Projects

Točná Airport Museum, Pilot Jiří Horák

The Hawker Hurricane P3351 — a rare WWII veteran of the Battle of France, Battle of Britain, and the Eastern Front — returned to the UK for the 85th anniversary of The Battle of Britain. Join Henry Simpson and pilot Jiří Horák for an exclusive interview about the amazing story of this airplane and its return to British skies.

The Warbird Display Team

Henry Simpson joins pilot Remko Sijben of the Warbird Display Team for a walkaround and cockpit tour of Australia’s first indigenously designed wartime fighter.

Red Bull Flying Bulls

The "Flying Bulls Douglas DC-6" is one of the most immaculate and historically significant piston airliners flying anywhere in the world today. Join us as we go onboard this incredible icon from the Golden age of air travel, now used by Red Bull as its flagship VIP aircraft. The Flying Bulls Chief Pilot, (and DC-6 display captain), Raimund Riedmann shares with us the aircrafts unique history and what its like to fly the only DC-6 in the world to perform at airshows.

Red Bull Flying Bulls

The Flying Bulls Lockheed P-38 Lighting is, without a doubt, one of the most beautiful warbirds flying in the world today. Join us for a walkaround of this amazing aircraft with the Flying Bulls chief pilot, Raimund Riedmann, as he shares with us what it's like to fly Lockheed's twin-engine fighter. This particular P-38 was built in 1944 and later converted to racing configuration, named “White Lightnin’”, by Marvin "Lefty" Gardner, becoming an air race legend between 1947.

Red Bull Flying Bulls

The Flying Bulls North American B-25 Mitchell We talk to pilot Ludwig Reiter about the history of this airframe and flying the aircraft as part of a dynamic 4 ship routine. This particular B-25 was built in 1945 too late to see combat service in WW2 but it found a new life as a water bomber fighting wildfires before being restored by the Flying Bulls.

Frédéric Akary/F-86 Sabre Project (Now The Flying Bulls)

Legendary pilot, engineer, and aircraft restorer Frédéric Akary describes flying a Canadair-built F‑86 Sabre Mk. VI during a solo display at the 2025 Battle of Britain Air Show in Duxford. Akary explains what distinguishes the Mk.VI from earlier Sabre variants, including the Canadian-built Avro engine and the significant increase in thrust compared to early Korean War–era models. He also walks through the preparation required for a vintage jet display, from extended pre-flight inspections to documentation review and mental rehearsal.

Commemorative Air Force DFW Wing

In June 2025, WWII veteran aircraft R4D “Ready 4 Duty” crossed the English Channel to Normandy for the 81st anniversary of D-Day to fly commemorative missions over the landing beaches to honour those who never returned. We followed the Commemorative Air Force R4D “Ready 4 Duty” as it continued its European tour by crossing the English Channel to Normandy, marking the 81st anniversary of D-Day

Commemorative Air Force DFW Wing

On June 7, 1944, one day after D-Day, Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed the nation in prayer, asking for strength for the men fighting in Normandy and for a just and lasting peace. Eighty-one years later, in June 2025, WWII veteran aircraft R4D “Ready 4 Duty” crossed the English Channel to fly commemorative missions over the landing beaches, retracing the routes of the Allied transport crews who led the liberation of Europe, and those who never returned.

Commemorative Air Force DFW Wing

"Ready 4 Duty," the historic WWII R4D aircraft operated by the Commemorative Air Force (CAF DFW Wing) visited Guernsey to mark the Channel Island's 80th anniversary of Liberation Day. In May 2025, the island of Guernsey welcomed this rare WWII R4D Skytrain, operated by the CAF DFW Wing, for the 80th anniversary of Liberation Day. This legendary aircraft crossed the Atlantic to take part in the commemorations, flying over Guernsey on both VE Day and Liberation Day.

Commemorative Air Force Dallas Fort Worth Wing

Ready 4 Duty—our 1944 Douglas R4D naval aircraft and the last of her kind—has embarked on a profoundly symbolic mission as part of the 2025 Navy to Victory Tour. This is “Bringing the Boys Back Home.”

Chipmunk at 80

Marking 80 years since the first flight of the De Havilland Chipmunk, this piece examines the history, continued operation, and enduring relevance of one of the most widely recognized post-war training aircraft. Through interviews with pilots, historians, owners, and operators, the production documents the aircraft’s development in Canada, its service history, and its continued presence in the historic aviation community today.

Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum’s Avro Lancaster is one of only two airworthy Lancasters in the world and the only one in North America. We caught up with Al Mickeloff of the CWHM at Oshkosh to talk about this magnificent 4 engined warbird. Al reflects on the aircrafts history with the museum, the incredible trip to Europe in 2014, and how this is the only Lancaster in the world that people can pay to fly on.

Biltema Airshow, The Biltema Company

a unique special episode for the 85th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Two icons returning to UK airbases: the P-51 Mustang, “Miss Rebel,” and the Spitfire Mk.XVI, operated by the Biltema Airshow Team from Stavanger, Norway. Pilots Espen Tjetland and Rein Inge Hoff (warbirds, aerobatics, business aviation) made the momentous journey from Scandinavia to the Battle of Britain Air Show at Duxford for their first appearance with these aircraft, marking the Spitfire’s first landing on British soil since its restoration in 2007.

Aviation Heritage Trust

This episode explores the Albatros D.Va, one of the most significant German fighters of the First World War. Built to original 1917 specifications—with its wooden monocoque fuselage, linen-covered wings, bungee-cord suspension, and no brakes—this reproduction from The Vintage Aviator Ltd shows exactly how these machines looked and handled during the final years of the war.

Aerometal International

We take a special look onboard C-53 Skytrooper “The Yacht Club” with Nick Kanakis from Aerometal International. Built in Santa Monica, California as a DC-3 the aircraft was converted into a C-53 Skytrooper being pressed into service for the US Army Air Forces during the Second World War. The airframe has an illustrious history spanning from North Africa and the landings in Sicily to Operation Market Garden and the Siege of Bastogne. now carrying the name “The Yacht Club” after the nickname of the 62nd Troop Carrier Squadron in which it served.