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» 1910 Los Angeles International Air Meet 
Information and access to materials including photographs, documents, and letters regarding the first International Air Meet held in the United States in January 1910.
http://www.1910dominguezmeet.com/
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» Aerofiles 
Aviation history reference site with thousands of US aircraft types, some with pictures.
http://aerofiles.com/
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» Aerospace Heritage Foundation of Canada 
A group aiming to gather plans, models, drawings, photographs or artifacts relating to Canada's aircraft manufacturing industry up to the 1960s. Directors, projects, merchandise, news, images.
http://ahfc.org
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» Air Racing History 
Information on the development of air racing from 1909 to the present. Contains details of various races, pilots and aircraft.
http://www.airracinghistory.freeola.com/
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» Allstar Network 
History of early design and development of airborn machines. Find biographical information about and photographs of Bessie Coleman, Amelia Earhart, the Tuskegee Airmen, and Ben Davis. Also has information about the properties of flight and related caree
http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/
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» American Fighter Aircraft Manufacturers 
Focus on companies that produced WWII fighters: Grumman, North American Aviation, and Republic. A time line showing milestones in their history, with links to related sites.
http://www.acepilots.com/misc_ww2.html
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» Army Aviation Heritage Foundation 
Dedicated to presenting the Army Aviation story to the American people through transportable flying presentations and static displays of the actual aircraft and equipment used by the men and women who served in Army Aviation.
http://www.armyav.org/
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» Arrow Recovery Canada 
Information about Avro products and their history, and description of work on a replica
http://www.avroarrow.org
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» Aurora Project Hypersonic Aircraft 
The 'Aurora Project' is the top-secret hypersonic aircraft built for and flown by the United States Air Force.
http://accelerationresearch.tripod.com/
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» Aviation History 
From the Wright Brothers to the Space Shuttle you can discover Aviation History's many adventures.
http://www.aviationhistory.org/
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» Aviation History in Australia 
Overviews the history of flight in the land down under. Read pioneer biographies, get airport information, and find out about manufacturers.
http://www.tne.net.au/wil/avhis.html
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» Aviation Resource - Aviation History 
Traces the history of flight from 400BC to present. Provides a short narrative of each major event in the development of aviation over the period.
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/4294/history/
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» AvroLand 
A site dedicated to the people and aircraft of Avro Canada and Orenda Engines Limited
http://www.avroland.ca/
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» BIG Dougs 
Photos of Douglas props in varying states of disrepair.
http://members.aol.com/airnikon/bigdougs.htm
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» Boeing Aerospace 
Corporate history of the world's largest aircraft manufacturer.
http://www.boeing.com/history/boeing/
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» Century of Flight 
Covers the century of aviation, from ancient myths to the jet age. Provides pictures and narratives of each era.
http://www.century-of-flight.freeola.com/
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» Chilton Aircraft 
Site details history of the Chilton Monoplane, a pre-war light aircraft built in England
http://www.nerou.pfanet.co.uk/home.html
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» Classic Aviation Literature 
Extracts from literature on aviation from the nineteen-thirties and forties.
http://www.gruner.com/flight/appendix/aviators/literature.htm
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» Custer Channelwing 
Historical review of high speed VTOL flight with fixed wing aircraft.
http://www.custerchannelwing.com
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» Early Birds of Aviation, Inc. 
Stories and photographs of the 598 original members of the Early Birds of Aviation, and some 220 "Other Early Flyers." from around the world.
http://www.rcooper.0catch.com/
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» Early warning sound mirrors 
Andrew Grantham provides photographs and details of surviving early 20th-century acoustic mirrors on the British coast designed to provide early warning of enemy aircraft.
http://www.ajg41.clara.co.uk/mirrors/
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» Flieger 
A picture gallery of aircraft used by the Swedish Airforce.
http://flieger.0catch.com/
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» Flight-History.com 
An archive of photographs and stories relevant to aviation history, particularily military aviation.
http://www.flight-history.com/
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» FlightDeck 
Canadian aviator biographies and aircraft descriptions and history.
http://www.exn.ca/flightdeck/home.cfm
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» Flights of Inspiration 
Information on inspiration flights, like the Wright brother's first flight and the first non-stop transatlantic flight by Alcock and Whitten. Includes a Teacher's Notes section.
http://www.fi.edu/flights/
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» Flying Machines: Construction and Operation 
Complete, illustrated text of the work by W.J. Jackman, Thomas H. Russell, and Octave Chanute, published 1912. Subtitled "A Practical Book Which Shows, in Illustrations, Working Plans and Text, How to Build and Navigate the Modern Airship."
