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.
National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force Completes Phase II of Rare B-24 Liberator Restoration
The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force has completed Phase II of its…
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum’s Bristol Bolingbroke Gets Its Wings
The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum has reattached the outboard wing panels to its Bristol Bolingbroke,…
Fagen Fighters’ Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver – Restoration Update – June, 2021
It has been a couple of months since our last report on progress with the…
C-53 ‘Beach City Baby’ Receives Her Nose Art
As regular readers will know, we have been following the remarkable efforts of Jason Capra…
English Electric Canberra TT.18 WJ680 Flies
After a significant effort over a number of years, we are happy to report that…
Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – April/May, 2021
Warbird Digest has just received the April/May, 2021 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration…
FIAT Cr.42 Restoration Update – June 2021
While it has been a while since our last update on progress with The Fighter Collection's (TFC)…
Cadet Air Corps Museum AT-10 Restoration – Spring 2021 Report
We have periodically presented reports by Chuck Cravens detailing the restoration on an ultra-rare Beechcraft…
Supermarine Spitfire MH603 Performs First Engine Run
On June 16th, 2021 Supermarine Spitfire F.Mk.IX MH603 performed its first engine runs at Vintage…
Third Turret Installed in The B-17 ‘City of Savannah’
When B-17G 44-83814 arrived at the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in…
The ‘Greek Spitfire’ Arrives Home
On Thursday, May 27th, Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXc MJ755 arrived home in Greece following a three…
Avro Anson Mk.I W2472 – Restoration Progress at RAAF Amberley Australia
Our good friend John Parker from WarbirdsOnline in Australia recently paid a visit to the restoration…
Dutch Fokker D.XXI – Resurrection Update – May, 2021
Back in February 2019, we published a story about ambitious plans to build an accurate,…
Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – March/April, 2021
Warbird Digest has just received the May, 2021 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration…
Classic Fighters of America: F-86F Performs First Engine Run
On Monday, May 3rd, Doug Matthews’ North American F-86F-30 Sabre (52-5116) performed its first engine test…
Burnelli CBY-3 on Public Display at New England Air Museum
Periodically, we have presented restoration updates regarding the ultra-rare Burnelli CBY-3 Loadmaster at the New England…
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