Aviation History and Information

U.S. Military Aviation Designations and Serial Numbers

U.S. Military Aircraft Designations 1911-2001

I researched and wrote this! A list of all U.S. military aircraft that received designations, with a separate document explaining all 5 armed forces' designation schemes past and present. Images are linked to many of the aircraft in the list.

USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Serial Numbers--1922 to Present

very thorough listing of serial numbers assigned

US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers--1917 to Present

complete listing of Navy serials assigned

US Military Aircraft Type Designations

a condensed list of aircraft designations; nice format, though

US Military Aircraft Nicknames

nice list of nicknames for US military aircraft, with some interesting explanations...

US Military Aviation Designation Systems

Excellent page covering all non-aircraft related designations

Yahoo! Groups : Military_Aircraft_Designations Files

US Joint Designation System - Missiles & Rockets

nicely done list of designation schemes for missiles and rockets as well as a list of all designations assigned - down 7/00?

Globemaster US Military Aviation

nice database of aircraft operating units and military bases, as well as lots of links

U.S. Military Aviation History - general

US Military Aircraft

very thorough descriptions and histories

Military Aircraft Database

another excellent reference, covering aircraft of all nations

US Aircraft

fairly comprehensive list of US military aircraft with specs for most - text only - down 7/00?

Alex's Future American Aircraft Page

American Aircraft of WWII

excellent site covering the whole range of WWII aircraft

Aerofiles

comprehensive specs, data, and info on all American military and civil aircraft

U.S. Military Aviation History - service-specific

USAF Museum Archives Gallery

comprehensively covers all earlier US pursuit, bomber, and fighter aircraft

U.S. Navy History

huge of archive of US Naval history

United States Naval Aviation 1910-1995

authoritative - online publication in .PDF format

Navy Fact File: Contents

Vulture's Row Home Page

comprehensive source for Naval aviation

US Naval Aviation Chronology files

lavishly detailed history of Naval aviation in a timeline form - text only, though

Darryl Shaw's Naval Air homepage

http://nanaimo.ark.com/~dshaw/

United States Navy Patrol Squadrons

lots of info on past ASW and patrol aircraft

United States Navy: The Blue Angels History

the official Blue Angels page

US Marine Corps Fact Files

US Military Aircraft

up-to-date info on current aircraft programs

U.S. Coast Guard Aviation

Aviation History - type-specific

The RotorHead

Helicopter History Site

Outstanding site that comprehensively covers the history of the helicopter!

Helispot

Naval Helicopter Association

some good info on USN, USMC, and USCG helicopters

V/STOL History

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The X-Planes Data Site

Explaining X-planes

<u>Aerospace America</u> article

Gunships

another Andreas article that traces the history of fixed-wing gunships

Tier drones -- Summary

yet another Andreas article about the Tier drones program and its history

USAF UAV Battlelab - Information on UAVs

some info on current UAVs

WIG Page

Wing In Ground effect craft need to be seen to be believed

Military Staff Planes

Airships: LTA: US

nice reference on Lighter Than Air (LTA) aircraft of the US (and world as well)

Nurflugel

nice page with lots of information on the history of "flying wing" aircraft

Uncommon Aircraft

nice page with lots of info on some unusual aircraft

Water$Birds

covers lots of amphibians

Aviation History - aircraft-specific

Tomcat's Lair

great page on my favorite airplane

Tomcat Alley - An YAAP Special dedicated to the F14 Tomcat

Welcome to one of the best F-14 Web pages!!!

The NEW F-14 Homepage

Tomcat Page

HOME OF M.A.T.S.

another nice Tomcat tribute page

F-14 VRML

The Cutting Edge

'nuff said

F-18 Breaking the Sound Barrier

cool picture/movie breaking the sound barrier...

SR-71 Blackbirds

beautiful plane - got me started on my aviation interest!

Blackbird - Past, Present & Future

SR-71 page

groom lake - Black Dawn - stealth aircraft

great site with huge amounts of info on "black" aviation and space projects

The Skunk Works Web Ring Home Page

links to many Skunk Works-related pages

Mystery Aircraft History

some nice histories of "black" aircraft programs

Mach 1.0 and Beyond

pretty nice tribute to Chuck Yeager and the X-1

A-10 Warthog Homepage

the 'hog rules...

f84thunderjet.com

nicely done site on the F-84 and its many production and experimental variants

Hornet Hyperlink

nice "official?" F/A-18 page done by NAVAIR Pax River

YF-23 Archive

I still like it better than the YF-22...

