Inside The Cockpit - B-17 Flying Fortress "Sentimental Journey"

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The B-17 Flying Fortress is a symbol of American airpower during World War 2. Jump inside with me to discover the amazing features of this aircraft and experience what it must have been like for bomber crews during this pivotal time in history.
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00:00 - B-17G
00:52 - Nose
02:21 - Wings and Engines
07:45 - Fuselage
08:11 - Tail
10:10 - Turrets and Flexible Mounts
13:00 - Bombload
15:05 - Jumping Inside
16:38 - Nose (Bombardier & Navigator)
18:19 - Cockpit
24:14 - Upper Turret
25:20 - Bombbay
27:05 - Fuselage (Radio Operator)
28:10 - Sperry Ball Turret
29:16 - Waist Gunners
30:45 - Tail Gunner (inop)
31:26 - Sentimental Journey
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@MilitaryAviationHistory 6 месяцев назад

When I started this series, I didn't know where it would go but this is the *51st episode in the Inside The Cockpit Series* ! WOW ! Thank you so much to all of you for supporting *Inside The Cockpit* . See the playlist here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aSqwZig-9s4.html

@Rapinasimplicis 6 месяцев назад

It’s been a long trip since teaching Bo how to fly and learning all the different varieties of Dr Pepper on Il-2. Here’s to many more years of some of the best aircraft content anywhere.

@nekophht 6 месяцев назад

Too bad 51st episode was not a P-51. ;)

@MilitaryAviationHistory 6 месяцев назад

hah, it nearly was!

@mbryson2899 6 месяцев назад

It is an amazing series. Seeing these aircraft inside and out for real brings home what it must have been like to use them. ps- In gun camera films I've noticed that B-17 belly turrets often have their barrels seemingly hanging straight down. Do you have any idea why this would be?

@nickbayer7847 6 месяцев назад

Strong work Chris👍 Appreciate all your content🤠🤠 F-100 Super Sabre for the Century episode ?🤔?🤔?

@grizwoldphantasia5005 6 месяцев назад

I talked with a top turret veteran at Oshkosh, 1997 or so, who said on one mission over Berlin, they lost two engines and hydraulic power, and he had to drop down to manually crank the bomb bay doors closed. My memory is he said 147 turns.

@GrandOldBaron 6 месяцев назад

My grandpa was a top turret gunner, and he had to crank the door open after some sort of failure. I dont think he gave a number, but he said he felt like he was cranking forever lol.

@rinkashikachi 5 месяцев назад

Thats a common scam. As you were having a conversation he was hacking into your Club Penguin account

@RexsHangar 6 месяцев назад

What an absolute beauty of a plane

@331SVTCobra 6 месяцев назад

I visited that aircraft in 1986 and had the pleasure to be next-in-line to a guy who had been a radio operator. He said that if any bombs didn't release, it was his job to put on a safety harness, walk out onto the catwalk with the bomb bay doors open, and kick the bomb free. He slipped once. Hanging by a harness 20,000 feet over Germany with 88mm ack ack exploding as he kicked the 500 lb bomb, he was thankful because the harness meant that someone was concerned for his safety. 😀

@jaykita2069 Месяц назад

Radio Operator wy Dad's job; fortunately he joined the war effort after Germany was declining and he never had to kick start a bomb drop (making me possible).

@kinikinrd 6 месяцев назад

In 1986 +/-2 years, I was at an air show in Grand Junction, CO and Sentimental Journey was there. My uncle was a navigator in a B17 in WW2 so I've always liked them. I asked one of the crew what it would take to get a ride in it and he said, "for $175 we'll take you to Phoenix one way, you figure out how to get back". Needless to say I was there at 5am the next day. Things were a bit less formal back then. My seat was a typing chair strapped to the floor next to a donated drum of mineral oil. We took off and came back around to buzz the field and I swear we were looking up at the Blue Angels on the tarmac. The most memorable flight in my life. It was also my first airplane ride, ever! We could go anywhere in the plane except the ball turret. They flew below 10,000 feet the whole way and it was magical. The top turret was cool and the tail-gunner position had a great view, but the E-Ticket ride was the bombardier seat, especially going over Arizona. I got to stand behind the pilot and copilot while landing. What a thrill! Beautiful deafening noise. Thinking about flying in that plane when you were being shot at was sobering. The greatest generation was a different breed of men.

