my dad flew the C-5 and the 141s for 30 years, most of those years at travis. Rest in peace Dad.

@stevedunch581

4 жыл бұрын

william rice .. your comment touched me as my dad was in the reserves in Youngstown Ohio ..... my dad is gone too.. maybe they are sharing stories up there. Rest In Peace Frank Dunch

@williamrice1622

4 жыл бұрын

@@stevedunch581 hope so. my dad flew out of Travis for most of his years but also washington state, dover, oaklahoma, new york and denver

@magednader2584

4 жыл бұрын

May his soul rest in peace , and May your life will be blessed dear :)

@AIvey

4 жыл бұрын

C5 is nice aircraft I am very proud that your father help to defend this great land Mr. Rice Thank you again to your father. R.I.P.

@clevelandcampbell1228

4 жыл бұрын

william rice God bless him and y’all.

Travis AFB, holds a special place in my heart. It's where I left for duty over seas one grey foggy day in 1972, and where I came back to the world and kissed the ground when I got of the airplane.

@Nick-cd4vj

4 жыл бұрын

TYFYS

I was stationed at Travis AFB from 1973-1976, I am so proud to work as a Pneudraulic repairman on the amazing C-5A’s and C-141’s

I was an air traffic controller at Travis 1976 - 1978 when the C-5 call sign was ' Amway' we provided support training for C-5 crews, they would stay in the pattern for 4 to 6 hours developing the skills to support the country in many ways. In those days, we did not have the support the military folks have today. We did our jobs and I am proud to have been working in support the effort to help train the best pilots in the world. Thousands of hours of low approaches, touch and go's. We also had the B-52s from Castle join the C-5s making approaches along with KC-135s. Great place to work if you love airplanes. Most of you can finish this line, "Off we go, into the wild blue yonder, climbing high into the sun... It's great to see the tremendous support our military personnel receive in today's environment. My opinion is, we do not need the large force we had for Vietnam and the Gulf war as it appears we are moving towards DRONES and other remotely piloted aircraft. The day is coming, sooner than later when we will have trained our last fighter pilot but we will continue to train pilots and support aircraft like the C-17. The mission of our large cargo aircraft is changing, in addition to military operations, our women and men are supporting disaster relief efforts moving people, goods and services into areas of the world that seem to suffer from hurricanes, tsunami's, earthquakes and other disasters more frequently than we saw in the past. I was also stationed at Luke AFB when we had mass launches of F-4 fighters, it is always impressive to listen what we called "the sound of freedom".

Army Veteran and a veteran passenger on C-5, C-17 and C-130. Thank you for getting me to and from the fight. Shout out to the KC-10 the refueled us over the Atlantic. I get misty eyes when I see “Travis AFB” on the tail of the plane, while boarding in the Middle East.

I've served 3 years in the US Army, and I've been in and out of Travis Air Force Base a few times, so I appreciate what the guys and gals in our military services do.

I flew on a C-17 from PSAB to Ramstein ; and it was like walking on a cloud. It was so smooth that I couldn't tell we took off. Amazing aircraft!!

Back in about 1988, I remember sitting at my StarTrek looking, HF radio console, while working my radio operations job at RAF Croughton, UK, when I got a request for a preflight radio check from an aircraft preparing for takeoff. I responded with a LOUD AND CLEAR, and assumed with that type of readability, it was an aircraft from Upper Heyford, about five miles away, or one of the local bases, in and around England, but l inquired anyway. The pilot said he was sitting in a C-5, on the flight line at Dover AFB, in Delaware, USA, headed my way.

My both cousins and brother in the air force, feeling so proud God bless America

One doesn’t appreciate the size of C5 till there is a ground crew member walking near it!! AMAZING!

@davidsandell7833

4 жыл бұрын

PaulXT1200Z: I didn’t appreciate the size of the C-5 until I saw one next to a 747 at Hickman. The 747 looked tiny.

@nadogrl

4 жыл бұрын

PaulXT1200Z - Go to an airshow!

