Plane Resurrection

Climb into the cockpits of historic planes and meet the craftsmen who dedicate their time and energy to bring these aviation icons back to life From World War I to the Vietnam war see the ins and outs of flight technology through the decades and hear the stories of their glorynbspEven after years on the ground these planes of the past will learn to fly again

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S3 E4 - Bleriot
51min
TV-PG
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
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S3 E5 - Lysander
50min
TV-PG
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
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S3 E6 - Spitfire
51min
TV-PG
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
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