Consolidated PB4Y-2 Tour

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At the end of day one of my Waco cross country trip back to Fantasy of Flight, I stopped for the night at GossHawk Unlimited, a great vintage aircraft restoration and maintenance facility in Casa Grande, Arizona. Boy, do they do outstanding work, and produce some fine examples of vintage aircraft done right . . . including a wonderful Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer restoration, that I had the pleasure of getting to do a "Kermie Cam" tour of, with Lindsey Goss. Come on along with us.
Hope you enjoy it.
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@hilltoprccrawlers1979 4 года назад

Kermit. The things you do for we "You Tube" viewers is very, very, very greatly appreciated. Keep the dream alive and stay safe.

@atthebrink74 4 года назад

I was about to post the same... Thanks Kermit!

@corporalclegg914 3 года назад

yeah, guys...he’s the Dude

@cratecruncher6687 4 года назад

Dad was a radio navigator in one of these in '44. They flew 18 hour lone patrols in the South China Sea from Clark Base in Manilla. He said the enemy wasn't the biggest threat. It was getting lost or having mechanical trouble 1000 miles from home. PB4Y's are made for bombing not ditching in the Pacific Ocean. Those planes would sink like a stone and many crews vanished. Looking through the main canopy I can almost imagine endless blue water blending with the horizon with those four engines droning in the background. It must have seemed awfully lonely out there in 1944.

@michaelhinton885 4 года назад

That is the only thing my Dad talked about.

@AuthenticNicholasMeyer Год назад

Thanks for posting this comment. 'Twas a very interesting read :)

@wmgroner 4 года назад

she seems so enthusied to be doing this video.

@57Raz 4 года назад

She's just enthusiastic in a poised, laconic, no-nonsense kind of way...

@Tahoe2002Md 4 года назад

Boy would that be superb to see her restored with all the turrets. Privateer crews were absolute badasses! Anyone interested in learning more about them should read the book Above an Angry Sea. Those crews are truly unsung heroes of the war.

@tylerbonser7686 4 года назад

Not to many people can say "my B-24" One of the few people I would like to meet.

@tgmccoy1556 4 года назад

Using wife's account. I was a co-pilot on tanker 62 back in 90's Dc7 ran into t-121 and other 4y's all over the west and Alaska . They wer were quite a hot rod. I remember being passed by a H&P 4y flying out of Durango. This time it was DC6B with water injection. Passed us like we were sitting on Jack's.flew tankers for about 10 years had to quit to wife's health. Tim Mc Coy

@scottminshall6420 4 года назад

Tim tanker 62 will be the last radial engine tanker to retire, this is its last year on the ODF contract.

@tgmccoy1556 4 года назад

I knew it was soon. May be I'll get to see her fly one more time.. Tim Mc Coy.

@RH-xr8ms 4 года назад

Hello Mr. Weeks,,, On your way home through Texas,,it'l be worth your time to stop in at Stevens County Airport, KBKD, and visit Ezell Avaition. Those folks have so far restored 34 WW2 Warbirds. Including P38, F6F, P51, Corsairs, and more. I don't know how many they are working on now, but they enjoy having pilots come by for a tour, and hanger flying. You won't be disappointed.

@davewilliams6172 4 года назад

Thanks for the tour Kermie and many thanks to Lindsey and Dave Goss for letting us see around the PB4Y-2 I love these Kermie Cam tours!

@tmac709 4 года назад

Thanks for another great tour of planes of the past. Do more!

@stephengardiner9867 4 года назад

There's really not much of a Privateer left once you change the nose, canopy and engines etc. Still, it could be "put right" as you have the basic bird to work with. It is actually quite amazing that one actually still flies occasionally. It is also quite amazing how a single tail and a fuselage stretch turned the rather pudgy-looking Liberator into the elegant Privateer. The Liberator and it's derivative, the Privateer are two of my favourites.

@jenniferwhitewolf3784 4 года назад

I love that comment about the dogs inheriting Heaven and deciding who gets in. Wonderful B-25.

@brokendown63 4 года назад

That was previously Hawkins & Powers Tanker 121. I've seen that Plane as well as several of their other PB4Y-2's in action when they were contracted to the USFS, good to see she's still flying!

@johndavey72 4 года назад

Lindsey had the job from hell trying to describe the aircraft to you Kermit! And it's lucky your a slim Jim getting through the bomb bay walkway! Thanks Kermit.

@riproar11 4 года назад

Kermie's cafe comment was hilarious!

@MicheleBoland 4 года назад

I was lucky enough to see that plane a number of times when I lived in AZ. I first saw it at an old aux strip in much sadder shape, cool to see it being cared for!

@johnbaugh1121 4 года назад

Thank you Kermit for all your videos. They are really great.

