1945 PBY-5A Canso Crash Site of RCAF 11007 (Video)

[daveymac82c]

Hey guys and gals,

I haven't really posted on here much the last couple years, but I do lurk from time to time.

Today I thought I'd share a video I put together of my visit to the crash site of PBY-5A Canso (Catalina) RCAF 11007 in Tofino, BC.

This picture was from my visit last summer when it was MUCH DRYER!


The video was shot as part of an application for a new TV show they are putting together here in Canada. It is being produced by the same company that put together "Ice Pilots" and the CBC drama "Arctic Air." The details are very vague at this point, but it has to do with sending a team of hosts around Canada to visit old crash sites and show them to the viewers. It's a terrific idea for a show and I think I'd be darn near perfect for the job since that's pretty much what my main hobby is these days.

I suppose the idea is to document old crash sites of airplanes that will probably never be recovered. So, these airplanes, which deserve to have their story told, will finally get that chance. Many crash sites around Canada are deteriorating fast and soon there won't be any sign of them at all. In a way, this show will be the best possible outcome for the airplanes. If we can't take them out of where they are and put them into museums, then at least we'll bring their stories to life on television.

I just submitting my application video an hour ago and I hope to hear back from them soon. I'll definitely keep you all in the loop of what happens.

If the show is super successful I'd like to try and take it international! Maybe get down to Papua New-Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Burma, South America, etc. Obviously all of you would be interested in this kind of show, and I hope the general public will be too!

Here's the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXOCSk9MPwU

And for fun, here's some outtakes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUV58DYHya4

Let me know what you think. I'd love got get your input. And for the super nerds out there, yes... I did mess up the date of the crash, but it was the best take so I left it in. The plane crashed Feb 8th 1945, not Feb 18th 1945.

Peace,

David McIntosh

[Wildchild]

I'd watch that show. Get the History Channel or Weather Channel in USA to air it.

[peter]

Looks good so far...
What is the other aircraft crash you refer to in the video??

[daveymac82c]

Hey Wildchild, I'd certainly watch the show too! If I get the job I'll definitely suggest that the producers try and have it syndicated to the USA. I get the feeling it will be a Discovery Channel show up here, but I'm not 100% sure on that.

Peter, thanks for the compliment. The other crash site I was refering to was the 1953 Crash of RB-36 Peacemaker 51-13721 in Burgoyne's Cove, Newfoundland where 23 lives were lost. It was a case of Controlled Flight into Terrain. It's a very interesting story in itself. Here's a link to pictures and story: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=395553

Peace,

David M

[Wildchild]

Thats the most intact B-36 crash ive seen

[peter]

Wow that B36 crash is amazing!!

[rcaf_100]

Pretty cool David!

Speaking of wreck sites, has anyone ever gone looking for the Harvard on Roderick Island, BC?
It forced landed on the side of a mountain in 1969 and as far as I know is still there.

http://www.diarmani.com/Articles/Gaffin ... arvard.htm
http://www.diarmani.com/Articles/Gaffin ... story.html
http://www.diarmani.com/Articles/Gaffin ... rnity.html

[daveymac82c]

Well sh*t, I didn't get a call back from the producers of the show! I sorta get the feeling they're wanting hosts who are prettier than they are knowledgeable, to the shagrin of all us warbirders.

Ah well, this'll allow me more time to build taildragger hours.

Peace,

David M