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
Platinum 729
Gosshawk 729
Boschung Global 729x90

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…

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…

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…

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…

Fagen Fighters: SB2C Helldiver Rollout & P-47 Arrival

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

Vickers Viking on the Move…

by Richard Mallory Allnutt The Blackbushe Heritage Trust (BHT) is in the process of saving…

RAF Museum’s Vickers Wellington Unveiled After Decade of Conservation

A WWII Vickers Wellington bomber has been restored to its former glory after more than…

CAF P-47N Thunderbolt – Restoration Update – Spring 2023

Last summer, we ran an article describing the arrival of the Commemorative Air Force's partially…

Hawker Typhoon RB396 – Restoration Update – Spring 2023

We have been covering the efforts of the Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group and their quest to…

Cierva C.4 Autogiro Replica Flies in Spain

Translated report - Many thanks to José Manuel Gil, 'Sandglass Patrol' Just two months past…

MAPS Air Museum’s FG-1D Corsair Restoration

Given its proximity to the old Goodyear Aircraft Corporation (GAC) plant in Akron, Ohio, it…