restoration shop list

[wendovertom]

Just a thought that crossed my mind this morning - has the WIX brain trust ever created a list of warbird restoration shops?

Tom P.

[Zac Yates]

I can't immediately recall one but would be happy to chip in with NZ-based shops.

[Paul Stroud]

To get the ball rolling, off the top of my head, in the UK we have

Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar
Aircraft Restoration Co. at Duxford
Air Leasing at Sywell
Airframe Assemblies on the Isle of Wight
Retrotec Ltd/Historic Aircraft Collection in East Sussex and Duxford
Hawker Restorations Ltd
Kennet Aviation at Old Warden

I assume you are excluding museum and collection in-house restorations such as TFC and Shuttleworth?

[Pat Carry]

Gosshawk Unlimited in Az.

[bdk]

Chino:
Aero Sport (Maintenance)
Aero Trader (Maintenance and restoration)
California Aerofab (Restoration)
Fighter Rebuilders (Maintenance and restoration)
Yanks (Maintenance and restoration of their own museum aircraft)

[Pat Carry]

Westpac Restorations in Colorado Springs

[kalamazookid]

This is a decent starting point. I'm not sure some of these shops are still active (haven't heard anything about Aerocrafters in years, for example) and some of the links are out of date, but this could be a jumping off point to fine-tuning a list.

http://www.warbirdalley.com/maint.htm

[Lon Moer]

Ezell Aviation
Westpac Restorations -this place appears to be open but the web link is bad (?). ed; OOB
Pioneer Aero Service
Midwest Aero Restorations
Airmotive Specialties
Cal Pacific Airmotive
American Aero Services
Pacific Fighters
Air Corps Aviation
Vultures Row Aviation

I believe Westpac went bankrupt a few years back

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[Michel Lemieux]

The list on Warbird Alley is here: http://www.warbirdalley.com/maint.htm#Restor

Older list...but still interesting.

[Noha307]

A similar thread I made a while ago: List of Warbird Restoration, Maintenance & Sales Companies

[garbs]

Didn’t see Tab-air in East Troy, WI on any list. Sam and Shari have a few Gold Wrenches.

[Dave Homewood]

New Zealand has a few world class restoration shops:

Avspecs Ltd
http://www.warbirdrestoration.co.nz/
https://www.facebook.com/Avspecs

Pioneer Aero Ltd
http://www.pioneeraero.co.nz/
https://www.facebook.com/Pioneer-Aero-L ... 6258840757

JEM Aviation Ltd
http://www.jemaviation.co.nz/
https://www.facebook.com/jemaviation

Twenty24 Ltd
http://www.twenty24.co.nz/
https://www.facebook.com/Twenty24-Ltd-490822087646664

Hawk Aero Ltd
https://www.facebook.com/Hawk-Aero-Ltd-157266264340658

[Paul Stroud]

Add another to the UK list

Weald Aviation in Essex https://www.wealdaviation.com/

[Mike]

I believe Westpac went bankrupt a few years back

[Dan K]

Gross oversight...

Tom Wilson and The Curtiss Hawk Factory (more affectionately known as the Sugar Hill Institute of Technology).