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.
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX BS548 Completes First Flight at Duxford, Becoming Australia’s First Two-Seat Spitfire
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX BS548 has completed its first post-restoration flights at Duxford, flown by Martin…
New England Air Museum’s A-7D Corsair II Restoration
The New England Air Museum’s A-7D Corsair II restoration brings a long-neglected Cold War attack…
B-17E Desert Rat Restoration Update – November 2022
As many readers will be well aware, there are a number of Boeing B-17s under…
Wings of the North Air Museum’s P-51B Mustang Restoration – Update 2
As regular readers will know, at time of writing, AirCorps Aviation is in the final…
Wings of the North Air Museum’s P-51B Mustang Restoration – Update 1
As regular readers will know, at time of writing, AirCorps Aviation is in the final…
The City of Irvine’s Lockheed PV-1 Ventura
by Adam Estes With the Flying Leathernecks Aviation Museum edging closer to reopening at its…
Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47D Thunderbolt Comes to Life!
On Wednesday, under a beautifully sunny Minnesota sky, the Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47D Thunderbolt…
B-17G Flying Fortress ‘Thunderbird’ – Status Update – September/October 2022
by Scott A. Thompson of Aero Vintage B-17G 44-83718 (N900RW), most recently known as Thunderbird,…
Dakota Territory Air Museum – P-47D Restoration Update – September/October 2022
Vintage Aviation News has received the September/October, 2022 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration…
Handley Page Victor Goes on Display at The IWM Duxford
After five years of painstaking work by the conservation team at Imperial War Museum Duxford,…
Savoia-Marchetti S.55X Flying Boat – Rebuild Update – Fall 2022
For the past several years, we have been following the Savoia Marchetti Historical Group (SMHG)…
Dakota Territory Air Museum – P-47D Restoration Update – August/September 2022
Vintage Aviation News has received the August/September, 2022 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration…
Vintage Aviation Museum Reconstructing a ‘Shark Fin’ B-17C
As many readers will know, the Vintage Aviation Museum is a 501c3 non-profit organization which has been involved…
NMUSAF Curtiss JN-4D Jenny Restoration
by Adam Estes In the last four years, specialist technicians at the National Museum of…
CAF Highland Lakes Squadron – Douglas Dakota “Texas Zephyr” Arriving Home Soon!
Back in November 2019, we published a story about the Commemorative Air Force’s Highland Lakes Squadron having…
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I X4009 – Restoration Update – August, 2022
by John Parker Hunter Fighter Collection Incorporated, a registered not-for-profit charity based at Scone, NSW,…
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