@KermitWeeks444 4 года назад

Thanks! Glad you like them!

@TSemasFl 3 года назад

That plane is really cool. I wish I can buy it and hire a pilot to fly me around while I sit in the back seat and look out the big window in the tail.

@brianleone9321 3 года назад

I had the pleasure of flying in this as t 121 back in its h and p days....

@lanceripplinger8352 4 года назад

Thank you for sacrificing your knees to show us such a legendary plane. I'm sure your knees aren't happy with you though! 😁😁😁

@jazzclarinet2006 4 года назад

No doubt they felt better after a little ♪ Naked in Jamaica ♪.

@lynnpreuninger5050 3 года назад

Got to see the PB4Y in action on a fire we were fighting. It dropped right next to the truck I was fighting fire from. We got the PB4Y ,a C130,and two Neptune’s. Very Cool.

@davelewandoski4292 2 года назад

Watched this again. It's great seeing the difference between the B-24s and the Privateer. Like the old car commercial.....ask the Man who owns one! Thanks for doing all the Kermie Cams!Much appreciated! When you get time please do one on your B-26.

@Guevorkyan 4 года назад

It must be wonderful to be able to say: "Oh you have plenty of room here, MY B-24 has an extra floor here for the Comms"!

@ironpirate8 4 года назад

... but both still have more room than my B-25... 😂

@geraldmartsy2165 4 года назад

Thank you for your regular uploads! They're keeping me sane, though I think we'll all be getting back to work soon.

@lorenzodunn3226 2 года назад

Excellent film footage and sound. Great commentary.

@oneaokguy 4 года назад

Kermit, thanks for taking us along.....so cool!!!!

@RamSkirata Год назад

beautiful video, thank you, Mister Kermit :)

@mikegimenez2629 4 года назад

There was one of those in George T. Baker Aviation School. I went to school there 1971-1973.

@benshakespeare268 4 года назад

Oh my god, can you imagine how long it took to strip and paint a plane that big 😩

@richardcrouse4644 4 года назад

We have similar heads...not much hair. I wear a regular ball cap just in case I bump my head on something sharp. Doesn't help much with a bruise, but keeps the skin from being cut... Enjoyed the tours.My brother flew a PBY in WW2. He said he dropped some of the first sonar triangulating subs underwater off the Virginia coast in the early 40's. ~ fr Texas

@HoundDogMech 4 года назад

Kermit the "Kermie Cam" surely could use a "Kermie Mic" for the Interviewees pf course. None better for the Price and ease of use than: Rode Wireless GO Compact Digital Wireless Microphone System (2.4 GHz, Black) Great Consolidated PB4Y-2 Tour & B-24 comparison. Thanks.

@newtnewton6721 4 года назад

Thanks Kermit for taking us along in that cool old warbird I've noticed Goss Hawk ad in the Warbird Digest before it looks like they do some really good work

@artd. 4 года назад

Thanks Mr. Kermit, my first time inside a PB4Y. Great Video

@mattharte7334 4 года назад

Very cool, interesting to see how this aircraft compares with your B-24. Love the Kermi Cams, nice to see Naked in Jamaica on board this aircraft too!!

@Mark-zx5ii 4 года назад

Awesome thanks for sharing.

@rubensandri740 4 года назад

Wonderful plane, I wanna fly this one, cheers from URUGUAY Kermit

@MicheleBoland 4 года назад

I remember getting to see it do a water drop at Falcon Field in Mesa, Az at their air show back when they did that.

@lambo8057 4 года назад

Looks like they put new plexiglass in the nose. Flew up there from Port Clinton to KYIP in 2015. Lindsey looks happy too. Thanks for the video, Mr. Weeks

@justforever96 3 года назад

Wow, much better light than in the B-24 video. Can see so clearly!

@harrowtiger 4 года назад

Great tour, these old War Birds were flying when I was a kid, thankyou very much for taking us inside.

@haroldmclean3755 4 года назад

Very interesting 😀👍 Good job

@garynew9637 4 года назад

Don't argue with Kermit about engines.

@dusty_five_2 4 года назад

Mr. Weeks, I am happy to see you are still flying sir 💪😃👍

@thurin84 4 года назад

thanks for crawling through the belly of the beast for us kermie.

@acar3615 4 года назад

Radials are such a double edged sword. Not horrible to work on, they sound awesome when you start them up and running. But...but all that being said. The other edge is when you clean the plane, lets say a DC-3. Takes you 3 hours or so by yourself and then they do a run up. Watching the oil splash over areas you just cleaned makes you want to cry. Oh its also summer in Arizona and you didn't get around to cleaning till around 1030.

@michaelhinton885 4 года назад

My Dad was stationed on one in the Pacific during WW2. Radio operator, machine gunner, photographer ( I have copies of all his personal pix of Tokyo bay right at the end- amazing pictures). He would not talk about his missions, shot at a lot, dead comrades..

