Tag: Aircraft Restoration

Whether for static display or destined for the skies, aircraft getting fixed up.

Restoration of Prototype XP-82 Twin Mustang Makes Progress

We're able to report significant progress in the restoration to flying condition of Tom Reilly's…

Friends of the SAAF Museum Restoring a Blackburn Buccaneer

The Friends of the SAAF Museum located at AFB Ysterplaat in Cape Town, South Africa…

Restoration of Douglas SBD Dauntless Retrieved From Lake Michigan Well on its Way

In a project that began for them in 2011, Vultures Row Aviation has mad significant…

Restoration of crashed Grumman C-1A Trader “Miss Belle” Nears Completion

It took nearly 10 years, but it looks like the restoration of the Grumman C-1A…

Fantasy of Flight’s Stinson L-1 Flew Today!

After a very long restoration project and recent FAA sign off, a Stinson L-1 Vigilant…

US National Museum of the Marine Corps Unveils Ambitious Expansion Plan

In furtherance of it's long-term expansion plans, the National Museum of the Marine Corps of…

CAF Dixie Wing’s P-63 Kingcobra Restoration Update

Pop Wilson from the CAF Dxie Wing has sent us this video showing the test…

McChord Air Museum Completes 25-Year Restoration, Wins Award

Volunteers for the McChord Air Museum, located at Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma, Washington have…

Howard Hughes Sikorsky S-43 Lands at Fantasy of Flight

Kermit Weeks and his team from Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida, spent about…

Fort Worth Aviation Museum Taking on the Restoration of A-12 Avenger II

It undoubtedly took some wangling, but the Veterans Memorial Air Park of Fort Worth has…