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.
Building the Last Convair B-36 Update
Inside Brian Pierson’s extraordinary scratch-built Convair B-36H Peacemaker project, as contributor Austin Hancock details the…
de Havilland Mosquito FB Mk.VI TE881 / NZ2345 Restoration Update, Aircraft Expected to Return to the Skies in 2026
The historic de Havilland Mosquito FB Mk.VI TE881/NZ2345 is being restored to flying condition by…
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…
RAAF F-111 Lands at Queensland Air Museum
As part of a program where the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has restored and…
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…
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…
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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