Plane Resurrection

The legendary Vietnamera helicopter takes to the air in a pristine warveteran example We hear the astonishing story of an aircraft blown up by its own missiles followed by the saga of a wounded copilot who went on to found a worldleading charity

Developed just a bit too late for WWII it was called an aerial anachronism a piston engine warplane in a world of jets and missiles However it would fulfill its purpose during the Korean and Vietnam wars

This is the astonishing tale of a tiny 1930s aircraft capable of reaching 230 mph It smashed records all over the world in the hands of an almost forgotten British hero Alex Henshaw

This is one of only two remaining examples of the monoplane built by Louis Bleriot the pioneering channelcrosser This elderly aircraft is put gently through its paces for the cameras leaving the ground on one of its rare outside excursions

This plane is the uglyducking aircraft that shunned the limelight and the daylight Learn the story of how this aircraft an initial failure helped win the war by supporting covert operations

Take a look at a beautifully restored example of the later clippedwing version of the legendary fighter plane flown by Czech refugee pilots in the UK during wartime featuring longunseen test and operational footage