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 Aviation’s Piper L-4H Grasshopper – Winter 2025 Update
Follow AirCorps Aviation’s restoration of Piper L-4H Grasshopper 44-79780, a historic WWII liaison aircraft. Discover…
Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 248
Follow the restoration of Avro Lancaster NX611 “Just Jane” at the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre,…
Friends of the SAAF Museum Restoring a Blackburn Buccaneer
The Friends of the SAAF Museum located at AFB Ysterplaat in Cape Town, South Africa…
Restoration of Douglas SBD Dauntless Retrieved From Lake Michigan Well on its Way
In a project that began for them in 2011, Vultures Row Aviation has mad significant…
Restoration of crashed Grumman C-1A Trader “Miss Belle” Nears Completion
It took nearly 10 years, but it looks like the restoration of the Grumman C-1A…
B-17 Champaign Lady Taking Shape in Ohio
The Champaign Aviation Museum of Grimes Field in Urbana, Ohio's restoration to flying condition of…
Fantasy of Flight’s Stinson L-1 Flew Today!
After a very long restoration project and recent FAA sign off, a Stinson L-1 Vigilant…
CAF Dixie Wing’s P-63 Kingcobra Restoration Update
Pop Wilson from the CAF Dxie Wing has sent us this video showing the test…
McChord Air Museum Completes 25-Year Restoration, Wins Award
Volunteers for the McChord Air Museum, located at Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma, Washington have…
Howard Hughes Sikorsky S-43 Lands at Fantasy of Flight
Kermit Weeks and his team from Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida, spent about…
Fort Worth Aviation Museum Taking on the Restoration of A-12 Avenger II
It undoubtedly took some wangling, but the Veterans Memorial Air Park of Fort Worth has…
UK Shackleton Preservation Trust Restoring Growler to Flying Condition
Serving the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1951 to 1991 and the South African Air…
Restored Wildcat and One Recently Retrieved from Lake Michigan to Share a Stage at AirVenture 2013
As we recently reported, the ever-popular Warbirds in Review Program at EAA AirVenture 2013 in…
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina Found in Puerto Rico is Australia Bound
The Rathmines Catalina Memorial Park Trust (RCMPT), after a worldwide, seven-year search, located and purchased…
The Restoration to Flying Condition of XP-82 Twin Mustang Prototype 44-83887
Tom Reilly is no stranger to warbird restoration; he owned the Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration…
Vulcan to the Sky Trust Works to Keep Last Flying Avro Vulcan Aloft
The world's sole remaining airworthy Avro Vulcan, "The Spirit of Great Britain" XH558 was reported…
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