WEB-LINKS
TO OTHER SOURCES OF
AVIATION INFORMATION & HISTORY

Copyright 2001-2004 by R.Harris

AVIATION HISTORY LINKS

• Famous Aviation Firsts
  A brief chronology of aviation milestones.(InfoPlease)

• U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission
  official U.S. aviation history website

• American Aviation History Society (AAHS)
  Leading organization of U.S. aviation historians,
  & historical articles transcribed from its journals.

• National Aviation Hall of Fame
  biographies of U.S. aviation greats

• Aviation History Magazine, The History Network

• National Air & Space Museum (NASM)
  of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

• Aero-Web network
  diverse aviation resources, including:

· Historical Information
· Aviation Museums
· Airshows
· Airports
· Aircraft Locator

• Aeronautics Learning Laboratory, Allstar Network
  (aviation history texts online)

~ EARLY AVIATION ~

• The Early Birds of Aviation, Inc.
    An organization of pioneers
    who flew solo before December 17, 1916

• The 1910 Los Angeles International Air Meet
    at Dominguez Field
    History webpage for
    America's 1st Int'l Air Meet,
    January 1910.
    Excellent early aviation pix and information.

• Wright Bros. Aeroplane Co.
    Wright Brothers & their Aircraft
    in superb detail, with additional information
    on all early aviation.

• First Flight Society - Wright Bros.
    Limited info, good pix, on Wright Brothers & their Aircraft

~ WORLD WAR I ~

• World War I Aviation Homepage

• Cross & Cockade International:
    The Society of First World War Aero Historians

• The Aerodrome:
    Aces & Aircraft of WW I

• World War I comprehensive website
    Teacher Oz's Kingdom of History

• Congressional Medal of Honor recipients
    (includes Rickenbacker, Mitchell and Bleckley)

~ THE GOLDEN AGE ~
(between World War I and World War II)

• The Golden Age of Aviation History

• Golden Age of Aviation
     electronic magazine ("e-zine")

• Biplane page, of "Airshow" website

• National Air Tours
  (alias: The Ford Reliability Tours)
  • Newly revived National Air Tour,
  with history of the pioneering National Air Tours of the Golden Age
• Charles Lindbergh
  & The Spirit of St. Louis:
  • Airshow website
• Amelia Earhart:
  • Amelia Earhart Museum

~ WORLD WAR II ~

• American Aircraft of World War II

• Commemorative Air Force
    (formerly the "Confederate Air Force")

• Congressional Medal of Honor recipients
    (includes Mitchell, Doolittle and Boyington)

• World War II propaganda posters
    (official view of WWII at the time)

• Chuck Yeager
  First man to fly faster than the speed of sound (Mach 1).

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