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…
Veteran Grumman Albatross Senselessly Destroyed in Italy
On May 17, 2013, a Grumman HU-16 Albatross displayed by the Museo dell’Aria del Castello…
Iconic Aermacchi MB-326 Jet Returns to Italian Skies
As we recently reported, this year marks the centenary of Italian aerospace firm Alenia Aermacchi,…
The Jonathan Collection Brings WWI Reenactment to Italy
Garbiele Lanzo Reports: We had the opportunity to visit the Jonathan Collection in the province…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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