The Memphis Belle completed 25 combat missions in 1943, spent decades deteriorating outdoors in Memphis, and was saved by a landmark restoration unveiled May 17, 2018.
TaildraggerDoc, one of only two flyable B-29 Superfortresses in the world, flew again in 2016 after sitting in the Mojave Desert for decades - restored by volunteers in Wichita over nearly 30 years.
TaildraggerHow the B-26 'Flak-Bait' flew a record 207 missions and why the Smithsonian is preserving her scars instead of restoring her.
TaildraggerHow 'That's All, Brother,' the C-47 that led the D-Day airborne assault, was rescued from a scrap line and flown home by volunteers.
TaildraggerHow a WWII B-29 named Doc went from a Mojave bombing target to one of only two airworthy Superfortresses, restored by volunteers in Wichita.
TaildraggerHow Glacier Girl, a P-38 Lightning, was cut from under 268 feet of Greenland ice and flew again 50 years later.
TaildraggerHow FIFI, a B-29 rescued from a desert missile range in 1971, became the world's last flying Superfortress - and the rebuild that saved her again.
TaildraggerHow a P-38 Lightning buried under 268 feet of Greenland ice for 50 years was recovered and restored to flight as Glacier Girl.
TaildraggerHow volunteers and public donations returned Avro Vulcan XH558, the last flying Vulcan, to the sky from 2007 to 2015.
TaildraggerRadio Hangar explores Just Jane, the Avro Lancaster November X Six One One, and the Two Lincolnshire Farmers Who Bought a Bomber to Bring Their Brother Home.
TaildraggerThe Memphis Belle flew 25 missions, rotted for decades in the open, then took 13 years to restore for Dayton.
TaildraggerHow a B-29 named Doc survived 20 years as a desert bombing target and flew again after 300,000 volunteer hours.
TaildraggerHow KA114 became the first flying de Havilland Mosquito in 16 years, thanks to one man in New Zealand who rebuilt the molds by hand.
TaildraggerFlak-Bait, the B-26 Marauder that flew a record 207 combat missions, is being conserved at the Smithsonian exactly as she came home.
TaildraggerHow the B-29 Superfortress 'Doc' was rescued from a desert bombing range and restored to flight in Wichita after 15 years.
TaildraggerHow a P-38 Lightning buried under 268 feet of Greenland ice for 50 years was melted out, restored, and flown again as Glacier Girl.
TaildraggerFlak-Bait flew 207 combat missions in WWII - and the Smithsonian is preserving her battle damage instead of restoring her to shine.
TaildraggerRadio Hangar explores Doc, the B-29 Superfortress the Navy Used for Bomb Practice, and the Wichita Volunteers Who Spent Sixteen Years Bringing Her Back to the Sky.
TaildraggerThe last airworthy Bristol Blenheim was rebuilt three times over nearly 40 years, surviving two crashes to fly again at Duxford.
TaildraggerThe Boeing Stearman Model 75 trained a generation of WWII pilots - and its tailwheel lessons still make modern pilots better today.
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