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Military Aviation Museum SBD-5 Dauntless – Restoration Update – Summer 2023

August 28, 2024 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

The restoration of the Military Aviation Museum’s SBD Dauntless is progressing rapidly, and here are the latest updates. […]

National Warplane Museum’s C-130 “Saigon Lady” Nearing Completion

August 25, 2024 Austin Hancock 2

The National Warplane Museum is nearing the completion of a Vietnam War veteran C-130A restoration. […]

Restoration of The First Production Cessna T-41 Mescalero

August 19, 2024 Adam Estes 1

The Big South Fork Aerospace Academy, also known as the Air and Space Education Institute, is restoring the first production model T-41 to airworthy condition. This project offers the next generation of pilots, aerospace engineers, and mechanics a valuable opportunity to develop the trade skills essential for launching their careers. […]

McChord Air Museum TG 4 Fuselage in Rotisserie

McChord Air Museum Restoring World War II TG-4 Glider

August 16, 2024 Noah Stegman Rechtin 1

The McChord Air Museum is Restoring a Laister-Kauffman TG-4 Aircraft […]

Hunter Fighter Collections Macchi MB 326H Goes on Display

Hunter Fighter Collection’s Macchi MB-326H Restoration

August 14, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 0

Italian Jet Trainer Being Prepared for Static Display at the Entrance of Hunter Warbirds – Scone NSW Museum […]

Brazilian P-47 Thunderbolt Roars Again!

August 13, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 0

After two years of intensive labor and countless hours of restoration, the Brazilian P-47 Thunderbolt “B4” is once again taxiing, signaling the possibility of a future flight. […]

Newark Air Museum’s Chinook Restoration

August 12, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 0

Newark Air Museum is continuing its restoration efforts on a RAF Chinook by fabricating the missing and damaged parts needed to complete the restoration process. […]

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National Museum of World War II Aviation’S Curtiss SB2C-1A Helldiver Flies After 45 Years

August 10, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 2

The National Museum of World War II Aviation’s SB2C Helldiver Becomes the Third to Fly, Joining the Ranks of the Commemorative Air Force and Fagen Fighters […]

The Spitfire MK912 from Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar took to the skies again after a nine year restoration

Biggin Hill’s Spitfire MK912 Flies Again After Nine Years

August 5, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Spitfire MK912 from Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar took to the skies again after a nine-year restoration. […]

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Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 225

July 29, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 17

As many of our readers are aware, Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 Just Jane is being restored to airworthy condition by the Lincoln Aviation Heritage Center at the former RAF East Kirkby in Lincolnshire, England. The team has made remarkable progress, and we wanted to share a recent (edited) report with our readers, reproduced here with permission… […]

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Scott Thompson’s B-17 Updates From Madras

Scott Thompson of AeroVintage recently shared an update on the AeroVintage website about two of the three B-17s currently at Madras, Oregon, with the Erickson Aircraft Collection. The post highlights ongoing wing restoration work on one aircraft and the start of disassembly on another. […]