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,…
CAF Lake Superior Squadron’s PBY Catalina Restoration Update – December 2023
By Luc Zipkin The Lake Superior Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force’s ongoing restoration to…
CAF A-26B Invader Night Mission Update
By Gary Daniels and Zac Yates The A-26B (s/n41-39427/N240P) is the namesake for the Commemorative…
Cadet Air Corps Museum AT-10 Restoration – Fall 2023 Report
Periodically, we have presented reports from Chuck Cravens detailing the restoration of an ultra-rare Beechcraft…
The American Heritage Museum’s JU 87 Stuka Restoration
By Adam Estes Despite being one of the most infamous dive bombers of World War…
Fokker F VIIb ‘Southern Cross’ Replica Flies in Australia
After over 20 years on the ground, the Fokker F.VIIb Replica VH-USU 'Southern Cross', operated…
Yanks Air Museum’s P-63 Kingcobra Flies After 40 Years
by Adam Estes In recent years, the Yanks Air Museum of Chino, California, has endeavored…
Yankee Air Museum PB4Y-2 Privateer Restoration
by Adam Estes For some years now, a dedicated team of volunteers with the Yankee…
Movie Memphis Belle Maintenance Update
By Adam Estes Of all the aircraft of WWII, few have had quite the cultural…
Kiwi Mustang Flies Again After 66 Years
By Zac Yates Sixty-six years, five months, and twelve days after making the final flight…
Historic Feature: Col Borman’s Kingcobra
We present this feature article from the July 1998 archives of Warbirds Worldwide Journal No.45…
Rare Boeing P-26 Peashooter Replica Added to Spirit of Flight Museum
The Spirit of Flight Foundation museum announced that a rare Boeing P-26 Peashooter replica has…
Ace Baracchini’s Hanriot Project – Building a Dream
Ermete Grillo, originally from Rome but now resident in Pisa, Italy, is on a mission:…
Rare ‘Tommy Morse’ Flies
By Nigel Hitchman, with additional material by James Kightly A rare Great War era American…
Hawker Tempest Mk.II First Flight!
The world finally has a flying Hawker Tempest! Pete Kynsey made the maiden post-restoration flight…
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