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
Alan Armstrong 729
Gosshawk 729
Gary Velasco 729

Lufthansa Lockheed L-1649A Super Star Restoration – Part 2

In a continuation of our previous article on Lufthansa Technik's project to return a Lockheed…

‘Messerschmitt Bf 109’ On Display in Rechlin, Germany

The Luftfahrt Technisches Museum (Aviation Technical Museum) in Rechlin, Germany unveiled a 'Messerschmitt Bf 109'…

Avro Lancaster KB882 – Future Again In Flux

Just over a  year ago WarbirdsNews reported that the Alberta Aviation Museum in Edmonton, Alberta was…

XP-82 Twin Mustang – May 2016 – Restoration Update

WarbirdsNews has received the latest XP-82 Twin Mustang restoration update from Tom Reilly at his…

Lufthansa Lockheed L-1649A Super Star Restoration – Part 1

The Lockheed Constellation is one of the most iconic airliners ever built, and one could…

Splashdown For World’s Oldest Flying Catalina

Once common in the skies just a couple of decades ago, there are sadly very…

FAA Deems B-29 Doc Airworthy, First Flight Imminent

As some of our readers will know by now, the Federal Aviation Administration awarded the…

Moreno Aguiari

Rebuilding the Savoia-Marchetti S.55 X Flying Boat

From an original article by Franco Bugada During March 2016, a new partnership emerged in Italy under…

Moreno Aguiari

‘Beach City Baby’ – A C-53 Skytrooper Will Rise Again

“A dream is deserving of nothing less than 110%.” It's a simple line that Jason…

World’s Last Surviving PBJ-1 Mitchell Flies Again!

On Sunday May 15th, at a little before 2pm local time, the world's last known surviving…

B-29 Doc Taxis Under Her Own Power For First Time!

More exciting news from Wichita, Kansas today, as on May 11th, 2016 the B-29 Superfortress…

Aussie MiG-21U Mongul-B Status Update

by Phil Buckley Last year WarbirdsNews revealed the West Australian MiG-21U project belonging to jet…

CAF P-63F Kingcobra Flies Again

Without fanfare, the Commemorative Air Force's Bell P-63F Kingcobra took to the skies again on April…

B-29 Superfortress ‘Doc’ – May 7th, 2016 Restoration Update

Doc's Friends reported on Friday that their restoration team working to return the B-29 Superfortress…