Engineers Try To Make An Original Messerschmitt Bf 109 Fly Again | Restoration Classics | Progress

‘Black 6′ was just one of the 30,000 Messerschmitt Bf 109’s to enter Luftwaffe service, and today it stands as one of the few examples that still flies. Over 19 years, led by Russ Snadden, a volunteer team brought this rare aircraft back to flight. This film explores and records the painstaking stages of their task, revealing the aircrafts history through WWII archive, set against a background of secret pilot training in gliders and civil aircraft. Welcome to Progress -- the home of history’s greatest leaps forward. From the seismic invention of the world’s first printing press to the great rocket-powered marvels that took us to the stars, we’ll be bringing you world-class documentaries celebrating history’s greatest inventions and technological breakthroughs. Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free exclusive podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by world renowned historians Dan Snow, Suzannah Lipscomb, Matt Lewis and more. Get 50% off your first 3 mont