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Deb Oxy
Australia
Приєднався 28 лип 2006
Historic Aircraft and their Restoration.
Currently working on a Hawker Seafury, also continuing work on Grumman Tracker 851 and the awesome Super Constellation ‘Connie’.
When I am not working on aircraft, love to venture out on day and multi day kayaking trips.
If i am not kayaking i will be out in the Aussie bush hiking.
Connie VH-EAG #hars #warbirds #aviationlovers #australia
One of the most beautiful aircraft to grace the skies.
Super Constellation 'Connie' VH-EAG
You can visit her at HARS Aviation Museum.
Shellharbour Regional Airport.
NSW Australia
Super Constellation 'Connie' VH-EAG
You can visit her at HARS Aviation Museum.
Shellharbour Regional Airport.
NSW Australia
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Hawker Sea Fury - restoration #3
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The Hawker Sea Fury restoration continues. A short visual around the Fury showing the progression. We have now started to re install repaired/painted panels. Both undersides of wings finished, complete with new RAAF roundels. Wings have been turned over ready for topside paint and new roundel. This is and will be a static museum aircraft. There will be a part #4 stay tuned
Beehive Point Kangaroo Valley NSW
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Beehive point Kangaroo Valley is now open after NSW Nat Parks massive upgrade to the parking area and small camp ground, We wanted to see what the road was like going in, before we loaded up kayaks and gear. We also heard that a new gate has made the portage down to the water a bit longer 180mtrs.
9,348 tons oil tanker, runs aground at Bass Point in New South Wales
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9,348 tons oil tanker, runs aground at Bass Point in New South Wales
Monarch Bluff over the wild upper Shoalhaven River
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Monarch Bluff over the wild upper Shoalhaven River
Hawker Sea Fury WG 630 restoration #1
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Hawker Sea Fury WG 630 restoration #1
Keeping our local Magpies friendly... "NO SWOOP"
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Keeping our local Magpies friendly... "NO SWOOP"
Windy Drop off - Barren Grounds NSW #shorts
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Windy Drop off - Barren Grounds NSW #shorts
Kayaking in the rain to the Amphitheater
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Kayaking in the rain to the Amphitheater
Super Constellation - last still flying - Air side & Onboard
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Super Constellation - last still flying - Air side & Onboard
Cordeaux Dreaming - filmed at the Historic Cordeaux Dam
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Cordeaux Dreaming - filmed at the Historic Cordeaux Dam
Kangaroo Rains - set on the beautiful Kangaroo River
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Kangaroo Rains - set on the beautiful Kangaroo River
Super Constellation - HARS "Connie Crew" VH-EAG
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Super Constellation - HARS "Connie Crew" VH-EAG
Camden Gliders - lost footage from 2013
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Camden Gliders - lost footage from 2013
Sea Eagles View - Danjera Dam - Yalwal NSW - Part 2
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Sea Eagles View - Danjera Dam - Yalwal NSW - Part 2
Waterfalls of Danjera Dam - Yalwal NSW - Part 1
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Waterfalls of Danjera Dam - Yalwal NSW - Part 1
RAN Grumman Tracker 844 - 3rd June 2022
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RAN Grumman Tracker 844 - 3rd June 2022
Driftwood Castles and Forts - Seven Mile Beach NSW Australia
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Driftwood Castles and Forts - Seven Mile Beach NSW Australia
He is taxing down the runway for clearance to take off. Just like an airplane.
@@donaldchamberlain7120 called in for fuel, heading south on taxiway.
Excellent video 😊Deb
Thanks Al, just a short music video for Connie and her dedicated crew, had fun making it.
Top!!
@@cmtenemitz Thank you 🦘🇦🇺
What beautiful little creatures
Giant porthole Windows got to be either a Chinook or sea knight
But it's too goddamn wide to be a knight
@@michaelfrench3396 De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou 😉😉
@@DebOxy nice! I always thought they were as wide as a c130. Just shorter.
Wow. That plane would have some stories to tell if it could talk.
