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.
Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 254
A new restoration update from project manager Andrew Patton details steady progress on Avro Lancasters…
P-47 Thunderbolt Restorations Progress in Australia, Including Proposed Two-Seat Conversion
Three Republic P-47 Thunderbolt restorations are advancing in Australia, including plans for a rare two-seat…
Lufthansa Lockheed L-1649A Super Star Restoration – Part 2
In a continuation of our previous article on Lufthansa Technik's project to return a Lockheed…
‘Messerschmitt Bf 109’ On Display in Rechlin, Germany
The Luftfahrt Technisches Museum (Aviation Technical Museum) in Rechlin, Germany unveiled a 'Messerschmitt Bf 109'…
Avro Lancaster KB882 – Future Again In Flux
Just over a year ago WarbirdsNews reported that the Alberta Aviation Museum in Edmonton, Alberta was…
XP-82 Twin Mustang – May 2016 – Restoration Update
WarbirdsNews has received the latest XP-82 Twin Mustang restoration update from Tom Reilly at his…
Lufthansa Lockheed L-1649A Super Star Restoration – Part 1
The Lockheed Constellation is one of the most iconic airliners ever built, and one could…
Splashdown For World’s Oldest Flying Catalina
Once common in the skies just a couple of decades ago, there are sadly very…
FAA Deems B-29 Doc Airworthy, First Flight Imminent
As some of our readers will know by now, the Federal Aviation Administration awarded the…
Rebuilding the Savoia-Marchetti S.55 X Flying Boat
From an original article by Franco Bugada During March 2016, a new partnership emerged in Italy under…
‘Beach City Baby’ – A C-53 Skytrooper Will Rise Again
“A dream is deserving of nothing less than 110%.” It's a simple line that Jason…
World’s Last Surviving PBJ-1 Mitchell Flies Again!
On Sunday May 15th, at a little before 2pm local time, the world's last known surviving…
B-29 Doc Taxis Under Her Own Power For First Time!
More exciting news from Wichita, Kansas today, as on May 11th, 2016 the B-29 Superfortress…
Aussie MiG-21U Mongul-B Status Update
by Phil Buckley Last year WarbirdsNews revealed the West Australian MiG-21U project belonging to jet…
CAF P-63F Kingcobra Flies Again
Without fanfare, the Commemorative Air Force's Bell P-63F Kingcobra took to the skies again on April…
B-29 Superfortress ‘Doc’ – May 7th, 2016 Restoration Update
Doc's Friends reported on Friday that their restoration team working to return the B-29 Superfortress…
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