I really like your channel, Ryan. I've had an interest in aviation/flying since I was a youngster. I did get my private pilot license a long time ago and was working toward a commercial ticket (I'd taken the commercial written exam in 1968; passed with a better score than my private). The then military became an issue with the draft, so I entered the US Army in 1969. Never got back to actual flying except for a few hours in 1972, but I later worked for the FAA (not ATC or flying) from which I retired in 2006. So I kind of kept my hands in the aviation industry for a good share of my life. Keep up the good work and I'll keep following your channel. Thanks.
Thanks Ryan I enjoyed that flight. Its nice seeing and hearing about those old birds and the history that took place there. I like that kind of stuff. I have thousands of hours of documentary's on aviation history from all over the world. It's amazing seeing you fly right over the areas where some of it actually happened!
B-24 made by ConVAir (Consolidated) and the B-25 made by North American. B-24 typical crew of 10. B-25 typical crew of 5. B-24 = "Heavy Bomber" B-25 = "Medium Bomber"
@@KellySmith4145 ConVAir B-24 (the aircraft type flown by Jimmy Stewart) \\\\ The B-25 was named The Mitchell (after Billy Mitchell -- and was "famously" flown by Jimmy Doolittle off the USS Hornet in the first Tokyo Raid) \\\\
B-24 is a 4 engined Long Range Heavy bomber, B-25 is a 2 Engined Medium bomber which was the first wreck you showed us. Big B-25 fan. Amazing flight Ryan, thanks for taking us along 🤙
Great video again, Ryan, thank you😊 I'm flying around PNG in XPlane 12 with a Cessna U206G cargo and pax. It's a great plane and able to climb 12-13000ft. Yes a little bit slow, but for ne as inexperienced aviator in PNG more time to make it right.😅
I just subscribed to your channel Ryan. I'm no pilot except for drones. I really enjoy watching your videos because you explain more about what you are doing. I like how you always double check your work, and how you do your checklist. I see some pilots don't bother with the checklist. So not cool. I honestly don't understand how some people can play around with other people's lives. Again, thanks for sharing. 👍 👍👍
Hi Ryan, Thankyou for all the extra effort you put into taking us to see such interesting places, history and culture; we otherwise could virtually never experience. 🙃😇🤠🙏👀👋🙏🛩🚁🛶♥
According to Pacific Wrecks both aircraft are B-25's. The B-25 is a twin engine medium bomber, the same type flown by the famous "Doolittle Raiders". The Doolittle Raiders, under the command of Lt Col Jimmy Doolittle, took-off from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet, in April 1942, to bomb Tokyo in retaliation for the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor.
Good stuff - thanks for the upload from a former airline pilot. Related - When visiting my family on the tiny Puerto Rican Island of Culebra during the 70s a crashed aircraft was rather visible on short final...which requires a hard left under 100 feet AGL ... after passing between two hilltops, with no more than 50 feet lateral wing clearance on each side.
Hello from the Manila Philippines. I'm a US expat living here. I enjoy your videos. I retired at 65 in 2018. That's the mandatory retirement age in my former profession. I flew 737's...
Hi Ryan, first of all, I want to thank you for the awesome videos you make. I am currently studying all the necessary qualifications to join the MAF Pilot Program. After that, I hope to join MAF and work for them. Becoming an MAF pilot would combine my two favorite things in the world: helping people and flying. Keep up the great work with these amazing videos, Ryan! Greetings from Spain, and I hope to meet you someday!
Just a quick note to say that the links for pacificwrecks are the wrong way around, the link for the first link is actually the second wreck, a vice versa. Very sad story to the one we did see in the video, three P38s from the search mission missing to this day, in addition to the executed B25 crew.
Loved that quip. One of many. He is sorely missed. Rachel looking vibrant, even with beard! I wish things could stay the same, but maybe that is just me getting old
Thanks for this flight, always very interesting, have spent some time in Wewak on holidays back in the 70’s loved the area and the world war 11 stuff……….regards..Roger
Enjoyed the flight. Nice to see the WW2 planes. Difficult to tell what they were. My dad was a pilot in WW2. I know that he flew B25 and B24. Just toured a B17 at Falcon Field in Mesa AZ at the Commemorative Air Force. Thanks for sharing. 🙏
first wreck is North American B- 25 Mitchell - 2 engines twin tail medium bomber. This type raided Tokyo starting from the aircraft carrier during IIWW. COnsolidated B-25 Liberator had 4 engines and was much bigger. and .. really not sure they were used here in this area sorry I am not a specialist. Second one is really .. unrecognizable. at least at these shots.
