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Warbird Workshop

Season 1
Inside the Warbird Workshop, engineers fight to put historic military aircraft back in the air. This series spans the aviation world from Canada to Germany, the UK to France. Its stars include a former US Army spotter plane, a Free French air force Spitfire, a DC3 cargo plane, a US Army Air Force paratroop carrier, a 1943 liaison plane, and a RAF fighter.
20206 episodes13+
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  1. S1 E1 - Spitfire
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    March 4, 2020
    44min
    13+
    On the legendary Battle of Britain airfield at Biggin Hill, a dedicated team of young engineers fight to restore a Spitfire that fought over Europe in 1944 to flight.
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  2. S1 E2 - Piper Cub
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    March 11, 2020
    44min
    13+
    A group of amateur pilots find their light plane has a glorious war record - and launch an ambitious project to rebuild the Piper Cub. They seek to restore its military markings in time for an epic flight to France to take part in the 75th anniversary of D Day.
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  3. S1 E3 - Westland Wessex
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    March 18, 2020
    44min
    13+
    A team of engineers fight to return a veteran Westland Wessex helicopter to the skies - 30 years after its last flight - in time for a star appearance at one of the UK's biggest air shows.
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  4. S1 E4 - Douglas C47
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    March 25, 2020
    44min
    13+
    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. But will it be ready to carry the engineering team and its pilot owner to the 75th anniversary celebrations?
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  5. S1 E5 - Aeronca Defender
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    April 1, 2020
    44min
    13+
    Aircraft restoration expert Mark Masters and his son James rebuild a 1943 US Army Aeronca Defender liaison plane for its German owner. What starts out as a simple repair turns into a major rebuild as work exposes the toll time has taken on its wooden wins.
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  6. S1 E6 - L39 Albatros
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    April 8, 2020
    43min
    13+
    Following businessman and racing driver Steve Hartley is on a quest for speed aboard his own warplane. His L39 Cold War era jet was rescued from a hangar in the Baltic States but a team of ex-RAF and Navy engineers must now figure out how it works.
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Directors
Ian Cundall
Producers
Ian Cundall
Cast
Martin Shaw
Studio
Air TV
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