Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina engine start, taxiing & flying in 4K Ultra HD
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- US Navy / RAAF ‘Black Cats’ / Double Sunrise flights / HARS PBY 6A Catalina display at Shellharbour Airport. Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina HARS A24-362 VH-PBZ.
Here is raw 4K Ultra HD footage of the Catalina which I hope will be preserved for the future when these aircraft are inevitably retired.
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0:00 start
0:14 engine start
1:50 full throttle engine runs
2:18 taxiing past
2:55 takeoff - Věda a technologie
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Think of how many lives these planes saved during WWII. If the plane could talk, it would have a lot of stories to tell. This video is a masterpiece.
Yes the PBY would enable us to win the Battle of Midway as they spotted the enemy carriers.
I believe I saw something saying that PBYs were responsible for more IJN sub losses than any other Allied source. Can't verify that.
and they took even more lives
About 300 men from the USS Indianapolis will owe the rest of their lives to this airplane. A lot of people would have lost their homes over the years too if it weren't for this airplane. One of the most iconic firebombers in history.
For some reason this is one of the coolest looking planes to me.
My father was pilot in command and 1000+ hours piloting PBY's in the Atlantic fleet 1943-45, VP-94, 36 missions. I love this plane and the blackcat paint job. It gives me chill watching it crank up and taxiing. One of the planes he actually flew is being restored now at the Floyd Bennett field in Brooklyn NY. May PBY's fly forever.
Would you, y any chance, have any photos of his aircraft that you wouldn’t mind sharing? I am planning a build of a 1/72 scale model of the PBY and would love to do it in Atlantic scheme!
Atlantic patrol castle archdale no ?
Amen to that I would love to find one that needs to be restored and turn it into a flying sailing recreational vehicle / home you could travel the world and who else is going to have that type of home I believe a lot of people are going to wind up being in that situation it is the future what is safer flying in a plane or flying in a boat all the men that have flown the pby know that answer and it's flying in the boat and when it's on the water all you have to do is raise the Mast Hoist the sails drop the rudder and it's a sailboat with aero props I've got the design who's got the money
I wish we could share pictures.
There's an air-worthy Catalina at the Pungo Aviation Museum, in Virginia Beach - ALL of their WWI & WWII planes are air-worthy.
One afternoon heading home from the Strawberry Festival I saw the Catalina on the apron behind
the Museum, did a bit of cross-country and got some pics with my Mustang under the Port wing.
The Catalina still holds the world record for the longest duration commercial flights ever. The flights flown by the Australian airline QUANTAS during the second world war were known as the double sunrise flights because passengers saw two sunrises on them. The flights from Western Australia to Ceylon (Sri Lanka) were over 3,500 nautical miles long which was then also a world record. The non-stop flights lasted between 27 and 33 hours hence the double sunrise name. And on top of that it is also one of the most beautiful aeroplanes ever made.
If an award was ever given for the most beautiful plane ever designed, the PBY would definitely be a top contender.
to me it's a so ugly it's beautiful type of plane
@@zugzug6773 To me it’s the Meghan Kelly of airplanes.
My dad was a crew chief and bubble gunner on the PBY during WWII. He loved that plane and he had many adventures, good and bad, during the war.
The plane that helped beat the Imperial Japanese Navy at Midway. Thank God for Strawberry 5. Thanks for posting Paul!
Yes every time I see a PBY the first thing I think about is Midway.
Next to the B29, this is probably the most hated airplane by the Japanese.
It was a British Costal Command Catalina (piloted by a US Navy Ensign) who found the Bismarck after it had slipped away from RN warships after it's sinking of the Hood.
I'm a simple man, I see a Catalina, I press like.
My Great Uncle was ground crew for these planes. The story of the RAAF Catalina’s is amazing. We are so lucky to have this.🇦🇺👍🍺
Couldn't agree more!
She really is a most beautiful plane. I love the rolling surfaces! Such lines.
I fully agree
I know exactly what the interior layout looks like....plus these babies could stay up for 24 hours. The Black Cats were some bad arss dudes.
The ink was barely dry on my brand new Aircraft Maintenance Engineer's license (Canada) when I was tasked to do a Daily Inspection and Runup on a PBY 5A, in Timmins, Ontario. What a glorious experience that was, to be all alone in command of such a magnificent flying machine!
