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

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…

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The โ€˜Greek Spitfireโ€™ Arrives Home

On Thursday, May 27th, Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXc MJ755 arrived home in Greece following a three…

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Avro Anson Mk.I W2472 – Restoration Progress at RAAF Amberley Australia

Our good friend John Parker from WarbirdsOnlineย in Australia recently paid a visit to the restoration…

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Dutch Fokker D.XXI โ€“ Resurrection Update โ€“ May, 2021

Back in February 2019, we published a story about ambitious plans to build an accurate,…

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Dakota Territory Air Museumโ€™s P-47 Update โ€“ 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 Matthewsโ€™ North American F-86F-30ย Sabre (52-5116) performed its first engine test…

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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 atย the New England…

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Lancaster NX611 โ€˜Just Janeโ€™ Engine Run

On April 14th, aviation enthusiasts heard the roar of four Merlinโ€™s at East Kirkby for…

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Connecticut Air and Space Center’s FG-1D Corsair: Restoration Update – April, 2021

by Jerry M. Oโ€™Neill In 1971, after her journey from San Salvador to the USA,ย FG-1Dย Corsair…

Supermarine Spitfire MH603 – Restoration Update April 2021

Our good friend John Parker from WarbirdsOnlineย in Australia recently made another visit to Vintage Fighter…

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Fagen Fighters’ Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver – Restoration Update – April, 2021

With the recent arrival of their freshly restored Grumman Hellcat,ย which we reported on a couple…

CAF Lake Superior Squadron PBY Catalina – Restoration Update

In further PBY news, following on from our November 2020 restoration progress reportย concerning the Commemorative…

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New England Air Museum โ€“ DC-3 Restoration Update

Periodically, we like to catch up on restoration updates from the workshops at the world-classย New…

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Lancaster NX611 โ€˜Just Janeโ€™ โ€“ Restoration Update 139

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