@GregSkinnerTVsEgon 6 месяцев назад

I live in the Phoenix area, and my parent's live on the approach to Mesa's Falcon Field, where SJ and other CAF aircraft are based. I have to say that it's SO FREAKING COOL to be in the yard or doing something and then you see a B-17 rumble overhead. I've gotten photos and videos of it and the other WWII aircraft flying, and it's always amazing to witness!

@gyrene_asea4133 6 месяцев назад

Same. We live on the 'downwind' for Mesa/Gateway (onetime Williams Field) and the WWII aircraft are so cool flying over. Distinct sounds, so awesome!

@newearth5d 6 месяцев назад

In Seattle i lived near Boeing Field and heard this godawful noise, an aircraft sound I had never heard before, ran outside to see a B-17 Flying overhead. I was awestruck! That sound is quite unique, isnt it?

@richardmardis2492 4 месяца назад

Hay my Mesa homies 👍

@haulperrel2547 2 месяца назад

@@richardmardis2492 Hell yeah brother always love seeing this plane while I'm driving to walmart

@cannonfodder4376 6 месяцев назад

When I first got to tour a B-17 I was so surprised at how big and small they were. And yet the character, sense of presence and history.... A real privilege to have stepped inside them. A fantastic Inside the Cockpit Chris and my many thanks and admiration to the men and women who built and maintained this piece of history.

@cedhome7945 6 месяцев назад

You have been living in England long enough to cuss like a native "that was a noisy bugger" a truly golden moment 👍

@MrDoctorCrow 6 месяцев назад

I took a flight on Sentimental Journey a couple years back, magnificent aircraft!

@arewethereyet2653 4 месяца назад

My dad's picture is still at the Radio operators table when we went there about 6 years ago. He flew in a B17 in WWII and was a radio operator, Thanks for sharing.

@cdfe3388 6 месяцев назад

Sentimental Journey also spent two decades postwar as Airtanker 14 at Hemet Ryan Air Attack Base under contract with the California Division of Forestry (now the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection), fighting fires up and down California throughout the 60s and 70s. B-17s were excellent airtankers, and would still be doing it today had the Air Force not melted down the entire supply of spare parts. CAF Arizona acquired her after she was retired from firefighting and restored her to wartime configuration.

@Rhinozherous 6 месяцев назад

Your Inside the Cockpit videos are awesome! Thank you for your work and dedication!

@user-rl2tx3qf6e 6 месяцев назад

In the Fall of 1988 I was a shiny new Border Patrol Agent stationed in Marfa, TX. At the time I was renting a small trailer at the north end of town. A mile or two north of me was the airport, with not much in between. As I got home from work one late afternoon I heard the distinctive sound of a large, multi-engine piston aircraft flying around. I scanned the sky for several minutes. Eventually, a B-17 dropped down through the overcast, and landed at the airport. "Wow! That was cool!" I thought. Then I went inside to shower and change. A little while later, I ran into the crew at the local IGA. I ended up giving them a lift to a Mexican restaurant and back to their motel. One of the crew then gave me a guided tour of Sentimental Journey from one end to the other, except for the ball turret. Even at 5'8" I'm too tall to fit in there! Great memories! Marfa is at about 5000 ft. above sea level. Some of the mountains around it are in the 8000-9000 ft. range. The superchargers weren't working and they didn't have oxygen, so the crew decided to overnight in Marfa.

@Ostwind1944_ 4 месяца назад

No kidding about the smallness of the B-17 ball turret. My grandfather served in the ball turret as he was a small man, and even got shot down over Germany. Bravest men in the world.

@nemilyk 6 месяцев назад

While the nose turret started with the YB-40 project, it first entered serial production on the B-17F-75-DL... though most USAAF units just called those later Fs B-17Gs anyway. Still, always going to be a fan of the 17. My childhood neighbour was a waist gunner in '17s with the 2nd BG in North Africa and Italy. I had a book with some pictures of 17s from the 2nd, and he could identify whose planes they were. Even had some of his own he showed me. Sadly he passed away in '00 when I was 15. Heh, almost 40 and still miss him.

@mpersad 6 месяцев назад

A wonderful insight into the B17, one of the most important Allied aircraft of WW2. The videos graphics when identifying systems are an enormous help in understanding what the controls were. Terrific video.

