Warplane Workshop
From the iconic Spitfire to the light plane that became America's secret weapon in Vietnam, this series follows the struggle to save military relics from the scrapheap
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The third series of Warplane Workshop traverses the globe from the USA to New Zealand to find rare aircraft and meet the people who are saving them

In Kent, engineer Nicky and her team rebuild an RAF Tiger Moth biplane that help win WWII

First shown: Mon 19 May 2025 | 47 mins

Lady Ellen III, one of many RAF fighters given to the US during World War II, is renovated

First shown: Mon 12 May 2025 | 47 mins

The story of a group of Scottish pensioners who spent 25 years building a replica biplane

First shown: Mon 5 May 2025 | 47 mins

Pilot and engineer Richard Grace stages a major airshow while fighting a terminal illness

First shown: Mon 28 Apr 2025 | 47 mins

A C47 transport plane that was badly damaged in 1944 returns to Arnhem

First shown: Mon 21 Apr 2025 | 47 mins

The Spitfire that was the first Allied plane to land in liberated France

First shown: Mon 14 Apr 2025 | 47 mins

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