MUSEUMS
Australian Aviation Museum: http://www.aamb.com.au
News, links, museum archive and an excellent photo gallery
Aerospace Museum Association of Calgary: http://www.asmac.ab.ca/ Promoting the appreciation of Western Canadian contributions in aviation and space.
Alsace Historic Flight: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/alsace.historic.flight/
Online guide to historic aviation in Alsace, France. (French language only)
Bristol Aero Collection: www.bristolaero.com
Dedicated to the preservation and display of artefacts of the Bristol Aeroplane Company and its sister companies. 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
Aircraft and artifacts related to the history of aviation in Canada, with emphasis on British Columbia.
Brooklands Museum: www.brooklandsmuseum.com
'The Birthplace of British Motorsport and Aviation'. 30 aircraft on site reflecting the history of aviation at 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
Past and present restoration projects undertaken by the Brussels Air Museum Restoration Society.
Canada Aviation Museum: www.aviation.technomuses.ca
The Canada Aviation Museum's mandate is to collect, preserve, depict and display aviation-related objects of all types, and interpret their significance to Canada and the world. Available in English and French throughout.
Duxford - the official site: www.iwm.org.uk/duxford/duxinfo.htm
All the 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: http://www.axtd59.dsl.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.
Duxford Update: www.duxford-update.info
Regularly updated, unofficial website. Photographs of all the major aircraft & tank exhibits on display at the IWM, Duxford arranged by location in the complex.
Evergreen Aviation Museum: www.sprucegoose.org
Home of Howard Hughes' 'Spruce Goose'. McMinnville, Oregon.
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.
Golden Wings Museum: www.goldenwingsmuseum.com
Extensive collection of vintage aircraft, including one-of-a-kind civil types, many of which have been restored to airworthy condition. Anoka County Airport, Blaine, Minnesota.
Helicopter Museum: www.helicoptermuseum.freeserve.co.uk
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, UK
Imperial War Museum: www.iwm.org.uk/
Indian Air Force Museum: www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Museum/
Palam, NewDelhi
Lone Star Flight Museum: www.lsfm.org
Museo Nacional Aeronáutico y del Espacio de Chile: http://www.museoaeronautico.cl
The largest aviation museum in Chile, located in Santiago. English language version under development.
National Museum of Science & Technology: www.museoscienza.org/english/
Leonardo da Vinci, Milan, Italy. 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
Newark Air Museum: www.newarkairmuseum.org
Official site of the Newark Air Museum, Nottingham, UK. Currently displaying 65 aircraft and cockpit sections including 10 National Benchmark airframes 29 Significant airframes and 18 Noteworthy airframes (National Aviation Heritage Register)
Planes of Fame (the Air Museum): www.planesoffame.com Chino Airport, California and Valle Airport, Arizona. Airshow information, A-Z of exhibits and loads of superb pictures.
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: http://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
The Solway Aviation Museum collection reflects Britain's position as a world leader in aircraft design and innovation at the dawn of the jet age. Cumbria, UK.
Temora Aviation Museum: http://www.aviationmuseum.com.au
NSW, Australia. Detailed histories of museums collection with good photo's.
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.
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