21 August 2018 | networthy-92551

9 | Outstanding

As the other reviewer mentioned, it has a really nice mix of tech, history and personal anecdotes. The restorers are real people, they admit to occasional mistakes as they are learning to restore these old planes and a few are sometimes caught on camera. It becomes a mix of love for the airplanes, modern archeology (relearning lost plane-building arts), and first rate engineering. One regret I have for the listing here: The very excellent pilot/engineer/restorer Maurice Hammond is not listed in the cast, although he often appears throughout the first series (season). Perhaps it is because he unfortunately was involved in an accident in late 2016 that destroyed his precious "Janie" P51D, killed his passenger and nearly killed him. It's sad because his medical issues, the full investigation and legal mess continues well into 2018. We pray for his full recovery and exoneration in this incident, and hope he will continue his excellent work.