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

XF8U-1 Crusader Rollout at Museum of Flight on March 25th

This coming Wednesday (25th March, 2015) the Museum of Flight will be holding a celebration…

Boeing B-29 Superfortress ‘Doc’ Welcomed Out in Wichita

As we promised this morning, WarbirdsNews has some rollout ceremony details and photographs to share of…

B-29 Superfortress ‘Doc’ – Rollout Today!!!

We at WarbirdsNews have been following the restoration progress of the B-29 Superfortress known as…

Warbird Radio Favorite Friday – Dr.Mark Timken & White 1

WarbirdsNews has another great piece from Matt Jolley and Warbird Radio that we thought we…

Lockheed Constellation Columbine II – Progress Report

WarbirdsNews has been following the developments concerning Columbine II, the Lockheed C-121A Constellation used by…

Hungarian Focke-Wulf Fw-190 Project Emerges

For a few weeks now, we at WarbirdsNews have been in touch with a group…

TBM Avenger Repairs – CAF Update

  Last May, WarbirdsNews reported that the TBM-3E Avenger operated by the Commemorative Air Force's…

DC-3 Restoration Update at the New England Air Museum

The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut is currently undertaking the wholesale restoration…

Moreno Aguiari

Aviation Archeology Symposium at Museum of Flight

SEATTLE, March 6th, 2015—Over the weekend of March 14th/15th, The Museum of Flight will host…

Pacific Fighters ‘Messerschmitt Bf 109’ – Restoration Update

Not content to sit on their laurels following the marvelous restoration of P-51B "Berlin Express",…

Northrop P-61 Black Widow – February 2015 Restoration Update

WarbirdsNews recently heard from Russ Strine who runs the Mid Atlantic Air Museum in Reading,…

Privateer Airborne

With the recent first post-restoration flight on February, 20th of a rare Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer…

Ponderous Polly – Resurrection of a C-123 Provider

The Warriors & Warbirds flying collection in Monroe, North Carolina has been going for almost ten…

Presidential Connie Columbine II to Fly Again?

Recently, there was quite the buzz on the internet about the possible return to flight of…