@jm9371 6 месяцев назад

I climbed through both 'Sentimental Journey' and 'Aluminum Overcast' when they visited my city of Victoria, BC a few years ago. Both aircraft were slightly different versions and were a very memorable experience.

@markfrench8892 6 месяцев назад

It's always a pleasure to see a video featuring Sentimental Journey. As a kid I use to frequently crawl though this plane when it was used by Aero Union in Chico, CA as Air Tanker #17.

@mbryson2899 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for taking us on the tour! It means a lot to me as my health no longer permits travel, so I particularly value these vicarious experiences. ps- The hat looks great on you, you're a natural. 👍

@cattledog901 5 месяцев назад

☠️⚰️🪦🙏🏼🤙🏼

@mbryson2899 5 месяцев назад

@@cattledog901 If you are lucky you will get here. 😂

@alexchainey. 6 месяцев назад

Damn, this shinny B-17 looks gorgeous!

@michaelguerin56 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Christoph. Excellent video.

@MilitaryAviationHistory 6 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@andreperrault5393 5 месяцев назад

Always great to see a detailed enough walk through, with knowledge of the crews places and actions. Thanks

@Tobi_1301 5 месяцев назад

0:05 I am german but I'm definitely not gonna look away. Very cool video on a legendary plane. Gives me a strange feeling that maybe my great grandfather himself may have shot a few bullets in its engines. Sadly he never returned from war and nobody knows about his remains. His name stands among the many many names of the pelple lost to war. No one knows where he went after he got called in for service. Nobody knows if he was in the army, navy or airforce and I fear we are never gonna find out where he spent the cruel last years of the war or when and how he passed away.

@noface4176 4 месяца назад

Maybe contact the german federal archive?

@rudyyarbrough5122 10 дней назад

Thank you for the most detailed walkthrough of this famous bird. I'm an old F-4 pilot and love details about any plane. It is remarkable how innovative Boeing was and how well the systems were thought out.

@DCYote1 3 месяца назад

When I lived in Arizona I went to the Commemorative Air Force Museum (where this particular aircraft is based) and getting a chance to crawl around inside Sentimental Journey with my grandpa (A B17 navigator with the "Mighty Eighth") was an amazing experience. Plenty of vintage aircraft and exhibits on display, and the folks who work there are all friendly and eager to answer any questions one might have. Highly recommend it if you're ever in the Phoenix Area. (Though in the summer months as you noted, the B17 and B25 are "on tour" to places with a bit more tolerable summer climates) Awesome content, my friend!

@kennethcohagen3539 5 месяцев назад

I live with in driving distance of the airport where this B17 lives. I love that plane, and wanted to join the CAF to help maintain it. But my jobs hours wouldn’t leave me any time to work on it. Thanks for featuring it.,

@fattywithafirearm 6 месяцев назад

I got to take several flights on the B-17 Liberty Bell several times before it crashed. Loved it every time.

@k3D4rsi554maq 6 месяцев назад

That was a really impressive look at a B-17.

@seanmalloy7249 6 месяцев назад

When I had the opportunity to go aboard a B-17 -- I think it was 'Sentimental Journey' -- I was amazed at how tiny the plane was for what it carried. For those of us who remember the TV series "Twelve O'Clock High", it lies horribly to us; there is nowhere near the space in the cockpit that was portrayed in the show. From reading Martin Caidin's book "Flying Forts", I was amazed that there was a B-17 pilot who was 6'7" tall; I'm two inches shorter, and I couldn't fit in either of the two seats, although I wasn't able to adjust them, so there may have been more space than I saw. And a waist gunner who was 6'8" tall, who'd passed up a pilot slot because he didn't think he'd fit in the cockpit.

@TK-fk4po 3 месяца назад

Part of the reason the B17 is more famous than many other WW2 bombers is that it’s FRIGGIN’ BEAUTIFUL.

