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Aircraft

The Aerodrome: www.theaerodrome.com

Aerolocker.com: www.aerolocker.com

Aircraft Restoration Company (ARCo): www.arc-duxford.co.uk

Airplanes.com: www.airplanes.com/

The Airship Heritage Trust: www.airshipsonline.com

A Little VC10derness: www.vc10.net

Assault Glider Project: www.assaultgliderproject.co.uk

Australian Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History: http://adf-serials.com/

Aviones Exemplares: www.aeropinakes.com

Avro Shackleton: www.thegrowler.org.uk

B24.net:  www.b24.net

Battle of Britain Memorial Flight:  www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/

Black Barn Aviation:  http://blackbarnaviation.tripod.com

Boulton Paul Association:  www.boultonpaul.com

Bristol Britannia XM496 Preservation Society www.xm496.com Restoration of a Bristol Britannia to full RAFTC livery.

Bristol Britannia Preservation Society:  www.bristol-britannia.com

Canadian Air Space Museum: http://avrolancasterfm104.com/

CanAero: www.canaero.ca

Camm Followers: www.cammfollowers.org

Catalina Online: www.catalina.org.uk

Chilton Aircraft Co: www.chilton-aircraft.co.uk

Constellation Historical Society: http://members.tripod.com/~N73544/

Copyzone Archiving (Warbirds Restoration): www.warbirdsrestoration.com

Dave's Wrecks: http://members.lycos.co.uk/daveswrecks/

De Havilland Aviation: www.dehavillandaviation.com

De Havilland Support Ltd: www.dhsupport.com

Delta Jets: www.deltajets.com

EC-121: www.dean-boys.com/ec-121.htm

Farnborough Aircraft: www.farnborough-aircraft.com

Fighter Collection: www.fighter-collection.com

Fighterjets Inc: www.fighterjets.com

Flying Boats: www.seawings.co.uk

Flyghistoria: http://flyghistoria.se/indexE.html

FRADU Hunters: www.fradu-hunters.co.uk

French Memorial Flight Association: http://memorial.flight.free.fr/indexuk.html

Friends of the DC3: www.friendsofthedc3.20m.com

Fokker DR1: www.fokkerdr1.com

Golden Age Aeroplane Works: www.peashooter.net

Hawker Hind www.hawkerhind.com

Hawker Hunter Aviation: www.hunterteam.com

The Hornet Project: www.dhhornet50.net

The Lightning Preservation Group: www.lightnings.org.uk

Luftwaffe Resource Centre (Warbirds Resource Group): www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org

The Meteor Flight: www.meteorflight.com

Mosquito Page: www.mossie.org/Mosquito.html

MustangsMustangs: www.mustangsmustangs.com.

Nalls Aviation: www.nallsaviation.com

New Zealand Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History: http://adf-serials.com/nz-serials/

The Oakington Plane: www.oakingtonplane.co.uk

Old Flying Machine Company: www.ofmc.co.uk

Old Stick & Rudder Co: www.oldstickandrudder.com

OV-10 Bronco Association: www.ov-10bronco.net

Personal Plane Services: http://personalplaneservices.com/

Pioneer Aero Restorations: www.pioneeraero.co.nz.

Prototype Research & Development Ltd: www.prototyperesearch.com

RAF 38 Group:  www.raf38group.org

RAF Commands:  www.rafcommands.com

Real Aeroplane Company:  www.realaero.com

Replicraft: www.replicraft.us.fm/

Royal Naval Aircraft Artificers - Classes of '49: www.condor49ers.org.uk

Spitfire Society:  www.spitfiresociety.com/

Spitfire MkIIA P8144:  www.angelfire.com/hi5/spitfiremk2a

Spitfire Mk. Vb BL628 “Marion”: www.warbirdfoundation.org/

Spitfire 'Y2K ' Restoration Project: www.y2kspitfire.com

Super Constellation Flyers: www.superconstellation.ch

Thunder & Lightnings-Formerly known as 'The Hanger': www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk

Trident Preservation Society: www.hs121.org

UK Skies - Guide to the Civil Aircraft Flying Over the UK: www.ukskies.co.uk

Vimy: www.vimy.org

Vintage Fighters: www.vintagefighters.com

Vulcan XL319: www.neam.co.uk/vulcan.html

Vulcan Restoration Trust: www.avrovulcan.com

Vulcan to the Sky Trust: www.tvoc.co.uk

Warbird Adventures: www.warbirdadventures.com

Warbird Aeropress: http://warbirdaeropress.com

Warbirdfinders: www.warbirdfinders.co.uk

Warbirds of India: www.warbirdsofindia.com

Warbirds UK: www.uk-warbirds.net

Warplanes: www.warplane.co.uk

Willy Victor ' home page': www.willyvictor.com

Airshows

Aerosuperbatics: www.aerosuperbatics.com

Airshow Tickets: www.airshowtickets.co.uk

AOPA Switzerland: www.aopa.ch/wcms/

AOPA Expo & Fly-in: www.aopa.org

Bristol International Balloon Fiesta: www.bristolfiesta.co.uk

Classic Fighter Airshow (New Zealand): www.classicfighters.co.nz

Cleveland National Air Show: www.clevelandairshow.com

Dutch Aviation Society: www.scramble.nl

Flightline UK: www.airshows.org.uk

Fort Worth Alliance Airshow: www.allianceairshow.com

Guernsey Aero Club: www.guernseyaeroclub.com

Military Airshows in the UK: www.militaryairshows.co.uk

Oshkosh - EAA AirVenture: www.airventure.org

Redhill Airshow (UK): www.redhillairshow.co.uk

The Royal International Air Tattoo: www.airtattoo.com

Southern California Airshows: http://home1.gte.net/lbalders

Southport Airshow: www.southportairshow.com

Texel International Airshow: www.texelairport.nl

Yorkshire Airshow: www.elvington.org

Aviation Art

Aces High: www.aceshighgallery.co.uk

Anthony Cowland: www.argc-art.com

Art of Flying: www.art-of-flying.co.uk

Arthur Bentley Drawings: www.albentley-drawings.com

Aviation Art Books: www.aviationartbooks.com

Aviation Art Central: www.aviationartcentral.com

Aviation Art Gallery: www.aviationartgallery.co.uk

Aviation Art Hangar: www.aviationarthangar.com

Aviation Art Studio: www.aviationartstudio.co.uk Carl Fisher's aviation art studio and scale model gallery.

Aviation Art World: www.aviation-art-world.com

Aviagraphic: www.aviagrafik.freeola.net

Martin Bleasby: www.martinbleasby.co.uk

Allan Botting: http://aircraftpaintings.googlepages.com/

Peter Bratt (Silver Wings) http://freespace.virgin.net/pbratt.home

Collectair - Aviation Art Gallery: www.collectair.com

Paul Couper: www.paulcouper.co.uk:

Concorde Art World:  www.concorde-art-world.com

Digital Aviation Art: www.digitalaviationart.com

Carlos Garcia: www.aviationart.com.ar

eHangar: www.eHangar.com

Steven Heyen: www.stevenheyenart.com

Flightline Arts www.flightlinearts.com

fullafterburner.com: www.fullafterburner.com

John Greaves Aviation and Marine Art: www.johngreavesart.ca

Mark Karvon Fine Art www.markkarvon.com

Ossie Jones: http://members.tripod.com/derekhorne/ossiejones.html

Global Aviation Art: www.artistic.flyer.co.uk

Serge Stone: www.sergestone.com

Solent Aviation Art Society: www.hants.gov.uk/solent-aviation-art-society

Steve Leadenham Transport Art: www.leadenham.com

Shuji Nanba: www.s-arts.com

NEAA - aviation art of north east England: www.neaa.co.uk

Geoff Nutkins (Aviart): www.aviartnutkins.com

Nikyla Amanda Smith: www.nikylasmith.com

Timothy O'Brien GAvA: www.timobrienart.co.uk

Anthony Oliver: www.anthonyoliverart.com

Olivers Art Gallery: www.oliversart.com

Planes, Trains & Automobiles: http://www3.telus.net/public/tandy539/

Spitfire Art: www.spitfireart.com Extensive on-line gallery. Paintings, prints, framing, etc.