@mcmdrpiffle447 4 года назад

Just Wow ! April Ludgate as a tour guide! Score! The Jordache Jeans thru the bomb bay was amazing! "So this is an oil containment system?" "Fuel" "uh okay" I love Kermie Kams

@nathanyt6527 4 года назад

I love this old bombers/searching airplanes. Please show more like that

@brian70Cuda 4 года назад

I have to hand it to you my friend, you know and hang out with the nicest people. Thank you for another view of a wonderful piece of our air history. Always love the vids you make!

@intensetazer 4 года назад

I bet this is a good performer compared to the original military spec. Lighter with more power!

@chrisburress9747 4 года назад

Thank you for taking the time to do this for all of us.

@marchindy 4 года назад

Awesome, love all the Kermie Cam walk though videos. Thanks Kermit

@pbyfr 4 года назад

Amazing how the interior is so different than the B-24. When I saw the big oil system, I thought of rum before you said it. I must watch too much Kermie cam!

@KermitWeeks444 4 года назад

Great minds think alike! :-)

@roymanewell6558 4 года назад

Thanks kermit for the tour from almost 19 virus free nz enjoy your vids keep safe

@christopherrasmussen8718 4 года назад

Thanks, I did some time as flying around in C130s. Wasn’t like looking down to Mother Earth between your feet, but when the rear door was open it was close. We tiptoe out (properly anchored) and look down from the back of the ramp. Nothing like it.

@kittonsmitton 4 года назад

Always interesting love these old birds thank's for sharing.

@ronnefrenette2026 4 года назад

Thanks for a memory !!

@steveshoemaker6347 4 года назад

Thanks for the...Upload Kermit...Super cool...!

@frankmoreau8847 2 года назад

I didn't even know a PB4Y existed until I saw one on final approach to KBLI in 2002 or 3. It looked like the offspring of an illicit affair between a B-17 and a B-24, at least that was my first impression, It was in a fire bomber configuration. I don't know if it was the one I saw or a sister that had a catastrophic wing failure a few months later and that company pulled them from service. It was within a few weeks of a Hercules fire bomber folding up on camera.

@patrickibex 4 года назад

Nice one Kermit , what a beast of a Plane..

@darkredvan 4 года назад

Thank you for posting this walk around. Nice to see the comparison with the B-24.

@MatthewRulla 4 года назад

What a beautiful bird...and the plane ain't too bad to look at either :)

@coolcol06 4 года назад

Thanks for posting this Kermit and for all you other videos! Sure helps pass away the isolation right now!

@scottminshall6420 4 года назад

Thanks for the video!

@herbm8709 4 года назад

We love you for the things you do for your youtube followers!

@freeride9733 4 года назад

Beautiful aircraft.

@clydecessna737 4 года назад

Thanks for the tour. I checked Wikipedia and the USN & USCG Liberators with twin vertical stabilizers was designated PB4-1 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolidated_B-24_Liberator#PB4Y-1 An interesting tidbit was that the Privateer had its turbos deleted as it was operated at low altitude.

@harrykeel8557 4 года назад

Beautiful airplane. State of the art, then. But Inspiring to know that young kids defeated two different enemies with what their country have them.

@f.dt.f3965 4 года назад

they were very brave then weren't they

@Tuulos 4 года назад

3:30 Watching her go through there really gives one an idea of how hard it must be to move around when in full flight gear, especially if one was wearing a parachute.

@Anlushac11 4 года назад

With what amounts to a stripped down B-24 with a more aerodynamic nose and upgraded engines I would think the old fire bomber would be pretty fast for a four engined aircraft. Now we just need Kermit to crawl through a LB-30 and that would pretty much cover the B-24 family

@corporalclegg914 3 года назад

01:01 - you bet she’s an Animal Lover. she beds a dog-fighting warbird with a ponytail mane & walrus upper lip. You ‘da Man, Kerm

@angelreading5098 4 года назад

What an interesting comparison between your B-24,someone has put a lot of work into this beast of a machine,the mettalised contol surfaces would be to stop the loads destroying the fabric,anyway this PB4Y-2 continues to give joy to many seeing her fly,thanks Kermit for another great walk around to add to the inventory,if the old girl ever come up for sale I have a feeling that you may be tempted ? great opportunity to do the walk around at Goshawk Aviation,great friendly people.

@arnhemseptember2009 4 года назад

Great to see it!

@kevinkoepke8311 4 года назад

Great 'Kermie Cam'. Must have done this before Covid. Thanks Kermit

@fabulousprofound 4 года назад

Kevin Koepke it said November 2019 at the beginning of the video... seems like so long ago now 😪

@johnschultz9947 4 года назад

Thank you.

