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…
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…
F-111 arrives at Fighter World
A retired Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) General Dynamics F-111C Aardvark made the overland trip…
VWoC Restoration of Former SAAF Spitfire Moving Along
Gatineau, Quebec-based Vintage Wings of Canada, in addition to the restoration of their Hawker Hurricane…
Short Brothers Flying Boats Make a Splash at New Zealand Museum
The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT), located in Western Springs, Auckland, New Zealand has…
Warbird Heritage Foundation Begins Restoration of Goodyear FG-1D Corsair
The Warbird Heritage Foundation of Waukegan, Illinois has recently acquired a Goodyear FG-1D Corsair 92050,…
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