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Historical
Aircraft and Spacecraft
Aviation News and Events
Aerospace Museums and Attractions
People
Organizations
NASA and Space Sciences
Education
Images
General Information

Disclaimer: The sites linked here are individually responsible for their accuracy and content.

Historical

Aerofiles - non-commercial site for North American aviation history

Air Force Historical Research Agency

ArmyAirForces.com - good WWII site for aircraft, units, personnel, etc.

Airship - extensive information on lighter-than-air craft

Historic aviation sites - National Park Service

Helicopter history

History of flight - AIAA; timeline

League of WWI Aviation Historians

Marine Corps aviation history

Naval aviation history

Ghost Wings - Aviation history

History of commercial aviation

Women in aviation - lots of aviation-related resources

World War 1 Aeroplanes Inc. - publisher of two great journals: WW-1 Aero and Skyways

Aviation Heritage - Aviation history

Aircraft and Spacecraft

U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force aircraft serial numbers - 1908 to present

U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps aircraft serial numbers - 1911 to present

U.S. military aircraft and weapon designations

Aerospace.org - aerospace scientists and engineers provide educational information on a variety of topics; good aircraft descriptions

Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft - descriptions of U.S. and other combat aircraft

Air Force Fact Sheets - aircraft, weapons, space systems, and other Air Force-related topics

Navy Fact File

British naval aircraft, 1939-1945 - aircraft, weapons, missiles, and other Navy-related topics

Shuttle overview

Aviation Enthusiast Corner - includes aircraft by manufacturer

Warplanes.com - Offers model aircrafts, ships, plaque, and badges made of fine mahogany wood.

Aviation News and Events:

Airshows - U.S. and International air shows

Space News by AVIATION WEEK

Wings over Kansas - Aviation news, history, biographies, etc

Aviation History - Aviation news, history, biographies, etc

Landings.com - an "aviation hub" with tons of links

Aerospace Museums and Attractions:

Directory of air and space museums

Air Venture Museum (EAA) - Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Army Aviation Museum - Fort Rucker, Alabama

Canadian Museum of Flight - Langley, British Columbia

Evergreen Aviation Museum - McMinnville, Oregon; home of the Spruce Goose

Fantasy of Flight - aviation-themed attraction in Central Florida

Flying Heritage Collection - Arlington, Washington; main emphasis is restoration of WWII combat aircraft

Flying Leathernecks Museum - MCAS Miramar, California

Imperial War Museum Duxford (UK) - major European aviation museum

International Women's Air and Space Museum - Cleveland, Ohio

Mid-America Air Museum - Liberal, Kansas; more than 100 aircraft

Minter Field Air Museum - Shafter, California

Musee de l'Air et de l'Espace - Paris-Le Bourget, France (in French)

Museum of Flight - Seattle, Washington

National Air and Space Museum (Smithsonian) - Washington, D.C.

Museum of Aviation - Warner Robins AFB, Georgia

National Museum of Naval Aviation - Pensacola, Florida

National Museum of the U.S. Air Force - Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

National Soaring Museum - Elmira, New York

Oakland Western Aerospace Museum/a> - Oakland, California

Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor

Planes of Fame Museum - Chino, California, and Grand Canyon, Arizona

Royal Air Force Museum (UK)

San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum (U.S.S. Midway)

U.S. Army Aviation Museum - Fort Rucker, Alabama

Western Museum of Flight - Hawthorne, California

Yanks Air Museum - Chino, California; American aviation and technology

People:

Astronaut biographies

American aces of WWII

Military Personnel Records (National Archives)

Organizations:

American Aviation Historical Society - good site for aircraft and manufacturers, plus military groups and other resources

American Fighter Aces Association

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

Convair Alumni Association

The Distinguished Flying Cross Society

Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)

Federation Aeronautique Internationale - world air sports

Flying Tigers

The Ninety-Nines - International organization of women pilots

The Ninety-Nines - San Diego Chapter - International organization of women pilots - San Diego Chapter

Order of Daedalians - U.S. military pilots

Preddy Memorial Foundation

Red River Valley Fighter Pilot Association - organization of aerial combat veterans

The Tailhook Association - supports U.S. naval carrier aviation

Women in Aviation

Space Sciences and NASA:

Basics of Space Flight (JPL)

NASA homepage

NASA information - including NASA Video Catalog, NACA and NASA reports, and more

NASA Human Spaceflight

Goddard Space Flight Center - Maryland; NASA research center for space sciences

Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Pasadena, California; contains a wealth of information about space

Johnson Space Center - Houston, Texas; NASA's center for human space exploration

Kennedy Space Center - Cape Canaveral, Florida; launch site for the Apollo, Space Shuttle, and others

The National Space Data Center - NASA's center for data on the universe, solar and lunar physics, and more

American's in Orbit - 50 years

Education:

Federal Aviation Administration - education resources

NASA for kids and students

Aeronautics Learning Lab for Science Technology and Research (ALLSTAR Network) - private site with aeronautics curricula

AvKids - aviation learning tools for kids

Be a Pilot - for those interested in learning to fly

Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics - Basic information on aerodynamics, propulsion, kites, etc.

Images:

Ozark Airfield Artworks - Aviation Art Prints

Earth from space (NASA)

Boeing Photo Store - photos of Boeing products

General Information:

Federal Aviation Administration

Aviation Weather Center - National Weather Service

Air University Library's Index to Military Periodicals - index to articles, news items, etc., on military topics, including aviation

Aviators And Aircraft Categorized searchable links and Aviation News.

Librarians' Index to the Internet - search for aviation, aeronautics, space, and other related topics

Yahoo's Military Aviation - lots of links related to military aircraft and more