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

Castle Air Museum Repaints Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

Volunteers at the Castle Air Museum set themselves to work on a B-52D Stratofortress.

Adam Estes

Halifax 57 Rescue Sets Out to Rebuild a Handley Page Halifax

Halifax 57 Rescue and Havsresan have secured approval to salvage RCAF Halifax Bomber HR871, lost…

Adam Estes

Fieseler Fi-156C-2 Storch Returns to Display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force unveils its restored Fieseler Fi-156C-2 Storch on…

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American Heritage Museum’s P-47D Thunderbolt Restoration Update

The American Heritage Museum’s P-47D Thunderbolt is being restored to flight in Florida, uncovering a…

Moreno Aguiari

Cavanaugh Flight Museum’s CASA 2.111 Restoration Underway at Ezell Aviation

Cavanaugh Flight Museum’s rare CASA 2.111 bomber, star of Battle of Britain and Patton, has…

Moreno Aguiari

Help Restore a Piece of History: B-25J Sandbar Mitchell Needs Its First Propeller

Help the Warbirds of Glory Museum restore the B-25J Sandbar Mitchell by funding its first…

Moreno Aguiari

Building the Last Convair B-36: Handmade Peacemaker Cockpit Project Progresses

Brian Pierson advances his scratch-built Convair B-36H cockpit, adding aluminum canopy work, functional controls, and…

Austin Hancock

American Heritage Museum’s Heinkel He 111H-3 Restoration Underway in Florida

**Meta Description:** The American Heritage Foundation has launched the restoration of its combat-proven Heinkel He…

Moreno Aguiari

Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 246

Avro Lancaster Just Jane is nearing airworthy condition as restoration progresses at the Lincolnshire Aviation…

Moreno Aguiari

Military Aviation Museum SBD-5 Dauntless – Restoration Update

The Military Aviation Museum’s SBD-5 Dauntless restoration is making strong progress, with structural work underway…

Moreno Aguiari

March Field Air Museum Restores Fairchild SD-5 Osprey Drone

Discover the Fairchild SD‑5 Osprey, a 1960s Cold War reconnaissance drone, now undergoing rare restoration…

Adam Estes

FHCAM’s Junkers Ju 87 Stuka Heads to New Facility for Final Restoration Phase

FHCAM’s Junkers Ju 87 Stuka, lost in Russia since 1942, is entering the final phase…

Moreno Aguiari

Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum’s Combat Veteran P-38 Lightning Takes to the Skies

WWII ace Capt. Jay T. Robbins’ P-38J Lightning Jandina III flies again after a full…

Moreno Aguiari

CAF P-47N Thunderbolt – Restoration Update – Summer 2025

CAF Airbase Georgia continues the meticulous restoration of its rare P-47N Thunderbolt, with major progress…

Moreno Aguiari