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.
Restoration Progress on F-104D Starfighter at MAPS Air Museum
MAPS Air Museum volunteers continue restoration work on Lockheed F-104D Starfighter 57-1322, rescued after storm…
Final Push to Oshkosh: American Heritage Museum’s PBY-5A Catalina Nears Completion
The American Heritage Museum’s PBY-5A Catalina restoration nears completion, with a debut planned for Oshkosh…
Northrop P-61 Black Widow – July 2023 Restoration Update
by Nick Chismar It has been a few years since we last reported on restoration…
Tunison Foundation Starts PBY Restoration
by Luc Zipkin Without a doubt, World War II fighters and bombers are fantastic machines.…
Combat-Veteran Curtiss P-40N-5 Project for Sale
Amongst the many significant aircraft on their books, our sponsors at Platinum Fighter Sales regularly…
Kermit Weeks’ A-26 Invader Returns To Flight
by Adam Estes Famed collector and former aerobatics champion Kermit Weeks has many projects scattered…
Rare LB-30 Recovered, Will Fly Some Day
The long-neglected LB-30 Liberator project (RAF serial AL557) which sat outside in Colorado for more…
B-17G Flying Fortress ‘Thunderbird’ – Restoration Update – June 2023
As most readers will remember, Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 44-83718 (N900RW) has been undergoing restoration…
C-121A “Bataan” Airborne
by Adam Estes On June 20th, Air Legends Foundation’s Lockheed C-121A Constellation took off on…
The Air Zoo’s Dauntless ‘Production Line’
by Adam Estes The Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Museum in Kalamazoo, Michigan is renowned…
Museum of Aviation – B-17G Restoration Update – June 2023
by Austin Kubacak It has been a few years since we last reported on the Museum…
Muniz M-7 Restoration in Brazil
We love it when our readers submit their own stories for publication, and it is…
Replica Caproni Ca.3 Bomber Flies!
On June 8, 2023, eight years after its first and only flight, the magnificent WWI-vintage…
Thunderbird Flies! Historic P-51 Air Racer Takes to the Skies
Thunderbird Is GO! Following the historic air racer's momentous first engine runs with AirCorps Aviation…
Museum of Aviation – Grumman Albatross Restoration Update
by Austin Kubacak Grumman HU-16B Albatross 51-7144 first arrived at the Museum of Aviation in…
B-17G “Lacey Lady” – May, 2023 Restoration Update
It has been quite some time since our last update on the B-17 Alliance Foundation's…
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