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.
MAPS Air Museum’s FG-1D Corsair Restoration, Spring 2026 Update
MAPS Air Museum volunteer Dave Pawski shares the latest progress on the restoration of FG-1D…
Final Covering and Systems Work Advance on American Heritage Museum’s PT-19
The American Heritage Museum’s PT-19 restoration advances with authentic fabric covering complete and final fuselage…
Spitfire with a Racing History Makes Progress in Restoration
Supermarine Spitfire PR.XI P1983, registration G-PRXI, has recently emerged from the paint shop of Historic…
Cleveland’s U.S. Aviation Museum In The Process Of Restoring Vintage Boeing B-29 Superfortress
A group named “Doc’s Friends” has recently taken ownership of the 25-year project to restore…
Beechcraft 18 Repaint in Progress
Progress is being reported on the re-paint of Beechcraft 18-3TM G-BKGL being performed for owner…
Spitfire Damaged Upon Landing
Supermarine Spitfire PR.XIX PS853, registered as G-RRGN, which we recently reported as having completed a…
Engine Test for the Starfighter LN-STF
Today we have another engine test. The first test of this engine was performed in…
Focke-Wulf Fw 190F-8 Restoration Well Underway
The remains of Focke-Wulf 190F-8 93182, a JG 5 fighter that was shot out of…
North American B-25J Mitchell Restoration Progress
Progress is being reported in the restoration of owner Ron Fagen's North American B-25J Mitchell…
Dragon Rapide Nearing Completion in Belgium
The Brussels Aircraft Museum Restoration Society is nearing completion on the restoration project of de…
Pearl Harbor Waco UIC Offered for Sale
The 1933 Waco UIC, registration number NC13408 that was a witness to history is being…
Ford Tri-Motor Being Restored to Flying Condition in Ohio
The Tri-Motor Heritage Foundation is currently restoring to flying condition a Ford Tri-Motor in the…
Douglas EA-3B Skywarrior Begins Restoration
Among the longest serving carrier-based jet aircraft in history, the Douglas EA-3b Skywarrior entered service…
Fantasy of Flight Stinson O-49 Vigilant Soon to Fly
Soon to be the only flying Stinson O-49 Vigilant in the world, 40-3102/N63230 is completing…
Swedish Restoration of Heinkel He 111H-6 Proceeding
In a workshop in Falkenberg, Sweden, restoration of a Heinkel He 111H-6 is proceeding, with…
Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Flies from South Africa to its New Home in San Diego
Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso N427CV (the registration number is apparently a nod to the plane's…
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