Tag: Warbird Restoration

National Museum of the U.S. Air Force – Updates in the Early Years Gallery

by Adam Estes Prompted by centenary commemorations for historic milestones of the First World War…

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Focke-Wulf Fw 190 ‘White 1’ Fires Up its BMW 801 Engine

The Collings Foundation's rare Focke-Wulf Fw 190F-8 (Wk Nr 931862) fired up its equally rare…

Wings of the North Air Museum’s P-51B Mustang Restoration – Update 4

Wings of the North Air Museum’s P-51B Mustang Restoration – Update 4: Winter 2022 As…

Military Aviation Museum SBD-5 Dauntless – Restoration Update – January, 2023

Back in early 2021, we reported that the Military Aviation Museum (MAM) had just acquired…

Planes of Fame A-26 Invader to Fly Again!

by Adam Estes Most readers will know that, for the past half century, the legendary Planes of…

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Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 185

As most of our readers will know, Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 Just Jane is under restoration to…

Wings of the North Air Museum’s P-51B Mustang Restoration – Update 3

As regular readers will remember, at time of writing, AirCorps Aviation was in the final…

Thunderbird: Resurrection of a Legendary Racing Mustang – Part IV

Over the past several years, aviation historian Chuck Cravens has brought us regular updates regarding…

F-86A Sabre Restoration at March Field Air Museum

by Adam Estes A rare North American F-86A Sabre, albeit one with a somewhat existential…

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Ulster Aviation Society Receives ex-RAF Museum Meteor and Sycamore

by Richard Mallory Allnutt The Ulster Aviation Society is the latest collection to benefit from…