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== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==
For a list of restoration shops and related businesses, see a [http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=65293 Warbird Information Exchange thread].
Models are linked where a dedicated page for the restoration is available.
Models are linked where a dedicated page for the restoration is available.


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When only a single date, rather than a range, is listed, this is generally the date the restoration was completed.
When only a single date, rather than a range, is listed, this is generally the date the restoration was completed.
This list is generally limited to former military aircraft.


Entries in blue are restorations by a shop for its co-located museum.
Entries in blue are restorations by a shop for its co-located museum.


In a few cases, where the same shop worked on the same aircraft again, they are listed multiple times.
In a few cases, where the same shop worked on the same aircraft again, they are listed multiple times.
The division between military and civilian is not perfect. However, the decision was made not to split one shop between sections. Therefore, some civilian aircraft are listed in the military section and vice versa.
There must be a reference for each piece of information – model, identity, company, client, dates and work type. The only exception is if the information is listed on the shop's website.
Civilian registrations are not used as they can change. Military serial and construction numbers remain constant.
Generally, no indication is given as to the level of involvement of the shop. For example, they only manufactured a small number of parts for a project another shop was working on.


== Tables ==
== Tables ==
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|  
| 1992
| 1992
|
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20080706123355/http://www.airpowerunlimited.com/past/fg1dcorsair3.asp FG-1D]
| 88382
| Airpower Unlimited
| Museum of Flight
|
|
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20081212152233/http://www.airpowerunlimited.com/current/fg1dcorsair1.asp FG-1D]
| 92106
| Airpower Unlimited
|
|
|
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20080706123602/http://www.airpowerunlimited.com/current/fg1dcorsair2.asp FG-1D]
| 92489
| Airpower Unlimited
|
|
|  
|  
|-
|-
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| Midwest Aero Restorations
| Midwest Aero Restorations
| David Nock
| David Nock
|
|
|-
| A2D<ref name="PacificFighters">{{cite web |title=Projects Overview |url=http://www.pacificfighters.net/HomeArt10AA.html |website=Pacific Fighters |access-date=21 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221001355/http://www.pacificfighters.net/HomeArt10AA.html |archive-date=21 February 2020}}</ref>
| 125485{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}}
| Pacific Fighters
|
|
|
|-
| P-51<ref name="PacificFighters" />{{Failed verification|date=July 2025}}
| 43-24837 (Replica){{Citation needed|date=July 2025}}
| Pacific Fighters
|
|
|
|-
| [http://www.pacificfighters.net/aircraft-for-sale/jane-vi P-51D]
| 44-72253 (Replica){{Citation needed|date=July 2025}}
| Pacific Fighters
|
|
|
|-
| P-51<ref name="PacificFighters" />{{Failed verification|date=July 2025}}
| 44-84753{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}}
| Pacific Fighters
|
|  
|  
|  
|  
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| Sanders Aeronautics
| Sanders Aeronautics
| Unknown-2012
| Unknown-2012
|
|-
| P-51D<ref name="SquareOneAviation">{{cite web |title=Current Projects |url=http://sq1aviation.com/prj.htm |website=Square One Aviation |access-date=21 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041014230824/http://sq1aviation.com/prj.htm |archive-date=14 October 2004}}</ref>
| N51VC
| Square One Aviation
| Dick Thurman
|
|
|-
| P-51D<ref name="SquareOneAviation" />
| N5500S
| Square One Aviation
| Amphib Corporation
|
|
|-
| P-51<ref name="SquareOneAviation" />
| 44-63865
| Square One Aviation
|
|
|
|-
| P-51D<ref name="SquareOneAviation" />
| 44-74469
| Square One Aviation
|
|
|  
|  
|-
|-
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|  
|  
|  
|  
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
|-
| ATO<ref name="VintechAero">{{cite web |title=Aircraft |url=http://penguin-falcon-d7gp.squarespace.com/aircraft |website=Vintech Aero |access-date=16 July 2025}}</ref>
| A6M2<ref name="TriStateAviation">{{cite web |title=Previous Projects |url=http://www.tri-stateaviation.com/about-us/previous-projects |website=Tri-State Aviation |access-date=7 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008130214/http://www.tri-stateaviation.com/about-us/previous-projects |archive-date=8 October 2015}}</ref>
| CF-BPM
|  
| Vintech Aero
| Tri-State Aviation
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|  
|  
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
