RARE Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer ACTION!

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This video summarizes all you might like to know about the usually-overlooked derivative of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator strategic bomber-the U.S. Navy (and later Coast Guard) PB4Y-2 and -2G Privateer maritime attack and reconnaissance aircraft. As with all our AeroDinosaur productions, you will get a plate full of evolutionary, technical and historical background information on the aircraft (including civilian STC modifications) as well as modern-day operational footage. In this case, we sample the operations of the only PB4Y-2 that flies today-a re-engined ex-U.S. Coast Guard PB4Y-2G (N2871G) as maintained and flown by premiere warbird restorer GossHawk, Unlimited out of Casa Grande, Arizona. We caught them on a June 2022 visit for an event at Spirit of St. Louis Airport in St. Louis County, Missouri.
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John A. Reed
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21 июл 2022

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@Daver90s

Very nice video. Thank you. My dad was a tail gunner in WWII in a PB4Y2. VP108 crew 13 Z490. He was on Peleilu, Iwo Jima and Tinian. Awarded the DFC.

@danielchurchill9004

Thanks my father VPB-111 Still kickin at 98 we were at Reno last year and the crew of this plain treated him like a king . I thank them!!!!

@pgannon1948 Год назад

Thanks! My Dad, Joe Gannon (RIP 1974) was a Navy AMM-2 and top-rear-turret gunner on a PB4Y-2 in the Pacific near the end of WWII. He told the tale of shooting holes in his plane's tail on a training exercise, and limping back to base. I remember thinking "Who would make a plane that could shoot its own tail?" Years later in the internet era I found the manual online and discovered that the machine gun had 2 modes of fire: Manual and Automatic, with the caution that in manual mode the gun did not lock-out when pointed at the tail. OOPS!😄

@paulsilva3346 Год назад

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@howardsimpson489 Год назад

Thanks, more of these. Why did the flypast voice over talk about RR powered aircraft?

@cliffbarnhouse4913

We got to see 6302 at the 2023 Reno Air Races as a static display. Very cool. Just found your channel and I'm enjoying it.

@dieselscout

My Father-In-Law flew in a Privateer toward the end of WW2 in the Western Pacific.

@kennethcrowther2277

Wow that's a beautiful model aircraft collection! Love to see more of it.

@markbentley4800

A fiend of mine, the pilot, was killed in Mcgrath, Alaska on July 22, 1968 flying a Privateer N7974A for then Avery Aviation(under Hawkins and Powers management). There were two pilots and 2 unauthorized people on board. All perished.

@sidewinder666666

Nice to see this old bird, and the mention of the "Raiders" book by Alan Carey. He corresponded with Dad and others in his crew (VPB-109 - Crew 12) before the book was published and I think he and/or the crew may be mentioned in it. I have a copy somewhere, as well as a good companion book, "Genda's Blade" by Henry Sakaida, a historian. Dad was nose gun in "Blind Bomber" (1 x DFC, 2 x Air Medal) and on his 20th birthday Blind Bomber and Hogan's Goat tangled with 12 George's of Genda's squadron. I'm rather glad he survived. ;)

@kellypainter7625 Год назад

I remember seeing these flying as fire bombers. Interesting background story I didn't know. Thanks!

@janewray-mccann2133 Год назад

Really love your passion, knowledge and wisdom, great stuff cobber. Regards Rory, Western Tasmania.

@tomsreviews238 Год назад

My father was a waist gunner on these planes. Shot down 3 times into the Pacific ocean by the age of 18. Low level anti shipping and anti submarine warfare was a very dangerous operation.

@scottsexton3260 Год назад

I was on a recent flight and as flight crews do at cruise we were discussing what we used to do before our current job. My first officer told he flew PB4Y’s. I was unsure of what that was, so on my layover I looked it up and found your video. Wow !!! What a great video and tons of great information. Thank you for taking the time to put it together and share it with us . I look forward to watching many more of your videos !

@guaporeturns9472 Год назад

Makes my day when you post a video… I always know it’s gonna be a good one and this is no exception. One of my favorite semi-obscure planes… well I guess they are all “ one of my favorites” .. thanks bro.👍🏻

@steveturner3999 Год назад

Great backstory and video. New subscriber here. As the Privateer was taxing after its airshow flight and before the engine sound comparison, I noted to my self the difference in sound. I had to laugh when you said ‘’just for the heck of it’’!

@NikeHM69 Год назад

Great video, thanks for the upload! This plane probably saved countless lives during its service, first in the coast guard and then as a fire bomber.

@firepilotfilson3881

I flew 4y’s for H&P

@Chuck_Carolina Год назад

That plane is a Beast!

@WAL_DC-6B Год назад

Terrific story on the PB4Y-2 (and one), John! Thanks for sharing nice photos, recent video (love the sound!) and the history of these lesser-known WWII, U.S. Navy bombers. This reminds me of the story I heard of a PB4Y-2 out of Glenview NAS near Chicago in the early 1950s that accidentally landed at nearby, general aviation airport, Sky Harbor airport. The much shorter Sky Harbor runway required the Privateer to be stripped of as much weight as possible in order for it to be able to be flown out for the very short flight back to Glenview. I bet the embarrassed crew of that PB4Y-2 had a little explaining to do afterwards to the Navy "higher ups." Dan Uscian