Tailslide's Picks - WWII
Links
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| "This is it!" |
Story of a B17 crew. |
| 13th Bomb Squadron Association |
The definitive B-26 site, LOTS of content, history |
| A Hero for all Seasons |
A story from WW2 about Marion E. Carl. Good story. |
| A look at the Messerschmitt Bf-109 |
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| A1 SkyRaider Association |
Lots of photos of the A1 that are not available anywhere else. |
| Aces High Aviation Photography |
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| Adolf Galland (1912 - 1996) |
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Air Vectors  |
Great online encyclopedia reference site |
| Aircraft 3-Views |
Site is in Russian. |
| Airshow video |
Includes P38 doing rolls at an airshow |
| Aviation Heroes: The Tuskegee Airmen |
The story of the first group of African American pilots to serve in combat |
| Aviation History |
Flight-History is dedicated to capturing aviation history. The archives feature a growing collection of photographs, stories and aircraft specifications. |
| B-26 Marauder |
A story about the plane |
| B17-2 Screenshots |
Posted a couple crankshaft sent me |
| Battle Damaged B17 pictures |
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| Battle of Britain History Site |
Very extensive photos, daily reports, information on the battle of britain. |
| Black Cross Red Star |
Book on the WW2 eastern front Air War |
| Book: Fighter |
I've been reading this excellent history on the battle of britain, covers every aspect and there is a new hardcover reprint available really cheap! |
| Canada's National Aviation Museum |
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| Canadian Air Force |
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| Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum |
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| Crankshaft's Photos |
Updated cranky's photo collection.. cool pics ! |
| Crankshaft's Photos |
Models, airshow pictures |
| Crash grounds Marines Osprey |
Crash grounds Marines Osprey plane-copter hybrid |
| Crash of WWII-era airplane |
Pilot killed in crash of WWII-era airplane |
| Crash Videos Archive |
Real streaming video of plane crashes. |
| Douglar Bader Bio |
The history of Canadian RAF pilot Douglas Bader, you know the fighter ace who lost both his legs only to continue flying |
| Eagle Editions Ltd. |
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| Earthstation1: The WWII Sounds & Picture |
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| Eight months after WWII parade |
Eight months after WWII parade, D-Day Museum pays tribute to black vets |
| Fighter planes |
Stats and pictures on every plane from 1930 to present. Organized according to year. Even VRML models of some planes ! |
| Focke-Wulf ( Kurt Tank ) Ta 152 |
In-depth, very interesting info about the relatively little known, but extremely
potent TA 152. |
| Fokker-Team-Schorndorf |
Here's some really nice reading for the historically and technically interested person. Covers German planes until the 1920's |
| Germany marks 50th anniversary of return |
Germany marks 50th anniversary of return of North Sea island devastated in World War II |
| Gunther Rall Remembers |
Here's G�nther Rall's story from WW2. One of the greatest aces ever, with 275 victories (!). In his later days he continued in the after-war with jets. |
| Gustin's Military Aircraft Database |
Excellent Java chart comparing the abilities of various fighter planes. |
| Hawker Hurricane Page |
Excellent site with lots of detailed picture and information on the plane. |
| HISTORICA |
World War II Aviation
History Research for a fee they can research questions about ww2 aviation. |
| History of Mossie as U-Boat Hunter, Stat |
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| Imperial Japanese Navy |
Everything you ever wanted to know about the WW2 era IJN. |
| Inside the P51b Mustang |
Detailed internal look at the plane. |
| Intertran |
Automatic translator that handles Russian. |
| Interview with Bob Goebel |
Fighter Ace website has posted and Interview with a P51 Ace, Bob Goebel.. |
| Interview with Bob Goebel |
Exerpts from an online chat with Bob Goebel ("FlyingDutchman"), some of it is
interesting, I think. |
| Interview with p51 Ace |
Part III of the interview (and pictures) with P51 triple ace Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson. |
| Interview with triple ace Bud Anderson |
Here's part II of an interview with US triple ace Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson.
