Aviation Links
Best resources on all those things sporting
an engine
Aircraft
| Avro Shackleton |
www.home.aone.net.au/shack_one/ Home of
the 'The Old Grey Lady' created by the Shackleton Association. |
| A Little VC10derness |
http://home01.wxs.nl/~hiemi003/index2.html
also
(http://fly.to/VC10). Delightfully titled site dedicated to the Vickers VC10.
Masses of information for afficionados. A real labour of love by the site's owner. |
| Air-scene UK (F4 Aviation) |
www.f4aviation.co.uk F4
pictures news, history of RAF Wattisham, feature articles and links. |
Aircraft Restoration
Company (ARCo) |
www.arc-duxford.co.uk
Featuring the Bristol Blenheim and Westland Lysander. |
| Battle of Britain Memorial Flight |
www.bbmf.co.uk |
| Boulton Paul Association |
http://mywebpage.netscape.com/markansell/bpa/
Includes news of the Balliol, Defiant and P6 replica projects. |
| Black Barn Aviation |
http://blackbarnaviation.tripod.com
Specialists in Boeing Stearman restorations. |
| Constellation Historical Society |
http://members.tripod.com/~N73544/
Keepers of C-121C N73544 at Camarillo. Facts about its aircraft and
"before-during-and-after" restoration photo gallery. |
| Plane Restoration |
www.warbirdsrestoration.com digitally
scanned original technical drawings for the Spitfire, Hurricane, Lancaster,
B-24M Liberator and FW190 aircraft plus warbird manuals (English and
German). |
| De Havilland Support Ltd |
www.dhsupport.com
Comprehensive support for De Havilland aircraft owners, operators and restorers. Technical
publications, flight manuals, manufacturing drawings and repair schemes and more. |
| EC-121 |
www.dean-boys.com/ec-121.htm
Former radar technician Dean Boys site for the USAF EC-121's includes a very
comprehensive links list and a handy list of all the military variants. |
| Farnborough Aircraft |
www.farnborough-aircraft.com
Farnborough Aircraft is designing and building a new composite 6-seater aircraft whose
primary use will be as an airtaxi. |
| Fighter Collection |
www.avnet.co.uk/tfc News,
information and photos of aircraft and restorations. |
| FRADU Hunters |
www.fradu-hunters.co.uk
Huge range of high quality photographs for 'Hunter' enthusiasts. |
| French Memorial Flight Association |
www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~melvynh/MemF.html
News and photos. The Association's projects include: SPAD XIII, Bleriot XI, SE5A,
Fokker DVII, and Albatros DIII. |
| Focke-Wulf 189 |
www.aeroplanemonthly.com/fw189society
Focke-Wulf 189 V7+1H (Werke Nr. 2100), is the sole survivor of its type. The site
gives historical details and progress on the Focke Wulf 189 Society's project to return
this aircraft the air. |
| Maine Coast Airways |
www.starliner.net Maintained
by Maurice Roundy to publicise (and advertise) his THREE L-1649 Starliners. You too
can buy one if your credit-card limit is over $250,000 alternatively Maurice will let you
take one for nothing if you let him maintain it. |
| The Meteor Flight |
www.meteorflight.com
UK-based initiative to restore and fly classic Meteor Meteor T7, WA591. Lots of
Meteor information. |
| Mosquito Page |
http://www.mossie.org/Mosquito.html
Comprehensive information and history including locations of Mosquito survivors. |
| Old Flying Machine Company |
www.ofmc.co.uk Profiles of the
company pilots, film credits, detailed history of Spitfire MH434 and general
histories of the other aircraft types in the fleet. |
| OV-10 Bronco Association |
http://www.ov-10bronco.net/
"Preserving and perpetuating the history of the OV-10 Bronco and the people
who designed, built, flew and maintained it." |
| RAF Commands |
http://www.rafcommands.com/index.html
growing movement and equipment history of the squadrons and associated units forming RAF
Commands during the period September 1939 to August 1945. |
| Real Aeroplane Company |
www.realaero.com
Vintage and classic aviation, Breighton, near Selby, Yorkshire. |
| 'Save-A-Connie' - Airline Historical Museum at Kansas City |
www.airlinehistorymuseum.com
Includes sound clips, a virtual tour of L-1049H N6937C, video news bulletin and a
discussion board. |
| Spitfire Factory |
www.spitfirefactory.co.uk The story of Spitfire
production at Castle Bromwich including: testing; dispersals and aircraft still in the air
today. |
| Spitfire Society |
www.spitfiresociety.demon.co.uk
Extensive collection of historical information covering all aspects of Spitfire
history and current flying examples. |
| Spitfire MkIIA P8144 |
http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/spitfiremk2a