@gabrielmarin9977

4 жыл бұрын

@@nadogrl 1q

My dad logged tens of thousands of flight hours on the C5. I remember living on Travis thinking he was the coolest! We even got to fly on a C5 to Hawaii!

@tonyavila2517

5 жыл бұрын

never served in military,,,but tell your daddy,,,because of service people like him,,,im free,,,dont matter if he is alive or passed on..thank you...

@lindanitzschke6560

4 жыл бұрын

Your daddy WAS the coolest!

@kbjrudolph

4 жыл бұрын

I got to fly to Hawaii in a c-5 galaxy in travis AFB

@MajorDeadline

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your Dads service.

@jorgedelossantos9651

4 жыл бұрын

@@lindanitzschke6560 Still is and always will be

I love this!! I miss the sounds of an Airbase. I loved hearing the C-5s. I was in awe how something so huge could fly.

@PopPop.75

2 жыл бұрын

141 Starlifters and C-5's are the sound of freedom. C-17's just aren't the same.

I lived just east of Travis when the first gulf war started. I clearly remember spending the whole day in my office watching these huge transport planes take off every two minutes. It was quite a site that lasted for hours.

Hats off to the maintainers of those heavies. I worked the tactical birds during my career. (USAF '72-'97)

@chrisafp071

4 жыл бұрын

Darknamja Hell yea. Thanks, we are still maintaining them now and going to be for awhile. I’m not at Travis, I’m at Westover ARB, I’ve always loved the C5

@MajorDeadline

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@Roadbiker21

3 жыл бұрын

Thank-you for the recognition. Worked the Lockheed heavies at Travis for 15 yrs as an ART. Great airplanes, especially the Galaxy.

@Chical209

3 жыл бұрын

A-10's for six, C-5's for 5. Fighters are fun to work on, Freds are work! Did many preflights and BPOs by myself, as well as 10 tire change evenings for ice missions.

@spuds416

Жыл бұрын

You know what us Fighter Maintainers say " there's only two types of Aircraft, Fighters and........Targets"

I was a crew chief on the C-5A in Altus and I loved taking missions from Travis and Dover. Lots of hours and lots of stories! Those were the days.

@xreconusmc3156

4 жыл бұрын

Breanna speed thanks for your service and watching. Captain and shift commander LaBonte air mobility command patriot wing

Thanks to all the men & women who. Command these beast of an airplane.

Was stationed at Travis from 65-66 before I was transferred to Vietnam. Saw one mass launch then; and then another three at McChord AFB, WA in 68-70. . Definitely something to watch. When we watched a C-5A taking off at McChord, it was an awesome sight, because it looked like a building moving by and then flying up.

During the first desert storm operation i worked in a mid rise bldg a few miles from Travis. Remember seeing these heavies take off all day long. From sunrise to sundown. It was impressive.

🇬🇧Amazingly awesome! All those giant aircraft at one airbase and all that paperwork? As a Brit I have to say I’m proud to know we’re on your side!🇬🇧 Good luck to all who fly those giants! 🇺🇸

My father retired as tech sergeant from Travis AFB.. He used to let me roam around that place as a kid 👍

Left from Travis in 1966, they in hurry to get to Vietnam. US Marine Corp 1966-2005 . Rode Af many, many times all those years, many a dirt strip.

I worked at Travis for over a year, these are very impressive planes!!!

Thank you Tech Sgt. John Ayre for posting this beautiful video. A very fitting rembrance for our terrible loss on 9/11. I was working at Patrick AFB that day and I remember the shock and confusion everyone had at first and then the terrible realization that we were being attacked with our own commercial aircraft and our citizens. My deepest thanks and appreciation to you and all who serve and have served. The roar of our aircraft is the sound of freedom.

Landed into BIAP on February 14, 2007 in a C-17.......what an insertion!

4:28 That's a lot of KC-10s in the background, amazing, love the USAF.

My dad took me to Travis in the 90s & we were given a walk through in a C5. The guide said that it could hold 4 Greyhound buses. It was massive. I was amazed it could get off of the ground. The seats in the passenger section were set in the middle of an upper floor in rows of 6 or 8, in a big rectangle; something like 50 to 100 - no luxuries. I would love to get a flight in one, even without a cute Stewardess.

