Looking Glass - Plane Resurrection Series 1 (2016) Part 6 PT-17 Stearman

Plane Resurrection Series 1

Documentary series following the efforts of dedicated enthusiasts committed to restoring fighter planes to their former glories.

Part 6 PT-17 Stearman

Paul Bennett is restoring a Stearman, an open cockpit trainer for pilots in World War II. Like WWI planes, the US built Stearman has a fabric covered fusilage and wire supported wings. Literally thousands of pilots trained on these planes for service in WWII. But then what happened to the planes?

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