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

Boeing 727 Prototype Makes Her Last Flight

The evocative and now sadly rare whine of three Pratt&Whitney JT8D engines ringing in close harmony echoed…

English Electric Canberra WD954 – Nose Section Restoration Update

The South Australian Aviation Museum near Adelaide may be little known outside of Australia, but…

Italian Pilot Honors Viet Nam Veteran

Article by Luigino Caliaro, photos by Luca Marin On February 4th, following a thorough rebuild by…

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Combat Veteran F-100D Super Sabre Restoration

For the past five years, a dedicated restoration team at the Museum of Aviation in…

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XP-82 Twin Mustang – January 2016 – Restoration Update

WarbirdsNews has received the latest XP-82 Twin Mustang restoration update from Tom Reilly at his…

Restoration of the CAF Utah Wing’s N2S Kaydet Moving Along Quickly

The Commemorative Air Force's Utah Wing is making rapid progress with the restoration of their…

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A6M Zero Flies Over Japan

Earlier today, legendary Reno Air Racing pilot, Skip Holm flew a restored Mitsubishi A6M Zero…

NASM’s Restoration Center to Hold Open House – January 30th, 2016

The Smithsonian's National Air & Space Museum will be holding their annual open house on…

Curtiss P-40N Warhawk “Bonnie Kaye”

The world gained another airworthy Curtiss Kittyhawk when P-40N 42-105120 took to the skies on…

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Lightnings Downunder – P-38 Restoration Report

We at WarbirdsNews thought our readers would love to see some news about the three…

XP-82 Twin Mustang – December 2015 – Restoration Update

WarbirdsNews has received the latest XP-82 Twin Mustang restoration update from Tom Reilly at his…

Introducing AirCorps Aviation Reverse Engineering

AirCorps Aviation is redefining WWII Aircraft Restoration & Maintenance to allow aircraft built in the…

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“Skunkie” Seeks New SC Home

Restoration continues on the B-25C once known as "Skunkie" that was pulled up from Lake…

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XP-82 Twin Mustang – November 2015 – Restoration Update

  WarbirdsNews has received the latest XP-82 Twin Mustang restoration update from Tom Reilly at…