professionalism and courage of PROVIDER/ COD crews!
They are in the protective embrace of God now and as forever respected mariners in the court of King Neptune and Davey Jones. Bravo Zulu!
Priceless!! Thank You For Your Service.
09/19
my favorite naval aircraft.....love the video....thanks for your service...
It’s 2019, and this remains one of the best aviation videos anywhere.
If you like vids featuring cool planes and nice music, check ''rafale french navy pilot chillout'', official french navy channel releasing very cool footage
When I was on the Forrestal I looked forward to seeing the orange mailbag in the windows
This video here is by far the Best COD video I have seen 😎👍✅
Knew a bunch of the pilots, aircrew, and maintainers in this vid! I miss flying in the back of that thing! Awesome video PropBro!
yes, I heard that saying "fighter pilots make movies" Attack pilots make history but those COD fellows keep up morale, supplies, invaluable personnel and intel. And they do it so quietly, faithfully and without any fan fare. God bless our Aviators.
Spent time with VRC-30 during UC-12 transport aircrewman ground school at North Island in 1992, flew out to the USS Constellation for a couple of touch and Go's.
VERY nicely filmed. I enjoyed the close ups of the main gear in action. Most people just think of landing gear as the wheels on an aircraft, when in fact thy are some of the most brilliant engineering work that goes into any design.
They a really are something to appreciate! Thanks for watching!
Nice - you do us all proud.
Bad ass video. This would be the aircraft to fly. Hell of a mission.
Superb video and the tunes were great.
Absolutely brilliant video, beans and bullets that's what it's all about 👍
First trap was in a COD. Last CAT shot was in a COD. Bless the men and women of VRC-30 and -50, fellow RAG aviators with us Hawkeye crews. Pizza and newspapers. Great people. Wondering how soon it will be until the Navy wakes up and brings back the COD.
enjoyed the music immensely
I had an emergency at home when we were in the middle of the Med. The only way to get me home was a COD from the ship to Rota Spain, then to London then to the states. But I got a cat shot off the boat and to get me back got me a landing. That COD was old, beaten up, it shook, squeaked, rattled and smelled like sweat, vomit, piss and jet fuel. But I loved every minute. What a ride!
I think a lot of us would sum up our careers flying the COD with your quote - 'That COD was old, beaten up, it shook, squeaked, rattled and smelled like sweat, vomit, piss and jet fuel. But I loved every minute.' Thanks for watching!
Awesome! Thank you for your service! This is an amazing video!
We flew 100s of COD missions ,using US2C aircraft, VC5 det cubi,DANANG. Loaded 1000s lbs of cargo/ mail by hand. C2 s grounded for a long time,throwing props through the side of the A/C
Coming from strictly DDG life and going to VRC-40 in VA was the best experience I've had in the Navy.
Aeisha Martin. Thank you for your service. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
VRC-40 alum 1989-1992.
Versatility, freaky agile, lots of power, insertion, recovery, black opps, several versions with tail gunner both sides, little plane with big plane attitude, wonderful airframe.
Thank you for your service
I felt like a fighter pilot just watching the video, amazing cinematics
Great video! Admittedly I didn't know much about the COD, but this helped me appreciate how important they are. Nicely done and thanks to all who serve.
Much appreciated, we are happy to share!
HardDriver3950 sister airframe to the E-2 Hawkeye, same wings, tail, engines, Cod uses a wider fuselage with a aft cargo door.
Such a beautiful video, thank you for your service to our nation and the world.
Brillian work. BZ! A nice stroll down memory lane for this old, retired COD bubba. I do miss flying hook-down. And working together as a team to accomplish something important. Nice to see "the kids" all grown up. Hotrod, out.
Much appreciated, Hotrod! Thanks for making this community great and what it is today!
Hi from over the pond. I did a spell as RAFLO on big E landing on board via one of these. Interesting! I also remember the call "Mail Arriving". Great to see the old bus is still serving.