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

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…

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…

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…

B-17G Flying Fortress ‘Thunderbird’ – Status Update – February 2022

B-17G Thunderbird Update: February 10, 2022 by Scott A. Thompson of Aero Vintage Theย Mid America…

Lancaster NX611 โ€˜Just Janeโ€™ โ€“ Restoration Update 161

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

Fagen Fightersโ€™ Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver โ€“ Restoration Update โ€“ February, 2022

It has been a while since our last reportย from theย Fagen Fighters WWII Museum regarding progress…

C-53 Skytrooper ‘Beach City Baby’ – February 2022 Restoration Update

Over the past seven years, we have been following the remarkable efforts by Jason Capra…