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.
Jack McDonald’s Hawker Demon Restoration Donated for Completion in Australia
ack McDonald’s decades-long Hawker Demon restoration has been donated to a not-for-profit in Scone, NSW,…
Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 249
Follow the restoration of Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 "Just Jane" at the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage…
B-17F Memphis Belle Moves to Air Force Museum’s WWII Gallery
The National Museum of the United States Air Force has officially completed the restoration of…
Vintage Wings’ Douglas C-53 Skytrooper – Restoration Update
Over the past two years, WarbirdsNews has been reporting on the efforts of Jason Capra…
People’s Mosquito Contracts with Retrotec to Deliver UK-built Flying Mosquito
The People’s Mosquito Ltd has announced that they have contracted with Retrotec Ltd, one of…
Savoia-Marchetti S.55 X Flying Boat Update
Back in May 2016, WarbirdsNews published a story about an ambitious project in Italy to…
B-25 Mitchell Yellow Rose – Operation 107
On November 3rd, 2017, the Commemorative Air Force's North American B-25J Mitchell 43-27868 was on final…
Boomerangs Downunder – A Restoration Report
The Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Boomerang is one of the lesser known Allied fighter types which…
Texas Flying Legends Museum – P-47D Restoration Update – Jan/Feb 2018
WarbirdsNews has just received the latest report from Chuck Cravens on the restoration of Texas…
Former Dutch and Turkish Air Force F-104 Starfighter Back on Display
WarbirdsNews has received word from the International F-104 Society concerning a former Royal Netherlands Air…
Tuskegee Airman Fairchild PT-19A – Collings Foundation Restoration Update
The Collings Foundation is currently in the midst of a renaissance, with a dozen or so…
The People’s Mosquito – Project Update – February, 2018
The deHavilland dH.98 Mosquito is arguably one of the most iconic combat aircraft of WWII,…
‘That’s All, Brother’ Takes to the Skies!!!
That's All, Brother Takes to the Skies!!! by Richard Mallory Allnutt So the day has…
“That’s All, Brother” – First Flight Scheduled for Wednesday, January 31st
The Commemorative Air Force has just announced that their Douglas C-47 Dakota That’s All, Brother, the aircraft which…
Texas Flying Legends Museum – P-47D Restoration Update – Nov/Dec 2017
WarbirdsNews has just received the latest report from Chuck Cravens on the restoration of Texas…
Overhauling A Kittyhawk Downunder
With the recent feature article that WarbirdsNews published concerning Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk.1A ET574 that recently re-emerged…
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