It seems to me the Kodiak 100 for MSFS doesn’t realistically simulate the prop effect on the tail which necessitates realistic trim settings for take off and right rudder on landing. Like they’re trying to dumb it down for simmers. I wish it was properly simulated; It’s one of those quirks about flying a single engine turboprop . The HotStatt TBM-900 for X-plane 11 simulated this effect fairly well and you had to set the trims properly for take off. If you didn’t it was really tough with rudder pedals alone.
I have always wanted to ask if you are a WWII enthusiast or amateur historian...I would have a difficult time not thinking about the history of every ridge line, every swamp and or low land and every area that may appear as a WWII airfield beyond Port Moresby, Lae, etc...There were at least 6-7 major, well known airfields for both the Japanese and the USAAF along the coastlines...I would always imagine what it must been like to go through flight training and BFM, etc in Texas or Michigan or Florida or Alabama, etc and ponder what those young Americans must have thought when they arrived at these locations... I realize this is north of the initial battles but there were still horrific battles, with the use of countless aircraft and of course seemingly a never ending Armada of Warships in those waters...such a historic location... Thanks for sharing
Not knowing the difference between the B-24 and B-25 got you demoted like 22 points in my all-time great list of aviation favorites... (Just kidding. You're still up there with Chuck Yeager and Manfred Richthofen).
The B-24 Liberator and B-25 Mitchell were both significant American bombers during World War II, but they had several key differences: ### **Design and Role:** - **B-24 Liberator:** - **Design:** High-wing, heavy bomber with a distinctive "Davis wing" for efficiency at high altitudes. It was designed for long-range bombing missions. - **Role:** Primarily used for strategic bombing, including daylight precision bombing raids over Europe and long-range missions in the Pacific against Japan. - **B-25 Mitchell:** - **Design:** Medium bomber with a mid-wing configuration, known for its rugged build and versatility. - **Role:** Employed for a variety of tasks including low to medium altitude bombing, strafing, and even torpedo missions. It was notably used in the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo. ### **Specifications:** - **B-24 Liberator:** - **Crew:** 7-10 - **Length:** Approximately 67 feet - **Wingspan:** About 110 feet - **Bomb Load:** Could carry up to 8,800 pounds of bombs - **Range:** Up to 2,100 miles with a full bomb load - **Speed:** Max speed around 300 mph - **B-25 Mitchell:** - **Crew:** 5-6 - **Length:** Roughly 53 feet - **Wingspan:** Approximately 67 feet - **Bomb Load:** Typically 3,000 pounds, but could carry more in some variants - **Range:** Around 1,350 miles - **Speed:** Top speed of about 275 mph ### **Operational Differences:** - **B-24:** - More suited to long-range missions due to its greater fuel capacity and range. - Had a higher service ceiling which was advantageous for avoiding flak and fighters. - Suffered from stability issues in flight, particularly defensive maneuvers, which led to its nickname "Flying Coffin" among some crews. - **B-25:** - Versatile in combat roles, used in both the European and Pacific theaters for various missions including ground attack. - Known for its durability and ability to absorb damage, making it popular with pilots for lower altitude missions. - The nose could be adapted for different roles, including a glass nose for bombing or a solid nose with machine guns for strafing. ### **Production and Use:** - **B-24:** Over 18,000 were produced, making it one of the most produced aircraft in history. Its production was so significant that it used up a large portion of American aircraft manufacturing capacity. - **B-25:** Around 10,000 were built. While less in number compared to the B-24, its tactical flexibility meant it was used in diverse scenarios. In summary, while both aircraft served the Allies well during WWII, the B-24 was tailored more for strategic bombing with its long range, and the B-25 was more of a jack-of-all-trades, excelling in tactical roles and ground support.
The reason that the front part of a crash landed American bomber was destroyed was that American bomber pilots were instructed to destroy Norden bombsights if they were forced to crash land in enemy territory. Explanation The Norden bombsight was a top-secret weapon during World War II. The Army Air Forces were afraid of the Germans getting their hands on the Norden bombsight. To prevent this, pilots were trained to disable the bombsight with a gun or thermite gun.
As I am not a pilot can you explain why you need so much right rudder pressure please? Is that something unique to the Kodiak or a normal thing for all small aircraft?
