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July 5, 2021

Season 4

Enthusiasts restore fighter planes

01. P-40 Warhawk

The team flies a P-40 Warhawk, a fighter that was obsolete before the Second World War commenced in Europe, but served right to the conclusion in every theatre of the conflict

July 5, 2021

02. DH Caribou

Enthusiasts restore a De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou, which was the only aircraft that served on both sides in the Vietnam War.

July 12, 2021

03. Avenger

Enthusiasts restore a Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bomber, the plane flown by future US president George HW Bush during the Second World War.

July 19, 2021

04. ME 109

Enthusiasts restore a Hispano Aviacion HA-1112, which was a variant of the German Messerschmitt Bf 109 built in Spain under licence.

July 26, 2021

05. Yak-3

The programme looks at a restored Yakovlev Yak-3, a Soviet fighter plane used to great effect during the Second World War.

August 2, 2021

06. Mosquito

The programme looks at the only running example of a Mosquito, a mostly wooden multirole combat aircraft, and takes to the skies over Florida with one.

August 9, 2021