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 Restorations
Alan Armstrong 729
Gosshawk 729
Gary Velasco 729

B-17G Flying Fortress ‘Thunderbird’ – Restoration Update – June 2023

As most readers will remember, Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 44-83718 (N900RW) has been undergoing restoration…

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C-121A “Bataan” Airborne

by Adam Estes On June 20th, Air Legends Foundation’s Lockheed C-121A Constellation took off on…

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The Air Zoo’s Dauntless ‘Production Line’

by Adam Estes The Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Museum in Kalamazoo, Michigan is renowned…

Museum of Aviation – B-17G Restoration Update – June 2023

by Austin Kubacak It has been a few years since we last reported on the Museum…

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Muniz M-7 Restoration in Brazil

We love it when our readers submit their own stories for publication, and it is…

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Replica Caproni Ca.3 Bomber Flies!

On June 8, 2023, eight years after its first and only flight, the magnificent WWI-vintage…

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Thunderbird Flies! Historic P-51 Air Racer Takes to the Skies

Thunderbird Is GO! Following the historic air racer's momentous first engine runs with AirCorps Aviation…

Museum of Aviation – Grumman Albatross Restoration Update

by Austin Kubacak Grumman HU-16B Albatross 51-7144 first arrived at the Museum of Aviation in…

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B-17G “Lacey Lady” – May, 2023 Restoration Update

It has been quite some time since our last update on the B-17 Alliance Foundation's…

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TBM Avenger Project Arrives at Fagen Fighters

by Richard Mallory Allnutt The team at Fagen Fighters Restoration never seems to slow down.…

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47D Flies!

On a beautiful, sunny day in Bemidji, Minnesota, the Dakota Territory Air Museum's Republic P-47D-23…

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People’s Mosquito Receives Major Sponsorship From Airbus

The People's Mosquito, the organization which has made impressive strides in its effort to build…

Restoring an Icon: The Boeing FB-5 Hawk

The San Diego Air & Space Museum is in the final stages of restoring a…

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Fagen Fighters: SB2C Helldiver Rollout & P-47 Arrival

May 4th, 2023: Fagen Fighters WWII Museum announced a major milestone in the restoration of…