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…
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…
Hawker Sea Hawk WV908 Arrives at Yeovilton for Restoration to Flight
As most readers will know, Navy Wings is a charitable trust which operates a fleet…
USAF Museum Douglas A-1H Skyraider – Restoration Report
by Adam Estes Inside a large hangar on the facilities of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base…
Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – 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, legendary early aeroplane specialist, Mikael Carlson, flew the American…
Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – 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 ‘Beach City Baby’ – Fundraiser
As many readers are well aware, we have been following the restoration of combat veteran…
Dakota Territory Air Museum – P-47D Restoration Update – December 2021/January 2022
Restoration of the Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47D Thunderbolt 42-27609 is progressing well at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota, as…
Doug Matthews’ F-86F Sabre Flies!
For the past few years, we have been following the efforts at Classic Fighters of America to return…
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