AIRCRAFT

Aerolocker.com: www.aerolocker.com
Parts and memorabilia - the majority from historic aircraft and some of civilian origin.

A Little VC10derness: http://www.vc10.net
Delightfully titled site dedicated to the Vickers VC10. Masses of information for aficionados - a real labour of love by the site's owner.

Aircraft Restoration Company (ARCo): www.arc-duxford.co.uk
Featuring the Bristol Blenheim and Westland Lysander.

Airplanes.com: http://www.airplanes.com/

Air-scene UK (F4 Aviation): www.f4aviation.co.uk
F4 pictures, news, history of RAF Wattisham, feature articles and links.

The Airship Heritage Trust: www.airshipsonline.com
The history of the British Airship from 1900 to the present day.

Argosy Project: www.argosyair.com
Reference source for all aspects of the history of the AW 650 & 660 Argosy, its builders and operators.

Atlantic Aeroengineering: www.atlanticaeroengineering.co.uk
JAR 145 approved organisation responsible for all of the maintenance activities of the Air Atlantique Group. Atlantic Aeroengineering hold JAA, CAA and FAA approvals.

Assault Glider Project: www.assaultgliderproject.co.uk
The Midland Branch of the Glider Pilot Regiment Association's project to build a replica Airspeed Horsa assault glider and to restore a Dakota to its former glider-towing condition.

Aviones Exemplares: www.aeropinakes.com
This site may not be in English but it contains a vast selection of aircraft illustrations from the Wright Flyer to a 747.

Avro Shackleton: www.thegrowler.org.uk
The Shackleton Association.

Australian Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History: http://adf-serials.com/
Complete list of aircraft operated by the ADF for the Australian military aviation enthusiast.

B24.net: www.b24.net
The official website of the 392nd Bomb Group comprises five sections and represents over 50 man years of research into the history of the 392nd Bomb Group its missions and the B-24 Liberator. NB: Link opens new window.

Battle of Britain Memorial Flight: www.bbmf.co.uk

Boulton Paul Association: www.boultonpaul.com
Includes news of the Balliol, Defiant and P6 replica projects.

Black Barn Aviation: http://blackbarnaviation.tripod.com
Specialists in Boeing Stearman restorations.

Bristol Britannia Preservation Society: www.bristol-britannia.com
Visit the Society's three examples of the Bristol Britannia - the 'Whispering Giant'- based at Kemble, Gloucestershire.

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

Catalina Online: www.catalina.org.uk
The online home of 'Plane Sailing' and the Catalina Society - includes Catalina news from around the world.

Chilton Aircraft Co: www.chilton-aircraft.co.uk
A history of the Chilton Aeroplane Company, it's aircraft and their Mikron and Carden Ford engines plus details of owners, builders and current locations.

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.

Copyzone Archiving (Warbirds Restoration): www.warbirdsrestoration.com
Digitally scanned original technical drawings for the Spitfire, Hurricane, Lancaster, B-24M Liberator and FW190 aircraft plus warbird manuals, posters and plaques.

Dave's Wrecks: http://members.lycos.co.uk/daveswrecks/
Dedicated to all those airmen fell prey to the mountains and hills of the United Kingdom and Ireland.

The Airship Heritage Trust: www.airshipsonline.com
The history of the British Airship from 1900 to the present day.

Argosy Project: www.argosyair.com
Reference source for all aspects of the history of the AW 650 & 660 Argosy, its builders and operators.

Atlantic Aeroengineering: www.atlanticaeroengineering.co.uk
JAR 145 approved organisation responsible for all of the maintenance activities of the Air Atlantique Group. Atlantic Aeroengineering hold JAA, CAA and FAA approvals.

Assault Glider Project: www.assaultgliderproject.co.uk
The Midland Branch of the Glider Pilot Regiment Association's project to build a replica Airspeed Horsa assault glider and to restore a Dakota to its former glider-towing condition.

Aviones Exemplares: www.aeropinakes.com
This site may not be in English but it contains a vast selection of aircraft illustrations from the Wright Flyer to a 747.

Avro Shackleton: www.thegrowler.org.uk
The Shackleton Association.

Australian Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History: http://adf-serials.com/
Complete list of aircraft operated by the ADF for the Australian military aviation enthusiast.

B24.net: www.b24.net
The official website of the 392nd Bomb Group comprises five sections and represents over 50 man years of research into the history of the 392nd Bomb Group its missions and the B-24 Liberator. NB: Link opens new window.

Battle of Britain Memorial Flight: www.bbmf.co.uk

Boulton Paul Association: www.boultonpaul.com
Includes news of the Balliol, Defiant and P6 replica projects.

Black Barn Aviation: http://blackbarnaviation.tripod.com
Specialists in Boeing Stearman restorations.

Bristol Britannia Preservation Society: www.bristol-britannia.com
Visit the Society's three examples of the Bristol Britannia - the 'Whispering Giant'- based at Kemble, Gloucestershire.

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

Catalina Online: www.catalina.org.uk
The online home of 'Plane Sailing' and the Catalina Society - includes Catalina news from around the world.