Thanks for the memories!!
My father was sent to New Guinea in WW2 in the hold of a Burns Philip copra freighter. After contracting a severe case of malaria he was evacuated by a Catalina flying boat landing on the water in Rose Bay, Sydney. After recovering, he was posted to a reinforcement unit in Townsville, Queensland. They needed another 200 soldiers in New Guinea, so they lined up all the soldiers in the reinforcement unit and called out their names in alphabetical order. As my father's surname was high in the alphabet, he was sent back to New Guinea where he contracted malaria again.
Sheer Magic. It was never expected that a formation of rivets could bring joy to eyes and hearts.
Amazing aircraft, I was caught up in the mid 80's rough restoration of PG Taylors Cat that now a Powerhouse exhibit. The really cool spot on the plane is the engineers seat located in the wing pylon. I took a lot of old Video8 footage of this restoration. I remember really clearly the massive amount of aluminium corrosion seeded into most of the aircraft. That's the problem with sea planes, the water kills them. I'm really surprised any are still allowed to fly.
The problem is not the aluminum it's the other bi- metals that they use to rivet and put together components and they really didn't think ahead as far as think how much time it would be in the ocean but that's all solvable by modern processes there are plenty of aluminum boats out there that do not corrode and with the new lighter-weight batteries you can put them in the wing just like the fuel and of course I'm sure they made a fold-up wing for aircraft carriers got to go my son calling me ciao for now
Didn't they turn these ol' classics into motorhomes of the sky at one point in the sixties cause they were so many leftover from the war?
Had em all murdered out with luxury amenities &even lounge chairs in the blister bubbles, you could take them out on a lake or the ocean &have dinner parties with your friends,
I think I VAGUELY remember seeing this in my grampas old Robb Report subscriptions
My grandfather flew on these for Qantas in 1951 at Rose Bay. I am a third generation Qantas employee
Can't get enough of the radials. Thanks Paul.
One of the most beautiful multi-engined planes ever built. Thanks for sharing with us Paul.
Gorgeous, gorgeous plane.
long ago had the opportunity to ride in one of these beauties.
Amazing
Like most folks, I get excited to see videos of fighters or bombers roaring to life and taking to the air. I've even gone up in the CAF FiFi. Yet, there is just something about the PBY. Its design, its durability, and its flexibility make it one of the best aircraft of WWII. If I was insanely wealthy and able to afford a private plane, I'd really only ever want a PBY Catalina. Honest and for true.
If they make them today; people would buy them 😊
Fascinating to watch the radial engines ticking slowly over and then bursting into life with much smoke and energy. Great to watch it rise gracefully into the air. The Catalina contributed much to the war effort for Australia. There is Catalina on display at Lake Boga in northern Victoria. Thanks Paul for this great footage.
My mates mother passed on he just told me. His father passed about 10years ago. I unfortunately never met the man but he was in Catalinas in Lake Boga and based in QLD.(Cairns maybe?). From what we know he laid mines in Hong Kong Harbour and was shot down a couple of times during his service. I came here looking for something to show him. Thank you for this. Ps one day he’d like to donate his memorabilia to the right museum/RSL etc. we may have to go for a cruise to Lake Boga sometime soon. Thanks again, I couldn’t remember the lake.
She's a Beauty ! We are lucky enough to have 3 in the UK at North Weald, Cosford and Duxford !
Yes I actually saw one flying at Duxford when I visited a few years ago
Round engines, zero smoke start....very impressive.
Not surprising if they weren't sitting very long since they last ran.
Hot DAM ! A black Cat.
I agree very much. Seems like most pilots start with too much mixture or too much prime, causing a very much too rich start. Good eye.
I was wondering if, during a rebuild, Total Seal piston rings had been installed and or EFI and engine management had been installed.
Good to see Felix gracing the skies . Long may she continue to fly .
It's an absolute pleasure having HARS keeping this old aircraft airworthy. We're very lucky to have this in Australia! Great footage Paul!!
Absolutely and what a museum HARS have got now at Shellharbour Airport.
Great shot of the Flight Engineer peering out of his position. Don't often see that.
