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.

AirCorps Restorations
Alan Armstrong 729
Gosshawk 729
Gary Velasco 729

“That’s All, Brother” – First Flight Scheduled for Wednesday, January 31st

The Commemorative Air Forceย has just announced that their Douglas C-47 Dakotaย Thatโ€™s All, Brother, theย aircraft which…

Texas Flying Legends Museum โ€“ 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 thatย WarbirdsNews published concerning Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk.1A ET574 that recently re-emerged…

Lightning Progress Downunder – P-38 Restoration Report – January, 2018

Two years ago we published a fascinating report from our good friend John Parker at…

Behind the Scenes at the RAF Museum’s Restoration Center

The Royal Air Force Museum, like every major aircraft collection, has its own dedicated restoration…

Desert War Kittyhawk Unveiled in Egypt

Desert War Kittyhawk Unveiled by Richard Mallory Allnutt After several years of speculation concerning its…

Lancaster NX611 โ€˜Just Janeโ€™ โ€“ December 2017 Restoration Update

As many of our readers will be well aware, Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 โ€˜Just Janeโ€™…

Warbird Digest Magazine – Aircraft Resurrection Report for Issue #76

As a teaser to our readers concerning the coverage they can expect from our sister…

Northrop P-61 Black Widow โ€“ December 2017 Restoration Update

The Mid Atlantic Air Museumย in Reading, Pennsylvania has just released their 2017 annual summary on…

Moreno Aguiari

Boulton Paul Defiant Goes on Display at RAF Museum Cosford

by Richard Mallory Allnutt The sole surviving Boulton Paul Defiant, RAF serial N1671, is now…

Moreno Aguiari

Combat Veteran C-47 Takes Flight

In early December, a historic Douglas C-47 took to the skies again for the first…

Texas Flying Legends Museum – P-47D Restoration Update Oct./Nov. 2017

Back in September, WarbirdsNews published an articleย by Chuck Cravens detailing the history of Republic P-47Dย 42-27609.…

‘That’s All, Brother’ Runs Her Engines!

The Commemorative Air Force has just announced that their D-Day veteran Douglas C-47 Skytrainย That's All,…

Tri-State’s Columbus Corsair

It seems to be a week of Corsairs here at WarbirdsNews, so we hope you…