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

The Jonathan Collection Brings WWI Reenactment to Italy

Garbiele Lanzo Reports: We had the opportunity to visit the Jonathan Collection in the province…

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Hangar 11 Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk Finally Breaks Cover With New Paint Scheme

As we've been following here at Warbirds News, The Hangar 11 Collection in North Weald,…

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Canadians Band Together to Save and Restore a Consolidated PBY Canso

What started out as six farmers from Fairview, Alberta looking to save a piece of…

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B-24 Liberator Under Restoration in Australia Needs a New Home

Inside of a vintage WWII hangar on a disused airfield in Werribee, Australia volunteers work…

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Duluth Aviation Institute Recreating a Hundred Year Old Flying Boat From Scratch

The Duluth Aviation Institute of Duluth, Minnesota is in the process of completing a flying…

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World’s Last Operational F-111 Goes on Display at Historical Aircraft Restoration Society

As we recently reported, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has been divesting itself of…

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English Electric Lightning Reunites With its Final Pilot 36 Years Later

The Boscombe Down Aviation Collection (BDAC) located at the Old Sarum Airfield just North of…

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Restoration of F/A-18 Fighter Jet for NMMC in the works

The U.S. Marine Corps is soliciting proposals for the complete restoration of a McDonnell Douglas…

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Sandbar Mitchell Project Lands a Donated Helicopter Lift

There's been a significant development in a story we've been covering, the project to retrieve…

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Air Show Report: Warbirds Over the Beach 2013

The aerial display portion of Warbirds Over the Beach 2013 was severely hampered by bad…

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US Forest Service Resurrects Museum C-130 Hercules for Firefighting Duty

As California enters what is expected to be a very busy fire season, the U.S.…

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Memphis Belle Celebrates Two Anniversaries this Weekend

The National Museum of the United States Air Force reports one of history’s most famous…

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Historic Race Winning Plane With Royal Pedigree to be Restored

The Derby Aero Club of Egginton in Derby, UK is undertaking the restoration of a…

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Castle Air Museum Skywarrior Set to Make its Open Cockpit Debut

After about three years of hard work, the Castle Air Museum of Atwater, California's 56th…

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