Restorations
Explore the latest vintage aircraft restorations from around the world, with in-depth updates on warbirds, museum projects, and rare aircraft brought back to life by skilled teams and passionate volunteers.
Lancaster NX611 Just Jane Prepares for Major Fuselage Change This Winter
Lancaster NX611 Just Jane prepares for a major fuselage exchange this winter as wing repairs,…
Eisenhower’s Columbine II Takes Shape as Cockpit and Interior Restoration Advances
Eisenhower’s Columbine II restoration advances with cabin upgrades, cockpit repairs, a restored nose cone, and…
Lancaster PA474’s Tail Reassembled as Major Maintenance Continues at Duxford
Lancaster PA474’s major maintenance advances at Duxford as Aircraft Restoration Company reassembles the tail following…
Lancaster NX611 Just Jane Prepares for Major Fuselage Change This Winter
Lancaster NX611 Just Jane prepares for a major fuselage exchange this winter as wing repairs,…
Eisenhower’s Columbine II Takes Shape as Cockpit and Interior Restoration Advances
Eisenhower’s Columbine II restoration advances with cabin upgrades, cockpit repairs, a restored nose cone, and…
Preserving a Cold War Legend: Inside the Restoration of the CIA’s Lockheed A-12 OXCART
The CIA has completed the restoration of its Lockheed A-12 OXCART, preserving a rare Cold…
National Museum of the United States Air Force Begins Restoration of CASA 2.111
The National Museum of the USAF will undertake the restoration of a CASA 2.111B after…
FG-1D Corsair “Ruthless II” Returns to Breckenridge for Restoration at Ezell Aviation
Corsair Ruthless II returns to Ezell Aviation in Breckenridge, Texas, for restoration to flying condition,…
CIA Restores Historic Mi-17 Helicopter That Carried First American Team Into Afghanistan After 9/11
The CIA has restored the historic Mi-17 helicopter that carried the first American team into…
de Havilland Mosquito FB Mk.VI TE881 Completes First Engine Runs as First Flight Approaches
Mosquito TE881/NZ2345 has completed its first engine runs at Avspecs in New Zealand, with No.…
Howard Hughes’ Former B-23 Dragon Flies Again After 35 Years
Howard Hughes’ former Douglas B-23 Dragon N747M flies for the first time in 35 years…
Ferrymead’s Combat-Veteran Mosquito Restoration Advances with Wing Repairs and Museum Support
Ferrymead’s Mosquito restoration advances with wing repairs, cockpit work, and rare components supplied by the…
Tri-Motor Heritage Foundation’s Ford Tri-Motor Completes First Engine Runs at the Liberty Aviation Museum
After a flying career of over 20 years, then languishing in a Montana forest for…
Update on the Restoration of President Nixon’s VH-3A Sea King at the March Field Air Museum
Four months after being driven to the March Field Air Museum, a Sikorsky VH-3A Sea…
From Shipyard to Warbird: Taiwanese Craftsman Builds Full-Scale Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa Replica
Taiwanese craftsman Chen Shih-chu is handcrafting a full-scale Ki-43 Hayabusa replica to help bring Yilan’s…
Combat-Veteran SBD-4 Dauntless Comes Aboard USS Hornet
A combat veteran Douglas SBD-4 Dauntless formerly of the USN, USMC, and RNZAF, comes aboard…
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