Flying Stories

lots of great stories, concentrating on the B-58, B-52, and RF-4

Skyhawk Association

nice page dedicated to the development and history of the A-4 Skyhawk

The Aviation Zone

great site dedicated to military transports past and present

C130 Hercules Headquarters

lots of info and images of the Herk!

GUNS-A-GO-GO - ACH-47

Guns-A-Go-Go

nice page on the ACH-47A Go-Go-Bird (gunship-modified Chinook)

B-17 Pictures, Information, Missions - B-24

p2vneptune.org: The Lockheed P2V Neptune

World Aviation History

Aircraft Identifier

nice page that aids in visually identifying unknown aircraft

World's Air Forces

very informative page with the inventories of all the world's air forces, designations for some foreign aircraft, and other info as well

Armed forces of the world

information on almost every nation's armed forces

Virtual Aircraft Museum

nicely done page with loads of info and images of US, Soviet, and international aircraft

Skytamer Images

some nice aviation photos, as well as airshow info, trivia, and more

The Plane Page

Aviation History On-Line Museum

lots of info on historic aircraft

Wright Brothers Photography

Encyclopedia of World Aviation

In Russian (Cyrillic 1251), but really nice

Aeroflight Home Page

AvHistory Home Page

informative site devoted to WWI and WWII aircraft

A Century of Aviation History

Andreas' Aerospace Page

lots of information on various aviation topics here

First Flight Anniversary - December 17, 2003

info on the events and history surrounding the centennial of powered manned flight

Luft '46

lots of info on the more unconventional, and often well ahead of their time, designs of German aircraft manufacturers of the WWII era

Museums

United States Air Force Museum

Wright-Patterson AFB - simply awesome!

National Air & Space Museum

the great museum in DC

Garber Restoration Facility

The Smithsonian's restoration facility - nicely done page

AeroWeb: The Aviation Enthusiast Corner

the best place for museum and aircraft spotting info

Patuxent River Naval Air Museum

Coastal Computers, Inc. - Preserved US Military Aircraft

Awesome page listing aircraft by type and where you can find them, as well as great links to museums and info

The National Warplane Museum

great page loaded with info on planes, upcoming airshows, and more

NAVAL AVIATION MUSEUM FOUNDATION

great page with online exhibits of aircraft

Western Museum of Flight

nice page for a great museum - new home of the YF-23

Museum of Flying

Castle Air Museum Images

DVHAA

Deleware Valley Historical Aircraft Association - some nice aircraft here!

San Diego Aerospace Museum

Pacific Coast Air Museum

Pima Air Museum Exhibit Guide

This excellent museum is on the outskirts of Davis-Monthan AFB, a huge "boneyard" in the Arizona desert. The site lists all of the aircraft on exhibit, but no images are available... :-(

The Air Museum Planes of Fame

American Airpower Heritage Museum

Monino

The Russian Air Force Museum outside of Moscow. I would kill to visit... :-)

Virginia Aviation Museum

Duxford - Welcome to Europe's top aviation museum

Image Archives

DefenseLINK Photos

Dryden Research Aircraft Photo Archive

great source for images of experimental aircraft

Ames Imaging Library Server - Digital Library

Edwards AFB gallery

more experimental aircraft

ACC Multimedia Gallery

Air Force Link Photos - Aircraft

United States Navy- Digital Images

the official source for Naval images, including aircraft, ships, missiles, and personnel

Army Fixed Wing aircraft photo album

covers most of the fixed-wing aircraft used by the U.S. Army

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Airfighters.net

a great archive of aviation photography; used to be exclusively commercial but a new military section is now opened :-)

Jeremy Harkin's Military Aircraft Archive

huge amount of aircraft images categorized by era

AeroWeb: The Aviation Enthusiast Corner

the best place for museum and aircraft spotting info

FotoSearch Aviation Stock Image Photos

Watson's Military Page

great page, with a concentration on Russian/Soviet aviation

The Cutting Edge: Above & Beyond

very nicely done page

FLUG REVUE: Aircraft Gallery

Airshow Action Photo Gallery by Peter Steehouwer

airshowpics.com

Phil's Military Aircraft Page

another nice image archive - mostly personal pictures

The Warplane Picture Gallery

Wobert's Aviation Homepage

lots of info and images here

The Aeronut - Antiques, Classics, Warbirds, and Jets - in Flight

The Danger Zone!

