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.
Tri-Motor Heritage Foundation’s Ford Tri-Motor Completes First Engine Runs at the Liberty Aviation Museum
After a flying career of over 20 years, then languishing in a Montana forest for…
Update on the Restoration of President Nixon’s VH-3A Sea King at the March Field Air Museum
Four months after being driven to the March Field Air Museum, a Sikorsky VH-3A Sea…
CAF PBY Catalina Restoration Update – December 2022
As many will know, the Commemorative Air Force Lake Superior Squadron has spent the last several years…
Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 180
As most of our readers will know, Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 Just Jane is under restoration to…
Warbirds of Glory Museum Move & Sandbar Mitchell Update
In mid-October, the Warbirds of Glory Museum moved in to their new premises at Oakland Southwest Airport…
Freshly Restored Douglas A-1H Skyraider Unveiled at NMUSAF
by Richard Mallory Allnutt (Editor) Back in June, we published Adam Estes' marvelous article detailing…
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)…
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