The Restorers

2016
TV-UNRATED
Rating
Eligible
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Season 1 episodes (5)

1 Living History
6/26/15
Season-only
Living History details those who are committed to keeping history alive, in the most literal sense.
2 Aircraft Recovery
6/26/15
Season-only
This Restorers episode tells the story of what it can take to recover vintage aircraft that have been abandoned by time. First we visit a group who excavate captured WWII enemy aircraft out of the ground, where they were buried 70 years ago in Indiana. We then feature a group of volunteers from Michigan who travel to the Alaskan wilderness to recover a B-25 Firebomber that crash landed in 1969.
3 The Aviatrix
6/26/15
Season-only
“The Aviatrix” centers on the theme of women aviators in history and the determination they embodied to be allowed to fly. First, we follow the story of a restored Travel Air biplane used by Louise Thaden to win the first cross-country Women's Air Race in 1929. Then we tell the story of a group of students at a community college who are working to restore Jackie Cochran's Twin Beech.
4 Aviation Destinations
6/26/15
Season-only
Aviation Destinations highlights aviation vacation destinations where you can experience historic aircraft. Featuring three varied stories, we travel to Kitty Hawk, NC to experience the Wright Brothers' first flight by flying in a replica Wright Glider on those historic sand dunes.
5 They Were All Volunteers
6/26/15
Season-only
Each year the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders from WWII have a reunion to remember their mission and their leader Gen. Jimmy Doolittle. For their 68th reunion, seventeen B-25 bomber crews gathered to honor the Raiders. This episode stands out, as it follows a B-25 Mitchell bomber from Minnesota as her crew participates in the Doolittle Raiders Reunion / B-25 Gathering in Dayton, Ohio.

About this show

The Restorers 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 Bleriot XI, from the Doolittle Raiders to the WASP, from the California desert to the sands of Kitty Hawk, The Restorers not only gives you a glimpse into the life of airplane restoration, but an understanding of history and a desire to fly.