Chilton Aircraft Co: www.chilton-aircraft.co.uk
A history of the Chilton Aeroplane Company, it's aircraft and their Mikron and Carden Ford engines plus details of owners, builders and current locations.

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.

Copyzone Archiving (Warbirds Restoration): www.warbirdsrestoration.com
Digitally scanned original technical drawings for the Spitfire, Hurricane, Lancaster, B-24M Liberator and FW190 aircraft plus warbird manuals, posters and plaques.

Dave's Wrecks: http://members.lycos.co.uk/daveswrecks/
Dedicated to all those airmen fell prey to the mountains and hills of the United Kingdom and Ireland.

De Havilland Aviation: www.dehavillandaviation.com
Licensed CAA facility for the maintenance and resoration of ex-military jets, jet flying training and ownership services. Operators of the World's last remaining airworthy Sea Vixen.

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.

Delta Jets: www.deltajets.com
Home of an extensive fleet of fully operational classic jets: Hunters, Gnats and Provosts. Based at Kemble Airfield, Gloucestershire, UK.

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.fighter-collection.com
News, information and photos covering current airworthy aircraft, restorations and display programme.

Fighterjets Inc: www.fighterjets.com
Classic jet restorers from the USA. Includes high quality Mig17F video.

Flying Boats: www.seawings.co.uk
Home of the flying boat on the Web; specialising in providing information for the scale modeller in the form of historic photographs, plans and articles.

FRADU Hunters: www.fradu-hunters.co.uk
Huge range of high quality photographs for 'Hunter' enthusiasts.

French Memorial Flight Association: http://memorial.flight.free.fr/indexuk.html
News and photos. The Association's projects include: SPAD XIII, Bleriot XI, SE5A, Fokker DVII, and Albatros DIII.

Friends of the DC3: www.friendsofthedc3.20m.com
Information centre for the Douglas DC3. Include information on surviving aircraft, historical information and numerous phtographs.

Fokker DR1: http://www.fokkerdr1.com
History of the Fokker DR1 triplane and German 'ace' Manfred Von Richthofen (also known as 'The Red Baron'). Features numerous photos and art gallery.

Golden Age Aeroplane Works: www.peashooter.net
Recreating two airworthy examples of the legendary 'P-26A Peashooter'. Extensive and regularly updated photo galleries.

Hawker Hunter Aviation: www.hunterteam.com
Based at RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire Hawker Hunter Aviation Ltd (HHA) is the largest operator of former military jet aircraft in Europe: 12 Hawker Hunters, a Buccaneer S2B and an SU22. Hunter enthusiasts check out the gallery!

The Hawker Tempest: www.hawkertempest.se
Extensive historic and technical information. A real Tempest 'tour de force' with survivor details and 'walk arounds'.

The Hornet Project: www.dhhornet50.net
Launched to publicise both the 50th anniversary re-union of de Havilland Hornet and Sea Hornet pilots and 'The Hornet Project', an ambitious plan to recreate an example of the distinctive twin-engined fighter withdrawn from RAF service in May 1955.

Imperial Airways: www.imperial-airways.com
Comprehensive history of this airline pioneer packed with illustrations including aircraft colour schemes. Also the official site for the 'Imperial 42' project who plan to recreate an Imperial Airways Handley Page HP42. Project news: www.imperial-airways.com/Hp42_project_information.html

Luftwaffe Resource Centre (Warbirds Resource Group):
www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org
Comprehensive source of information and photos covering all aspects of the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) from 1935 to the present. Includes information on German aircraft designation systems and markings.

Lancaster bomber, ED627 (EM-N): www.lancastered627.bravehost.com/
Dedicated to the memory of the seven crew members of 207 Squadron (RAF) Avro Lancaster ED627 (EM-N), of all of whom lost their lives on the night of Friday 27 August 1943.

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.

MATS Connie Page: www.connie.com
Vern Raburn's C-121A, N749VR, at Avra Valley, Arizona. Schedule of appearances and a discussion board.

The Meteor Flight: www.meteorflight.com
UK-based initiative to restore and fly classic Meteor Meteor T7, WA591. Lots of Meteor information.

MustangsMustangs: www.mustangsmustangs.com.
The definitive site for Mustang enthusiasts? Covering both the P-51 and Ford Mustang. Extensive history section, survivor details and photos of P-51 'survivors'.

Mosquito Page: www.mossie.org/Mosquito.html
Comprehensive information and history including locations of Mosquito survivors.

Nalls Aviation: www.nallsaviation.com
Find out more about the first Sea Harrier to fly in private ownership. Site contains up-to-the-minute news, photo galleries and video.

New Zealand Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History: http://adf-serials.com/nz-serials/
Details and photos of Royal New Zealand Air Force aircraft including such gems as the Miles M.54 Aerovan 4 and General Aircraft Monospar ST.25 Jubilee.