@@Bushmaine1111 some of the VN vet servicemen are still associated with our Caribous 😁
Deb - I remember well the interior of the old Caribou! Particularly the trip from Lampang Thailand to Bangkok. It is a long back story, but we had commandeered a flight to somewhere else, and the pilot (Army warrant officer), who was quite flustered from being "hijacked", neglected the fact that we would need fuel before we got to Bangkok. So, somewhere over Pitsonulok, he came out of the cockpit and asked that we all look for an airport down below. We then heard the copilot/navigator yell out "skipper, the airport is unlighted!" Oops. The pilot got on the radio, explained our situation, and soon Thai Army jeeps were lined up at the end of the runway. Of course, we couldn't figure out which end it was....😂 the story continues, but is too long for this venue. It was an interesting night, to say the least!! 🤣😜😁
@@DoctoreE644 another great bit of Caribou history Donald, there are so many interesting stories, some you would not believe unless told. Thank you for adding to their history. 😀
@@DebOxy For the relatively short time we were there, we certainly had our share of fun and games (right)! It was a lot of hard work, but mission accomplished. In case you are interested, look up Operation Tight Rein (or Reign). It's an interesting bit of American history in the Vietnam war. At the time, it was classified Top Secret as the development of ultra precision delivery of munitions became top priority. It was the first truly accurate positioning system (within 10 feet) to work over land, as far away as 1800 miles from the transmitting stations. Seeing that the USCG was the inventors of LORAN, it was appropriate to have us design and build this as well. It was used for search and rescue for downed pilots (Jolly Green Giants) by numerous US agencies, including 3-letter spooks; Navy; Air Force (B-52 pinpoint bombing of N & S Vietnam); and close ground support for troops by Marine F-4U Phantoms. I don't know when it was de-classified, but by 2015 I had become tired of my son asking what I did in Vietnam, so when he asked (again!), I told him to Google Operation Tight Reign. Five minutes later, he yelled0 "Holy S**t! Here's your name!! Apparently, there was little information about the details of the Operation, and a retired USCG pilot (C-123's) and USCG historian was looking for anyone that had been involved in it. I wrote him, and I ended up writing a book describing the early days. There is a link to the official USCG History website that has a condensed version, and the book itself is available on Amazon, e-book or soft cover. The name of the book is "And You Thought The Coast Guard Doesn't Go To War", ISBN: 1540883132. It's a short read, about 52 pages. Well, there you go. Everything you need to know about Operation Tight Reign or Rein. But we were not the only Coasties over there. We had 3 squadrons of 82' patrol boats interjecting sanpans and other small craft looking for illicit weapons and equipment, a number of deep water vessels for off-shore bombardments, and a number of materiel handling specialists at the ports, so the Army wouldn't end up blowing up the docks with their heavy-handed tactics (yes, it was a major issue)... the USCG had over 8,000 personnel over there, out of a total of 34,000 enlisted men and officers. A little more than ¼ of the entire force, spread out over the entire globe. And that, for the smallest and most over-worked branch of the military. It's why my short work week was 78 hours long. The longest was 102 hours, and that was before being deployed to Vietnam! I was a radio operator at the 3rd CG District in NY City. And a Boarding Officer in NY harbor. And a stand-by fill-in crewman on the 40' harbor patrol boats. All at one time. Oy-veh, as they say in NYC!! Sent from Outlook for Android
Where is jelly your lovebird. I wanna see him. Ples
@@Aws-n7e Jelly lived for long wonderfull happy years, he passed from old age in his sleep 😢🥰
Dang man. That's so sad to hear, I hope that ur bird rest in peace.
Sweet! Strange things hiding in the corner need to be watched!! I 🤣😜 Cheers to y'all down under from us in NC, USA, where it all began, back in 1903!
Great work, Deb. Say hello to BK.
slow progress but we are getting there. Will pass on the msg Rod 😁
Hey thanks for subscribing as well 👍👍😉
Good job.
That’s going to take a while.
Only a short while not a long one 😉
fuck Qantas
Time for new paint?
Yep 👍
Great work Deb 😃👍
Thanks Den, as you know i love our Connie, the guys that maintain her are pretty special as well 🥰
@@DebOxy Yeh. You & all the guys do a great job 😃👍
Nice spot. Would be interesting to metal detect the water there, I reckon there would have been plenty of swimming and water activities over the years. Alvin and the chipmunks sounded a bit cranky at times on the drive down there though...
Its a beautiful location, years gone by you used to be able to park close to the water, since the bad bush fires went through there are many widow makers now, to many for national parks to remove. Yes ive thought about taking the equinox, no good in the water as it drops off deep tho.
Great work 😃👍
Looks like a beautiful place. Funny listening to the two little smurfs driving in. Recognise those voices anywhere. 😜👍. A shame you have to carry your gear so far. We’ve never been there. Will have to put it on our list. 😃👍
We are the chipmunks lol. Its a nice spot only the slow 5klm drive in was the PIA, would not attempt in bad weather and a 2WD. Location is bang in the middle of the Kangaroo River, great launch spot. Portage a bit of a pain.