| DH-60<ref name="VintechAero" />
| F4U<ref name="TriStateAviation" />
| CF-AAJ{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}}
|  
| Vintech Aero
| Tri-State Aviation
|  
|  
|  
|  
|  
|  
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
|-
| DH-82C<ref name="VintechAero" />
| CA-18<ref name="TriStateAviation" />{{Failed verification|date=November 2025}}
| 4947
| A68-110
| Vintech Aero
| Tri-State Aviation
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|  
|  
|  
|  
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| DH-82C<ref name="VintechAero" />
| 8869
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|  
|  
|-
| P-51<ref name="TriStateAviation" />
| N151HR{{Citation needed|date=November 2025}}
| Tri-State Aviation
|  
|  
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| DH-83<ref name="VintechAero" />
| C-FYPM
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|  
|  
|  
|  
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
|-
| DHC-1B-2<ref name="VintechAero" />
| P-51<ref name="TriStateAviation" />
| 18025
| N26PW{{Citation needed|date=November 2025}}
| Vintech Aero
| Tri-State Aviation
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|  
|  
|  
|  
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| DHC-2<ref name="VintechAero" />
| C-GXPM
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|  
|  
|-
| P-51<ref name="TriStateAviation" />
| N51TK{{Citation needed|date=November 2025}}
| Tri-State Aviation
|  
|  
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| FG-1D<ref name="VintechAero" />
| 92106{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}}
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|  
|  
|  
|  
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
|-
| FG-1D<ref name="VintechAero" />{{Failed verification|date=July 2025}}
| P-51C<ref name="TriStateAviation" />
| 97359{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}}
|  
| Vintech Aero
| Tri-State Aviation
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|  
|  
|  
|  
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| Finch<ref name="VintechAero" />
| 4462
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|  
|  
|-
| P-51<ref name="TriStateAviation" />
| 44-14985
| Tri-State Aviation
|  
|  
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| Fury II<ref name="VintechAero" />
| Replica
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|  
|  
|  
|  
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
|-
| Harvard IV<ref name="VintechAero" />
| P-51<ref name="TriStateAviation" />
| 20451
| 44-63476
| Vintech Aero
| Tri-State Aviation
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|  
|  
|  
|  
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| Hurricane IV<ref name="VintechAero" />
| KZ321
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|  
|  
|-
| P-51<ref name="TriStateAviation" />
| 44-63577
| Tri-State Aviation
|  
|  
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| Hurricane XII<ref name="VintechAero" />
| 5447
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|  
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
| L-26<ref name="VintechAero" />
| P-51<ref name="TriStateAviation" />
| 77
| 44-63864
| Vintech Aero
| Tri-State Aviation
|  
|  
|  
|  
|  
|  
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
|-
| Lysander IIIA<ref name="VintechAero" />
| P-51<ref name="TriStateAviation" />
| 2365
| 44-63807
| Vintech Aero
| Tri-State Aviation
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|  
|  
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
| Mustang IV<ref name="VintechAero" />
| P-51<ref name="TriStateAviation" />
| 9245
| 44-63893
| Vintech Aero
| Tri-State Aviation
|  
|  
|  
|  
|  
|  
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
|-
| Mustang IV<ref name="VintechAero" />
| P-51<ref name="TriStateAviation" />
| 9575
| 44-72051
| Vintech Aero
| Tri-State Aviation
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|  
|  
|  
|  
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| P-40N<ref name="VintechAero" />
| A29-414
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|  
|  
|-
| P-51<ref name="TriStateAviation" />
| 44-72364
| Tri-State Aviation
|  
|  
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| PT-26<ref name="VintechAero" />
| 10712
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|  
|  
|  
|  
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
|-
| PT-27<ref name="VintechAero" />
| P-51<ref name="TriStateAviation" />
| FJ875
| 44-72777
| Vintech Aero
| Tri-State Aviation
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|  
|  
|  
|  
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
|
| Sabre 5<ref name="VintechAero" />
|-
| 23314
| P-51<ref name="TriStateAviation" />
| Vintech Aero
| 44-73142
| Vintage Wings of Canada
| Tri-State Aviation
|  
|  
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
| Spitfire IX<ref name="VintechAero" />
| P-51<ref name="TriStateAviation" />