My Family left from Travis AFB back in The Summer of 1964...Dad was a Pilot in The USAF and he was stationed at Hickam AFB so off to Oahu we went!!

I grew up in Fairfield and remember all the loud planes from the old KC135 to the C5 A & B,but they are quiet ever since they put the new engines on both plane,the only plane that does have noise is the KC10 well not as loud but still I enjoy them all when going to the airshow,it's 2023 and I still admire the planes flying overhead,thank you for your service.

THANK YOU AIR FORCE PILOTS.

@c17nav

6 жыл бұрын

Not just the pilots. There are other aircrew members, ground support and maintenance technicians, the whole supply chain for parts, intellectual property generators, and (most of all) the American taxpayer to thank.

@cynthiaharrell2144

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! And navigators. Love Travis AF base. ❤❤❤

Cool Video.. I was a KC-10 Pilot in the 6th and 70th ARS from 1994-2011 at March, then Travis...Now I’m a commercial pilot for one of the big airlines... I miss the AF flying, but not the beaurocratic BS that came with it... Cheers to all these guys.. and thanks for your service....

They take off smoother than most any passenger jet I’ve ever been on!

Loved growing up in Dover, Del. in the 60’s and 70’s with Dover AFB right in my backyard. First off, the 95th Fighter Interceptor Squadron was stationed there and a high school buddies father was a Lt. Col. and flew one of those fighters. Watching them come and go was a thrill for a young teen (don’t remember or know what jet it was). Then there were the C-141 Starlifters, a whole flock of them stationed there, doing there touch and goes all day long. We could ride our bicycles right up Horsepond Rd. to the end, right at the government property fence and be 100 yards from the runway, and watch them come in from the north, touch down and take right back off toward the south. My buddy used to drive me right on the base, quick stop at security, showed his family I.d. card and to the commissary we went (or where ever). Then in the early 70’s, the C5-A Galaxy was brought in (I remember the 95th was defunct or moved elsewhere by now), and the 141’s moved out to other bases. So we then switched to watching these behemoths fly in the sky, looking like they were doing about 60mph up there a few thousand feet up, while they made a large circle over Kent County, continuing the touch and go landing tradition of the Starlifter. Sometimes taking off not to be seen again, knowing they were headed over to S.E. Asia area and the quagmire we were in over there, only to be bringing back caskets full of bodies, to be processed at the largest mortuary on the east coast. Now, you can’t get anywhere close to base property without the risk of highly armed trigger happy A.F. Security Police hunting you down. Yes, those were the days. Hope you enjoyed this.

Very cool plane

Enormous amount of respect for them. These men and women I’d raise a glass to anywhere.

Impressive line of KC-10's. Never seen that many in one place in my life.

@baremetalmafia

4 жыл бұрын

i have never seen that many KC-10s Code 1 before lol

The power and importance of U.S. logistics can't be understated. NOBODY does it better! God bless the USA!

I Graduated from Vanden High School @ Travis AFB, Class of 1974. My Father is retired US Air Force . I am Retired US Marines, Love Travis !

I was 12 living in Ft Campbell ky, 1982 they had an airfield about 15 mints in bike , I remember seeing c130 , C 5 Galaxy, and others ... facinated by aviation...miss those years

I flew out of Travis in the 70's. Contractor DC-8's then transitioned into C-141's. in the Philippines. C-141's not comfortable but I got to various destinations safely. Side note: I like seeing some analog instruments on fly-by-wire aircraft. Seems kinda comforting. Great video ..thanks.

