Instead of leaving my gear, I have a cable lock that I run through my suit and chin bar and the bike. No good way to lock the boots up unfortunately if I have to leave them so I just put them under the suit.
Generally speaking, any man-made artifacts that have sat on public land for more than 50 years are considered archeological in nature and are illegal to disturb or remove.
My dad piloted B-24’s for high altitude reconnaissance training in preparation for the Japanese campaign from Tonopah. Ironically he grew up 200 miles south in Las Vegas and enlisted in the Army Air Corpse for flight training on 11/11/41.
Thank you for doing this for the _vast_ majority of us who would otherwise never have the chance to get up there ourselves. I appreciate the supreme effort on your part.
There's a couple of crash sites I want to get to in the Colorado mountains. One of them is my grandmas first husband way back in the 1950s. It was an Air Force C-47. Crashed into Mt Yale in September 1956. No survivors.
I can’t believe any person would ever fly onboard a airplane is beyond me and then there are whole armies built of flying fighter pilots it’s so mind boggling to me how could anyone physically even do it never mind enjoy it that’s insane to me I’d rather fly on the back of a dragon or large bird than fly on a plane I wonder if someday they will all quit and refuse to fly
My uncle is the one who died in this wreck. His plane lost oxygen and he went unconscious. Because he went unconscious the plane veered significantly off course and they were not able to find the plane and his remains for a month which was an extremely difficult time for my dad and grandparents and his wife. Uncle Ken was a great man and was best friends with my father. He left a wife and daughter.
@@PiDsPagePrototypes Yes I was name after him although I never knew him. Even though he was a lot older than my father, he took my father with him wherever he went. He was my dad's best friend and he was devastated by his death. That month was the hardest of his life not knowing exactly what happened to him.
@@kenbacon640 I went down the rabbit hole on the story, and did spot where the aircrafts remains are via Google Earth. It's in a beautiful resting place, with the appearance of being 'close to the sky'.
I am a retired Navy Chief Petty Officer and enlisted aircrew with over 2,600 flight hours. Those of us that did this for a living take these stories very much to heart. It is a sad thing - and he died serving his Nation, and serving for all of us. Thank you for your Uncle's service, and your families sacrifice. Many people will be thinking of him this Memorial Day.
Thank you for this touching video. My father was in the very first group of French pilots who came to train on the F-100 at Nellys AFB in 1958. This impressive aircraft therefore rocked my entire childhood.
The three holes in the hangar floor reminded me. Rockwell used to have a hangar at Bethany factory with aircraft scales set into the floor flush the the surface so that airplanes coild be spotted on them for weighing.
OMG ! this wheather penomenon, called snow ist same here in Austria ! But no way to work in the garage - too cold ! but now its warm and humid. So I will take a chance to try a first ride on my Yamaha T7
Super interesting to see and read about. It originally had Bell P-39 Airacobras squadrons. Then it changed about 2 years later to house a B24 Liberator training program and at one point had 66, B24s at the base. There were originally 4 of those large hangers. Can you imagine looking out over that expansive area seeing 66 B24, and all of the barracks, and other building that were there and 2000 to 3000 men at the time stationed there. Amazing what 80 years can change.
In 1985 or 86, I was stationed at Fort Huachuca Arizona as an OV-1 crew chief, and we were temporary duty to that airfield for a month or so, running tests on systems on the Nellis Range. We actually kept our aircraft in one of those hangers and stayed in a RV that we had parked in front of the hangar. This video brings back memories.
Thank you sir. Your calm demeanor is especially appreciated. Having that Enduro really is a huge plus on these types of adventures. Looking forward to your next video.
I've only ever heard of Tonopah from Chuck Yeagers autobiography. It was a Training facility, where pilots learned many of the lessons of air-to-ground work in the Bell P-36 Airacobra.
