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

Australian T-28D Trojan Back in the Air!

Australian T-28D Trojan Back in the Air! words: Chris Godfrey and Phil Buckley photography: Carl Herbert Back in…

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…

Moreno Aguiari

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…

Moreno Aguiari

‘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…