@williamrice1622

4 жыл бұрын

my dad was in the 141s in the 70s. he was a flight engineer. Arthur Rice was his name

@billtimmons7071

4 жыл бұрын

@@williamrice1622 I have fond memory of the aircraft. The high wing, the T tail ... Officer and senior enlisted rode in the rear facing seats while I rode in the canvas webbing along side of the cargo bay. I remember taking some down drafts and witnessing vehicles slightly lifting off the floor straining against the tie-downs. I always stayed belted in with an occasional walk to use the restroom and to look out the only porthole window located in the side door. The aircraft was stylish on the outside but very spartan on the inside. It did its job. Kudos to your dad for keeping the bird functioning and getting us overseas using pre fly-by-wire "steam" gauges :)

@williamrice1622

4 жыл бұрын

@@billtimmons7071 yeah they were spartan on the inside. My dad later transferred to the c 5 where he retired. He pulled almost 30 years in the MAC

I think I saw them fly north about that time. I live close about 45 miles away. It was really impressive.

Several years ago, I was stopped in rush hour traffic on I-75 in Marietta, GA. One of these monsters came out of Dobbins AFB and came right over our heads. People got out of their cars to watch.

This brings back old memories, to be sure. In the 1990's I was a civilian instructor at Travis AFB. I taught TF33 (C-141 AC) and TF39 (C-5 AC) jet engines to the new AF jet mechanics who were fresh outta tech school. But that job ended abruptly when BJ Billy Clinton cut the Defense Budget in 1995.

@eaglegrip6879

5 жыл бұрын

@@StarPhil_T-bone193 Well...actually, slick...no, I'm not wrong. There were 19 civilian instructors who were laid off due to DOD budget cuts. I should know...I was one of them, and I was there. You were not, and you were not. But you do indeed spin a yarn worth telling around a campfire though.

I was lucky enough to walk through a C5 Galaxy at an Airshow when I was younger. I loved this plane ever since.

@Axlthedevil

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, me, too!! Very nice. But I like the old engines very much more.

Air Force brat here. Born in Fairfield lived in Vacaville raised in Michigan. Would love get back here and visit. My cousin is there now. Mr Bean

Born and raised in Fairfield pops was in the airforce watched these fly all day then after I had kids of my own I would take them to the back gate and watch them do there touch and goes wow what memories

They used to fly out of McClellan in Sac when I was a kid, come over head every 15 mins like a clock! Also grew up hearing the rocket jets at AeroJet in Rancho.

We used to sit in our barracks in Russelshem and watch the Galaxies inbound on Friday nights. You could tell if they were heavy or light, that determined how many trucks we would kick for ALOC the next morning Saturday. Rhine Main inbound was our Army Truck Co task.

It's amazing what people can do, of the spirit of the way of truth a C-5M, all what went into its design and creation. Its amazing they can even fly in how big they are and the weight they carry.

The sound of a slow moving heavy on approach Galaxy is unmistakable.

@stefan2292

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they're really noisy. What a thrill.

Beginning of desert shield,desert storm...Charleston afb had 40 of the new c 17s lined up to send supplies over there...it was a site...awesome

Sweet vid. I was at TFAB for 5 years. Loved it there.

I used to live next to Travis - then we moved to Susun (sp) - Dad was Tech for Western Electric Sr. Eng. Radar on B-36's.

can't forget the kc-10's. lots of refueling needed in an operation like this.

@wcolby

8 жыл бұрын

The tanker is the most important aircraft in the inventory.

@c17nav

6 жыл бұрын

wcolby - Tell that to the ground troops that have to get the bulk of their supplies and equipment close to the battle zone. That's the job of the transport aircraft, especially the C-17 and C-130 which can airdrop the stuff and paratroopers close to -- and on -- the battle zone. Tankers don't do that, but all aircrews realize it's a TEAM effort.

@crewchief135

6 жыл бұрын

First, they have to get there. Without fuel it's 'mission impossible'. Do the math...if you can.

@fishsquishguy1833

5 жыл бұрын

crewchief135 Well I think that you’d need air superiority to control the skies in the first place so technically I’d say the F22? Just kidding but kinda not...

@jacobstahl5978

5 жыл бұрын

jrt01201

Use to Hop through Travis in the 90's. The bus ride from the flight line to the PAX terminal - "Those are some huge planes and alot of them too" Good times. Tsgt (retired)

I flew over the Atlantic on a C-5 when I was.in the Air Force. I still can't believe how the thing even got off the ground it was so huge.

