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.
Tri-Motor Heritage Foundation’s Ford Tri-Motor Completes First Engine Runs at the Liberty Aviation Museum
After a flying career of over 20 years, then languishing in a Montana forest for…
Update on the Restoration of President Nixon’s VH-3A Sea King at the March Field Air Museum
Four months after being driven to the March Field Air Museum, a Sikorsky VH-3A Sea…
A Saturday ‘Workday’ Visit to the Vintage Flying Museum
A visit to the Vintage Flying Museum in Fort Worth highlights restoration progress on the…
AirCorps Aviation’s Piper L-4H Restoration Report – Winter 2026 Update
AirCorps Aviation continues its renowned restoration work with a Piper L-4H Grasshopper project, featuring the…
The KF Centre for Excellence’s CF-104 Starfighter
The KF Centre for Excellence has already established itself as a destination museum, but now…
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Restoration Work Continues at The Warbird Shop in Oregon
Scott Thompson of Aero Vintage provides an update on multiple Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress restoration…
The Finnish Storm: VL Myrsky II Restoration Project
A dedicated team of Finnish volunteers is restoring the only military aircraft fully designed and…
Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 255,256 and 257
Restoration Updates 255–257 reveal continued progress on Avro Lancaster NX611 “Just Jane,” including nose reskinning,…
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster PA474 ‘Major’ Maintenance Update
An exclusive update for RAF Memorial Flight Official Club members on the ongoing major maintenance…
P-51B Mustang ‘Shillelaugh’ – Winter 2026 Update
An update on AirCorps Aviation’s restoration of the rare P-51B Mustang Shillelaugh for the Dakota…
Hawker Sea Fury T.20 VX281 Headed to Australia as Major Hawker Expansion Takes Shape at Scone
Warbirds Online’s John Parker reports that Hawker Sea Fury T.20 VX281 will be restored in…
President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Lockheed VC-121 Constellation “Columbine II” Restoration Update
First Air Force One continues the meticulous restoration of Lockheed VC-121 Columbine II, the Constellation…
Combat-Veteran de Havilland Mosquito Under Restoration in New Zealand
Near Christchurch, New Zealand, a dedicated team of craftsmen works on rebuilding a de Havilland…
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Catch-22 Star North American B-25 Mitchell Restoration Continues in Belgium
The former Catch-22 B-25 Mitchell continues its painstaking restoration in Belgium, as the Belgian Aircraft…
Pima Air and Space Museum Restores a Bf 109 F-4 and Builds an Me 262
Efforts are underway at the Pima Air and Space Museum to restore a Messerschmitt Bf…
Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 254
A new restoration update from project manager Andrew Patton details steady progress on Avro Lancasters…
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