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.
Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 254
A new restoration update from project manager Andrew Patton details steady progress on Avro Lancasters…
P-47 Thunderbolt Restorations Progress in Australia, Including Proposed Two-Seat Conversion
Three Republic P-47 Thunderbolt restorations are advancing in Australia, including plans for a rare two-seat…
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…
Restoring Jackie Cochran’s Twin Beech
Beech 18, N13JC, is currently under a return-to-flight program at the Vintage Flying Museum (VFM)…
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,…
Shuttleworth Collection Engineering Workshops
On Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 February 2023, the prestigious British aircraft institution ‘The Shuttleworth…
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…
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…
Japanese N1K1 ‘Rex’ Restoration by American Aero Services
By James Kightly At American Aero Services, the restoration of a Japanese Kawanishi N1K1 Kyofu…
Lockheed Electra Rescue Project
The Lockheed 10 Electra airliner was an important type in aviation history, and the first…
‘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…
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