Real Cockpits

Aircraft Images Archive

Boeing Product Photo Gallery

large amount of aircraft images, past and present, including Boeing, McDD, Douglas, and more...

Planes and things

some interesting pics here

Buzz Nau's aviation photos

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Tomas Aircombat moviepage

some pretty cool air combat movies available for viewing/download

Vege's "Military Aircraft Picture Archive"

lots of images - not all have descriptions, though

Military Links

Military.com

"Benefiting the US Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard"

Air Force Link

official web site of the United States Air Force

U.S. Navy: Welcome Aboard

official web site of the US Navy

Patuxent River NAWCAD Home Page

where I work - main US naval aviation test and evaluation facility

Flight Test

informative page on the Navy's various flight test programs

Andrews AFB, MD

home of Air Force One

The AMARC Experience

A great site with lots of info and images on the Aerospace Maintenance And Regeneration Centre at Davis-Monthan AFB

Microsoft TerraServer Image Page

cool satellite imagery of Davis-Monthan AFB

Ft Rucker Internet

nice page on "The home of Army Aviation."

355th Wing Home Page - Tours

home page of Davis-Monthan AFB, where hundreds of classic planes lie in state in their "graveyard"

US Naval Air Station Wildwood

Flying Fiends

dedicated to the Flying Fiends of the 36 Tactical Fighter Squadron

Aviation Manufacturer Links

The Boeing Company

Lockheed Martin Corporation

McDonnell Douglas

I think this points to Boeing's page now that they've merged...

Northrop Grumman

not sure if this works or not...

Sikorsky

Raytheon Home Page

Bell Helicopter Textron

Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical

Kaman's History of Rotary Wing Innovation

Ukrainian and Russian aviation and military

Aviation Industry in Ukraine

cool page with lots of pics

Russian Aviation Page

comprehensive page on Russian/Soviet aviation - a must see

History of Aviation : Russia

Watson's Military Page

great page, with a concentration on Russian/Soviet aviation

Russian Aircraft Resource

good amount of photographs and info here

Russian Aviation Research

Airbase Russia

State of the Russian Navy Data Page

a great page covering all aspects of the Russian Navy

Russian Weapons Catalog

comprehensive site covering all major weapons categories of the Russian armed forces - now a pay site, though (?!)

Aviation Link Sites and General Resources

The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Aviation

source of huge amounts of links categorized by aviation topic

The Aviation Home Page - Federal & Military...

comprehensive list of links here...

-=- @viation -=-

another great source for aviation links and info

Elevon -- Aviation on the Internet

extensive source of aviation links

Frrodo's Military Aircraft Page

links galore to anything military aviation-related

Globemaster US Military Aviation

nice database of aircraft operating units and military bases, as well as lots of links

Phil's Aviation Links Page

another nice source for aviation links

Goleta Air and Space Museum

awesome links galore here

The Plane Page

great resource for anything aviation-related

LANDINGS

lots of stuff here - sort of oriented towards pilots

Aircraft Page

The Hangar - YOUR Aviation Encyclopedia!

another great site - primarily WWII aviation

www.Avitop.Com

"Aviation Top 100, Search for N-numbers & 8000+ links, Pictures + Much more"

AvStop Aviation Magazine Online

Aviateck.com

nice French site on military aviation

StudentPilot.com

"The one stop teaching tool for student pilots on the World Wide Web"

AIAA -- The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Aviation Publications Online

Jane's Information Group Home Page

publishers of the authoritative Jane's guides on every type of military equipment platform imaginable

Jane's News Briefs

the authoritative source

Aviation Week & Space Technology

AKA Aviation Leak - *the* source for up-to-date info on anything aviation- or space-related

Air and Space Magazine Home Page

another great aviation mag online

Hank Caruso's Aerocatures

one of the best aviation illustrators out there

Ken Blackburn's Paper Airplanes and More

nice page by the world record holder for duration aloft by a paper airplane - even has instructions for his record-breaking plane

Battlefield Store

"Military Antiques, Military Memorabilia, Military Books and Collectibles"

Ed's Nike Missile Web Site

Raymer Aircraft Conceptual Design

source for one of the standard text on aircraft design

Fort MacArthur Military Press

Pacifica Military History

"Publisher of Military History Books You Can Trust"

Military aviation collectibles

links and info here

Civil War Books from C. Clayton Thompson

All Hands - Navy Ranks - Officers

All Hands - Navy Ranks - Enlisted

Officer Rank Insignia

Enlisted Rank Insignia

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