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.
Tri-Motor Heritage Foundation’s Ford Tri-Motor Completes First Engine Runs at the Liberty Aviation Museum
After a flying career of over 20 years, then languishing in a Montana forest for…
Update on the Restoration of President Nixon’s VH-3A Sea King at the March Field Air Museum
Four months after being driven to the March Field Air Museum, a Sikorsky VH-3A Sea…
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…
Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – October, 2020
Warbird Digest has just received the October, 2020 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration…
Canadian Harvard Roll-Out and Dedication
Text and photography by Eric Dumigan The Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association (CHAA) has just rolled out…
CAF’s A-26 Invader To Fly Again After 21 Years
The CAF’s A-26 Invader, which has gone by many names, most recently Lil Twister, is…
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