My Dad ran the Cousteau Society and I got to fly the PBY with Philippe as well as the Calypso hot air balloon. Sad that he passed away. Philippe was awesome and a good family friend.
Wow, that sounds amazing! I am willing to wager that you have some amazing stories to share! Thank you for sharing that. Bye the way, I am sorry for your loss.
Interestingly, I found out a couple of weeks ago that the Cousteau Society hired another PBY in ‘79, registration C-FPQF, for the exploration of the Clipperton atoll near Mexico while N101CS was being refitted in Portugal. It’s featured in the corresponding TV special, in its yellow Canadian firefighting livery… This PBY is still extant in Greece with registration N315KM, and presumably in flying condition!
RIP Jacques Cousteau (June 11, 1910 - June 25, 1997), aged 87 And RIP Philippe Cousteau (December 30, 1940 - June 28, 1979), aged 38 You both will always be remembered as legends.
I'm building the old Revell model kit of this plane, and this was a lot of help. It was a special plane doing a good thing, as was the Cousteau legacy.
Thank you Jerry for the nice video. I strongly suggest watching the new French movie about Cousteau (2017) "L'Odyssee" "The Odyssey" Phillipe Cousteau is played by Pierre Niney very good French actor. The film is great!
The Catalina used in the movie, N9767, is now based in Eugene, Oregon. It does regular airshow appearances and I think it even offers rides to the public!
I was a kid in the 1960's, Cousteau was my favorite show, the Calypso was the best ship ever in my mind as a boy, and the plane was another favorite, it's cool to see these things for the first time since then, about 55 years ago. Thank you
Do you know the names of the pilots that flew it....I met one of them when they brought it to New Orleans Lakefront airport for maintenance in the mid 1970's
Sorry, I only know that Phillipe Cousteau was one of the pilots. Sadly, he could not be taken out of the plane before it sank. I do not know who the other pilot was. Wow, did you actually get to see the PBY?
@@TrekFanNCC-1701 You make it sound like he had a chance... Unfortunately, when the crash dislocated the wing, as you said, and the port engine sliced through the cockpit, Philippe was killed instantly by the spinning propeller. Horrible way to go. I'm glad that you acknowledged that there are multiple theories about what caused the crash, and didn't just go with the oft cited sand bar story, which is of dubious origin and not mentioned in the accident report. The landing gear was found extended in the wreck (visible in the recovery photos) but it's unclear whether it's a cause or a result of the accident... Another theory is that the plane entered an unrecoverable porpoise, a phenomenon that seems to affect PBY-6As more than other PBYs. You can actually see N101CS porpoise in the video starting at 8:03 during the take-off run, when the plane starts to bob up and down...
When it crashed into the water, it was a total loss. It was taken out of the water for the investigation. I am not sure what they did with it after that, there is no record of it now.
Interesting to see the red Rudder Gust lock high up between rudder and vertical fin. Always fun climbing up there. Normally there is a "Rudder Lock" on left side of pilot in cockpit. You could have the rudder lock for taxiing or when it was moored. Rudder Lock came off just before take off roll. Rudder was ineffective under 55 kts. No need to have it blowing around wearing out the bearings. Used to fly a friend's Cat in early 90's northern California.
My Dad ran the Cousteau Society and I got to fly the PBY with Philippe as well as the Calypso hot air balloon. Sad that he passed away. Philippe was awesome and a good family friend.
Wow, that sounds amazing! I am willing to wager that you have some amazing stories to share! Thank you for sharing that. Bye the way, I am sorry for your loss.
Interestingly, I found out a couple of weeks ago that the Cousteau Society hired another PBY in ‘79, registration C-FPQF, for the exploration of the Clipperton atoll near Mexico while N101CS was being refitted in Portugal. It’s featured in the corresponding TV special, in its yellow Canadian firefighting livery… This PBY is still extant in Greece with registration N315KM, and presumably in flying condition!
Wow, I was not aware of that. Thank you for sharing.
