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

CAF Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver – Engine Appeal

The Commemorative Air Force's SB2C-5 Helldiver is in need of our help following engine problems,…

Australian Hawker Fury FB.11 On the Road Back to Flight

Our good friend John Parker at Warbirds Online recently visited Archerfield Airport near the city…

Savoia-Marchetti S.55X Flying Boat – Rebuild Update – Summer 2019

Back in May 2016, we published a story about an ambitious project in Italy to…

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Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – July/August, 2019

Warbird Digest has just received the July/August, 2019 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration…

Sneak Peak Event for FHCAM’s Me 262 on August 31st

We have been covering the restoration of the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum's Messerschmitt Me…

Hawker Typhoon Mk.IB RB396 Begins Restoration Effort

Back in April, we reported on the efforts of the Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group, and their…

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CAF Dixie Wing Adds Stearman PT-17 Biplane to Its WWII Fleet

The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing Warbird Museum has acquired the restoration project of…

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Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – June/July, 2019

WarbirdsNews has just received the June/July, 2019 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration of…

Sabre Reborn – The Decade-Long Restoration of F-86F 52-5116

The North American F-86 Sabre was a revolutionary aircraft when it first entered the scene…

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Collings Foundation’s Grumman F6F Hellcat Flies!

The Collings Foundation's combat-veteran Grumman F6F-3N Hellcat Bu.41476 made its first post restoration flight yesterday…

Hispano Buchon C4K.152 – First Post Restoration Flight!

Hispano HA-1112-M1L Buchon C.4K-152 made her first post-restoration flight yesterday afternoon, less than a year…

‘Silver Spitfire’ Takes Flight

Boultbee Flight Academy's Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX MJ271, aka the 'Silver Spitfire', has flown for the first…

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – May/June, 2019

WarbirdsNews has just received the May/June, 2019 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration of…

First Post-Restoration Flight for Ultra-Rare Airco DH.9 WWI Bomber

The Historic Aircraft Collection's extraordinarily rare, WWI-era Airco DH.9 light bomber took to the skies…