Warbird Workshop

Documentary following the engineers and aviators who battle to keep the UK's most historic warplanes in the air.

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All episodes for series 1 of Warbird Workshop

  • S1 E1 · Spitfire

    Engineers restore to flight a Spitfire that fought over Europe in 1944.

  • S1 E4 · Defender

    Aircraft restoration expert Mark Masters and his son James rebuild a 1943 US Army Aeronca Defender.

  • S1 E5 · Piper Cub

    A group of amateur pilots find their light plane, the Piper Cub, has a glorious war record.

  • S1 E6 · L39 Jet

    Engineer John Sparks and his team of ex-Navy and RAF engineers begin the task of reassembling an L39 Jet.