Marc Stewart: www.aviationart.homestead.com

Studio Buffery: www.studiobuffery.com

Charles Thompson: www.btinternet.com/~charlesthompson/index.html.html Internationally acclaimed aviation artist Charles J Thompson GAvA, ASAA, MGMA, EAA.

Lee Twigger: www.angelfire.com/art2/lee_twigger

Unicorn Gallery - Hubert Cance: http://unicorn.gallery.monsite.wanadoo.fr

WarbirdCentral.com: www.warbirdcentral.com/index.htm

Ted Williams Aviation Art: www.tedwilliamsaviationart.com Ted Williams has been creating aviation art for private commissions, publishers and museums for many years. His work has been praised by leading aviation historians and writers for its accuracy.

Wings, Wheels and Rail Gallery: www.wwrgallery.co.uk

Flight Sims'

Aeroplane Heaven: www.aeroplaneheaven.com Battle of Britain scenarios including the 'aces' using the latest techniques. Ambitious programme to include P51 and P47 , Lancaster and more.

Computer Pilot Magazine: www.computerpilot.com Magazine For Desktop Pilots and Flight Simulator Enthusiasts!

Duxford Legends: www.duxford.legends.btinternet.co.uk Downloads featuring Duxford favourites such as the P40; Hurricane; Skyraider; P51; BF109 and much more.

FS Repaints by KL104: www.melieste.nl/FS2002/index.shtml

Realitycraft: www.realitycraft.com RC Plane Master -  an extremely realistic and affordable flight simulator dedicated to radio-controlled model planes.

Simhardware Spitfire MkV Cockpit Simulator Project: www.simhardware.org Welcome to the Spitfire MkV cockpit project. The goal is to produce a realistic cockpit section replicating the actual control forces of flight via a force feedback system interfaced with the cockpit controls. The building of the simulator will follow full size construction methods as close as possible using factory drawing.

Museums

Aerospace Museum Association of Calgary:  www.asmac.ab.ca

AeroVenture: www.aeroventure.org.uk

Australian Aviation Museum:  www.aamb.com.au

Aviation Museum Guide UK:  www.aviationmuseumguide.co.uk collections and general museum news.

Bristol Aero Collection:  www.bristolaero.com Aircraft, engines, missiles, spacecraft, buses and many more items designed and built in Bristol in the last century.

British Columbia Aviation Museum:  www.bcam.net

Brooklands Museum:  www.brooklandsmuseum.com Brooklands over the past Century. Wellington Bomber 'R' for Robert, recovered from Loch Ness, is located in the Aviation Hangar.

Brussels - Royal Army Museum:  http://users.skynet.be/BAMRS/BARMS.htm

Canadian Air Space Museum: www.casmuseum.org

Canada Aviation Museum: www.aviation.technomuses.ca types, and interpret their significance to Canada and the world. Available in English and French throughout.

Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum: www.warplane.com

Duxford - the official site:  www.iwm.org.uk/duxford/duxinfo.htm

Duxford - residents' checklist: www.axtd59.dsl.pipex.com airfield's six main hangars, the various workshops and storage buildings and the outdoor exhibition areas.

Duxford Update:  www.duxford-update.info

Evergreen Aviation Museum:  www.sprucegoose.org

Fleet Air Arm Museum:  www.fleetairarm.com

Gatwick Aviation Museum:  www.gatwick-aviation-museum.co.uk

Golden Wings Museum:  www.goldenwingsmuseum.com airworthy condition. Anoka County Airport, Blaine, Minnesota.

