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.
D-Day Veteran C-47 Night Fright Returns to the Skies After Decade-Long Restoration
Eighty-two years after carrying 101st Airborne paratroopers into Normandy, D-Day veteran C-47 Night Fright has…
B-17G Lacey Lady Restoration Continues to Advance at Salem
The B-17 Alliance reports significant progress on the restoration of B-17G Lacey Lady, including cockpit…
CAC Boomerang A46-128 – Restoration Update
Once all-but extinct, the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) Boomerang is experiencing a healthy renaissance these…
Connecticut Air & Space Center’s FG-1D Corsair – Restoration Update
A Progress Update on the CASC's FG-1D Corsair by Jerry M. O’Neill Sunday, September 15,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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