Spirit of Freedom C-54 Landing at Teterboro NJ Sept 2007
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- Cockpit view from the jumpseat of a C-54, also known as a DC-4, landing at KTEB, Teterboro, NJ. Video starts as the "Candy Bomber" joins left base and final for runway 19, followed by roll out and taxi.
I was a crew chief on a c-54 and later became a flight engineer on Vc-118s when in the U.S.A.F . I still miss them!
I had the very rare pleasure of riding aboard a Navy R5D when I was in high school JROTC. It was a long flight all the way down the Pacific coast. We were low enough to see the landscape clearly, and the deep rumble of those engines was comforting and thrilling. One of the most awesome experiences of my life.
What year was that?
@@deeremeyer1749 If it's any help, the U.S. Navy retired it's last Douglas R5D Skymaster on April 2, 1974. So, "William Henderson's" flight had to have been sometime before this date.
The ole prop liners, gotta love them. Great video!!
I have a postcard my mother sent that had the date we arrived in Germany. We flew in a C54 . The date on the postcard was September 28 1949. Mother sent the postcard from the hotel in Germany. Said the trip took 24 hours. There was coal dust still in the windows. I was born in 1942. My dad was on the plane with us. If I remember correctly the soldiers duffle bags were on one side of the plane and the seats were on the otherside. We had box lunches. How exciting for me to see what a C54 looked like. There were 5 of us kids. My twin sister younger sister and two brothers.
Was during the Berlin airlift?
I just googled when did the airlift end. It said June 24 1948 -May 12th 1949. We went in September so I presume that meant the airlift was over but they didn't do much cleaning inside the plane because the one we were on still had coal dust in the window sills. Daddy was stationed in Germany twice. One of the planes we were on had an engine failure but as you can see we made it too safety. those old planes could fly pretty well on three engines. I cannot remember which plane it was. We had to live in German housing the first time we went because they did not have apts. built at that time so we lived in the German community. There were some signs that would say" Army go home" but we all got along fine with the kids.
I messed up and put the other reply in the wrong place. Its above these remarks. I found another date.
Love these classics. I flew on a DC-6 when I was a kid. Is this plane the Berlin Airlift flying museum? If so, I was on it at Stuart FL airshow. Very nice.
Brilliant plane!❤️
Wow!! very very cool!! Berlin airlift,
I was friends with a man named Jeff Doran in High School. '71.
I graduated Holy Spirit high school in Absecon NJ in 1976
@@NJ2US Regardless of the fact you are not the Jeff I was looking for you sure are into the things I would have been very happy if you were he. I got to work on R-2800s at FLL and am surprised to have developed a love for that engine.
Beautiful and perfect!i love when pilots land just at the beginning of threshold:)
Teddy Bear chartered the flight!??
I just saw another google and it said Berlin airlift ends Sept 30, 1949 the blockade ended May 12, 1949. so I guess it was still going on Sept 28 1949 when we went on the C54.. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Left seat adjusting the throttles, right seat flying the aircraft...strange.
I see tim wasnt flying
nice those two guys probly both flew in ww2
Yeah. Right. There are so many 90 year old pilots around these days.
We get it. You people flew on the plane...
Who asked you?
Salut je veux avoir une dc-4 piur restaurer et envoler avec passageurs. Cette rejouissance et responsabilite soit angelique. 🛩🗼👠👠