Imperial War Museum:  www.iwm.org.uk/

Indian Air Force Museum: www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Museum/

Lone Star Flight Museum: www.lsfm.org

Museo Nacional Aeronáutico y del Espacio de Chile:  www.museoaeronautico.cl

National Museum of Science & Technology:  www.museoscienza.org/english/

New Zealand Fighter Pilots Museum:  www.nzfpm.co.nz

Newark Air Museum:  www.newarkairmuseum.org including 10 National Benchmark airframes 29 Significant airframes and 18 Noteworthy airframes (National Aviation Heritage Register)

RAF Museum:  www.rafmuseum.com Cosford, Shifnal, Shropshire, UK

Shoreham Aircraft Museum:  www.shoreham-aircraft-museum.co.uk Shoreham Village is in north-west Kent (UK), just outside the M25. The museum houses hundreds of aviation relics excavated by the group plus a collection of flying helmets, uniforms and insignia and Home Front memorabilia.

Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum - Udvar Hazy Center, Chantilly, Virginia: www.nasm.si.edu/udvarhazy/ displays part of the the largest collection of aviation and space artifacts in the world.

Solway Aviation Museum:  www.solway-aviation-museum.co.uk innovation at the dawn of the jet age. Cumbria, UK.

Temora Aviation Museum: www.aviationmuseum.com.au

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

39 Squadron: B26 Martin Marauder Association www.39thsquadronmarauders.org.uk/ website of 39th Sqaudron RAF when it was part of the Balkan Airforce in 1944-45 in Italy. Missions were flown into Yugoslavia using Martin B26 Marauder bombers. There were only two such squadrons in the RAF and the website gives a whole range of detail of the aircraft, missions, equipment and crews together with photos and diagrams.

41 Fighter Squadron RAF, 1939-1945: http://brew.clients.ch/RAF41Sqdn.htm comprehensive history of the pilots of 41 Squadron RAF. It's history, pilots, Roll of Honour, casualties, prisoners of war, ordersand decorations plus text resources, picture gallery, links and bulletin board.

113 Squadron RAF: www.113squadron.com The complete history of 113 Squadron (RAF) in the deserts of the Middle East, Egypt, Greece, Crete, Libya, Burma and India. WW1 and WW2.

152 Hyderabad Squadron: www.152hyderabad.co.uk/ Charting the history and personnel of No 152 Hyderabad Squadron from formation at Carvin on 18th October 1918 until disbanded on 9th December 1967 at Muharraq.

211 Squadron RAF: www.211squadron.org A history of No. 211 (Bomber) Squadron RAF in World War II, as recorded at the time and as recalled today by surviving members. Aircraft histories and photos including the Hawker Audax and Hawker Hind

361st Fighter Group: www.361fg.com This site is dedicated to the men and machines of the 361st Fighter Group who flew from bases in England, Belgium and France between 1943 and 1945 as part of the 8th Air Force, USAAF.

Aircrew Remembrance Society: www.aircrewremembrancesociety.com

Bob Baxter's Bomber Command: www.bomber-command.info dedicated to the thousands of men from all nations who flew with bravery and dedication on operations with RAF Bomber Command during WWII, but especially to the 55,573 who made the ultimate sacrifice.

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.

Forces Reunited: www.forcesreunited.org.uk the largest dedicated UK database of Forces and Ex-Forces Personnel on the web, run by Ex-Forces Personnel.

Konrad (Konnie) Johannesson: www.kw.igs.net/~brianj Collection of Royal Flying Corps photo's, diaries (from Egypt) and Stinson factory visit photo's.

RAF Benevolent Fund: www.rafbf.org

RAF West Kirby Association: www.rafwka.co.uk Extensive website describing the history of RAF West Kirby featuring numerous photos of those who served at or passed through the Camp from 1940 to closure in 1957.

'The Red Baron' - Manfred von Richthofen: www.richthofen.com Includes the complete text of Richthofen's biography (free download)

Giuseppe Versolato: www.giuseppeversolato.it Author (Wings over Vicenza and Allied Bombings in Vicenza territory 1943-1945) and curator of the aviation history museum located in the Vicenza military airport.

Virtual Pilots: www.virtualpilots.fi/en/hist/ experiences and tales from Finnish World War II aviation veterans.

