Introduction A 2014 documentary about the biggest aircraft in World War II. Outline In 2012, Italian divers discovered the wreck of the biggest aircraft in WWII, Messerschmidt “Gigant”, off the coast of Sardinia. None of Hitler’s mega planes survived the war, and no other wreck has ever been found 70 years after the disaster. This… Read More
Introduction Documentary series following the work of dedicated engineers, enthusiasts and aviators striving to restore vintage aeroplanes. Outline Following businessman and racing driver Steve Hartley’s quest for speed on board 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… Read More
Introduction Documentary series following the work of dedicated engineers, enthusiasts and aviators striving to restore vintage aeroplanes. Outline 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… Read More
Introduction Documentary series following the work of dedicated engineers, enthusiasts and aviators striving to restore vintage aeroplanes. Outline 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 in time for an epic flight to… Read More
Introduction Documentary series following the work of dedicated engineers, enthusiasts and aviators striving to restore vintage aeroplanes. Outline 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.… Read More
Introduction Documentary series following the work of dedicated engineers, enthusiasts and aviators striving to restore vintage aeroplanes. Outline 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… Read More
Introduction Documentary series following the work of dedicated engineers, enthusiasts and aviators striving to restore vintage aeroplanes. Outline 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. Warbird Workshop Series You can find a full… Read More
Introduction Documentary series following the work of dedicated engineers, enthusiasts and aviators striving to restore vintage aeroplanes. Outline Following the engineers and aviators who battle to keep the UK’s most historic warplanes in the air. Telling the stories of the airfield where the workshop is located, the men and women who flew the plane, and… Read More
Introduction Documentary series following the work of dedicated engineers, enthusiasts and aviators striving to restore vintage aeroplanes. Outline Following the engineers and aviators who battle to keep the UK’s most historic warplanes in the air. Telling the stories of the airfield where the workshop is located, the men and women who flew the plane, and… Read More
Introduction A 2005 documentary about the top ten legendary fighter planes of all time. Outline Ever since the movie Top Gun starring Tom Cruise, everybody knows, if they didn’t already, that flying a jet fighter “is better than sex”. And listening to the experts in this episode of The Greatest Ever may well lead you… Read More
