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

Planes of Fame’s Bell YP-59A Airacomet – Restoration Update

by Adam Estes The Planes of Fame Air Museum, one of the world's oldest and…

Adam Estes

Replica Bristol F.2B Coming Together at Hunter Fighter Collection

With much thanks to our good friendย John Parker atย WarbirdsOnlineย in Australia, we have learned that the…

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Hawker Sea Hawk WV908 Arrives at Yeovilton for Restoration to Flight

As most readers will know, Navy Wings is a charitable trust which operates a fleet…

USAF Museum Douglas A-1H Skyraider – Restoration Report

by Adam Estes Inside a large hangar on the facilities of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base…

Adam Estes

Dakota Territory Air Museumโ€™s P-47 Update โ€“ March/April, 2022

We have just received the March/April, 2022 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration of…

C-53 Skytrooper ‘Beach City Baby’ Flies!

As many readers are well aware, we have been following the restoration of combat veteran…

Original WWI-era Nieuport 28C-1 Returns to Flight

Under a moody sky on April 2nd, 2022,ย legendary early aeroplane specialist, Mikael Carlson, flew theย American…

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Lancaster NX611 โ€˜Just Janeโ€™ โ€“ Restoration Update 164

As many of our readers will be well aware, Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 Just Jane…

F4U-1D Corsair Makes First Post-Restoration Flight!

As some readers may already have heard, Mike Spaulding's combat veteran F4U-1D Corsair (BuNo.82640) made…

C-53 Skytrooper โ€˜Beach City Babyโ€™ โ€“ Fundraiser

As many readers are well aware, we have been following the restoration of combat veteran…

Dakota Territory Air Museum โ€“ P-47D Restoration Update โ€“ December 2021/January 2022

Restoration of theย Dakota Territory Air Museumโ€™sย P-47D Thunderboltย 42-27609 is progressing well atย AirCorps Aviationย in Bemidji, Minnesota, as…

Doug Matthews’ F-86F Sabre Flies!

For the past few years, we have been following the effortsย atย Classic Fighters of Americaย to return…

B-17G Champaign Lady – Restoration Update – February, 2022

B-17G Champaign Lady Update: February 18, 2022 by Scott A. Thompson of Aero Vintage One…

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RAF Museum’s Westland Lysander Returns to London for Display

On February 21st, 2022, after undergoing more than 6 years of restoration, the Royal Air…

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