Photo library

467th BG(H): www.the467tharchive.org/

1000 Aircraft Photos: www.1000aircraftphotos.com

A J Jackson Collection at Brooklands Museum: www.ajjcollection.co.uk

Airteam Images: www.airteamimages.com

AviaPrints: www.aviaprints.com

Birdlike Images: http://birdlike.blogspot.com/

Eric Dumigan: www.airic.ca

Far Photography: www.far148.com

Flying Wings: www.flying-wings.com

Futurshox: www.futurshox.net/aero.php3

HastingsGan: http://community.webshots.com/user/hastingsgan

MailAirPics: www.milairpix.com

Adrian Meredith: www.concordephotos.com

Outflanked UK: www.outflankeduk.com

Photo Link: www.aviationphotolink.co.uk

Protito: www.protito.com

Caz Roberts-Simcock:  www.flypastphotography.com

Warbirdz.net: www.warbirdz.net

Societies

Air Britain: www.air-britainflyin.co.uk

The Airways Museum & Civil Aviation Historical Society (Australia): www.airwaysmuseum.com

Boxted Airfield Historical Group: www.boxted-airfield.com

Brussels Air Museum Fund: www.bamf.be

Cambridge Bomber and Fighter Society: www.cbfs.org.uk

Cross & Cockade International: www.crossandcockade.com

de Havilland Aeronautical Technical School Association: www.dhaetsa.org.uk

The Hawker Association: www.hawkerassociation.org.uk

The Milton Keynes Aviation Society: www.mkas.net

New Zealand Warbirds Association: www.nzwarbirds.org.nz

Norwich Airport Aviation Group:  www.naagontheweb.co.uk

Oxfordshire Aviation Group: www.communigate.co.uk/oxford/oag/

Old Dux Association: www.olddux.org

207 Squadron Royal Air Force Association: www.rafinfo.org.uk

Sound and Video

Airgage Media Services: www.airgage.co.uk

Historical Aviation Film Unit: www.aviationfilm.com

ras-rc-videos: www.ras-rc-videos.com

Books & Gifts

Aero Vintage Books: www.aerovintage.com

Amazon:  www.amazon.com and www.amazon.co.uk

Armed Forces Reading Lists: www.hitechcj.com/afrl/

Byrd Aviation Books: www.byrdaviationbooks.com

Flying Books: www.flyingbooks.co.uk

Flying toys and gifts:  www.flyingtoys.com

Magazine Exchange: www.magazineexchange.co.uk

RAF Benevolent Fund: www.airtattoo.com

The Spitfire Emporium: www.spitcrazy.com

Pilot's Supplies & Clothing

Transair Pilot Shop: www.transair.co.uk

Flight Suits (USA): www.flightsuits.com

Modelling & Modellers

AircraftScaleModelling.com: www.aircraftscalemodeling.com

Aviation Modelworks: www.aviationmodelworks.com

byairclassique: www.byairclassique.com/Scalemodels%20BAC2.htm

Corgi Classics: www.corgi-shop.co.uk

Diecast Aviation Team: www.diecast-aviation.co.uk

Diverse Images: www.diverse-images.com

FlightDecs: http://flightdecs.ca

Glue-It.com: www.glue-it.com

Internet Modeller: www.internetmodeler.com

Hannants: www.hannants.co.uk

Ivy and Martin's Web Page: www.ivyandmartin.demon.co.uk

Just Kits and Models: www.justkitsandmodels.co.uk

Large Scale Planes: www.largescaleplanes.com

Model Aces: www.modelaces.com

ModelingMadness.com: www.modelingmadness.com

Models for sale: www.modelsforsale.com

Ras RC Videos: www.ras-rc-videos.com

Replicraft: www.replicraft.us.fm

Trains and Planes Ltd: www.trainsandplanes.co.uk

Woodvale Model Rally: www.woodvale-rally.org.uk

The Unofficial Aviation Archive: www.tricatus.co.uk

Interesting links which don't fall into a specific category

Aviation Advertisement Archive: www.aviationancestry.com

Air Crash Sites Scotland: www.aircrashsites-scotland.co.uk

Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust: www.abct.org.uk

Flying Without Fear: www.flyingwithoutfear.com

Inflatable Aircraft Maintenance Shelters: www.jbroche.com

Magazine Café: www.magazinecafestore.com

UK Airport News: www.uk-airport-news.info