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.
American Heritage Museum’s PBY-5A Catalina Named World War II Grand Champion at AirVenture 2026
The American Heritage Museum’s restored PBY-5A Catalina won the World War II Grand Champion Award…
P-51B Mustang Shillelaugh Makes Successful First Flight Ahead of AirVenture Oshkosh Debut
The restored P-51B Mustang Shillelaugh completed its first post-restoration flight with Warren Pietsch before making…
Fouga Magister Reborn in the Netherlands
Fouga Reborn by Gert Jan Mentink The Dutch Historic Jet Association’s Fouga Magister, registered F-GLHF,…
Cadet Air Corps Museum AT-10 Restoration Project
Recently WarbirdsNews presented a restoration report concerning the P-51C Mustang project underway for the Texas Flying Legends Museum, at AirCorps…
Museum of Aviation F-100 Super Sabre Goes on Display
After seven years of hard work, the North American F-100D Super Sabre at the Museum…
Two Historic Airplanes to Receive Restoration at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
By Austin Hancock Albuquerque, NM - The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History…
‘Just Jane’ Re-Finish Completed
By Austin Hancock Lincolnshire, UK - In the month that has elapsed since our last…
Texas Flying Legends P-51C Restoration Report
by Richard Mallory Allnutt Over the past few years, AirCorps Aviation, based in Bemidji, Minnesota…
XP-82 Twin Mustang – March/April 2017 – Restoration Update
WarbirdsNews has received the latest XP-82 Twin Mustang restoration update from Tom Reilly at his…
Texas Flying Legends Museum Bearcat Restoration
By Stephen Chapis Ezell Aviation in Breckenridge, Texas, is currently in the final stages of…
C-97G Angel of Deliverance First Flight Imminent
By Greg Morehead Already admired and respected for their beautiful Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Spirit…
Lancaster “Just Jane” Nearing Flight
By Austin Hancock Lincolnshire, UK - After years of taxying on the ground, desperate to…
C-47 That’s All, Brother Restoration Update
By Stephen Chapis Prior to 2015, That's All, Brother, the Douglas C-47 that led the…
Arctic P-38 Lightning Mission Recovery Keeps Going
By Austin Hancock In 2014, we reported on Ken McBride’s mission to continue recovery of…
B-29 “Doc” Makes Oshkosh!
B-29 Doc will make four national tour stops through the first half of the 2017…
B-17E Desert Rat Taking Shape
By Austin Hancock Woods Cross, UT - The B-17E “Desert Rat” project has come a…
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