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
Platinum 729
Gosshawk 729
Boschung Global 729x90

Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I X4009 – Restoration Update – August, 2022

by John Parker Hunter Fighter Collection Incorporated, a registered not-for-profit charity based at Scone, NSW,…

Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 174

As most of our readers will know, Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 Just Jane is under restoration to…

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – July/August, 2022

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

Spitfire Mk.V Restorations at Vintage Fighter Restorations

For the past few years, our good friend John Parker at Warbirds Online has been following…

East Mississippi Veterans Foundation – RF-4C Phantom II Restoration

Back in late June, we posted a small article HERE about the East Mississippi Veterans…

Sikorsky S-60 Flying Crane Prototype – Restoration Update August, 2022

Sikorsky's S-60 "Flying Crane" was a ground-breaking helicopter design which the famed manufacturer built in…

P-47N Thunderbolt Project Arrives at CAF Airbase Georgia

The Commemorative Air Force's Airbase Georgia, formerly known as the Dixie Wing, has established an…

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – June/July, 2022

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

CAC Boomerang Restorations Downunder – June 2022 Update

by John Parker/WarbirdsOnline It has been some since we last reported on the progress which…

Partnership Boosts Air Zoo FM-2 Wildcat Restoration Project

A special project began a decade ago when FM-2 Wildcat BuNo.57039 emerged from its 68-year…

Fiat G.91 Under Airworthy Restoration in Italy

On March 28th, 2023, the Aeronautica Militare Italiana (Italian Air Force) will mark its 100th…

Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 173

As most of our readers will know, Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 Just Jane is under…

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…

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

With much thanks to our good friend John Parker at WarbirdsOnline in Australia, we have learned that the…