The Oakington Plane: www.oakingtonplane.co.uk
The Oakington plane was built in 1909 by Grose & Feary, in an attempt to win the £1,000 prize offered by the Daily Mail, for the first all-British plane to fly a circular mile.

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.

Old Stick & Rudder Co: www.oldstickandrudder.com
New Zealand's aviation heritage restored, preserved, maintained and flown.

OV-10 Bronco Association: www.ov-10bronco.net
Preserving and perpetuating the history of the OV-10 Bronco and the people who designed, built, flew and maintained it.

Pioneer Aero Restorations: www.pioneeraero.co.nz.
Renowned for their P40 Kittyhawk restorations the site also features the Lavochkin La-9.

Prototype Research & Development Ltd: www.prototyperesearch.com
Replica and one-of-a-kind speciality vehicles and aircraft.

RAF 38 Group: www.raf38group.org
A tribute to WWII glider towing with a section devoted to the Armstrong Whitworth Albermarle.

RAF Commands: www.rafcommands.com
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.

Replicraft: www.replicraft.us.fm/
Construction plans of WWI aircraft for the replica builder, modeller and historian.

Royal Naval Aircraft Artificers - Classes of '49: www.condor49ers.org.uk
Fine Naval Aviation photo gallery contained within a re-union site.

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: www.angelfire.com/hi5/spitfiremk2a
Numerous pages about the Spitfire - dedicated to 'City of St Albans' Spitfire Mark IIA, P8144.

Spitfire Mk. Vb BL628 “Marion”: http://www.warbirdfoundation.org/content/view/4/8/
The National Heritage Warbird Foundation was founded by Robert Flindall after he learned that the Spitfire his grandfather flew in WWII was nearing restoration completion and was for sale.

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: http://uk.geocities.com/vanessa.cross@btopenworld.com/
Recovering and restoring components of the Short Stirling heavy bomber.

Short Stirling: www.box.nl/~stirling/home.htm
Extensive site covering all aspects of the Short Stirling.

Super Constellation Flyers: www.superconstellation.ch
The Breitling Super Connie in all her glory! News, photos, flight programme and much, much more.

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.

Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines!: www.thosemagnificentmen.co.uk
European Aviation History 1900-1914. Extensive pioneer aviation history site with sections on balloons, airships and aircraft plus biographies, contemporary photographs and illustrations.

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.

Trident Preservation Society: www.hs121.org
Internet home of the Trident Preservation Society

UK Skies - Guide to the Civil Aircraft Flying Over the UK: www.ukskies.co.uk
Aims to show as many of the hundreds of types of aircraft flying over the UK today as possible (and some museum residents). It covers everything from Jumbo Jets to Microlights and includes Light Aircraft, Helicopters, Turboprops, Twins, Micro lights, Jets and ex-Military aircraft now in civil hands.

Viscount 35 Association: www.viscount35association.com.
Supporting the restoration of Vickers Viscount F-BGNR, 'Victoria-Lynne' to live ground running condition and uniting those with an interest in the airframe and the Vickers Viscount in general.

Vimy: www.vimy.org
The story of the Vickers Vimy replica which flew over the pyramids and re-created Alcock & Brown's 'first' transatlantic crossing in 1919.

Vintage Fighters: www.vintagefighters.com
Home of award winning warbird restorers Vintage Fighters (formerly Blue Sky Aviation). Features P-51D Mustangs 'Hurry Home Honey' and 'Shangrila' plus FG-1D Corsair BuNo. 67070.

Vulcan XL319: www.neam.co.uk/vulcan.html
Vulcan XL319 past and present (North East Aircraft Museum)

Vulcan Restoration Trust: www.avrovulcan.com
Vulcan XL426 news and photos plus taxy-run video downloads.

Vulcan to the Sky Trust: www.tvoc.co.uk
Restoring Avro Vulcan XH558 to airworthy condition.

Warbirdfinders www.warbirdfinders.co.uk
The work of world-renowned warbird recovery specialist Jim Pearce and his team. The site also includes details of recovered aircraft and components currently available for sale and restoration.

Warbird Adventures: www.warbirdadventures.com
Based in Kissimmee, Florida, Warbird Adventures offer warbird and Bell 47 (MASH) helicopter flights. Site also features tour dates.

Warbird Aeropress: http://warbirdaeropress.com
The art, action and adrenaline of Unlimited Air Racing. High quality photo gallery section.

Warbirds UK: www.uk-warbirds.net
Aircraft profiles, dates and news about UK air displays, and a run down of operators and warbird owners.

Warbirds of India: www.warbirdsofindia.com
Information and pictures exclusive to current and historic aviation topics in the Indian sub-continent. NB: Link will open new window.

Warplane.co.uk: www.warplane.co.uk
News and photos for the military jet enthusiast. Features both current and historic aircraft and includes airshow information, airfield guides and a forum.

Wickner Wiko: www.wicko.com
The restoration of the unique 1938 Foster Wikner Wicko GM1, G-AFJB.

Willy Victor ' home page': www.willyvictor.com
US Navy's early warning (WV) Constellations of the 1950s and '60s.

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