@P61guy61 4 года назад

Thank you for posting

@jimburig7064 4 года назад

I was in that PB4Y-2 at an airshow at Valle Airport in 2012 and opened up my scalp pretty good on some jagged aluminum. hope they dressed it down since then.

@emersonguimaraes8811 4 года назад

Very interesting.

@mongolike513 4 года назад

Too good!

@terryrandolph885 4 года назад

Awesome ! Your greatly appreciated sir 😁

@user-lt4gz4gt2k 6 месяцев назад

Required radial engime maintenance tools.....oversized drip pans. On arrival at the airshow site always asked for the fuel truck AND the oil truck.

@shaunroberts9361 4 года назад

Nice Kermit. Your in my home State AZ.

@YanksAirMuseumChino 4 года назад

Amazing aircraft, she was armed with Twelve .50 Caliber Browning Machine guns!

@rolandalfonso6954 4 года назад

Ah, the things you do for your followers...indeed. My father was a Crew Chief and Flight Engineer on B-29s. The Wing Commander was doing an inspection and oil dripped on his hat. He told my father "It's leaking oil." My father responded " Big, round engines leak oil. If they don't that means that they are out of oil." That was the end of that conversation...

@guitarTennisCarHomeFixFlying 4 года назад

springs to mind when I started My Private pilot I had access to I think it was what's called The old Link trainer at a aviation School and a retired gentleman he was retired oral surgeon Jim Cortham ran that trainer as I did some instrument work, courses when I started flying the little cessna I was reminded to look outside the airplane

@dave8218 4 года назад

You crawling thru the plane reminds me of my AF time many years ago. You would enjoy crawling thru the wings of a C124 to get to the inboard and out board engine nacelles. Tight fit from inboard engine to outboard.

@KermitWeeks444 4 года назад

Been in that tight spot in a Martin Mars! Check it out here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-M5EpKW0wok4.html

@dave8218 4 года назад

@@KermitWeeks444 that plane is considerably bigger than a 124. Being able to crawl along the leading edge is much shorter on the 124. You would start out on hands and knees to get to inboard engines, then the landing gear was under you as you sat on cat walk. The trip to outboard was on your belly but behind engine was larger compartment. The apu's were in the outer engine nacelles. With the engine running and you opened fire wall hatch you better have ear plugs cause that 4360 was screaming.

@yes_head 4 года назад

Between the the Coast Guard and the firefighters, they really stripped the Liberator down to the bare bones. It's kind of cool because it sort of reveals what a basic design the B-24 was, which was probably the point to get them into production ASAP. By the way, what's Kate from Lost doing in Arizona? ;-)

@tenentescoop1283 4 года назад

🇧🇷 MARAVILHOSO SENSACIONAL 🌻

@MiHiHemi 4 года назад

Hope some youngsters are being trained on these things. No one rated to drive those old beauties, sure would be a shame to loose that skillset.

@jamesburns2232 4 года назад

Hourly operating costs for fuel and maintenance are prohibitive for multi-engine rating fledgling pilots in these old warbirds.

@dyer2cycle 4 года назад

..boy, it would be cool if someone took one of these old H&P Privateers and restored it to late '40's-mid '50's USN livery, dark sea blue, correct turrets(if they can be found)...some more correct engines (R1830's or maybe R2000's)...the R2600 B-25 QEC's may be more powerful, but they just don't look right...maybe even restore one as one of the early Hurricane Hunter aircraft.. :)

@billkaroly 4 года назад

My dad was a waist gunner on a B-24

@M0rdH0rst 4 года назад

That would make a nice RV 🙃

@goatflieg 4 года назад

Loved seeing that Privateer at OSH and Willow Run in 2015. Got some great shots of it at Thunder Over Michigan; one of the passengers in the waist was able to contact me and I shared my photos with him. That was pretty cool. So was your Kermie Cam... your contortions are greatly appreciated.

@stevenpiper970 4 года назад

parked right next to Yankee Air Museums Privateer. Very cool to see 2 of them next to one another.

@user-sv3xe7oc9p 4 года назад

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@Pauls-World 4 года назад

Thanks for all the videos. Will you ever open FOF again? I totally miss it. Be safe and take care.

@KermitWeeks444 4 года назад

It will open again, bigger and better, and different than anything you've ever experienced before. Check out three videos where I discuss the future plans. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PBOn7P2O6gs.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2TV8nqc4nZ8.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tGGOFU26pjE.html

@geraldmartsy2165 4 года назад

@@KermitWeeks444 All great stories come in 3 acts!!

@Ratscallion7 4 года назад

I appreciate all but you should scare up the hellcat and lightning. Would love most to see. I live in Gainesville but would be most willing to help any way I can (don’t know much).