| MJ271{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}}
| 44-73264
| Vintech Aero
| Tri-State Aviation
|  
|  
|  
|  
|-
| P-51<ref name="TriStateAviation" />
| 44-73279
| Tri-State Aviation
|  
|  
|  
|  
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| Spitfire IX<ref name="VintechAero" />
| TE294
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|  
|  
|-
| P-51<ref name="TriStateAviation" />
| 44-73543
| Tri-State Aviation
|  
|  
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| Spitfire XVI<ref name="VintechAero" />
| SL721
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|  
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
| Spitfire XVIII<ref name="VintechAero" />
| P-51<ref name="TriStateAviation" />
| TP280
| 44-74404
| Vintech Aero
| Tri-State Aviation
|  
|  
|  
|  
|  
|  
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
|-
| Swordfish III<ref name="VintechAero" />
| P-51<ref name="TriStateAviation" />
| HS554
| 44-74417
| Vintech Aero
| Tri-State Aviation
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|  
|  
|  
|  
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
|
| U-6A<ref name="VintechAero" />
|-
| C-GUPM
| P-51<ref name="TriStateAviation" />
| Vintech Aero
| 44-74446{{Citation needed|date=November 2025}}
| Vintage Wings of Canada
| Tri-State Aviation
|
|
|
|-
| P-51<ref name="TriStateAviation" />
| 44-74466
| Tri-State Aviation
|
|
|
|-
| P-51<ref name="TriStateAviation" />
| 44-74813
| Tri-State Aviation
|
|
|
|-
| P-51<ref name="TriStateAviation" />
| 44-74832
| Tri-State Aviation
|
|
|
|-
| P-51<ref name="TriStateAviation" />
| 44-74865
| Tri-State Aviation
|  
|  
|  
|  
|  
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
|-
| UC-43<ref name="VintechAero" />
| P-51<ref name="TriStateAviation" />
| CF-GKY
| 44-74950
| Vintech Aero
| Tri-State Aviation
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|  
|  
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
| VKS-7<ref name="VintechAero" />
| P-51<ref name="TriStateAviation" />
| C-FLWL
| 44-84745
| Tri-State Aviation
|
|
|
|-
| P-51<ref name="TriStateAviation" />
| 45-11586
| Tri-State Aviation
|
|
|
|-
| P-51<ref name="TriStateAviation" />
| Replica
| Tri-State Aviation
|
|
|
|-
| Sea Fury<ref name="TriStateAviation" />
| WJ288
| Tri-State Aviation
|
|
|
|-
| TBM<ref name="TriStateAviation" />
|
| Tri-State Aviation
|
|
|
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| ATO<ref name="VintechAero">{{cite web |title=Aircraft |url=http://penguin-falcon-d7gp.squarespace.com/aircraft |website=Vintech Aero |access-date=16 July 2025}}</ref>
| CF-BPM
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|
|
|-
| DH-60<ref name="VintechAero" />
| CF-AAJ{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}}
| Vintech Aero
| Vintech Aero
|
|
|
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| DH-82C<ref name="VintechAero" />
| 4947
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|
|
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| DH-82C<ref name="VintechAero" />
| 8869
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|
|
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| DH-83<ref name="VintechAero" />
| C-FYPM
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|
|
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| DHC-1B-2<ref name="VintechAero" />
| 18025
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|
|
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| DHC-2<ref name="VintechAero" />
| C-GXPM
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|
|
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| FG-1D<ref name="VintechAero" />
| 92106{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}}
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|
|
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| FG-1D<ref name="VintechAero" />{{Failed verification|date=July 2025}}
| 97359{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}}
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|
|
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| Finch<ref name="VintechAero" />
| 4462
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|
|
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| Fury II<ref name="VintechAero" />
| Replica
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|
|
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| Harvard IV<ref name="VintechAero" />
| 20451
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|
|
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| Hurricane IV<ref name="VintechAero" />
| KZ321
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|
|
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| Hurricane XII<ref name="VintechAero" />
| 5447
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|
|
|-
| L-26<ref name="VintechAero" />
| 77
| Vintech Aero
|
|
|
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| Lysander IIIA<ref name="VintechAero" />
| 2365
