Aircraft and Warbird Restoration work takes an aircraft and gradually restores it either to operational quality or in the case of museums to exhibit quality. The work is painstaking and exacting but very rewarding in the end since the aircraft type will now be preserved for future generations.
The Restorers Season 1 is an exciting new series about warbird and vintage aircraft restorers and the planes they resurrect from the graves of history. From B-25s to a Beriot XI, from the Doolittle Raiders to the WASP, from the California desert to the sands of Kitty Hawk. Five episodes - 3-DVD box set.
The Restorers Season 1 is an exciting new series about warbird and vintage aircraft restorers and the planes they resurrect from the graves of history. From B-25s to a Beriot XI, from the Doolittle Raiders to the WASP, from the California desert to the sands of Kitty Hawk. Five episodes - 3-Blu-ray box set.
The Restorers DVD video is a documentary film about warbird and vintage aircraft restorers who devote a large portion of their life to restoring rare aircraft. This film, which has aired on PBS, has also won an Emmy Award for Best Special Programming.
The Restorers Blu-ray disc video is a documentary film about warbird and vintage aircraft restorers who devote a large portion of their life to restoring rare aircraft. This film, which has aired on PBS, has also won an Emmy Award for Best Special Programming.
This special video is a tribute to one of the most versatile aircraft ever built - the Douglas DC-3. See stunning close-up footage of landings, take-offs, taxiing, pre-flight walkaround, and engine run-ups.
The WWII B-25 bomber was made famous when 16 of them flew off an aircraft carrier to bomb Japan in April 1942. The B-25s shown in this DVD have been restored and have flown in modern day airshows. Thanks to the quality of modern video and audio gear, the viewer can experience the B-25 on an entirely different level.
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was the iconic bomber of WWII. The B-17s shown in this DVD have been restored and have flown in modern day airshows. Thanks to the quality of modern video and audio gear, the viewer can experience the B-17 on an entirely different level.
The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was the most produced WWII bomber. The B-24 shown in this DVD - "Witchcraft" - has been restored and has flown in modern day airshows. Thanks to the quality of modern video and audio gear, the viewer can now experience the B-24 on an entirely different level.
The Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber was one of the great aircraft of WWII. During the Battle of Midway, SBDs destroyed four Japanese carriers, dramatically altering the course of the war. Thanks to the quality of modern video and audio gear, the viewer can experience the SBD on an entirely different level.
The P-51 Mustang was one of the great fighter aircraft of WWII and was used to escort bombers in raids over Germany in addition to fighter-bomber roles. These P-51s were filmed in 2013-2014 and the quality of modern video and audio gear enables the viewer to experience the P-51 Mustang on an entirely different level.
Amidst the racial naysayers during WWII, the first African-American fighter pilots were commissioned in 1941 to help defend the distressed bombers in the European theater. Under the watch of these pilots, few to no bombers were lost to enemy fighters. These forgotten pilots are known as the Tuskegee Airmen.
See the last operational B-29 Superfortress on the ground and in the air. Fly aboard the B-29 directly behind the pilot. This DVD was filmed in 2013 and the quality of modern video and audio gear enables the viewer to experience the B-29 Superfortress on an entirely different level.
Enjoy multiple B-25 Mitchell's as they perform a special fly-over at the Doolittle Raiders Final Toast weekend honoring the Doolittle Raid in 1942. This DVD was filmed in 2013 and the quality of modern video and audio gear enables the viewer to experience the B-25 on an entirely different level.