I liked the C-5A's. Rode one from Clark to San Fransisco back in '72. And rode two--one to Bahrain and one back. '90-91. The upper deck was cold, but not a bad ride.

@lucassturges7008

5 жыл бұрын

Bill Hunter cool 🛫🛬✈️

@jillsmcfarland2001

5 жыл бұрын

Sound is very distinct.

My first duty station, Travis AFB yeah...

Thanks for the video......worked Radar avionics on the C141 and C5 from '69-73, . could even see our Avionics shop during the landing.

@roncisneros8636

5 жыл бұрын

My dad was at Travis AFB from 64-68 I believe. I was born there in 67

What would have been impressive is watching them all take off one after another from the end of the runway. I guess the PA guys weren't around in the SAC days to see an alert. It's a pretty awesome sight.

That tanker support is just as impressive. Those widebody KC-10's are a favourite to take gas from. Like plugging into a pillow for the fighter guys. Different story with a strategic heavylifter just yards away.

After a tour in RVN with the 16th Infantry Rangers, I first set foot back in the USA at Travis AFB. ... 4 APR 69 ... It was a United Airlines charter flight.

Flew into Moron February of 2003 on a C-17. Making a fuel/rest stop for the C-17 and our F-16 operators before heading east. Transient Maintenance guys were overwhelmed by the sheer number of broke C-5’s and 17’s. The quantity of cargo aircraft there was incredible. I wish I had taken a picture. One C-5 had an engine fire and was sort of pushed to the side. I’d bet it was at least one of the K-ball birds to fix the others. At the time I was a flight chief (F-16’s) and was given a hand held by the transient folks for use to call them if I needed anything. The radio chatter coming from the cargo mechanics was non-stop..... addressing a myriad of problems on the aircraft. Also made me wonder how anything got moved..in or out of country. Every time I see a C-5 or 17 I think of this time.

@MrDougster37

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers, brother!

Love this big bird. Have them at CAFB, SC also.

I miss my days in the Airforce. I spent a lot of time around C5's and C17's. Why no mention of the KC10's in this video???

@wcolby

5 жыл бұрын

Arron Dentinger Not enough space in the title

@robertbates6249

5 жыл бұрын

KC 10 are great any chance for these guys if they have to ditch? No ejector seats?

@wcolby

5 жыл бұрын

Kirk Bates One of the reasons commercial airliners don’t have an ejection seat for the pilots is the confidence level, the passengers want to know that the pilots are along for the ride. Same way with a KC 10, the pilots don’t leave until everybody’s safely on the ground.

@robertbates6249

5 жыл бұрын

@@wcolby well that actually makes sense =)

@stratrat57

4 жыл бұрын

KC-10 Gucci boyz 1989-1998

6x C-17s, 10x KC-10s, 4x C-5s! Everybody gets their own straw!

@badlandskid

4 жыл бұрын

Bill Hart hate to see that fuel bill. 😳

Flew one of those to Dahran, SA for Desert Storm... Great aircraft.

The video shows the inside of a C-17. They have winglets (engineer killers) C-5s were on that exercise on the end of the taxi way.

Amazing how these beasts can get into the air

I was 602nd OMS for the C-141's I have a whole lot of time walking that ramp. I was permanent graveyard shift. I also ran the parts truck for a time. Long long ago lol

@robertvertacnik9989

4 жыл бұрын

I was a jet mech in the 60th FMS working in both the TF-33 and TF-39 engine shops long long ago.

AYE Bee Liners WOOT I got to fly with them when I was younger in CAP and even got a challenge coin from one of the pilots that I still have today.

Does this bring back the memories!

Must be cool to fly a beast like a C-5 or a C-17 cargo aircraft 👍👍👍👍👍

@xreconusmc3156

4 жыл бұрын

Andrew Schmidt thanks for watching captain and shift commander LaBonte air mobility command patriot wing

A lot of people don't know how much work it was to get that elephant walk on the road.

