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 260
The Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre reports major progress on the restoration of Avro Lancaster B.VII…
American Heritage Museum’s Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina Returns to Flight After Extensive Restoration
The American Heritage Museum's historic PBY-5A Catalina has returned to flight following an extensive restoration…
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…
Tempest Fugit – The Resurrection of Two of Hawkers’ Finest Fighters
Tempest Fugit - The Resurrection of Two of Hawkers’ Finest by Richard Mallory Allnutt The…
XP-82 Twin Mustang – April 2016 – Restoration Update
WarbirdsNews has received the latest XP-82 Twin Mustang restoration update from Tom Reilly at his…
New Attractions for Warbirds Over the Beach 2016!
New Attractions for Warbirds Over the Beach! by A. Kevin Grantham Warbirds Over the Beach…
Restoring a Dakota Cockpit Downunder!
Not every warbird restoration focuses on a complete airframe. As much as we'd like to see…
Last Ever Boeing 247D Flight Took Place Today!
In what is most likely the last flight of her entire type, the Museum of…
B-29 Super Fortress ‘Doc’ – Status Update – April 22nd, 2016
We have a little more news from Doc's Friends about the restoration of B-29 Super…
Heritage Flight Museum – April Fly Day Report
April 2016 Heritage Flight Museum Fly Day Report by Joe Kunzler With several of their aircraft still…
Nakajima B5N2 ‘Kate’ Unveiled at Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor
The Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor unveiled the substantial remains of an ultra-rare, former Imperial Japanese Navy Nakajima…
Aussie B-24M Liberator Restoration Update – April, 2016
A72-175 B-24M Liberator Update - April 2016 by Phil Buckley In the small town of…
Qantas Founders Museum Fundraising Appeal for Iconic Super Constellation Project
In September, 2014, WarbirdsNews reported that the Qantas Founders Museum had acquired a derelict Lockheed Super…
Doc’s First Engine Runs for 2016 – First Flight Imminent
Following a hiatus over the winter, due to the cold temperatures, the B-29 known throughout…
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