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

Foundation Raising Money to Build Mini Aviation Library

One of our goals at WarbirdsNews/Warbird Digest is to share stories of organizations promoting education…

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Canberra B.6 XH567 – Restoration Update – August 2021

by Phil Buckley and John Fisher In Lakeport, California an English Electric Canberra B.6 is…

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Dakota Territory Air Museum – P-47D Restoration Update – May/June 2021

Warbird Digest has just received the May/June, 2021 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration…

Fagen Fighters’ Hellcat Wins Top Awards at Oshkosh

by Anna Mc Cosh - Fagen Fighters WWII Museum The restoration of Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat BuNo.78645…

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Westland Dragonfly Under Restoration Down Under

In addition to his report on restoration progress with Avro Anson Mk.I W2472, our good…

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Air Zoo to Complete Unique Douglas SBD-1 Dauntless Restoration

Douglas Dauntless SBD-1 BuNo. 1612, the sole surviving example of its variant, was expected to…

Hawker Typhoon RB396 ‘Lands’ at Duxford

On Thursday, June  24th, 2021, the Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group took its next major step in…

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D-Day Squadron Presents “Into Flight Once More” Documentary Film at EAA AirVenture

PRESS RELEASE – Two years after returning 15 WWII-era DC-3s to Normandy for the 75th-anniversary…

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English Electric Canberra TT.18 WJ680 Continues Flight Testing

English Electric Canberra TT.18 WJ680 is one of eleven aircraft within the Royal Australian Air…

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Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Major Announcement

As our regular readers know well, Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 Just Jane is undergoing rebuild…

Combat Veteran Vought F4U-1 ‘Birdcage’ Corsair – Restoration Update

In Cameron Park, California, Vultures Row Aviation is deep into the groud-up restoration of what…

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Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 147

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

Major Milestone Reached For The Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group

On Monday June 7th after a journey of many years of effort and a final…

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Fagen Fighters’ Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver – Restoration Update – June, 2021

It has been a couple of months since our last report on progress with the…

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