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 Aviation’s Piper L-4H Grasshopper – Winter 2025 Update
Follow AirCorps Aviation’s restoration of Piper L-4H Grasshopper 44-79780, a historic WWII liaison aircraft. Discover…
Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 248
Follow the restoration of Avro Lancaster NX611 “Just Jane” at the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre,…
FIAT Cr.42 Restoration Update – June 2021
While it has been a while since our last update on progress with The Fighter Collection's (TFC)…
Cadet Air Corps Museum AT-10 Restoration – Spring 2021 Report
We have periodically presented reports by Chuck Cravens detailing the restoration on an ultra-rare Beechcraft…
Supermarine Spitfire MH603 Performs First Engine Run
On June 16th, 2021 Supermarine Spitfire F.Mk.IX MH603 performed its first engine runs at Vintage…
Third Turret Installed in The B-17 ‘City of Savannah’
When B-17G 44-83814 arrived at the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in…
The ‘Greek Spitfire’ Arrives Home
On Thursday, May 27th, Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXc MJ755 arrived home in Greece following a three…
Avro Anson Mk.I W2472 – Restoration Progress at RAAF Amberley Australia
Our good friend John Parker from WarbirdsOnline in Australia recently paid a visit to the restoration…
Dutch Fokker D.XXI – Resurrection Update – May, 2021
Back in February 2019, we published a story about ambitious plans to build an accurate,…
Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – March/April, 2021
Warbird Digest has just received the May, 2021 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration…
Classic Fighters of America: F-86F Performs First Engine Run
On Monday, May 3rd, Doug Matthews’ North American F-86F-30 Sabre (52-5116) performed its first engine test…
Burnelli CBY-3 on Public Display at New England Air Museum
Periodically, we have presented restoration updates regarding the ultra-rare Burnelli CBY-3 Loadmaster at the New England…
Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ Engine Run
On April 14th, aviation enthusiasts heard the roar of four Merlin’s at East Kirkby for…
Connecticut Air and Space Center’s FG-1D Corsair: Restoration Update – April, 2021
by Jerry M. O’Neill In 1971, after her journey from San Salvador to the USA, FG-1D Corsair…
Supermarine Spitfire MH603 – Restoration Update April 2021
Our good friend John Parker from WarbirdsOnline in Australia recently made another visit to Vintage Fighter…
Fagen Fighters’ Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver – Restoration Update – April, 2021
With the recent arrival of their freshly restored Grumman Hellcat, which we reported on a couple…
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