Tag: Aircraft Restoration

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

Air Zoo to Complete Unique Douglas SBD-1 Dauntless Restoration

Douglas Dauntless SBD-1 BuNo. 1612, the sole surviving example of its variant, was expected to…

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

As regular readers will know, we have been following the remarkable efforts of Jason Capra…

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

Warbird Digest has just received the April/May, 2021 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration…

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

Our good friend John Parker from WarbirdsOnline in Australia recently paid a visit to the restoration…

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

Back in February 2019, we published a story about ambitious plans to build an accurate,…

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

Warbird Digest has just received the May, 2021 report from Chuck Cravens concerning the restoration…

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

Excitement is building at the Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Museum in Kalamazoo, Michigan, as…

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

We have been following the restoration of Vought F4U-1 Corsair Bu.02270 at Parafield Airport near…

Supermarine Spitfire MH603 – Restoration Update April 2021

Our good friend John Parker from WarbirdsOnline in Australia recently made another visit to Vintage Fighter…

Fagen Fighters’ Hellcat Arrives at Her New Home

While we reported the exciting news this January concerning the first post-restoration flight of Grumman…