Monster Moves - Season 5 Episode 2 Spectacular Spitfire
Season - Episode
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6 - 1Titanic Train Trek Aug 29, 2013 -
6 - 2Big Bomber Sep 20, 2013 -
6 - 3Gigantic Gun Sep 27, 2013 -
6 - 4Huge Helicopters Oct 04, 2013 -
6 - 5Floating Town Dec 06, 2013 -
6 - 6Huge Hovercraft Jan 06, 2014
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5 - 1Ship Sink Apr 05, 2011 -
5 - 2Spectacular Spitfire Apr 12, 2011 -
5 - 3Titanic Trains Apr 19, 2011 -
5 - 4Mammoth Machines Apr 26, 2011 -
5 - 5Ocean Odyssey May 03, 2011 -
5 - 6Mountain Mission May 10, 2011
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4 - 1Supersize Submarine Jun 23, 2009 -
4 - 2Titanic Towns Jun 30, 2009 -
4 - 3Millionaire's Mega Yachts Jul 07, 2009 -
4 - 4Million-Dollar Mansions Jul 14, 2009 -
4 - 5Colossal Courthouse Jul 21, 2009 -
4 - 6Supersize Steamship Jul 28, 2009
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3 - 1Rescuing Ramesses Mar 04, 2008 -
3 - 2Risky Rescues Mar 11, 2008 -
3 - 3Long Locomotive Mar 18, 2008 -
3 - 4Wooden Wonders Apr 16, 2008 -
3 - 5Historic Hulks Apr 30, 2008 -
3 - 6Huge Homes May 07, 2008
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2 - 1Historic Homes Jun 05, 2010 -
2 - 2Colossal Churches May 22, 2010 -
2 - 3Massive Machines Jun 12, 2010 -
2 - 4Total Towns Jun 19, 2010
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1 - 1Risky Rescue Jul 25, 2005 -
1 - 2Moving Ancient Egypt Aug 01, 2005 -
1 - 3Blizzard Battle Aug 08, 2005 -
1 - 4Episode 4 Jan 01, 1970
Overview
A team of aviation engineers attempt to move a historic Spitfire fighter aircraft over 6,000km from Duxford in England to Easton, Maryland USA for a private collector. The vintage aircraft can’t carry enough fuel for the team to fly it to the US. Too large to be trucked or shipped intact, this episode follows the team attempt to dismantle it for its epic trek by trucks and ship. This operation is a huge challenge, as the aircraft must be flight worthy after it has been reassembled. To squeeze the Spitfire inside a shipping container, the team must disconnect the fuselage, wings, nose and tail. They must build a support cradle for each component so they fit, snug, together like a jigsaw puzzle inside the container, and don’t bump or knock around. The journey is fraught with problems. Following a painstaking reconstruction process in Easton, will this classic aircraft survive the journey to fly again?