@andrewdonohue1853 Месяц назад

all of the airplanes from that era are gorgeous and have incredible character. the C47/DC3 absolutely gorgeous, P51, P40, corsair, F6F hellcat, P47D, P38, spitfire, hurricane, lancaster, and B25. there isnt an ugly one in the bunch

@earlyriser8998 4 месяца назад

Flew in Texas Raiders before her crash. I rode in nose cone and it was FANTASTIC. If you have a chance to fly on one of these historic airplanes do it. My wife rode in the waist gunner position and loved the view from there. it was loud with open windows and wind and engine noise. Of course we toured the whole plane. The taail gunner and belly gunner positions were not ergonomic. My Uncle flew these in WW2 over England and survived.

@larryburwell8550 6 месяцев назад

beautiful airplane! my 12 year old son and I toured the inside of this plane in spartanburg SC in 1993. fantanstic airplane,

@newearth5d 6 месяцев назад

Totally jealous here....I've been fortunate enough to crawl around in other bombers from the era, B-25s & B-29s but not the B-17. Great vid!

@DeaconBlu 6 месяцев назад

I’ve been “intimate” with this bird. She is absolutely beautiful in every respect. CAF have done a fantastic job with her. Lots of Great info in this video. Thanks! 😎👍

@jamesglass4797 4 месяца назад

I've probably watched every B-17 video. This video is absolutely the best. Your aircraft knowledge is incredible. Thank you for this presentation.

@rockycassiano4756 6 месяцев назад

I'm walked through this B17 back when it was at the Moses Lake Air show, ....... Many years ago. Great video.

@user-qt1kb2lp6f 5 месяцев назад

Having worked on three of those engines I have a special bond with that airplane

@ButchNackley 6 месяцев назад

In my humble opinion, this is the best video you have done to date. Wonderful, Thank You.

@ivariverson3256 5 месяцев назад

Used to be at Falcon Field in Az Grew up there, Dont know if it still is. But what a Plane! Beautiful WOW!!!

@texcritic 3 месяца назад

I flew in the Collins Foundation ("CF") Nine O' Nine in 2006 (13 years before it crashed killing 1/2 the people on board). The CF were offering rides on either a B-17, a B-24 or a B-25. My friend's father had been a B17 pilot in WW2, so we chose the Fortress. We flew to Dallas Love field to fly on board, as that location met our schedule. We had scheduled the first ride of the day, which was the way to go. The flights were about 25 minutes around North Dallas, but being on the first run, we got about several maybe five more minutes on the runway as they revved up the engines, which they didn't do for the subsequent flights. Once in the air, you were allowed to roam about the B17 from the nose back to the waist guns (that were mounted in glass inserts). The tail and the belly turret were closed. The radio operators window on the top bubble was off, so you could stick your head out into the air stream. Really an amazing experience. The Nine O' Nine was painted in OD exterior colors, and I recall the interior was also painted, certainly I didn't remember the spotless interior you see in this video. As poor maintenance was cited as a factor in the crash, I think the Sentimental Journey's interior, to a layman says, "this plane is well card for." The Nine in retrospect gave off a different vibe.

@MrLaurencebourne Месяц назад

Best I’ve seen yet on the B17.Many thanks.

@MrHws5mp 6 месяцев назад

Small point: the -G might have been the most heavily-armed B-17 _bomber_ , but it wasn't the most heavily-armed B-17 per se. That would be the YB-40 "gunship" which was intended to escort bomber variants, and traded all it's bomb load for more firepower. It had a second dorsal turret behind the standard one, twin guns in each waist position, and also introduced the twin-gun chin-turret later seen on the B-17G. The bomb bay was converted to carry extra .50 cal ammo. It proved a failure, since, unlike the bombers, it didn't get lighter and faster after it had dropped it's bomb load, so the bombers tended to leave it behind on the journey home. Only 26 were built and they were withdrawn fom use after only 14 missions.

@ghoul11719 6 месяцев назад

Some were used in the US for gunnery training ships. I know Laredo had one for this role

@hawkertyphoon4537 6 месяцев назад

Mother...effer! I did not see this one coming from you! Standing under a 17, all the way from Germany... You are doing something right in your life! Applause!

@VictoriaCortes1717 4 месяца назад

Buy a ticket to Arizona then go to falcon field, Mesa during the spring. Bring water though, lots.

@plmock1 6 месяцев назад

I had the opportunity to fly in this airplane earlier this year. It’s a lot tighter up front than the video might lead one to believe. It was well worth the cost to check off my bucket list.