Numerous pages about the Spitfire - dedicated to 'City of St Albans' Spitfire Mark
IIA, P8144. |
| Spitfire 'Y2K ' Restoration Project |
www.y2kspitfire.com
History and progress reports on the Spitfire Restoration Project's
return-to-the-air project being carried out at 19 Wing, Comox on Vancouver Island, Canada. |
| Stirling Project |
www.stirlingproject.tsx.org |
| The Aerodrome |
www.theaerodrome.com
Information on all aspects of WW1 aerial history. Biographies, aircraft specifications,
medals and decorations. Bookstore, book reviews and film list. |
Thunder & Lightnings
Formerly known as 'The Hanger'. |
www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk
For lovers of classic British military jets. Includes histories, spec's, 'survivors
listings' and picture galleries. |
| Vimy |
www.vimy.org |
| Vforce (Vulcan XL319) |
www.vforce.co.uk Updates on
work on Vulcan XL319, history, galleries and on-line video. Also North East
Aircraft Museum, Sunderland. |
| Vulcan Restoration Trust |
www.XL426.com |
| Warbirds of India |
www.warbirdsofindia.com
Information and pictures exclusive to current and historic aviation topics in the Indian
sub-continent. |
| Willy Victor ' home page' |
www.willyvictor.com US Navy's early
warning (WV) Connstellations of the 1950s and '60s. |
Airshows
| Aerofair |
www.aerofair.co.uk General
aviation exhibition, North Weald Airfield, UK |
| Aerosuperbatics |
www.aerosuperbatics.com
Internet home of the Utterly Butterly and Kia Kars aerobatics teams. State of the art
graphics and superb video clips. Requires patience while pages and features load but well
worth the wait! |
| UK Airshow Review |
www.uk-airshows.demon.co.uk
Events calendar and previews of bigger shows. Show of the week review. Lively 'Message
board'. |
| AOPA Switzerland |
www.aopa.ch/xevent.htm
Source of information on smaller European events. |
| AOPA Expo & Fly-in |
www.aopa.org |
| Blue Angels and Thunderbirds Display Teams |
www.nellis.af.mil/thunderbirds
Airshows at which USN aircraft will be attending either flying or as static exhibits. |
| Biggin Hill International Air Fair |
www.airdisplaysint.co.uk |
| Bristol International Balloon Fiesta |
www.bristolfiesta.co.uk |
Classic Fighter Airshow
(New Zealand) |
www.classicfighters.voyager.org.nz
Photo gallery,local information, breaking news and a monthly 'mystery aircraft'
competition. |
| Cleveland National Air Show |
www.clevelandairshow.com |
| Dutch Aviation Society |
www.scramble.nl One stop site
for European airshows. Events listed by country with site links. Airshow database listing
participants at 800 airshows, some going back over 40 years. |
| Guernsey Aero Club |
www.guernseyaeroclub.com |
| International Aviation and Space Salon |
www.airshow.ru Zhukovsky, Moscow, Russia
(English language version) |
| Harreveld Airshow |
www.helikopters.nl/harreveld
(Dutch) |
| Jyvaskyla Airshow |
www.jyvairshow.com (English language
version available) |
| Military Airshows in the UK |
http://home.clara.net/dak2
UK show information, maps and plans of venues ic. Duxford, Yeovilton, Middle Wallop,
Waddington and Biggin Hill. |
| Oshkosh - EAA AirVenture |
www.airventure.org |
| Paris Air Show |
www.paris-airshow.com |
| Quebec Airshow |
www.spectacleaerien.com |
| Salthill Air Show, Galway Bay |
www.welcome.to/thesalthillairshow Free
air show held every summer, Salthill Promenade, Galway
Bay, Ireland. |
| Seoul Airshow |
www.seoulairshow.com |
| Southern California Airshows |
http://home1.gte.net/lbalders
One of the earliest listings of airshows in the USA to be published each year. |
| Southport Airshow |
www.southportairshow.com |
| Texel International Airshow |
www.texelairport.nl |
Aviation Art
| Aces High |
www.aceshighgallery.co.uk Wide selection from
renowned aviation artists. |
| Charles Thompson |
www.btinternet.com/~charlesthompson/index.html.html
Internationally acclaimed aviation artist Charles J Thompson GAvA, ASAA, MGMA, EAA. |
| Collectair - Aviation Art Gallery |
www.collectair.com
Aviation art, artifacts, display models, books, and ephemera. |
| Bob Durnan's Aviation Art Hangar and Cartoons |
www.durnanavart.com Original aircraft paintings and cartoons with an
aviation theme. Air Force (RAF, RCAF, RCN, USAAF, USAF) Navy and civilian vintage
aircraft. |
| Global Aviation Art |
www.artistic.flyer.co.uk Original works of art
painted in oils on canvas by Chas McHugh, Associate of the Guild of Aviation Artists. |
| Luftwaffe Art |
Luftwaffe-art.com : The worlds
first dedicated Luftwaffe Art website |
| Ossie Jones |
http://members.tripod.com/derekhorne/ossiejones.html
