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

Warbirds of Glory Museum Move & Sandbar Mitchell Update

In mid-October, the Warbirds of Glory Museumย moved in to their new premises atย Oakland Southwest Airport…

Freshly Restored Douglas A-1H Skyraider Unveiled at NMUSAF

by Richard Mallory Allnutt (Editor) Back in June, we published Adam Estes' marvelous article detailing…

Adam Estes

Bristol Bolingbroke Restoration Begins at Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre

Not only has the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre just announced the addition of a North…

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B-17E Desert Rat Restoration Update โ€“ November 2022

As many readers will be well aware, there are a number of Boeing B-17s under…

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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…

Adam Estes

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47D Thunderbolt Comes to Life!

On Wednesday, under a beautifully sunny Minnesota sky, the Dakota Territory Air Museumโ€™s P-47D Thunderbolt…

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B-17G Flying Fortress โ€˜Thunderbirdโ€™ โ€“ Status Update โ€“ September/October 2022

by Scott A. Thompson of Aero Vintage B-17G 44-83718 (N900RW), most recently known as Thunderbird,…

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Dakota Territory Air Museum โ€“ P-47D Restoration Update โ€“ 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,…

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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)…

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Dakota Territory Air Museum โ€“ P-47D Restoration Update โ€“ 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, theย Vintage Aviation Museumย isย a 501c3 non-profit organization which has been involved…

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