''The Restorers'' (sometimes referred to as ''The Restorers: Giving History a Future...'') is a 2003 documentary film by Adam White about restoration of vintage war planes ranging from the

F4U Corsair The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contracts ...

to the

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"Yankee Lady". White interviewed dozens of people who have dedicated much of their lives and thousands of dollars to restore planes for museums,

air show An air show (or airshow, air fair, air tattoo) is a public event where aircraft are trade fair, exhibited. They often include aerobatics demonstrations, without which they are called "static air shows" with aircraft parked on the ground. The ...

s, or their own personal collections. The subjects range from people who restore planes in their own garages to major corporations; the end results range from planes that are used in exhibitions and air shows to planes that are restored as racing vehicles. In 2005, White earned a regional 2004

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for the film. The film had been released July 18–20, 2003 at the Neon Movies in

Dayton Dayton () is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of cities in Ohio, sixth-most populous city in Ohio, with a population of 137,644 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Dayton metro ...

, Ohio in conjunction with the Vectren Dayton Air Show. In February 2004, the film was made available in both

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and

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format. On March 3, 2004 it was screened at the Fargo Film Festival where it won Documentary Feature Runner-Up award. It debuted on television on

Western Reserve Public Media WNEO (channel 45) is a non-commercial educational television station licensed to Alliance, Ohio, United States. It is simulcast full-time over satellite station WEAO (channel 49) in Akron, Ohio. Both are member stations of PBS and jointly bran ...

April 13, 2004 and was reaired on June 16. The

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(PBS) broadcast made the film eligible for the 2004 Best Special Programming regional Emmy Award by the Cleveland Regional chapter of the

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, which it won. The film had limited national PBS broadcasts in 2006 and 2008. While producing this film, White stumbled upon the restoration efforts of the

Red Tail Project The Red Tail Squadron, part of the non-profit Commemorative Air Force (CAF), known as the Red Tail Project until June 2011, maintains and flies a World War II era North American P-51C Mustang. The twice-restored aircraft flies to create inter ...

, which led to the production of ''

Red Tail Reborn ''Red Tail Reborn'' is a 2007 historical documentary film by Adam White about the Commemorative Air Force's Red Tail Project. The project involves the restoration, exhibition and maintenance of a World War II P-51 Mustang flown by the United ...

''.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Restorers 2003 films 2003 documentary films American aviation films American documentary films Films shot in Ohio Historic preservation Documentary films about aviation 2000s English-language films 2000s American films English-language documentary films