‘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.

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