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.
Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 260
The Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre reports major progress on the restoration of Avro Lancaster B.VII…
American Heritage Museum’s Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina Returns to Flight After Extensive Restoration
The American Heritage Museum's historic PBY-5A Catalina has returned to flight following an extensive restoration…
Military Aviation Museum’s Avenger Restoration Complete
The team at the Fighter Factory has has completed the restoration of Military Aviation Museum's…
C-53 Skytrooper “Beach City Baby” – Winter 2021 Restoration Update
Here is the latest update from Jason Capra on progress with the resurrection of Douglas…
Fagen Fighters’ Hellcat Flies
When the world bid a happy farewell to 2020, with cautious optimism that 2021 would…
CAF Dixie Wing Crew Producing Wooden Wings
In the midst of a primarily metalworking shop at the CAF Dixie Wing, a wooden…
Your Stories: The CAF’s Harlingen Days
Your Stories is a collection of memories sent by our readers and readopted as article…
Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – November, 2020
Warbird Digest has just received the November, 2020 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration…
Commemorative Air Force Launches “12 Planes of Christmas” Campaign
The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) today announced the launch of its “12 Planes of Christmas”…
The “Russian Spitfire” Completes Her Flight Testing
Affectionately known as the “Russian Spitfire” due to her combat heritage flying with the Soviet…
Legend Flyers Zero Getting Close to Airworthiness
It has been a little over five years since we reported on the rebuild of…
CAF PBY Catalina Restoration Update – Challenges and a Renewed Focus
It has been almost four years since our last update on restoration progress with the…
P-38 Lightning’s Restoration Update
It has been a while since we have reported about the three Lockheed P-38 Lightnings…
Sea Fury Moves to Italy
In recent years the Italian Warbird movement has grown in numbers of flying vintage aircraft,…
Hawker Typhoon RB396 – Restoration Update Fall 2020
The Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group (Registered UK Charity no.1167143) is overseeing the rebuild of RB396…
CAF A-26 Invader Returns to The Sky After 21 Years
The third A-26 in the CAF inventory returned to flight on November 1, 2020 with…
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