@andrewpinner3181 6 месяцев назад

Wow what an aircraft ! Thanks Chris (& Nathan J.) for an excellent video !

@markbike5288 6 месяцев назад

Another B-17G of note "Day's Pay". It was "Presented to the Army Air Forces as a result of cash contributions by the employees of the Hanford Engr. Works". The Hanford Engineer works was part of the über TOP SECRET Manhattan Project that built the atomic bomb. Yet somehow Day's Pay made it to Europe, still marked that way. It made it back but was scrapped in 1947. Richland High School has a life-size mural of Day's Pay on the side of the gymnasium. Hanford works is just 200 miles southeast of Boeing Field were this episode was filmed.

@MikeF1189 6 месяцев назад

Awesome hat

@SkyhawkSteve 6 месяцев назад

Great video, and I did enjoy the brief pause to enjoy the Boeing logo on the yoke! The branding of the companies of that era is a bit iconic. I used to work on A-4 Skyhawks, and their rudder pedals had the "Douglas" logo cast into the top of each pedal. It's not part of the aircraft's function, but there's still an emotional element to it.

@yetanother9127 6 месяцев назад

This video is really nostalgic for me. I grew up in the vicinity of Falcon Field, AZ, where _Sentimental Journey_ is stationed, and my dad was a member of Civil Air Patrol Sq. 305 which is also stationed there; I've got quite a few fond memories of visiting the place, including climbing around inside _Sentimental Journey_ much like you're doing here. I was a kid at the time, and didn't know much about historical aviation, but I still knew it was one of the coolest machines I'd ever seen.

@chucktyler4057 4 месяца назад

"Schweinfurt, oh dear" made me laugh out loud!

@jimdavison4077 3 месяца назад

I love how you stick to just providing a steady stream of technical data and then your general impression. You don't get into that trap of comparing aircraft which opens a complete can of worms. I wish more channels did this.

@kcarter1973 3 месяца назад

Took a ride on Sentimental Journey 20 years ago flying out of my hometown airport. Had a front row view of takeoff from the bombardier's seat.

@briand4000 3 месяца назад

I have 30 minutes in the left seat of this aircraft with the PIC looking over my shoulder. It was a most memorable experience! Flew from Santa Fe, NM to Santa Teresa, NM way back in the mid 90's. It's a rudder airplane, kick the tail over then input aileron. Was looking through the Norden bomb sight as we passed over Elephant Butte Marina....bombs away! Keep them flying, CAF!

@TheMDJ2000 6 месяцев назад

Fascinating episode, and what a beautiful aircraft - examined in detail as usual. Looking forward to you doing a Lancaster one day.

@jeffjones4135 6 месяцев назад

Awesome video, Chris!

@iwitnessedit6713 6 месяцев назад

thhx Chris

@Caseytify 6 месяцев назад

Fun Fact: the staggered waist positions weren't built until the late G models. Up until then the waist positions mirrored each other.

@mytube001 6 месяцев назад

With plenty of back bumping, I assume.

@edhodapp6465 6 месяцев назад

A memory came to me when you pointed to the map and said, “Schweinfurt. Oh dear.” I worked for a Siemens division here in the USA, and our senior technician was German. One day he started talking about his war experiences as a teenager in his small village. He described having to dig out an elderly couple who were found sitting in their basement, dead from the concussion of the blast from a bombing raid. He became very angry with me as he went. “There was no reason for this! There was nothing there in our village!” was how he concluded. This war technology is fascinating, but war itself? That part is horrible beyond imagining and the emotions it creates lasts generations.

@wideyxyz2271 6 месяцев назад

Great walk around Bis. Lovie the history and tech stuff.

@armandojr.9805 3 месяца назад

Flying in it next month here in Texas, can’t wait !

@brennus57 6 месяцев назад

Nice! I toured Sentimental Journey several years ago in Montana.

@johnw7777 3 месяца назад

these planes have so much gear in them. imagine being the electrical and mechanical guys trying to find various problems caused by bullet holes in the hoses lines cables mechanisms etc. there must have been a small army of these people. yet we never seem to hear about them

@Colin454 4 месяца назад

I have an instruction manual for an RAF Coastal Command Flying Fortress. It tells you how to remove the ball turret and drop it off in flight. It says something like "Once you've removed the bolts, give the turret a sharp kick and it will fall out. Make sure you don't fall out too."