Aviation artist Ossie Jones (includes: X-15, F-86H over France and Sukhoi Su-27
Flanker.) |
| Spitfire Art |
www.spitfireart.com
Extensive on-line gallery. Paintings, prints, framing, etc. |
| WarbirdCentral.com |
http://www.warbirdcentral.com/index.htm
Warbird memorial sculptures, desktop and display models. |
Flight simulation
| Computer Pilot Magazine |
www.computerpilot.com
Magazine For Desktop Pilots and Flight Simulator Enthusiasts! |
| Wings of Honor |
www.wingsofhonor.com
Flight simulations, games, articles on WWI aviation history, model gallery, forums on
games and history. (Site requires Flash player) |
Museums
| Brooklands Museum |
www.motor-software.co.uk/brooklands |
| Duxford - the official site |
www.iwm.org.uk/duxford/duxinfo.htm
All the basic information you would expect; how to get there
(including by air), admission prices, airfield history and an on-line shop for souvenirs. |
| Duxford - forthcoming airshows |
www.iwm.org.uk/duxford/airshow.htm |
| Duxford - residents checklist |
www.rcy85.dial.pipex.com
Bernard Martin visits Duxford regularly and keeps tabs not only on what's there, but where
it is among the airfield's six main hangars, the various workshops and storage buildings
and the outdoor exhibition areas. |
| Duxford Times |
www.duxford.org Ben Rogers'
independent site gives regular news updates, airshow previews, reviews and photographs,
breaking news, new arrivals and expected movements. Many photographs and a growing
catalogue of video clips from various Duxford airshows. "One-stop shop" for
information on your favourite airfield. |
| Fleet Air Arm Museum |
www.fleetairarm.com |
| Gatwick Aviation Museum |
www.gatwick-aviation-museum.co.uk
a unique collection of British Aircraft from the "golden age" of British
aircraft manufacture. |
| Helicopter Museum |
www.helicoptermuseum.freeserve.co.uk
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, UK |
| Imperial War Museum |
www.iwm.org.uk/ |
| Indian Air Force Museum, Palam, New Delhi |
www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Museum/ |
| Lone Star Flight Museum |
www.lsfm.org |
| National Museum of Science & Technology - Leonardo da Vinci,
Milan, Italy. |
www.museoscienza.org/english/
English language area of multi-lingual site with virtual guide. Dedicated aviation section
clearly identified on home page. |
| New Zealand Fighter Pilots Museum |
www.nzfpm.co.nz |
| RAF Museum |
www.rafmuseum.com Cosford,
Shifnal, Shropshire, UK |
| The Shuttleworth Collection |
www.shuttleworth.org |
| WW1 and the 'Golden Age' Collection, Old Rhinebeck, New York. |
www.oldrhinebeck.org
Details of opening hours, prices and directions. |
People
| Derek's Chuck Yeager Site |
www.mach-buster.co.uk
Lavish and comprehensive tribute to aviation legend Charles E "Chuck" Yeager
containing personal and career history, photographs, audio clips, links, etc. |
| 'The Red Baron' - Manfred von Richthofen |
www.richthofen.com Includes
the complete text of Richthofen's biography (free download) |
The 626 Squadron Research Project |
http://homepage.virgin.net/dave.stapleton9/index.htm
Highlighting the history of 626 Squadron and perpetuating the memories of the Squadron
and its airmen. Produced by Dave Stapleton. |
Photo Libraries
Societies
| Air Britain |
www.air-britainflyin.co.uk
The International Association of Aviation Historian. |
| 207 Squadron Royal Air Force Association |
www.rafinfo.org.uk 207
Squadron Royal Air Force Association site. Also hosts the following sites: Women's
Auxiliary Air Force Association, Aircrew and Groundcrew Search (research website), Royal
Air Forces Escaping Society 1945-1995, Royal Air Forces Ex-POW Association, British &
Commonwealth Air Unit Register. |
| New Zealand Warbirds Association |
www.nzwarbirds.org.nz Preserving Service Aircraft
in flying condition for the enjoyment and education of present and future generations of
New Zealanders. |
| Rossendale Aviation Society |
www.rossavsoc.fsnet.co.uk
for aviation enthusiasts in Lancashire / Yorkshire / Greater Manchester area of the UK.
Talks, shows, trips, etc. |
Sound & Video
| Airgage Media Services |
www.airgage.co.uk Sound and
video clips (NB: audio/video player software download may be required to view). |
Other
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Photogene
Mag
(Downloadable)
Downloadable
E-Mag
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Machines Calendars
History Calendars
(German Tanks)
Aviation Posters
Messerschmitt
Models & kits
Ebooks on the
Luger Pistol
B-17 Flying Fortress
PC Game
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