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* {{cite book |last1=Fleischer |first1=Wolfgang |translator-last1=Oliver |translator-first1=Ted |title=German Air-Dropped Weapons to 1945 |date=2004 |publisher=Midland Publishing |location=Hinckley |isbn=1 85780 174 1}}

* Engines

** R-2800: Pratt & Whitney's Dependable Masterpiece, book

** R-4360: Pratt & Whitney's Major Miracle, book

** Vee's for Victory: The Story of the Allison V-1710 Aircraft Engine, 1929-1948, book

** The Secret Horsepower Race: Western Front Fighter Engine Development, book

** {{cite book |last1=Roux |first1=Élodie |title=Turbofan and Turbojet Engines |date=2007 |publisher=Editions Elodie Roux |location=Blagnac |isbn=978-2-9529380-1-3}}

** {{cite book |last1=White |first1=Graham |title=R-2800: Pratt & Whitney's Dependable Masterpiece |date=2001 |publisher=Society of Automotive Engineers |location=Warrendale, Pennsylvania |isbn=0-7680-0272-9}}

** {{cite book |last1=White |first1=Graham |title=R-4360: Pratt & Whitney's Major Miracle |date=2006 |publisher=Specialty Press Publishers and Wholesalers |location=North Branch, Minnesota}}

** {{cite book |last1=Whitney |first1=Daniel D. |title=Vee's for Victory: The Story of the Allison V-1710 Aircraft Engine, 1929-1948, book |date=1998 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania |isbn=0-7643-0561-1}}

* Catalogs and Stock Lists

** http://www.aircorpslibrary.com/library-documents/general/aso

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* http://www.rafweb.org

* http://www.archive.org/details/sourcebookofraf0000delv

* http://www.tailstrike.com

* {{cite book |last1=Martin |first1=Patrick |title=Tail Code USAF: The Complete History of USAF Tactical Aircraft Tail Code Markings |date=1994 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania}}

* {{cite book |last1=Bowers |first1=Peter M. |last2=Menard |first2=Dave |title=Buzz Numbers: The Explanations And Regulations Behind America's Military Aircraft Identification System |date=2006 |publisher=Specialty Press |location=North Branch, Minnesota}}

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** http://web.archive.org/web/20211201185827/http://www.pacificairfields.com

** http://www.airfieldresearchgroup.org.uk

** http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/sept2genaca

** http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011395941

** {{cite book |last1=Fletcher |first1=Harry R. |title=Air Force Bases |date=1993 |publisher=United States Air Force, Center for Air Force History |volume=2 |location=Washington, D.C. |url=http://media.defense.gov/2010/May/25/2001330286/-1/-1/0/AFD-100525-060.pdf}}

** {{cite book |last1=Mueller |first1=Robert |title=Air Force Bases |date=1989 |publisher=United States Air Force, Office of Air Force History |volume=1 |location=Washington, D.C. |isbn=0-912799-53-6 |url=http://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/2001330255/-1/-1/0/AFD-100921-026.pdf}}

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** http://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Portals/10/AFEHRI/documents/RanksInsignia/badges.pdf

** http://www.airandspaceforces.com/PDF/MagazineArchive/Documents/1963/1063wings.pdf

** http://www.germandaggers.com/Gallery/USW.php

** Bomber Boys: WWII Flight Jacket Art, book[http://www.wwiibomberboys.com]

** Combat Flying Clothing, book

** Combat Flying Equipment, book

** Gear Up!: Flight Clothing & Equipment of USAAF Airmen in WWII, book

** Type A-2 Jacket, Flight Jacket Identification Manual, book

** U.S. ~~Naval Aviation Flying Clothing and Gear, book~~

** http://www.vintageleatherjackets.org/threads/the-mighty-a-2-a-guide-to-the-army-air-forces%E2%80%99-leather-flying-jacket.35493

** http://www.vintageleatherjackets.org/threads/%E2%80%9Ca-better-fighting-garment%E2%80%A6%E2%80%9D-3-0-the-guide-to-u-s-navy-intermediate-leather-flight-jackets.36527

** http://www.vintageleatherjackets.org/threads/the-first-u-s-shearling-flight-suit-type-b-3-jacket-with-type-a-3-trousers.39349

