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

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – July, 2020

Warbird Digest has just received the July, 2020 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration…

The People’s Mosquito: Operation Jericho – Update 8

The People’s Mosquito has just announced the latest update in their fundraising campaign, dubbed Operation…

Cadet Air Corps Museum AT-10 Restoration – Summer 2020 Report

We have periodically presented reports by Chuck Cravens detailing the restoration on an ultra-rare Beechcraft…

CAF Dixie Wing Boeing N2S-2 Kaydet – July 2020 Restoration Update

As we reported in January, the Commemorative Air Force's Dixie Wing in Peachtree City, Georgia has…

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Hawker Siddeley Kestrel – Restoration Update – July, 2020

Back in April, we wrote a story about the remarkable efforts which the Wings Museum…

The People’s Mosquito: Operation Jericho – Update 7

The People’s Mosquito has just announced the latest update in their fundraising campaign, dubbed Operation…

Dutch Fokker D.XXI – Resurrection Update – July, 2020

Just over a year ago, in February 2019, we published a story about ambitious plans…

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Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – June, 2020

Warbird Digest has just received the June, 2020 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration…

Former RNZAF Harvard Under Restoration in Wanaka, New Zealand

Callum Smith's Twenty24 Ltd. has just begun the restoration of North American Harvard Mk.IIa in…

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Columbine II – Restoration Update June 2020

By Richard Mallory Allnutt (editor) Echoing loudly across the expansive, high-bay hangar, one can hear…

Connecticut Air & Space Center’s FG-1D Corsair – June 2020 Restoration Update

Over the past decade, the Connecticut Air & Space Center in Stratford, Connecticut has been…

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Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 107

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

Greatest Aircraft Carriers of All Time

Advertorial*: As we have said here before, sponsorship plays a vital role in keeping the…

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A VETERAN’S STORY: Unarmed and Out of Fuel

By Pete Mecca On Dec 6, 1941 a flight of thirteen B-17 Flying Fortress heavy…

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