Warbird Workshop
Meet the engineers who are fighting to put historic military gear back in the air, including a US Army spotter plane, a DC3 cargo plane, and more.
Directed byIan Cundall
Season 1
S01:E01 - Spitfire
On the legendary Battle of Britain airfield at Biggin Hill, young engineers fight to restore a Spitfire that fought over Europe in 1944 to flight.
S01:E02 - Piper Cub
Amateur pilots attempt to rebuild and restore the Piper Cub in time for an epic flight to France to take part in the 75th anniversary of D Day.
S01:E03 - Westland Wessex
Engineers fight to return a veteran Westland Wessex helicopter to the skies, 30 years after its last flight, for one of the UK’s biggest air shows.
S01:E04 - Douglas C47
A US Army Air Force C47 that dropped paratroopers on D Day is at the centre of one of the UK’s most ambitious warbird rebuilds.
S01:E05 - Aeronca Defender
Aircraft restoration expert Mark Masters and his son James rebuild a 1943 US Army Aeronca Defender liaison plane for its German owner.
S01:E06 - L39 Albatros
Follow businessman and racing driver Steve Hartley’s quest for speed on board his own L39 Cold War era jet rescued from a hangar in the Baltic States.
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