Vintage Aviation News

Air Zoo to Complete Unique Douglas SBD-1 Dauntless Restoration

August 2, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Douglas Dauntless SBD-1 BuNo. 1612, the sole surviving example of its variant, was expected to arrive at the Air Zoo’s Flight Discovery Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan today, August 2nd, 2021. The museum’s highly respected restoration team will complete […]

C-53 ‘Beach City Baby’ Receives Her Nose Art

June 29, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

As regular readers will know, we have been following the remarkable efforts of Jason Capra and Vintage Wings Inc. in resurrecting combat-veteran Douglas C-53 Skytrooper 41-20095 over the past few years. They have successfully returned […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – April/May, 2021

June 28, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Warbird Digest has just received the April/May, 2021 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration of the Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47D Thunderbolt 42-27609 at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota. We thought our readers would be very interested to […]

Avro Anson Mk.I W2472 – Restoration Progress at RAAF Amberley Australia

May 25, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Our good friend John Parker from WarbirdsOnline in Australia recently paid a visit to the restoration workshops at the Aviation Heritage Centre within RAAF Base Amberley near Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. One of the projects underway […]

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Dutch Fokker D.XXI – Resurrection Update – May, 2021

May 25, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Back in February 2019, we published a story about ambitious plans to build an accurate, airworthy replica of the iconic, though all-but-extinct Fokker D.XXI fighter plane. The project is coming together under the direction of […]

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – March/April, 2021

May 21, 2021 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

Warbird Digest has just received the May, 2021 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration of the Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47D Thunderbolt 42-27609 at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota. We thought our readers would be very interested to […]

Air Zoo Launches Restoration Fundraising Campaign for SBD and F-117 Projects

April 22, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Excitement is building at the Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Museum in Kalamazoo, Michigan, as the museum announces a fundraising competition to complete the restoration of their Douglas SBD-2P Dauntless (Bu.02173) and recently-arrived F-117A Nighthawk (85-0817) […]

Aircraft Restoration

Air Zoo to Complete Unique Douglas SBD-1 Dauntless Restoration

C-53 ‘Beach City Baby’ Receives Her Nose Art

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – April/May, 2021

Avro Anson Mk.I W2472 – Restoration Progress at RAAF Amberley Australia

Dutch Fokker D.XXI – Resurrection Update – May, 2021

Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47 Update – March/April, 2021

Air Zoo Launches Restoration Fundraising Campaign for SBD and F-117 Projects

Birdcage Corsair Downunder – Restoration Update April, 2021 – Engine Installation

Supermarine Spitfire MH603 – Restoration Update April 2021

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