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.

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Hawker Siddeley Kestrel – Restoration Update – July, 2020

Back in April, we wrote a story about the remarkable efforts which the Wings Museum…

The Peopleโ€™s Mosquito: Operation Jericho โ€“ Update 7

The Peopleโ€™s Mosquito has just announced the latest update in their fundraising campaign, dubbed Operation…

Dutch Fokker D.XXI – Resurrection Update – July, 2020

Just over a year ago, in February 2019, we published a story about ambitious plans…

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Dakota Territory Air Museumโ€™s P-47 Update โ€“ June, 2020

Warbird Digest has just received the June, 2020 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration…

Former RNZAF Harvard Under Restoration in Wanaka, New Zealand

Callum Smith's Twenty24 Ltd. has just begun the restoration of North American Harvard Mk.IIa in…

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Columbine II – Restoration Update June 2020

By Richard Mallory Allnutt (editor) Echoing loudly across the expansive, high-bay hangar, one can hear…

Connecticut Air & Space Centerโ€™s FG-1D Corsair โ€“ June 2020 Restoration Update

Over the past decade, the Connecticut Air & Space Center in Stratford, Connecticut has been…

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Lancaster NX611 โ€˜Just Janeโ€™ โ€“ Restoration Update 107

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

Greatest Aircraft Carriers of All Time

Advertorial*: As we have said here before, sponsorship plays a vital role in keeping the…

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A VETERANโ€™S STORY: Unarmed and Out of Fuel

By Pete Mecca On Dec 6, 1941 a flight of thirteen B-17 Flying Fortress heavy…

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The Peopleโ€™s Mosquito: Operation Jericho โ€“ Update 6

The Peopleโ€™s Mosquito has just announced the latest update in their fundraising campaign, dubbed Operation…

Spitfire Restoration News Downunder

With the recent easing of work and travel restrictions in Australia as the nation begins…

B-17E โ€œDesert Ratโ€ – June 2020 Restoration Update

Mike Kellner and his team of volunteers in Morengo, Illinois have been steadily working away…

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Pioneer Aero’s Curtiss P-40E Restoration Update

It's been a little while since we last looked in on progress with Claudio Coltri's…

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