@greenbimoon 6 месяцев назад

Awesome walk around, the best I've seen, especially your freeze-frame explanations. Clear and präzise, danke

@riconui5227 4 месяца назад

I had the honor of delivering fuel to Sentimental Journey during one of her infrequent visits to CCR, (Concord, California). The crew didn’t want me climbing on the wing, so I just ran the truck, but I got a self guided tour through her in the bargain. Kudos to her crew for keeping this aircraft in good flying condition. It’s beautiful to see on approach.

@neiloflongbeck5705 6 месяцев назад

You can download the B-17F pilot's manual. It has all the bomb load diagrams and the perfornance tables and charts.

@jameslincoln4154 3 месяца назад

I had the opportunity to ride in the “Fuddy Duddy”. The best view/seat in the world is in the nose of a b17, flying 1000 ft over western new York. I just remember how incredibly loud it was. Very cool for 30 minutes, hard to imagine doing it for hours while being shot at.

@jamesa702 4 месяца назад

thanks for your tour and the information on such a famous aircraft

@tonnywildweasel8138 3 месяца назад

Thank you very much for sharing, appreciate it a LOT 👍 Greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱, TW.

@johnpedulla8210 6 месяцев назад

Later in wwii, mostly on G type B-17’s the crew was changed a bit. Most planes lost their bombs diets and were replaced with a “togglier” they just sat up in the nose and flipped a switch when the lead plane dropped theirs. They would also control the nose turret. The waist gunner position was also changed and it became just one gunner rather than two. The one gunner would switch places depending on where he was needed, mostly in the 3 plane formation he would face outboard. This change makes sense as there wasn’t a huge need to have a guy looking at the other bomber in the formation, it lessens the risk of friendly fire and also due to lack of german interceptors they found it was safe to get rid of the second gunner.

@CobraBry 3 месяца назад

Reminds me of a story in which my great grandma told me that for his last few missions my great grandpa would sadly be taken out as a waist gunner

@szymonstamonsta 4 месяца назад

Great video Chris, thankyou !!

@countvonaltibar236 4 месяца назад

Absolutely superb video, really enjoyed it

@dansmith4077 6 месяцев назад

Excellent video thanks

@blatherskite9601 6 месяцев назад

Superb video! Thanks!

@patrickshanley4466 6 месяцев назад

Sentimental journey has been my FAVORITE B-17 for about 30 years. Great video 👍

@roberthutchins9968 4 месяца назад

Excellent tour.

@muttwinstead6422 4 месяца назад

Outstanding job!! Very accurate and detailed. Thanks.

@WilliamBrothers 4 месяца назад

I barely got to see this bomber in person. I drove a couple hours to see it, but they wrapped up early saying I couldn't go up to see it. Was pretty disappointed, but it was neat to see from afar.

@jrprimo5372 4 месяца назад

very enjoyable. Glad I came across you channel!!

@johngilbert6036 6 месяцев назад

Wonderful tour thanks

@polarking888 6 месяцев назад

THE DAY IS FINALLY HERE - THE B17

@bassplayersayer 6 месяцев назад

Great video Biz !!!!!! Rock on !!!!!

@jumpmaster82nd. 4 месяца назад

Had a nice, extended tour through that one on the late 80s in Canton, OH...(was dressed in all original bombardier leathers) and the guys said to come aboard.. It was a real treat.

@DALEf4u 6 месяцев назад

I had a flight in Sentimental Journey this past April in Chino, Ca something I will never forget!

@MissKay1994 6 месяцев назад

You know I've never seen any talk about many of the systems you talked about in the B-17. I didn't really know until now that it had a full O2 system

