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
Platinum 729
Gosshawk 729
Boschung Global 729x90

B-25 Sandbar Mitchell – September / October 2014 Update

The Sandbar Mitchell restoration team at the Warbirds of Glory Museum has been hard at…

XP-82 Twin Mustang – October, 2014 Restoration Update

As usual, WarbirdsNews has received the latest XP-82 Twin Mustang restoration update from Tom Reilly…

Northrop Nomad (A-17A) Recovered in Canada

An ultra-rare Northrop Nomad is slowly emerging from the frigid waters of Lake Muskoka near…

Air Force Museum Of Alberta Unveils CF-104 Starfighter

Media are invited to the unveiling of a Cold War icon, a Lockheed CF-104 Starfighter,…

RAF Transport Command Memorial’s Fundraiser

Warbirds News has covered the RAF Transport Command Memorial several times over the past year…

Captain Eric “Winkle” Brown Joins The People’s Mosquito as Patron

PRESS RELEASE- The People’s Mosquito, the UK’s DH.98 restoration-to-flight project, is honoured to announce that…

B-17 “Champaign Lady” Restoration- Video Update

An Alaska TV station has been following the progress of the B-17 “Champaign Lady” restoration.…

Phantom XV582 ‘Black Mike’ Is Safe But Still Needs Your Help

As our regular readers will know, WarbirdsNews believes strongly in championing the preservation of vintage…

XP-82 Twin Mustang – September, 2014 Restoration Update

As usual, WarbirdsNews has received the latest XP-82 Twin Mustang restoration update from Tom Reilly…

B-29 “Doc” Update, Flaps Installation

Volunteers with Doc’s Friends have now installed the flaps on the B-29. The flaps were the…

B-25 Sandbar Mitchell – August, 2014 Update

While some of this news has been covered in an earlier piece, WarbirdsNews felt our…

Gaining Altitude: The Mosquito Reborn

WarbirdsNews likes to support worthy projects when we find them, and we've come across one…

138th Aviation Company Memorial Update

Back in March, WarbirdsNews published a story concerning the 138th Aviation Company Memorial, a small organization…

XP-82 Twin Mustang – August 2014 Restoration Update

As usual, WarbirdsNews has received the latest XP-82 Twin Mustang restoration update from Tom Reilly…