RIP Jacques Cousteau (June 11, 1910 - June 25, 1997), aged 87
And
RIP Philippe Cousteau (December 30, 1940 - June 28, 1979), aged 38
You both will always be remembered as legends.
Well said my friend. I couldn't agree with you more.
@@TrekFanNCC-1701 You’re welcome my friend.
I heard that this PBY was stationed on Ford Island Hawaii when it was in naval service.
I'm building the old Revell model kit of this plane, and this was a lot of help. It was a special plane doing a good thing, as was the Cousteau legacy.
I am glad you enjoyed my video. Best of luck with your build my friend.
Thank you Jerry for the nice video. I strongly suggest watching the new French movie about Cousteau (2017) "L'Odyssee" "The Odyssey" Phillipe Cousteau is played by Pierre Niney very good French actor. The film is great!
Thank you for the kind words my friend. I was not aware of that film. I have to check it out, thank you.
The Catalina used in the movie, N9767, is now based in Eugene, Oregon. It does regular airshow appearances and I think it even offers rides to the public!
I was a kid in the 1960's, Cousteau was my favorite show, the Calypso was the best ship ever in my mind as a boy, and the plane was another favorite, it's cool to see these things for the first time since then, about 55 years ago. Thank you
My pleasure. Thank you for watching. Yes, Jacques Cousteau along with Dr. Robert Ballard are childhood heroes of mine.
Awesome! Id built years ago, a Catalina flying boat in RAF colors.
Nice. What colors were on it? I love the yellow on this one.
The second video I’ve watched from your channel. The first was the story of the calypso... both awesome videos
Thank you very much for your kind words my friend. I appreciate it. =-)
Philip was actually JYC first son. Jean-Michel was born after Philip.
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It's a big plane, but it's tiny compared to a Martin Mars... and the Mars is just as tiny compared to the Hughes H-4 Hercules!
God bless the gentleman who narrated this, it’s the engine and weapon specs that have an eyebrow raised but it’s understandable.
Do you know the names of the pilots that flew it....I met one of them when they brought it to New Orleans Lakefront airport for maintenance in the mid 1970's
Sorry, I only know that Phillipe Cousteau was one of the pilots. Sadly, he could not be taken out of the plane before it sank. I do not know who the other pilot was. Wow, did you actually get to see the PBY?
@@TrekFanNCC-1701 You make it sound like he had a chance... Unfortunately, when the crash dislocated the wing, as you said, and the port engine sliced through the cockpit, Philippe was killed instantly by the spinning propeller. Horrible way to go. I'm glad that you acknowledged that there are multiple theories about what caused the crash, and didn't just go with the oft cited sand bar story, which is of dubious origin and not mentioned in the accident report. The landing gear was found extended in the wreck (visible in the recovery photos) but it's unclear whether it's a cause or a result of the accident... Another theory is that the plane entered an unrecoverable porpoise, a phenomenon that seems to affect PBY-6As more than other PBYs. You can actually see N101CS porpoise in the video starting at 8:03 during the take-off run, when the plane starts to bob up and down...
@@elanthys Very well said, Thank you.
Thanks my friend ++++
Thank you for watching. =-)
So what happened to the plane? it flipped over and broke in half and went to scrap?
When it crashed into the water, it was a total loss. It was taken out of the water for the investigation. I am not sure what they did with it after that, there is no record of it now.
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@@TrekFanNCC-1701 thank you
@@rtdgk6439 My pleasure. =-)
@@TrekFanNCC-1701 The wreckage was cannibalized for parts, it was kept for a few months then scrapped.
Interesting to see the red Rudder Gust lock high up between rudder and vertical fin. Always fun climbing up there.
Normally there is a "Rudder Lock" on left side of pilot in cockpit.
You could have the rudder lock for taxiing or when it was moored.
Rudder Lock came off just before take off roll. Rudder was ineffective under 55 kts. No need to have it blowing around wearing out the bearings. Used to fly a friend's Cat in early 90's northern California.
Wow, that is so cool. Thank you so much for your info. Fascinating! =-)