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.
American Heritage Museum’s PBY-5A Catalina Named World War II Grand Champion at AirVenture 2026
The American Heritage Museum’s restored PBY-5A Catalina won the World War II Grand Champion Award…
P-51B Mustang Shillelaugh Makes Successful First Flight Ahead of AirVenture Oshkosh Debut
The restored P-51B Mustang Shillelaugh completed its first post-restoration flight with Warren Pietsch before making…
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…
CAF PBY Catalina Restoration Update – December 2022
As many will know, the Commemorative Air Force Lake Superior Squadron has spent the last several years…
Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 180
As most of our readers will know, Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 Just Jane is under restoration to…
Warbirds of Glory Museum Move & Sandbar Mitchell Update
In mid-October, the Warbirds of Glory Museum moved in to their new premises at 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…
Bristol Bolingbroke Restoration Begins at Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre
Not only has the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre just announced the addition of a North…
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…
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