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|
|
|-
| Mustang IV<ref name="VintechAero" />
| 9245
| Vintech Aero
|
|
|
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| Mustang IV<ref name="VintechAero" />
| 9575
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|
|
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| P-40N<ref name="VintechAero" />
| A29-414
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|
|
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| PT-26<ref name="VintechAero" />
| 10712
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|
|
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| PT-27<ref name="VintechAero" />
| FJ875
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|
|
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| Sabre 5<ref name="VintechAero" />
| 23314
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|
|
|-
| Spitfire IX<ref name="VintechAero" />
| MJ271{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}}
| Vintech Aero
|
|
|
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| Spitfire IX<ref name="VintechAero" />
| TE294
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|
|
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| Spitfire XVI<ref name="VintechAero" />
| SL721
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|
|
|-
| Spitfire XVIII<ref name="VintechAero" />
| TP280
| Vintech Aero
|
|
|
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| Swordfish III<ref name="VintechAero" />
| HS554
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|
|
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| U-6A<ref name="VintechAero" />
| C-GUPM
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|
|
|- style="background:#b6d1ed"
| UC-43<ref name="VintechAero" />
| CF-GKY
| Vintech Aero
| Vintage Wings of Canada
|
|
|-
| VKS-7<ref name="VintechAero" />
| C-FLWL
| Vintech Aero
|
|
|-
| F4U-1<ref name="VulturesRowAviation">{{cite web |title=Projects |url=http://www.vulturesrowaviation.com/vra/Projects.html |website=Vultures Row Aviation |access-date=21 July 2025}}</ref>
| 02449
| Vultures Row Aviation
|
|
|
|-
| F4U-4<ref name="VulturesRowAviation" />
| 97382
| Vultures Row Aviation
|
|
|
|-
| FG-1D<ref name="VulturesRowAviation" />
| 76628
| Vultures Row Aviation
|
|
|
|-
| SB2C-1A<ref name="VulturesRowAviation" />
| 75552{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}}
| Vultures Row Aviation
| Jim Slattery{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}}
|
|
|-
| SBD-4<ref name="VulturesRowAviation" />
| 10694{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}}
| Vultures Row Aviation
| Jim Slattery{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}}
|
|
|-
| SNJ-5C<ref name="VulturesRowAviation" />
| 90656
| Vultures Row Aviation
|
|
|
|-
| T-28C<ref name="VulturesRowAviation" />
| 140068
| Vultures Row Aviation
|
|
|
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20160318015115/http://www.westpacrestorations.com/index.php?page=ad-6-skyraider AD-6]
|
| WestPac Restorations
| Neal Melton
|
|
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20160317212727/http://www.westpacrestorations.com/index.php?page=tobul-f4u-2-project-2 F4U-4]
|
| WestPac Restorations
| Jim Tobul
|
|
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20181002020313/http://www.westpacrestorations.com/index.php?page=f4u-4-corsair F4U-4]
| N713JT
| WestPac Restorations
| Jim Tobul
|
|
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20200212014724/http://www.westpacrestorations.com/index.php?page=f7f-tigercat-80375 F7F]
| 80375
| WestPac Restorations
| Jim Slattery
|
|
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20200118043126/http://www.westpacrestorations.com/index.php?page=p-38-lightening P-38]
|
| WestPac Restorations
| Flying Heritage Collection
|
|
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20160318091158/http://www.westpacrestorations.com/index.php?page=p-38-lightning-n5596v P-38]
| N5596V
| WestPac Restorations
| Jack Croul
|
|
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20200118043114/http://westpacrestorations.com/index.php?page=p-38-f-lightning-white-33 P-38F]
|
| WestPac Restorations
| Jim Slattery
|
|
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20200115174934/http://westpacrestorations.com/index.php?page=p-47-thunderbolt P-47]
|
| WestPac Restorations
| Flying Heritage Collection
|
|
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20160317194319/http://www.westpacrestorations.com/index.php?page=p-51-mustang P-51]
|
| WestPac Restorations
| Flying Heritage Collection
|
|
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20160316224625/http://westpacrestorations.com/index.php?page=p-51-mustang-project P-51]
|
| WestPac Restorations
| Jack Croul
|
|
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20160318015105/http://www.westpacrestorations.com/index.php?page=p-51-mustang-n7722c P-51]
| N7722C
| WestPac Restorations
| Jack Croul
|  
|  
|  
|  
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