War Aircraft Replicas International Inc. is an American aircraft manufacturer located in Brandon Florida that specializes in kit built replica aircraft of World War II fighters. The company was founded by Warren Erberspacher Jim Kern and Ken Thomas after collaborating on the Johnathan Livingston Seagull biplane racer of 1973. The founders were inspired by the scale fighter designs of Marcel Jurca of France as well as the KR-1 wood and fiberglass construction.
