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
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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…

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…