@CJP-oz6hr

4 жыл бұрын

Team Ski ...was in the Air Force for 27 years. Your exactly right! I could only imagine though......in the Air Force’s earlier years.... the I.G. would fly in unannounced and say.....Wing commander, your ORI begins now! War time capability was no nonsense in that time of our history.

I was a private just finished CBT. Fort Dix 12-22-68 and I needed a flight home to SC. I was lucky enough to catch a MAC flight out of McGuire AFB to Charleston SC AFB. The C141 Starlifter was the biggest plane I’d ever seen and now these beauties look like mountains in the air. I love to see them do touch n goes where I live in Myrtle Beach SC. God bless our brave Service members. USARMY 10-14-68/10-14-70🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸WETSU

Love your editing and composition!

awesome, thanks for the video

I wish I was there to see all those take off.

Two aircraft that large... that close to each other mid flight. 🤯

Capt k was my OIC of training flight in the crw real laxed dude!! c-17 pilots make the best commanders

Crazy to see 2 pilots that age, when added together are younger than only mine, and I’m not that old! I shouldn’t feel this way because my little cousin recently graduated from the AF academy and is one of these pilots!

The C-5A was going thru prototype testing when I was released from active duty in 1968. The first of productions models were delivered in 1970. I'd love to actually see inside one of these babies, or just to stand on the apron and watch a take-off/landing.

@robertlashier6272

5 жыл бұрын

Remember when we flu to Rhien Main AFB, Germany ( C-5), from Rota NAS, Spain . That was really something. From Rhine Main AFB, to Charleston, South Carolina, then changed planes on board a DC-10, World Airways From Frankfurt, Germany. That was 1980.

Parabéns aos jovens e inteligentes pilotos da Força Aérea Americana.

Dang. One of those is loud enough. Can’t imagine this.

I was in the Navy and I will even say this is cool.

The TRUE Elephant walk! Love these big beauties!!❤️🇺🇸

Wow, excellent footage

I see 1 C5 and a bunch of C17's. and some tankers. Hello from Westover/Barnes country👍 I sort of miss the C5 without the M upgrade lol. The sound of freedom. The F-15s at Barnes are pretty cool sounding though.

@rrzx14

4 жыл бұрын

There are 4 C-5's after the KC-10's waiting for takeoff starting at 5:52.

I would hate to be the last plane in line. 😔😭

VERY COOL! Thank you!

It’s amazing how something that big can fly

@gruvedoktor

5 жыл бұрын

Truly amazing. Many moons ago, my barracks was real close to the final for runway 5 on Pope AFB. Every time a C-5 came in, they looked like they were just floating, and the amount of air those engines move always set off every car alarm. You really can't appreciate the size until you've seen one up close, or better yet, next to a C-17, which is huge in its own right.

Some of Americas Finest and Best!

love the video I was born a street down from that base would love to have a tour of the base that would mean a lot to me

Hi. Chubby big bird with wings downward and tail up. Thanks guys. 😊❤

Still some familiar things from the 70s and a whole lot of new stuff.

Still love the C5 BEST, INCREDIBLE AIRPLANE.

@PeterKKraus

4 жыл бұрын

C5 is the second largest plane in the world and Russia only has a few of the largest.

When we move we move fast , and when we hit we hit hard. AIR MOBILITY COMMAND. U. S. A. F. Captain and shift commander LaBonte.

@martinnystrom2200

5 жыл бұрын

Cringe

@GihanPerera-nk6hs

5 жыл бұрын

Please visit sri lanka 😊

Thanks for watching captain and shift commander LaBonte air mobility command patriot wing

Saw one flying into Akron Canton airport . I was like it's not moving

The 3-engine tankers are KC-10s.

It's not the fighters & bombers that win wars, it's the transports & logistics.

@jffry24

5 жыл бұрын

Arc Light That might be true but we shouldn’t be in any war anyway there’s no reason to be at war right now

5 жыл бұрын

@@jffry24 Sounds great. Unfortunately society is not that simple.

@DarthBludgeon

5 жыл бұрын

NKAWTG...Nobody!