At low speeds and high torque all propeller aircraft have a strong pull one direction ( the direction depends on which way the propeller turns) a lot of rudder input is necessary to counteract this pull. To counteract this rudder trim is set on takeoff to automatically introduce rudder deflection. As speed picks up or power is reduced there is less need for this trim setting. That is pretty much what Ryan is talking about.
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It's always great to see the old war birds. It would be fastenating to see them up close. Thanks Ryan.
B24 has 4 engines and twin vertical stabilizers-rudders (😊Army version). B25 has 2 engines and twin vertical stabilizers-rudders.
Awesome view of aviation history!!! Thank you so much for showing us this history!!!
I really like your channel, Ryan. I've had an interest in aviation/flying since I was a youngster. I did get my private pilot license a long time ago and was working toward a commercial ticket (I'd taken the commercial written exam in 1968; passed with a better score than my private). The then military became an issue with the draft, so I entered the US Army in 1969. Never got back to actual flying except for a few hours in 1972, but I later worked for the FAA (not ATC or flying) from which I retired in 2006. So I kind of kept my hands in the aviation industry for a good share of my life. Keep up the good work and I'll keep following your channel. Thanks.
Nice flight Ryan. Thanks for the sightseeing. May angels fly with you friend.
Thanks Ryan I enjoyed that flight. Its nice seeing and hearing about those old birds and the history that took place there. I like that kind of stuff. I have thousands of hours of documentary's on aviation history from all over the world. It's amazing seeing you fly right over the areas where some of it actually happened!
I’m into WW2 aircraft, love it when you point out these planes and the story behind them.
More nice flights. Enjoy every video. Thank you for providing these for us. 🙏
Love this channel ..Great video Many thanks
Thanks!
Thank you!
B-24 has 4 engines and a B-25 has 2 engines.
B-24 made by ConVAir (Consolidated) and the B-25 made by North American. B-24 typical crew of 10. B-25 typical crew of 5. B-24 = "Heavy Bomber" B-25 = "Medium Bomber"
Im a novice aviation hobbyist, so I appreciate these comments. I got some research to do!
Which one was named The Liberator?
@@KellySmith4145 the B24
@@KellySmith4145 ConVAir B-24 (the aircraft type flown by Jimmy Stewart)
\\\\ The B-25 was named The Mitchell (after Billy Mitchell -- and was "famously" flown by Jimmy Doolittle off the USS Hornet in the first Tokyo Raid) \\\\
That was a lovely flight. Thanks very much
Good morning from Minnesota USA! Good episode
cool ! have not flown since college days, been a while. Miss. good work with you work and channel. thank you
B-24 is a 4 engined Long Range Heavy bomber, B-25 is a 2 Engined Medium bomber which was the first wreck you showed us. Big B-25 fan. Amazing flight Ryan, thanks for taking us along 🤙
Great video again, Ryan, thank you😊
I'm flying around PNG in XPlane 12 with a Cessna U206G cargo and pax. It's a great plane and able to climb 12-13000ft. Yes a little bit slow, but for ne as inexperienced aviator in PNG more time to make it right.😅
There are dozens of wrecks there. B17's, Japanese Zero's, Catalina's and even a floatplane. Cool Vid.
This is awesome thanks for sharing captain Ryan 🙏 All those tips and work flow do help so much ! Eager to catch the next one ✈️🛩
Great. Vidio Ryan. Loved it
I just subscribed to your channel Ryan. I'm no pilot except for drones. I really enjoy watching your videos because you explain more about what you are doing.
I like how you always double check your work, and how you do your checklist.
I see some pilots don't bother with the checklist. So not cool. I honestly don't understand how some people can play around with other people's lives.
Again, thanks for sharing. 👍 👍👍
Thank you for your videos, I absolutely love your channel!!!
EXCELLENT EPISODE!!!!!
Hi Ryan,
Thankyou for all the extra effort you put into taking us to see such interesting places, history and culture; we otherwise could virtually never experience.
🙃😇🤠🙏👀👋🙏🛩🚁🛶♥
According to Pacific Wrecks both aircraft are B-25's. The B-25 is a twin engine medium bomber, the same type flown by the famous "Doolittle Raiders".
The Doolittle Raiders, under the command of Lt Col Jimmy Doolittle, took-off from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet, in April 1942, to bomb Tokyo in retaliation for the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor.
great video! Thanks
Good stuff - thanks for the upload from a former airline pilot.
Related -
When visiting my family on the tiny Puerto Rican Island of Culebra during the 70s
a crashed aircraft was rather visible on short final...which requires a hard left under 100 feet AGL
... after passing between two hilltops, with no more than 50 feet lateral wing clearance on each side.
