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.


The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force has completed Phase II of its…
The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum has reattached the outboard wing panels to its Bristol Bolingbroke,…
The Westland Whirlwind was a remarkable twin-engined fighter which served Britain's Royal Air Force during…
The Museum of Flight begins a phased reopening to the general public on Sept. 5-7…
A dismal 25% of B-17 and B-24 bomber crews completed their 25 required missions during…
Warbird Digest has just received the July, 2020 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration…
The People’s Mosquito has just announced the latest update in their fundraising campaign, dubbed Operation…
We have periodically presented reports by Chuck Cravens detailing the restoration on an ultra-rare Beechcraft…
As we reported in January, the Commemorative Air Force's Dixie Wing in Peachtree City, Georgia has…
Back in April, we wrote a story about the remarkable efforts which the Wings Museum…
The People’s Mosquito has just announced the latest update in their fundraising campaign, dubbed Operation…
Just over a year ago, in February 2019, we published a story about ambitious plans…
Warbird Digest has just received the June, 2020 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration…
Callum Smith's Twenty24 Ltd. has just begun the restoration of North American Harvard Mk.IIa in…
By Richard Mallory Allnutt (editor) Echoing loudly across the expansive, high-bay hangar, one can hear…
Over the past decade, the Connecticut Air & Space Center in Stratford, Connecticut has been…
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