Had his own "booth" complete with engine/systems controls and indicators up in the wing center pylon with a window on each side to watch the engines. Mostly eliminated in civilian use.
I watched one of these take off from Lake George, NY, in 1944. I was 3 yrs. old. The noise scared the hell out of me! The plane was painted black
I note it is painted just like USN PBY "Black Cats." I saw them when I was young. Their success was legendary.
I never realized how large they were. Seeing the people near it to compare, it is freaking huge!!
My dad flew in these off the coast of CA during WW II. He was an observer in one of those bubble canopies. Stationed at NAS Alameda. They looked for subs.
My father was a lead mechanic on the Catalina’s based out of Darwin harbour at east arm.
Well he told me mechanic but I found a flying mask in his blue RAAF chest when I was a kid , he never spoke about it much
That's a beautiful design. Modern Designer should take inspiration from it.
My favourite thing about that particular bird is that it is airworthy but not seaworthy. They almost lost it in a lake when it was being ferried to NSW. Even with Paul’s vids, HARS is well worth a visit!
Wonder what it would take to remedy that.
HAVE seen this bird land and take off on Lake Illawarra within sight of the HARS museum in ALBION PARK NSW. A beautiful sight!
Thanks Paul, have never been that close to a Catalina or view at that angle...had no idea we had a working model here in Australia, great piece of filming👍
got to climb in that very 1 ,surprised how big the wings are
@@bullcogs7975 Wow, would like to get that close to a Catalina. Yes, the wings were huge given the size of the fuselage. To me they had a 1930’s style shape and design...
The engine guys have really earned their paycheck here---usually radial engine startups are farting smoke all over everywhere, but these engines are clean. Well done! :)
Probably installed Total Seal piston rings.
Nice old plane. So glad it wasn't converted to turboprops. Love the piston engine sounds at throttle up.
Such an amazing, underappreciated aircraft.
what a sound ... !
DC-3 meets PT boat. Love these!
VPB-52 will always be in my heart/mind. A can do generation that never quite! Thank you for your service gramps (radiomen) and making it back home safe.
Nice video!
Awesome! One big, beautiful bird.😍
I like how those engines start
Round sound, gotta love it...
Had the experience of being a passenger on a Catalina in Omaka NZ a couple of years ago at the bi annual air show, what a superb experience, highly recommended
im going to that in september cant wait
@@bullcogs7975 I am considering going in September, it's always a great show, you will have a great time. Get your accomodation sorted NOW if you have haven't already.
@@fatbudgiekillen8997 thank you, i booked a while back luckily i cannot wait
Considering the PBY Catalina is STILL used to fight wildfires, and transport people and cargo to remote areas, is a testament to the staying power of a truly successful airframe. The Catalina is a bit of a badass.
This is one of my most most favorite aircraft that is a gem
💯👍
My father was a bombardier in the black cat squadron Bernie J. Broussard his pilot was Lt. Palmer.
My father received a Distinguished Flying Cross. He lived to 84
Grand uncle was a Black Cat flight engineer/navigator during the war, he said the scariest experience he'd ever have was when his Cat experienced a runaway propeller that smashed into the left side of the cockpit, sending debris richoeting through the plane and badly injured the co-pilot they had to lay him on the bunk in the plane's mid-section to bandage him up and stabilize his wounds, while the pilot managed to baby the Cat around 500 miles back home on one engine.
I would so love a PBY.
I was lucky enough to have a look over this Cat when HARS first brought her to Albion Park, if I recall correctly from Portugal. Thanks for the video. Some great work has been done on her since then.
Boy that is a beauty. I had a plastic model of a Catalina when I was a kid in the 60s. Cool airplane and this one is exceptional. Love the black paint job. All you need is a playboy logo on the tail. ...but Felix the Cat works too, and is sort of related if you stretch your imagination.
Such beautiful clear footage.
I got to sit in the cockpit for a minute of two of a Cat some years back. What a thrill. The sound of its Pratt and Whitney engines as it arrived buzzing the aerodrome was a sound like nothing I've ever heard....
I remember reading that the restorers of this one researched the plane's original colour. Apparently black matte paint was tried on the Cats during the war years but it was discovered that the matte finish made the outline of the plane more visible at night, during low light, whereas starlight reflection off a shiny finish black broke up the outline.