Thanks Ryan
Love your videos and your plan from France
Hello from the Manila Philippines. I'm a US expat living here. I enjoy your videos. I retired at 65 in 2018. That's the mandatory retirement age in my former profession. I flew 737's...
Hi Ryan, first of all, I want to thank you for the awesome videos you make. I am currently studying all the necessary qualifications to join the MAF Pilot Program. After that, I hope to join MAF and work for them. Becoming an MAF pilot would combine my two favorite things in the world: helping people and flying. Keep up the great work with these amazing videos, Ryan!
Greetings from Spain, and I hope to meet you someday!
That's great. I actually fly for ethnos 360
Great flight back to history
Thank you Ryan. :-)
Just a quick note to say that the links for pacificwrecks are the wrong way around, the link for the first link is actually the second wreck, a vice versa. Very sad story to the one we did see in the video, three P38s from the search mission missing to this day, in addition to the executed B25 crew.
The 1st is definitely a B-25 (twin eng.& twin rudder), whereas the 2nd appears to be a single engine acft.
Loved that quip. One of many. He is sorely missed. Rachel looking vibrant, even with beard! I wish things could stay the same, but maybe that is just me getting old
Thanks for this flight, always very interesting, have spent some time in Wewak on holidays back in the 70’s loved the area and the world war 11 stuff……….regards..Roger
Nice job with the video,
Thanks! Glad you liked it.
Thanks for the sweat! 😎
Enjoyed the flight. Nice to see the WW2 planes. Difficult to tell what they were. My dad was a pilot in WW2. I know that he flew B25 and B24. Just toured a B17 at Falcon Field in Mesa AZ at the Commemorative Air Force. Thanks for sharing. 🙏
first wreck is North American B- 25 Mitchell - 2 engines twin tail medium bomber. This type raided Tokyo starting from the aircraft carrier during IIWW. COnsolidated B-25 Liberator had 4 engines and was much bigger. and .. really not sure they were used here in this area sorry I am not a specialist. Second one is really .. unrecognizable. at least at these shots.
1st wreck = obvious B-25. 2nd looked more like either glider or cargo (vs bomber)
where you go for major maintenance that not available at these airports
It seems to me the Kodiak 100 for MSFS doesn’t realistically simulate the prop effect on the tail which necessitates realistic trim settings for take off and right rudder on landing. Like they’re trying to dumb it down for simmers. I wish it was properly simulated; It’s one of those quirks about flying a single engine turboprop .
The HotStatt TBM-900 for X-plane 11 simulated this effect fairly well and you had to set the trims properly for take off. If you didn’t it was really tough with rudder pedals alone.
You can alter that in plane parameters.
B24 has 4 engines and a 😊😊
They bombed the wreck to destroy the super secret norden bomb sight.
“ can drop a bomb into a pickle barrel from 30 thousand feet “
So they say
I have always wanted to ask if you are a WWII enthusiast or amateur historian...I would have a difficult time not thinking about the history of every ridge line, every swamp and or low land and every area that may appear as a WWII airfield beyond Port Moresby, Lae, etc...There were at least 6-7 major, well known airfields for both the Japanese and the USAAF along the coastlines...I would always imagine what it must been like to go through flight training and BFM, etc in Texas or Michigan or Florida or Alabama, etc and ponder what those young Americans must have thought when they arrived at these locations... I realize this is north of the initial battles but there were still horrific battles, with the use of countless aircraft and of course seemingly a never ending Armada of Warships in those waters...such a historic location... Thanks for sharing
Not knowing the difference between the B-24 and B-25 got you demoted like 22 points in my all-time great list of aviation favorites... (Just kidding. You're still up there with Chuck Yeager and Manfred Richthofen).
The B-24 Liberator and B-25 Mitchell were both significant American bombers during World War II, but they had several key differences:
### **Design and Role:**
- **B-24 Liberator:**
- **Design:** High-wing, heavy bomber with a distinctive "Davis wing" for efficiency at high altitudes. It was designed for long-range bombing missions.
- **Role:** Primarily used for strategic bombing, including daylight precision bombing raids over Europe and long-range missions in the Pacific against Japan.
- **B-25 Mitchell:**
- **Design:** Medium bomber with a mid-wing configuration, known for its rugged build and versatility.
- **Role:** Employed for a variety of tasks including low to medium altitude bombing, strafing, and even torpedo missions. It was notably used in the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo.