@pyro1047 6 месяцев назад

If you're interested in that stuff, WWII US Bombers is another great channel to check out and is a fountain of information on a lot of that stuff. For instance, not only did the B-17's have a central O2 system feeding the numerous crew stations. They also had a couple of "Go bottles" stashed around, small portable O2 bottles with only a couple minutes of air in case of an emergency. That way in case main O2 gets knocked out or malfunctions, you can survive long enough for the pilot to desend to a breathable altitude. They're also used if you need to disconnect from your O2 station to move to another one in another area of the plane. In addition to that, there are numerous "Heater Stations" around the crew compartment, IIRC it was basically just an outlet and your flight jumpsuit was an electric blanket. Your suit had heating elements/wires/coils throughout it, and you'd plug it into these "Heating jacks" which would feed current through the suits elements and cause it to heat up. Unfortunately the elements could be somewhat prone to damage over time like bending a paperclip, and anyone that's put too much power through too small a cable knows where this is going... sometimes it'd short out and instead of "toasty warm" you've gone literal "toaster" and now you have a wire in your jumpsuit glowing bright orange smoldering a hole through it... Ouch... However, considering though that at the altitudes they often flew at it was so cold things like frostbite or getting Hypoxia and passing out from having the moisture in your breathes condensation freeze and reduce your O2 masks airflow were real concerns, risking a burn to stay toasty warm was probably worth it.

@martijn9568 6 месяцев назад

I guess it's one of those obvious things you don't normally think about, but seems very logical when you consider that they flew well above 20000 feet.

@davidcarr7436 4 месяца назад

My wife got a picture of our adult son and myself standing directly under the nose art, and she uses it as her profile picture for her Facebook page. We also took several photos from the inside when she visited the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada in Winnipeg, Canada. She's not a Lanc, but she's a true beauty nonetheless.

@bikenavbm1229 4 месяца назад

A great look around, thank you to all involved with this sponsers, owners and Chris too.

6 месяцев назад

Very interesting Video. Would love to see one of these up close one day. My Gradfather was a Hitlerjugend Flak Gunner and he said that the Leutnat let them have a look through the Range finder one day and he saw those bombers with the large tail. But in the end it was the RAF which destroyed my hometown :)

@UncleJoeLITE 6 месяцев назад

Chris, what a beautiful plane & a very well done video. The fact she still flies is great, I'd love to. A bit more cockpit/outside to inspect than usual. Thanks from Canberra.

@clippedwings225 6 месяцев назад

Would you ever consider doing inside the cockpit for spacecraft? Stuff like Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, even Soyuz?

@mrmeowmeow710 6 месяцев назад

2 mega thumbs up for this great video👍👍

@jchrystsheigh 4 месяца назад

Great video!

@HoundstoothKid 4 месяца назад

Years ago I was lucky enough to sit in the bombardier's seat of this exact aircraft during takeoff and the flight. Amazing experience.

@davidfreiboth1360 6 месяцев назад

So good to learn you visited us in Seattle Chris. Correction regarding your stated "SeaTac" location. You are clearly outside our excellent Museum of Flight located at the historic King County International Airport (almost universally referred to as "Boeing Field"). Our major commercial hub, Seattle Tacoma International Airport (or "SeaTac") is a few miles further down Interstate 5. But this is a very minor nit to pick as your content, as always, is superb.

@brennus57 6 месяцев назад

Yeeeeah...

@MilitaryAviationHistory 6 месяцев назад

Yup, we were on the under the approach to SEATAC. See the written correction at 03:37 :)

@kirktravis5780 6 месяцев назад

But isn't boing field inside the city of seatac? So technically he was at seatac?😊

@paul_mumford 6 месяцев назад

Love the hat!

@markusv311 6 месяцев назад

Great tour on this amazing plane. Thanks for sharing. Great times ahaed for B-17 fans with the upcoming Masters of the Air and Mighty 8th VR

@roseannsolnica8441 4 месяца назад

Thanks for such a thorough and informative tour of this mighty and beautiful aircraft. I would absolutely love to have a chance to take a ride in her someday for a sentimental journey.

@tonycutty598 3 месяца назад

In any video about the details of the B-17 up-close, I haven't heard anyone mention the use of those rugged zip fasteners in the chin turret and the Cheyenne tail turret. In elevation, the gun elevation slots were kept closed by having zip fasteners above and below the gun barrels. You can see this in this video. If the guns elevate, the zips above the guns unfasten to allow the elevation movement, while at the same time the zips below 'zip up' to seal the canvas closed behind them, below the barrels. The actual zip fastener actuators are fixed to those metal plates on the gun barrels where they come through the canvas shields. I first noticed this on the chin turret of the B-17G at the USAF Museum at Duxford, UK and was amazed by its cleverness. A simple, cheap and ingenious solution to help prevent severe draughts in the aircraft and also to help prevent the guns from freezing. Clever.