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.
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Restoration Work Continues at The Warbird Shop in Oregon
Scott Thompson of Aero Vintage provides an update on multiple Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress restoration…
Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 ‘Just Jane’ – Restoration Update 255,256 and 257
Restoration Updates 255–257 reveal continued progress on Avro Lancaster NX611 “Just Jane,” including nose reskinning,…
Splashdown For World’s Oldest Flying Catalina
Once common in the skies just a couple of decades ago, there are sadly very…
FAA Deems B-29 Doc Airworthy, First Flight Imminent
As some of our readers will know by now, the Federal Aviation Administration awarded the…
Rebuilding the Savoia-Marchetti S.55 X Flying Boat
From an original article by Franco Bugada During March 2016, a new partnership emerged in Italy under…
‘Beach City Baby’ – A C-53 Skytrooper Will Rise Again
“A dream is deserving of nothing less than 110%.” It's a simple line that Jason…
World’s Last Surviving PBJ-1 Mitchell Flies Again!
On Sunday May 15th, at a little before 2pm local time, the world's last known surviving…
B-29 Doc Taxis Under Her Own Power For First Time!
More exciting news from Wichita, Kansas today, as on May 11th, 2016 the B-29 Superfortress…
Aussie MiG-21U Mongul-B Status Update
by Phil Buckley Last year WarbirdsNews revealed the West Australian MiG-21U project belonging to jet…
CAF P-63F Kingcobra Flies Again
Without fanfare, the Commemorative Air Force's Bell P-63F Kingcobra took to the skies again on April…
B-29 Superfortress ‘Doc’ – May 7th, 2016 Restoration Update
Doc's Friends reported on Friday that their restoration team working to return the B-29 Superfortress…
Tempest Fugit – The Resurrection of Two of Hawkers’ Finest Fighters
Tempest Fugit - The Resurrection of Two of Hawkers’ Finest by Richard Mallory Allnutt The…
XP-82 Twin Mustang – April 2016 – Restoration Update
WarbirdsNews has received the latest XP-82 Twin Mustang restoration update from Tom Reilly at his…
New Attractions for Warbirds Over the Beach 2016!
New Attractions for Warbirds Over the Beach! by A. Kevin Grantham Warbirds Over the Beach…
Restoring a Dakota Cockpit Downunder!
Not every warbird restoration focuses on a complete airframe. As much as we'd like to see…
Last Ever Boeing 247D Flight Took Place Today!
In what is most likely the last flight of her entire type, the Museum of…
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