Part I appeared on same site (under "News"), and part III coming soon. |
| J-aircraft.com |
Japanese ship and aircraft modeller's site.. good background information on Japanese aircraft. |
| Jet Genesis: The me262 |
Movies/Stats/exposed diagram |
| Johnnie Johnson Dead |
Johnnie Johnson, World War II fighter ace, dead at 85 |
| Kiwi Aircraft Images |
Lots of good very detailed pics of plane components |
| Luc's Photo Hangar |
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| Luft 46 |
Information, pictures of planes that were in development by Germany at the end of the war. |
| Luftwaffe Archiv |
The Luftwaffe Archiv of the most
famous planes and all their variants from WW2. I
really can recommend it. |
| Luftwaffe Database Index |
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| Maj Gen. Levi R. Chase Memorial |
The story of the leading USAAF ace in North Africa during WWII. Lots of pictures and combat stories. |
| Man gets Distinguished Flying Cross |
Pampa, Texas, man gets Distinguished Flying Cross won during World War II |
| ME BF109 |
ME BF109: A whole website for this airplane, covering most everything. Exellent stuff. |
| Me262 the Australian Connection |
Photographs of me262 restorations |
| Messerschmitt262.net |
A collection of links on the me262 |
| Mosquito Specs for Air Warrior |
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| Mosquito Stats and Pics |
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| Mosquito Stats, Pics, History |
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| Mosquito Variants |
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| Mossie.Org |
Everything you wanted to know about the wooden WW2 british fighter-bomber the "Mosquito" |
| Nanton Air Museum |
Photographs of their lancaster inside and out. |
| Navy wants mechanic to return Corsair |
Cralley's plane is the only model of a particular Corsair fighter known to exist. |
| New Zealand Fighter Pilot's Museum |
Beautiful pictures of restored aircraft, photos of Russian fighters. |
| Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum |
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| P-40 Website |
Everything you ever wanted to know about the P40. Interviews, pictures, variants, history, recovery efforts. |
| P38 Site |
Excellent site with p38 information Scale plans, interviews with aces. |
| PBY History site |
Excellent site, walkaround videos, photos, records listings. |
| Pearl Harbour Movie Trailers |
Some files quite large, up to 20 mb |
| Planes and Pilots of WW2 |
Articles on air combat history rich with pictures. |
| Polikarpov I-16 |
To participate (one of just 6 still flying) at EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2003. |
| Preview of CFS3 |
Microsoft's Combat Flight Simulator 3.. late WW2 sim with even better terrain clouds and 3d cockpits! |
| Reynolds Museum Photos |
A few pics I took, good shot of a restored hurricane. |
| Robins Museum of Aviation |
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| Second World War Books |
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| Sheppard AFB instructor safe at home |
Sheppard AFB instructor safe at home following fatal crash of World War II era aircraft |
| Sounds and Pictures Page |
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| Soviet Women In the Great War |
Meet the female pilots who ruled the sky in their Yak's |
| Spitfire Museum |
Museum dedicated to the spitfires and hurricanes |
| Stormbirds : The me262 |
Has lots of paint schemes, detailed info about cockpit controls and their funciton, information on german text books that are hard to find. |
| Stuka Documentary |
If you get the history channel:
Scorched Earth - The Stuka -- Terror of the Blitzkrieg
Airing:
Thu 10/5/00 11:00pm
Sun 10/8/00 10:00am |
| Targetware |
Target Korea looking for beta testers |
| The Belgian Alpha Jets' Homepage |
... it is not only regarding the book "20 years of Alpha Jet in the Belgian Air force" but also a site dedicated to the men who fly this fine aircraft.
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| The Great Planes Site |
Slow loading, but has some great technical information and pictures. |
| The Secret History of WW2 |
The Boston Globe Begins The Secret History of World War II; First Installment of Series This Sunday |
| The WWII Fighter Gun Debate |
Excellent article with lots of information about the guns used in WW2 aircraft during the war. |
| Totvia Image Archives |
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| VR Flightdeck views |
360 degree panning view of flightdecks from planes, including the b-17 |
| War Book Samples |
Free downloads of excerpts from books. |
| Warhawk_4's Warbird Archive |
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| Wing's Palette |
Camouflage profiles archive - pictures of just about every paint scheme you can think of |
| World War II Pilots |
Not so much there for the time beeing, but I guess the weeks and months to come will show us something of interest? |
| WW II ACE STORIES |
Accounts of real WW2 aces |
| WW II Aircraft - Russia |
List of aircraft operated by Russia during the war, including captured and lend-lease planes. |
| WW2 Pictures |
Crankshaft's Models, flight sims, air museum pictures |
| WW2 Pilots Website |
Association for real WW2 Pilots. Great pictures and Bio's of alot of pilots ! |
| WW2 Plane Detailed Drawings |
Very handy if you're doing modelling or making addon planes for flight sims. |
| WW2 Planes to Fly Again |
Interesting: In M�nchen, Germany, they're building a new FW190 from
scratch! And, guess what, they have 12 planes in production. Sporty. |
| WWII Come To Life at Reading Airfield |
WWII Come To Lice at Reading Airfield |
| WWII Poster Collection |
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| WWW.AVIATION.RU |
WEALTH of information on Russian aircraft. Some articles in English, some in Russian. |
