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…
Collings Foundation Receives Former Tuskegee PT-19A Project
The Collings Foundation of Stowe, MA has received a 1944 Fairchild M-62A (PT-19A) s/n 9504AE,…
Vintage Wings of Canada’s Spitfire Update
By Dave O'Malley In 1967, just 22 years after the end of the Second World…
The Warning Star Rescue Project
By Austin Hancock Belleville, MI - The Yankee Air Force/Museum, known for operating a gorgeous…
CAF Dixie Wing P-63A Flies!
By Moreno Aguiari & Stephen Chapis After more than 40 years since it’s last flight,…
Werribee B-24 Rising-Up, Down-Under
By Austin Hancock - From a report of Phil Buckley and photos by Dave Miller.…
A-7 Corsair Restoration Imminent
By Austin Hancock The Flight Deck Veteran’s Group, now with the blessing of the Edwardsville…
XP-82 Twin Mustang – January 2017 – Restoration Update
WarbirdsNews has received the latest XP-82 Twin Mustang restoration update from Tom Reilly at his…
Reevers Warbirds’s B-25 “Lucky Lady” Update
By Phil Buckley Reevers Warbirds, in Adelaide, Australia, moved its NAA B-25J Mitchell s/n 44-31508…
Glenn H. Curtiss Museum P-40 Restoration
By Stephen Chapis In August 2011, the Restoration Shop at the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum…
Memphis Belle to be Placed on Public Display in May 2018
One of the most recognizable symbols of World War II will once again report for…
The Last of the Breed – Mike Porter’s Atomic Stearman
By Matt Jolley Atomic Stearman? Yes, believe it or not, around fifty Stearman biplanes were still flying in…
XP-82 Twin Mustang – December 2016 – Restoration Update
WarbirdsNews has received the latest XP-82 Twin Mustang restoration update from Tom Reilly at his…
A P-47 Thunderbolt Survivor’s Latin American Story
The P-47 Thunderbolt was a massive fighter aircraft by WWII standards, but it excelled in…
Corsairs On Deck
Without doubt, the mighty F4U Corsair is one of the most iconic warbirds of all…
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