Warbird Workshop

2020•2 series
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All across Britain a small but dedicated group of specialists and aviation enthusiasts are working to maintain a shrinking fleet of historic warplanes. The teams must fight against the inevitable march of time to stop the planes rusting away into history. Each episode will cover a team using their skill and ingenuity to get a different plane flying. Diving into the history of each plane and shedding light on the brave pilots who flew them during critical points in history. The episodes culminate with the planes taking their first flights in recent history.

Spitfire: Episode Image
Episode 1Spitfire

On the legendary Battle of Britain airfield at Biggin Hill, a dedicated team of young engineers restore to flight a Spitfire that fought over Europe in 1944.

DC3 (C47): Episode Image
Episode 2DC3 (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.

Westland Wessex: Episode Image
Episode 3Westland Wessex

A team of engineers fight to return a veteran Westland Wessex helicopter to the skies - 30 years after its last flight.

Defender: Episode Image
Episode 4Defender

Aircraft restoration expert Mark Masters and his son James rebuild a 1943 US Army Aeronca Defender liaison plane for its German owner.

Piper Cub: Episode Image
Episode 5Piper Cub

A group of amateur pilots find their light plane has a glorious war record - and launch an ambitious project to rebuild the Piper Cub and restore its military markings.

L39 Jet: Episode Image
Episode 6L39 Jet

At St Athan in Wales, engineer John Sparks and his team of ex-Navy and RAF engineers begin the task of reassembling the Czech-built jet from nine parts delivered by lorry.

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