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.

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The Wings Museum’s Bell P-63C Kingcobra Restoration

The UK based Wings Museum is restoring a P-63C Kingcobra, the restoration is based around…

F-104G “Silver Bird” Restoration Project Near Completion

The restoration project called  " Silver Bird " is near completion.  The aircraft was a…

The Niagara Aerospace Museum and its Bell P-39Q Recovery and Preservation

This amazing Bell P-39Q was located at the bottom of Lake Mart-Yavr within the Russian…

Engine Nacelles and Propellers Ready For B-29 “Doc”

The restoration of the B-29 Superfortress "Doc"  is making progress, today we called Tony Mazzolini…

The Save The Voodoo 006 Campaign

Earlier this year the Jet Aircraft Museum in London Ontario was awarded the opportunity to…

Today Is The 6th Anniversary Of Vulcan XH558 First Post-Restoration Flight

Thursday 18th October 2007 was the date when aviation history was made, the first successful…

Charlie Cartledge’s TBM Avenger Restoration

It took 14 years of work, but the plane finally became flyable a few weeks…

Shearwater Aviation Museum presents its TBM Avenger

The Shearwater Aviation Museum on 3 October 2013 presented the newly restored Grumman TBM Avenger. This…

Dornier Bomber To Be Displayed In Trafalgar Square

PRESS RELEASE-The RAF Museum is using cutting edge digital technology to share its newly acquired…

Nobuo Harada To Rebuild The Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa

Nobuo Harada, a collector of World War II-era Japanese aircraft, is now rebuilding a rare…

B-17e Desert Rat Restoration Project Update

Mike Kellner, with much assistance from Chris Gibson, has just completed the arduous task of…

The Dixie Wing’s P-63 Kingcobra Being Towed Out of The Hangar

For the first time in 17 years the Commemorative Air Force Dixie Wing's P-63 Kingcobra…

The Long and Winding Road of the City of Calgary’s Mosquito Finally Leads to a Restoration

If we had to name one warbird that has grabbed headlines this year, it has…

RAF Museum Dornier Do 17 Restoration Getting Underway

It's just been a couple of months since what is believed to be the last…