Thanks for showing Deb I dont think we will be launching our kayaks there unless we have no other choice . Good to know its up and running again thanks
It is a nice location for a day paddle, but if your out for a few days overnight, the portage of canoe/kayak AND camp gear would be a bit taxing IMHO but i am older than dirt and getting a bit over a crappy long portage now, young things be a breeze 😉😉 for the next few months, other than Bendeela its the closest to the Shoalhaven till they open the Tallowa damn road 😬
@@DebOxy oh ok so is the Tallowa damn road still closed ? bugga . might have to launch from beehive if we head that way .. hopefully the Tallowa damn road will be open by spring
@@BushKayakersCampingAustralia Still closed. It was scheduled for three months from early April but with the horrendous rain the extensive excavations has been held up, Drop Nat Parks an email for confirmation. By spring it will defiantly be open. There are three Kayak Tour Companies in the Valley that need it open ASAP.
Is it open? Hopefully not defiantly open😊
@@user-rt5wr1ff5u yes Beehive is open, so is Tallowa Dam and also access via Bendeela camp ground
I like how at the start the left engine acted like a morning person and the right didn’t
Sea Fury?
Affirmative 👍
Funny, under your reply of "affirmative ", YT marked translation. 😂 And, do y'all call them 'Roos' in AU, or is that like calling San Francisco "Frisco"? Like it's a shot to the heart to a true San Franciscan... (I be one, but you couldn't couldn't get me back there for all the money in the world. Well, maybe the USA. I am a through and through Southerner now). 🤣👍
Actually, it was "Translate to English". Which makes it even funnier! 🤣🤣
@@DoctoreE644 Australians or aussies abbreviate a lot of our words ... Kangaroos get called roos, skippy, boomers, young kangaroos are joeys. on the Qantas aircraft tails there is a red roo :-)
@@DebOxythanks for answering my query, now I can speak with authority if the subject ever comes up! Better prepared than not... sometimes my conversations can go sideways really quickly!! 🤣😁
Gotta love the ability to back up without a tug! The wonders of technology!
did you see one of the crew laying down on the cargo ramp, still need a human reversing camera 🙂
Orions can do it too you know
@@obiemichaels9675 ..and Connie and our Bous as well 🥴…then again with variable pitch prop…
@@DebOxy yeah but can’t a bou do
Haha! Picked it. Can recognise the silhouette of that tail from anywhere.
thought you would Justin, cant hide much from you :-)
Sad to think the J model is now one of the oldest aircraft in the fleet
..but still a great work horse. before visiting us 37 Squad had been supporting disaster operations in New Caledonia and New Guinea.
@@DebOxy yeah they are the hardest working unit in the RAAF
Hello Nice view of the Reservoir. Just wondering about flying drones there is it permitted,Obviously is,I am just curious as there is a HC LZ in your footage.Regards.
Hi Darren, we had no notification on our app at the time, this was filmed quiet a few years ago, so restrictions may be ramped up now. It was in our footage that we then spotted the LZ.
@@DebOxy Thankyou I will go for a look and hopefully a Fly..
@@Delta088 as always be air restrictions responsible and have fun.
I love the the planes you guys have, also i love the cobra heli
Yoo I went here to, I saw the 747
C-130?
🤔 yep you got it
Hi Deb - Convair 880? I'm not real up on Convair ID, if it's even a Convair! At the very end of the video, was that a heli flying in? It almost looks like an original Piasecki twin rotor "flying banana" from the '40's. If it is, my Dad was an engineer at Piasecki and designed some of those birds. It's really distant, so I'm probably wrong...
What number is the mirage and where did it come from ? Is it one of the instructional airframes from Wagga?
A3-42, an IIIO(F) interceptor, was delivered on 1st August 1966 and served with 75 Sqn at Butterworth, Malaysia until late 1969. The aircraft then went to 76 Sqn at Williamtown for a few years and then allocated to 2OCU (Fighter Operational Conversion Unit) and converted to a ground attack variant. After serving time with 77 Sqn it was retired from service in October 1987 with 4,015 hr on the airframe (initial expected design life was 1500 hrs) and used as an apprentice training aid to RAAF Base Wagga Wagga. All Mirages were retired in 1988 and replaced by the F/A-18 Hornet. HARS acquired the aircraft in March 2015
@@DebOxy yeah I thought it might have been one of the ones from Wagga considering it’s original yet good condition. They were flown to wagga in 89. Mirages were still flying at that stage in limited numbers and places like ARDU. They still had them at the 88 air show at Richmond
@@obiemichaels9675 TBH i didnt know its history, you did 👍 i cheated and copied its info from our web site for you 🥴🤪 Its paintwork was a bit poorly , its had a refurb, looks very nice now.
