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Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 185

As most of our readers will know, Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 Just Jane is under restoration to…

Wings of the North Air Museum’s P-51B Mustang Restoration – Update 3

As regular readers will remember, at time of writing, AirCorps Aviation was in the final…

Thunderbird: Resurrection of a Legendary Racing Mustang – Part IV

Over the past several years, aviation historian Chuck Cravens has brought us regular updates regarding…

Columbine II Restoration – Fall 22/23 Update

It has been some time since our last status update on former U.S. President Dwight…

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Restoring Jackie Cochran’s Twin Beech

Beech 18, N13JC, is currently under a return-to-flight program at the Vintage Flying Museum (VFM)…

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Rare F7U Cutlass Goes on Display at USS Midway Museum

F7U Cutlass Now Aboard USS Midway by Adam Estes At the tail end of 2022,…

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Shuttleworth Collection Engineering Workshops

On Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 February 2023, the prestigious British aircraft institution ‘The Shuttleworth…

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Continuing the Legacy of the Ford Tri-Motor

The Experimental Aircraft Association's Ford 4-AT-E Tri-Motor is one of just a handful of airworthy…

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F-86A Sabre Restoration at March Field Air Museum

by Adam Estes A rare North American F-86A Sabre, albeit one with a somewhat existential…

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Japanese N1K1 ‘Rex’ Restoration by American Aero Services

By James Kightly At American Aero Services, the restoration of a Japanese Kawanishi N1K1 Kyofu…

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Lockheed Electra Rescue Project

The Lockheed 10 Electra airliner was an important type in aviation history, and the first…

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‘Sandbar Mitchell’ Receives Donated Outer Wing Panels

About three weeks ago we posted a lengthy article on the Warbirds of Glory Museum's…

Dakota Territory Air Museum – P-47D Restoration Update – October/November 2022

Vintage Aviation News has received the October/November, 2022 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration…

CAF PBY Catalina Restoration Update – December 2022

As many will know, the Commemorative Air Force Lake Superior Squadron has spent the last several years…

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