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

NMUSAF Curtiss Jenny Restoration Update

A few weeks ago, we published a story by Adam Estes describing the history of…

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Kermit Weeks’ A-26 Invader Flies

by Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) Kermit Weeks' Douglas A-26B Invader (41-39401) made its first…

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de Havilland Dragon Rapide Takes Flight in New Zealand

by Nigel Hitchman & James Kightly The team from Avspecs Ltd. has just flown de Havilland…

B-17 Aluminum Overcast on the Road Back to Oshkosh

The Experimental Aircraft Association's Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress Aluminum Overcast (44-85740) is finally on its…

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Focke-Wulf Fw 190 ‘White 1’ Fires Up its BMW 801 Engine

The Collings Foundation's rare Focke-Wulf Fw 190F-8 (Wk Nr 931862) fired up its equally rare…

Wings of the North Air Museum’s P-51B Mustang Restoration – Update 4

Wings of the North Air Museum’s P-51B Mustang Restoration – Update 4: Winter 2022 As…

Military Aviation Museum SBD-5 Dauntless – Restoration Update – January, 2023

Back in early 2021, we reported that the Military Aviation Museum (MAM) had just acquired…

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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