Restorations

Splashdown For World’s Oldest Flying Catalina

Once common in the skies just a couple of decades ago, there are sadly very…

FAA Deems B-29 Doc Airworthy, First Flight Imminent

As some of our readers will know by now, the Federal Aviation Administration awarded the…

Moreno Aguiari

Rebuilding the Savoia-Marchetti S.55 X Flying Boat

From an original article by Franco Bugada During March 2016, a new partnership emerged in Italy under…

Moreno Aguiari

‘Beach City Baby’ – A C-53 Skytrooper Will Rise Again

“A dream is deserving of nothing less than 110%.” It's a simple line that Jason…

World’s Last Surviving PBJ-1 Mitchell Flies Again!

On Sunday May 15th, at a little before 2pm local time, the world's last known surviving…

B-29 Doc Taxis Under Her Own Power For First Time!

More exciting news from Wichita, Kansas today, as on May 11th, 2016 the B-29 Superfortress…

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…