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/JacFlym.html
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» Hangar One 
History of Civil/Military aviation.
http://www.hangarone.org
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» History of Flight 
A time line from the Science Museum of London.
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/on-line/flight/flight/history.asp
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» Holcomb's Aerodrome 
A photo gallery of pre WWII aircraft, annotated with specifications.
http://www.airminded.net/
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» Igor I. Sikorsky Historical Archives 
Dedicated to acquiring, preserving and protecting the historical materials that chronicle the aviation careers of Igor Sikorsky, the companies he founded and the accomplishments of its employees.
http://www.sikorskyarchives.com/
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» Jesse Davidson Aviation Archives 
Description of a collection of historic news photographs, thumbnail images, contact information.
http://www.aviationhistoryphotos.com/
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» New Zealand Aviation History 
Aviation history of New Zealand, 1903 to the present in the form of a timeline courtesy of Auckland International Airport.
http://www.auckland-airport.co.nz/NewsHistory/aviate.php
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» Quest for Performance: The Evolution of Modern Aircraft 
An online text tracing the technical development of the airplane from the beginning of World War I to today. Emphasis is placed on aircraft originating in the United States.
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-468/contents.htm
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» Randy Wilson's Aviation History 
Technical and popular articles and stories, operations manuals, and humor from early to middle twentieth century.
http://rwebs.net/avhistory/
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» Rearwin Airplanes 
Information of airplanes made by Rearwin from 1928 - 1942.
http://www.rearwin.com
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» Soesterberg Air Base Wolfhounds 
Dedicated to the men and women who served at Soesterberg Air Base, Netherlands from 1954-1994
http://www.soesterbergwolfhounds.nl
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» The Aero Forum 
A discussion forum for historical aircraft enthusiasts.
http://www.aeroforum.20m.com/
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» The Aeronautique Club of Chicago 
A list of early members - mainly balloon enthusiasts - of the this club which later became part of Aero Club of America.
http://hometown.aol.com/tomyanul/aero2.html
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» The AirShow 
Information on the Golden Age Of Aviation, from the end of World War I to the start of World War II. Barnstorming, air racing, flying circuses, and Lindbergh's Atlantic crossing were all part of this exciting period.
http://opencockpit.net/
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» The Flying Machines 
Covers attempts to fly before the Wrights. Includes images and factual information about thoughts, experiments and attempts to fly before 1903.
http://www.flyingmachines.org/
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» The Golden Age of Aviation 
A personal history, through photos, of the golden age by a pilot who flew during the Golden Age of Aviation.
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/7349/
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» The Lawrence-Lewis Aeroplane Co. 
This early Chicago aviation company built between 3 and 5 models of a cabin enclosed seaplane. George R. Lawrence, the founder, was a noted commericial and aerial balloon photographer. His partner, Harry S. Lewis, a stockbroker and fundraiser. The end of
http://hometown.aol.com/tomyanul/grl.html
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» The Lockheed File 
A detailed listing of all Lockheed aircraft in Australia and their histories.
http://www.adastron.com/lockheed/lock1.htm
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» The Miles Aircraft Story 
Stories from Berkshire's aviation heritage told in a series of paintings and commentary by aviation artist and historian Geoff Beckett.
http://www.geoffbeckett.com/
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» The Swedish Surplus Air Force 
Keeps track of former Swedish Air Force aircraft after their retirement from their military service in the Swedish armed forces. Lists aircraft by type and serial number.
http://biphost.spray.se/smfu/kionga/
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» Tsilokovsky Museum 
Tsilokovsky Museum home page, early Russian aerodynamicist, and proponent of rocketry
http://www.informatics.org/museum/index.html
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» Vintage Aviation 
Features original documents and images of aircraft from the 1930's.
http://www.vintage-aviation.8m.com
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» Warbirds of India 
Website providing history of different retired Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft on display at different locations and cities in India.
http://warbirdsofindia.com/
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» Wings For Freedom 
The history of the Royal Canadian Air Force from its inception in 1924 to the present day.
http://www.rcaf.com/
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» Wooden Propeller 
Descriptions of design, materials, construction and identification of early wooden airplane propellers.
http://www.woodenpropeller.com/
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» X-15 
Reference information on the hypersonic research program. Photos and video clips, articles, pilot report and credits.
http://www.sierrafoot.org/x-15/x-15.html
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» airexotica 
Computer models of historic aircraft in 3D. Narrative history of the aircraft included. Viewpoint Media Player plug-in required.
http://www.airexotica.com/
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