@@DebOxy I would have worked on her at Wagga I need to go through my pictures and see if I can work out the 4 that were there
What lurks in hangers 2 (and 3, 4, and 5)?
Awesome place - you're so lucky to visit and work there. All that amazing equipment, and the history.... wow!.
Yep, love working there, as you know 😉 The very start of the vid, you can spot the Seafury wing on trestles, i am now painting the roundels 😁
UA-cam ask me to rate this channel. Top smiley's face. Informative calming useful. Didn't even watch it. But well done anyways
Fascinating watching the historical footage. Certainly was different times. Good to see stories like this being told. Thanks for sharing. Cheers
It’s quite a long fuselage and without the triple tail it would have required a lager vertical stabiliser which would have been unattractive and harder for maintenance . There could also be something to do with the propeller wash affect worked better with this design. I know when Lockheed went from the Electra to the Orion they had to fit the force link tab to the elevator to combat porpoising.
A larger vertical stabiliser would have caused one big issue in its day ... a lot to do with undercover maintenance ;-)
All seem plausible. Hangers definitely is the frontrunner, because of its high stance and not being a tail dragger. Having to redesign and retrofit hangers all over the world would have been a bit pricey... 🤣🤯
Hi Deb - I am sure I don't know why. Any clues? It certainly makes it that much more exotic. Just like the music you picked for this short!! I almost can't imagine it without the triple tail, however. Part of it's mystique, I suppose... 😜🙄
something to do with Aircraft Hangers :-)
An amazing story
Thanks for watching. 🙂
An out standing doco on a story I have never heard, well done and thanks.
Thanks Lee, a good rescue but also a sad story. Bits of the old Boston can still be seen out on the point.
Neptune.The nose looks so much like a stirling or halifax and the tail is like the bucaneer and this other craft i forget pretty cool looks like a missile with wings and two big radials
Are the tires supposed to be like that?
Yes, very normal, all constellations have the same wheel camber
If planes were dogs this would be a cocker spaniel puppy...
Sort of like the old Stearman bipes, probably the loudest single engine plane ever made. We lived up in Sonoma, CA wine country for a number of years, and the local airport had 5 or 6 Stearman's, and often flew together on weekends. Sure would wake up even the soundest of sleepers!
I saw that plane on flight radar!
I never realized that the vertical stab was so enormous on the Caribou! I suppose the color may accentuate the size, but we flew in these when I was in Vietnam. Also saw the Orions at the Navy base dirigible hangar in Santa Clara, CA, USA. There was a bunch of them down there. Sure with I could make the trip to your museum. Lots of impressive birds down there!!
Not hard to miss a Caribou flying past in the distance, their tail is so distinctive. We do have a lot of comments and surprises from visitors when they see the aircraft we have and even more surprised that some of these warbirds are regular flyers. Our fleet is always expanding, some surprises to come.
No matter which way you look at it, Connie is flat out gorgeous. And the sound tops it off, like the cherry on top!!
The comment Queen of the sky has been for Jumbo 747s, but i think a Super Connie is the true Queen of the Sky, just elegant and streamline.
Hi Deb, have you flown in the tri-motor yet? You laughed at the low and slow comment, but from up there, you get the FULL brunt of "low and slow"! You'll wonder why it is even flying at all!! It's quite an experience. Also, loved the Connie reels, particularly of the take off. Have you flown in her, yet? I can't believe how elegant she looks. I can't think of a better descriptive for that winged angel. Keep me positive on all the goings on down there. I look forward to everything you send. I'd love to see the museum in person.
No not been up in the Southern Cross yet, there is a line up. I had the laugh as i know exactly about low and slow, i have had several rides in our PBY Catalina, it is a slow……your right, you do wonder how they stay aloft, there is a youtube on my channel for the cat. Aircraft i have flown in so far…..the Catalina, Neptune, Caribou, Dc3, Drover, P51 Mustang and several trips in beautiful Connie…one day the Southern Cross maybe.
Deb - if you ever have the chance, get a ride in that thing. You won't be disappointed!! It looks slow as it flies overhead, but looking at the ground from inside, you have to wonder why you aren't falling out of the sky! It doesn't seem possible that it can stay in the air going that slow... it's an amazing sensation!! I wouldn't have missed that flight for anything. Just as awesome as our flight in a B-17, for as many reasons. I never got my promised flight in a P-51, but the time has expired on that one years ago. 😢
Nice spin
Flew on her in 1994 on the way from Edinburgh to Tumut but she lost an engine half way and we had to turn back
back to home base, where was that at the time? She is pretty much one of our regular flyers now, one tough ol bird.
@@DebOxy Edinburgh She was an ARDU bird