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.
AirCorps Aviation’s Piper L-4H Grasshopper – Winter 2025 Update
Follow AirCorps Aviation’s restoration of Piper L-4H Grasshopper 44-79780, a historic WWII liaison aircraft. Discover…
Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 248
Follow the restoration of Avro Lancaster NX611 “Just Jane” at the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre,…
Air Mobility Command Museum News -Curtiss C-46 Commando, Restoration
By Noah Stegman Rechtin Almost a year after the Air Mobility Command Museum (AMCM) at…
Preserving Jaguar XX764
By Stephen Chapis The SEPECAT (Société Européenne de Production de l'avion Ecole de Combat et…
Flying EE Lightning Project Leaves U.S., Focuses on New Jet
PRESS RELEASE In 1997, the Anglo American Lightning Organisation (AALO) was founded by Andrew Brodie,…
The Movie Memphis Belle’s Engines Run Again
By Adam Estes This weekend the Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress known as the Movie Memphis…
Lake Michigan FM-2 Wildcat Nearing Completion at The Kalamazoo Air Zoo
By Adam Estes Vintage Aviation News (VAN) is no stranger to the restoration team of…
Douglas A-26 Invader Restoration project, End Of An Era
By Stephen Chapis For the past decade, at a small airport in Provo, Utah, a…
Newark Air Museum Chinook Restoration Update
PRESS RELEASE Following the arrival of Boeing Chinook HC.1 ZA717 from RAF Cranwell back in…
NMUSAF’s Storch Restoration Update, Livery Chosen
By Courtney Hale Caillouet At the close of 2023, the National Museum of the United…
Restoration of the Smithsonian’s Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik
By Adam Estes In the desperate and cataclysmic struggle that was the Eastern Front of…
Cadet Air Corps Museum AT-10 Restoration Report
Periodically, we have presented reports from Chuck Cravens detailing the restoration of an ultra-rare Beechcraft…
Fourth Avspecs Mosquito Rebuild Flies
By Nigel Hitchman and Staff Writers On Monday, March 18th, 2024 at Ardmore Aerodrome, New…
![Avro Vulcan XM594 continues to receive attention for structural repairs and ongoing maintenance. [Photo by Howard Heeley, Down To Earth Promotions]](https://vintageaviationnews.com/wp-content/uploads/02.03.24-DTEP_Vulcan-XM594_7430-scaled.jpg "Restoration Outlook for 2024 at Newark Air Museum 37")
Restoration Outlook for 2024 at Newark Air Museum
PRESS RELEASE During 2023 volunteers at Newark Air Museum (NAM) logged in excess of 18,300…
Aero Legends’ Spitfire MJ444 Restoration Update
By Richard Mallory Allnut Back in March 2017, Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXe NH341 made its first…
![DH Mosquito T.43 NZ2308/ZK-PWL about to start its two Rolls-Royce Merlins for the first time in nearly 70 years. [Screenshot from Avspecs Ltd video on Facebook]](https://vintageaviationnews.com/wp-content/uploads/Ex-RNZAF-de-Havilland-DH98-Mosquito-NZ2308-Firs-Engine-Runs-in-New-Zealand.png "Ex-RNZAF de Havilland Mosquito NZ2308 First Engine Runs in New Zealand 41")
Ex-RNZAF de Havilland Mosquito NZ2308 First Engine Runs in New Zealand
The ex-RNZAF de Havilland DH98 Mosquito NZ2308, under long-term rebuild at Avspecs Ltd at Ardmore…
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