### **Specifications:**
- **B-24 Liberator:**
- **Crew:** 7-10
- **Length:** Approximately 67 feet
- **Wingspan:** About 110 feet
- **Bomb Load:** Could carry up to 8,800 pounds of bombs
- **Range:** Up to 2,100 miles with a full bomb load
- **Speed:** Max speed around 300 mph
- **B-25 Mitchell:**
- **Crew:** 5-6
- **Length:** Roughly 53 feet
- **Wingspan:** Approximately 67 feet
- **Bomb Load:** Typically 3,000 pounds, but could carry more in some variants
- **Range:** Around 1,350 miles
- **Speed:** Top speed of about 275 mph
### **Operational Differences:**
- **B-24:**
- More suited to long-range missions due to its greater fuel capacity and range.
- Had a higher service ceiling which was advantageous for avoiding flak and fighters.
- Suffered from stability issues in flight, particularly defensive maneuvers, which led to its nickname "Flying Coffin" among some crews.
- **B-25:**
- Versatile in combat roles, used in both the European and Pacific theaters for various missions including ground attack.
- Known for its durability and ability to absorb damage, making it popular with pilots for lower altitude missions.
- The nose could be adapted for different roles, including a glass nose for bombing or a solid nose with machine guns for strafing.
### **Production and Use:**
- **B-24:** Over 18,000 were produced, making it one of the most produced aircraft in history. Its production was so significant that it used up a large portion of American aircraft manufacturing capacity.
- **B-25:** Around 10,000 were built. While less in number compared to the B-24, its tactical flexibility meant it was used in diverse scenarios.
In summary, while both aircraft served the Allies well during WWII, the B-24 was tailored more for strategic bombing with its long range, and the B-25 was more of a jack-of-all-trades, excelling in tactical roles and ground support.
The reason that the front part of a crash landed American bomber was destroyed was that American bomber pilots were instructed to destroy Norden bombsights if they were forced to crash land in enemy territory.
Explanation
The Norden bombsight was a top-secret weapon during World War II.
The Army Air Forces were afraid of the Germans getting their hands on the Norden bombsight.
To prevent this, pilots were trained to disable the bombsight with a gun or thermite gun.
Were you using an eye fish lences ?
Thanks
I was
Papa New Guinea would be a cool name for a tribal chieftain.
As I am not a pilot can you explain why you need so much right rudder pressure please? Is that something unique to the Kodiak or a normal thing for all small aircraft?
At low speeds and high torque all propeller aircraft have a strong pull one direction ( the direction depends on which way the propeller turns) a lot of rudder input is necessary to counteract this pull. To counteract this rudder trim is set on takeoff to automatically introduce rudder deflection. As speed picks up or power is reduced there is less need for this trim setting. That is pretty much what Ryan is talking about.
Google P- factor and google will explain it very well
First one was a B-25..
The plane wreck is in the middle of the frame at 13.40
From the older footage of the Japanese aircraft it looks like a " Kawanishi H8K ".
Are you able to fly one of these 2 RNP approaches into Goroka, if you have bad visibility like this one here?
yes we can, but if we choose to, we have to fly about an extra 50 miles out of the way
at 18:33 the controller says "NTE runway 35 right ..." but in the subtitle you show "NTE runway 15 right".
Must have been a typo, it's 35
It looked like the first one was the B25 two engine plane.
I thought you said “if I ever go inverted in IMC…” 😬
Lok, no inadvertently go IMC
Love ya but your missing all the snow ice an CD, today WestVirginia 4 inches snow temp down to 7 , tell me you miss this 😅😅😅
I miss snow, just not the aftermath of slush and mud everywhere
To break me of saying 'at this time' on the radio, every time I said that, my instructor dinged me if I didn't write down the time. USN, T-34, 1973...
Just curious,.. do you know if Papua, NG,has a TBN Christian television station there?
Not that I know of
Thanks for your specifics regarding landing procedure (from a wanabe pilot).
Nobody inside?
You didnt check your magnitos. Just kidding how you doing?
Did he check the fuel?
This is awesome thanks for sharing captain Ryan 🙏 All those tips and work flow do help so much ! Eager to catch the next one ✈️🛩
This is awesome thanks for sharing captain Ryan 🙏 All those tips and work flow do help so much ! Eager to catch the next one ✈️🛩
This is awesome thanks for sharing captain Ryan 🙏 All those tips and work flow do help so much ! Eager to catch the next one ✈️🛩
This is awesome thanks for sharing captain Ryan 🙏 All those tips and work flow do help so much ! Eager to catch the next one ✈️🛩