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

RAAF F-111 Lands at Queensland Air Museum

As part of a program where the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has restored and…

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Ex-RNZAF Avenger Gifted to Gisborne Aviation Preservation Society

An ex-Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Grumman TBF-1 Avenger aircraft that the Gisborne Aviation…

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National Airline History Museum to Commemorate Historic Coast to Coast Connie Flight

The National Airline History Museum of Kansas City, Missouri is on a drive to raise…

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Alberta Aviation Museum CF104 Starfighter Restoration Progressing

In an update on the Alberta Aviation Museum's recently acquired Canadair CF-104 Starfighter that we've…

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Veteran Grumman Albatross Senselessly Destroyed in Italy

On May 17, 2013, a Grumman HU-16 Albatross displayed by the Museo dell’Aria del Castello…

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Iconic Aermacchi MB-326 Jet Returns to Italian Skies

As we recently reported, this year marks the centenary of Italian aerospace firm Alenia Aermacchi,…

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The Jonathan Collection Brings WWI Reenactment to Italy

Garbiele Lanzo Reports: We had the opportunity to visit the Jonathan Collection in the province…

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Hangar 11 Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk Finally Breaks Cover With New Paint Scheme

As we've been following here at Warbirds News, The Hangar 11 Collection in North Weald,…

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Canadians Band Together to Save and Restore a Consolidated PBY Canso

What started out as six farmers from Fairview, Alberta looking to save a piece of…

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B-24 Liberator Under Restoration in Australia Needs a New Home

Inside of a vintage WWII hangar on a disused airfield in Werribee, Australia volunteers work…

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Duluth Aviation Institute Recreating a Hundred Year Old Flying Boat From Scratch

The Duluth Aviation Institute of Duluth, Minnesota is in the process of completing a flying…

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World’s Last Operational F-111 Goes on Display at Historical Aircraft Restoration Society

As we recently reported, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has been divesting itself of…

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English Electric Lightning Reunites With its Final Pilot 36 Years Later

The Boscombe Down Aviation Collection (BDAC) located at the Old Sarum Airfield just North of…

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Restoration of F/A-18 Fighter Jet for NMMC in the works

The U.S. Marine Corps is soliciting proposals for the complete restoration of a McDonnell Douglas…

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