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,…
Sandbar Mitchell Project Lands a Donated Helicopter Lift
There's been a significant development in a story we've been covering, the project to retrieve…
Air Show Report: Warbirds Over the Beach 2013
The aerial display portion of Warbirds Over the Beach 2013 was severely hampered by bad…
US Forest Service Resurrects Museum C-130 Hercules for Firefighting Duty
As California enters what is expected to be a very busy fire season, the U.S.…
Memphis Belle Celebrates Two Anniversaries this Weekend
The National Museum of the United States Air Force reports one of history’s most famous…
Historic Race Winning Plane With Royal Pedigree to be Restored
The Derby Aero Club of Egginton in Derby, UK is undertaking the restoration of a…
Castle Air Museum Skywarrior Set to Make its Open Cockpit Debut
After about three years of hard work, the Castle Air Museum of Atwater, California's 56th…
Smithsonian Air and Space Giving Away Part of its Collection
Lest there be an uproar, we'll state it upfront: The popular items the public loves…
RAF Museum Retrieval of Dornier Do 17 Proceeding
As we recently reported, the retrieval of what is believed to be the world's only…
May 18th to be “British Invasion” Day at the Pima Air and Space Museum
THE DATE FOR THIS SPECIAL EVENT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED FOR MAY 18TH The 18th of…
World’s Last Macchi M.7 Undergoing Restoration in Sweden
In addition to the Donnet-Lévêque "Flying Fish" Restoration on which we recently reported, another restoration…
World’s Only Flying Mosquito Flew Today!
Regular readers of Warbirds News know we've been following the progress of Jerry Yagen and…
Canadian Halifax Project Seeks to Resurrect Planes, from Parts if Necessary
Karl Kjarsgaard is a man on a mission. He is presently combing the globe for…
Work Begins to Retrieve Dornier Do 17 from the Waters off English Coast
Work began last week to raise what is believed to be the last surviving example…
Donnet-Lévêque “Flying Fish” Restoration Nearing Completion in Sweden
The Flygvapenmuseum (Air Force Museum) in Linköping, Sweden, just south of Stockholm is reporting significant…
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