The number of this plane is A24-362 OXV, a bit like my YT moniker. I based my handle on the number of the 42 squadron Cat that my uncle was piloting when his mission went down out of Darwin in 1944; it was A24-45 OXE.
My Father flew a 6A very much like this one. His was BuNo 64039 Trough the eye of typhoon Helen on Sept. 1 1945.
What a fantastic and interesting-looking aircraft. Almost resembles a scorpion with wings and engines attached to it.
enjoyed this much.i had a friend who flew in those in WW2
a friend of my uncle's bought one surplus in the 60's,put carpet,wood paneling,even a refridgerator in it.Sitting in the bubble was so much fun when I got to ride in it when I was a kid.he died and his son sold it to Hollywood,where (I think ) it became a casulty during the filming of 'Tora Tora Tora',or at least that was what I was told
One of the most beautiful airplanes ever made imho
for me as well
Excellent film footage and sound.
Some people find her ugly looking. When your stuck on a raft in the middle of a ocean it's that most beautiful thing you ever seen.
You bet!
By far this is one of the most interesting aircraft ever built!
Now! Here is one of the greatest unsung heroes of world war 2 in the Pasific!
Beautiful ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Brilliant video 👍 thanks Paul
Brings back fond memories of real flying.
What a great new inovation of Aircraft.I love watching it so much
a Black Cat oh my GOD! I´m in love with this variant of the Catalina
Paul as always a fantastic vlog !
As a kid growing up in SE Alaska I saw these wonderful aircraft all the time
Probably my favorite WWII aircraft. :)
Magnificent old beast.
Wonderful.
This is my dream machine. To be able to fly to distant ports of call and put down in either water or tarmac fuels the imagination.
What an incredible aircraft!
My dad was a flight engineer serving from the Aleutians to Midway to Guam to Tinian
That is one beautiful plane.
From an engineerical point of view.
Wow amazing video of this Catalina 👍 Absolutely stunning 👌
Fantastic plane!
The PBY and the F4U. My favorites
Mine, too. But I feel like a traitor to the F6F because that’s what my father’s squadron, VF-81, flew on the Wasp.
My uncle was a Chilean Air Force pilot and died along with other 6 crew members in 1961 in a Catalina, still my dad became a pilot, too. I would love so much to fly in one of these!
What a magnificent aircraft this one is, so unique!
Thanks to the owners for maintaining such a magnificent airplane.
Yep HARS have a fantastic and very expensive collection of aircraft they maintain well.
Beautiful machine, like a fish or a cormorant bird.
Funny, suddenly noticed that face in the pylon! Didn't know there were windows.
Also that peculiar step on the front.
Bloody Fantastic
I paid to have a look inside one of these a long time ago in the 1980's at the West Malling Air Show. It cost £1.00!
And I paid $10 to go through this actual aircraft at the Wings over Illawarra airshow in 2019. Can't wait until November to go there again. The engineers position gets me, way up in the centre wing support.
What an amazing airplane.
My only relation to this plane is that my dad got me a 1:48 scale model I got to assemble. And just like that decades later this plane is my dream car
So freaking cool!
Incredible machine!!!
Glorious!
Great video, love these planes!
What a Tribute to a Plane designed in the 1930s!!!!!!!!❤
It’s incredible that it’s still flying!
Hi Paul
What a beautiful aircraft.
Stay safe my friend.
Kind regards
DS
I was surprised to learn that the props were NOT counter-rotating!
Me too, but when they're mounted that close together, I'm guessing the forces aren't as significant as they are when they're mounted further out. Also, this ain't no P-38. They're producing significantly less torque, and have significantly more wing to counteract the torque and slipstream affects.
My favorite sight to see! Old iron still flying! 👍🤟
They use to fly over my house in the late 50's in Miami.
Ty for sharing that is outstanding , did not know any still fly
Glad you enjoyed it
The Black Cat the first time I heard one of them it sounds like a couple drag cars coming down the tarmac
This is one of the very few examples of ANY aircraft that Consolidated built that was ever worth a damn. And, it was a very fine aircraft.
Beautiful video enjoyed it
My uncle John Croft piloted one of these out of Mare Islansd all over the Pacific in WW2