Historic
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- Airlines (26)
- Publications (18)
- Women (11)
- World War I (14)
- World War II (147)
Links
Naval Airship Association
Pistures and information on Naval airships.
Navy Lakehurst Historical Society
A non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the distinguished history of Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA
New Zealand Aviation History
http://www.auckland-airport.co.nz/aviate.html
Aviation history of New Zealand, 1903 to the present in the form of a timeline courtesy of Auckland International Airport.
New Zealand Fighter Pilots Museum
http://www.nzfpm.co.nz/welcome/welcome.htm
honours the fighter pilots of both World Wars and presents the aircraft of the Alpine Fighter Collection.
North American History
http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/history/bna/
A guide to North American aviation history
Nurflügel
http://www.nurflugel.com/Nurflugel/nurflugel.html
History surrounding various flying wing designs.
Nurflugels en Argentina
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/1524/
review of Reimar Horten's work on flying wings in Argentina following WWII (In English and Spanish).
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
Presents antique aeroplanes in their natural setting and recaptures the thrill and excitement of old-time flying
from the period of 1900 to 1940.
Oldtimer Segelflugclub Wasserkuppe
http://www.segelflug.de/vereine/oscwasserkuppe/
A club that restores, builds and flies vintage gliders on the Wasserkuppe.
Omar Bilal - Aerobatic Pilot
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/6471/
Information about the great aerobatic pilot Omar Bilal with movie clips from his airshow performance .
Owen O'Malley & the 462 Squadron
Tribute to the late Owen O'Malley and members of the RAF/RAAF 462 Squadron. Includes rare photos of the Halifax Bomber MK III, the inaugaral TAA flight (DC6 B VH-INU) into Port Moresby and Lae and the restoration of Wirraway 458 in Sydney Australia.
OX-5 Aviation Pioneers
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/7107/
Information on the pioneers of the OX-5 engine that was built by the Curtiss Company.
Pioneer Airlines History Site
History site for the original Pioneer Airlines from its inception in 1945 to its eventual merger into Continental in 1955. Vintage photos, ephemera, history. Served cities in Texas and New Mexico.
Pioneer Aviator
World record pioneer pilot. Bobbi was the first woman to fly at night, inflight refueling in 1929. Bobbi is celebrating 70 years of aviation. Bobbi's license was signed by Orville Wright and carried in space by the first women Commander Eileen Collins.
Pioneer Pilot, Walter E. Lees, 1887-1957
http://home.earthlink.net/~ralphcooper/index.htm
Walter E. Lees, Pioneer Pilot, soloed in 1912 and continued in aviation until 1945.
Plane Crazy Heritage
http://www.planecrazyheritage.com/
Dedicated to the history/origins of the Air Pictorial magazine.
Plane Writing: quotes from early pilots' biographies
http://www.xs4all.nl/~blago/planewriting/
Vintage writing about flying from biographies of pilots - Beryl Markham, the Lindberghs, Roald Dahl, Nevil Shute, st. Exupéry and many lesser known aviators.
PlaneCrazyHeritage.com
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Dreamworld/1689/
The History of the Air Pictorial magazine. A completely re-designed domain/site with many pictures covering Air Pic since it started.
Quest for Performance: The Evolution of Modern Aircraft
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-468/contents.htm
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.
R.A.F. Glossary
http://www.acm.cps.msu.edu/~kortasma/raf.html
Here visitors will find a glossary of Royal Air Force slang.
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