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 Restorations
Platinum 729
Gosshawk 729
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F104 Starfighter on the Ground in Alberta

We've been closely following the progress of the Alberta Aviation Museum's newest acquisition, an F-104…

Gotha Go 145 Being Rebuilt in the City of its Birth

In the city of Gotha, Germany, the worlds only intact Gotha Go 145 fuselage is…

Race-Winning Harrier Acquired by Tangmere Military Aviation Museum

Hawker Siddeley Harrier XV744, the plane that won the London to New York contest of…

Operation Spitfire Aims to Restore Stoke City Icon

Reflecting the new paradigm of crowd-sourcing, Operation Spitfire is enlisting the public for assistance in…

“Sandbar Mitchell” Soon to be Retrieved from Alaskan River

Two intrepid Michigan men returned from Alaska earlier this month, on a scouting mission in…

Breguet “Deux-Ponts” Restoration Enters its 26th Year

At Toulouse-Blagnac International Airport in the Pyrรฉnรฉes region of France the daunting restoration of the…

RAFM-Cosford Shows Progress on Hampden Restoration

The Michael Beetham Conservation Centre at the RAF Museum-Cosford held the latest of its popular…

Gain Skills for Restoring, Rebuilding or Repairing Your Warbird

EAA SportAir workshops are held around the country and are available to impart the basic…

North American P-64 Runs for First Time in Decades

The EAA AirVenture Museum's vanishingly rare North American P-64 fighter was started up for the…

Collings Foundation Acquires Two Grumman Fighters

The Collings Foundation of Stow, Massachusetts has been on a bit of a fighter acquisition…

Super Constellation Completes Restoration in Delaware

The Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover AFB in Dover, Delaware, has recently completed its…

Hangar 11 P40 Kittyhawk Nearly Ready for Paint

The Hangar 11 Collection of the United Kingdom has recently reported that they are fast…

Buccaneer Arrives at SAAF Museum

The South African Air Force Museum in Ysterplaat, Cape Town, took delivery of Hawker Siddeley…

Martin JRM Mars Headed to National Aviation Museum in Pensacola

Philippine Mars, one of two surviving Martin JRM Mars out of a total of seven…