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Warbird Rebuilders

3 episodes 97%4KCC

In West Texas, aging warbirds roar back to life through expert hands.

Step inside Ezell Aviation, where a family-run team keeps legendary military aircraft flying through meticulous restoration, inspections, and test flights. Alongside the mechanics, you will uncover the human stories carried by planes like the P-51D Mustang Etta Jeanne II, connecting technical mastery with living World War II history. This series rewards curiosity with rare access to craftsmanship and memory in motion.

Episode guide

3 episodes
1
1Etta Jeanne II Needs an Annual
What goes into the annual inspection of a plane made during World War II? Chad Ezell and his team show us the ins and outs of a Mustang Annual, and we meet a Veteran Ace who flew the Mustang against the Germans.
28 min
2
2Trading Biplanes
Chad Ezell has a shop full of World War II airplanes, and his friend's Beechcraft Staggerwing sits in the middle. Chad is deciding whether to buy it, but if he does he must sell his vintage Navy N3N trainer.
38 min
3
3Pinto Jet
Chad and his team get a rare jet trainer—designed in the late fifties and only a handful made—ready for the biggest airshow, Airventure.
42 min
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