** http://www.vintageleatherjackets.org/threads/vlj-research-the-table-of-contents.41873

** {{cite book |last1=Angolia |first1=John R. |last2=Schlicht |first2=Adolf |title=Uniforms & Traditions of the Luftwaffe |volume=1 |date=1996 |publisher=R. James Bender Publishing |location=San Jose, California}}

** {{cite book |last1=Angolia |first1=John R. |last2=Schlicht |first2=Adolf |title=Uniforms & Traditions of the Luftwaffe |volume=2 |date=1997 |publisher=R. James Bender Publishing |location=San Jose, California}}

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** {{cite book |last1=Maguire |first1=Jon A. |title=Silver Wings, Pinks & Greens: Uniforms, Wings & Insignia of USAAF Airmen in WWII |date=1994 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania}}

** {{cite book |last1=Maguire |first1=Jon A. |title=More Silver Wings, Pinks & Greens: An Expanded Study of USAS, USAAC, & USAAF Uniforms, Wings & Insignia, 1913-1945, Including Civilian Auxiliaries |date=1996 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania}}

** {{cite book |last1=Maguire |first1=Jon A. |title=Gear Up! Flight Clothing & Equipment of USAAF Airmen in World War II |date=1995 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania}}

** {{cite book |last1=Maguire |first1=Jon A. |last2=Conway |first2=John P. |title=American Flight Jackets: A History of U.S. Flyers' Jackets from World War II to Desert Storm |date=2000 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania |edition=Second}}

** {{cite book |last1=Maguire |first1=Jon A. |last2=Conway |first2=John P. |title=Art of the Flight Jacket: Classic Leather Jackets of World War II |date=1995 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania}}

** {{cite book |last1=Roberts |first1=Michael L. |title=United States Naval Aviation Patches: Aircraft Carriers, Carrier Air Wings, Support Establishments |volume=1 |date=1995 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania |isbn=0-88740-753-6}}

** {{cite book |last1=Roberts |first1=Michael L. |title=United States Naval Aviation Patches: Aircraft, Attack Squadrons, Helicopter Squadrons |volume=2 |date=1995 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania |isbn=0-88740-801-X}}

** {{cite book |last1=Roberts |first1=Michael L. |title=United States Naval Aviation Patches: Fighter-Squadrons, Strike-Fighter Squadrons, Reconnaissance Squadrons |volume=3 |date=1995 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania |isbn=0-88740-802-8}}

** {{cite book |last1=Sweeting |first1=C. G. |title=Combat Flying Clothing: Army Air Forces Clothing During World War II |date=1984 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution Press |location=Washington, D.C. |isbn=0-87474-898-4}}

** {{cite book |last1=Sweeting |first1=C. G. |title=Combat Flying Equipment: U.S. Army Aviators' Personal Equipment, 1917–1945 |date=1989 |publisher=Airlife Publishing |location=Shrewsbury, England |isbn=1-85310-105-2}}

** {{cite book |last1=Warner |first1=Jeff |title=U.S. Naval Aviation Flying Clothing and Gear |date=2007 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania}}

** {{cite book |last1=Young |first1=Lance P. |title=Into the Blue: Uniforms of the United States Air Force, 1947 to the Present |volume=1 |date=2011 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania}}

** {{cite book |last1=Young |first1=Lance P. |last2=Shultz |first2=Dave |last3=Schlund |first3=Johnny |title=Into the Blue: Uniforms of the United States Air Force, 1947 to the Present |volume=2 |date=2014 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania}}

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** {{cite book |last1=Pardini |first1=Albert L. |title=The Legendary Secret Norden Bombsight |date=1999 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania |isbn=0-7643-0723-1}}

** {{cite book |last1=Parmerter |first1=Robert K. |title=Beech 18: A Civil & Military History |date=2004 |publisher=Staggerwing Museum Foundation |location=Tullahoma, Tennessee}}

** {{cite book |last1=Pearcy |first1=Arthur |title=Lend-Lease Aircraft in World War II |date=1996 |publisher=Motorbooks International Publishers & Wholsalers |location=Osceola, Wisconsin |isbn=0-7603-0259-6 ~~|access-date=21 November 2024~~}}

** {{cite book |last1=Pearcy |first1=Arthur |title=Lend-Lease Aircraft in World War II |date=1996 |publisher=Motorbooks International Publishers & Wholsalers |location=Osceola, Wisconsin |isbn=0-7603-0259-6}}

** {{cite book |last1=Stanley |first1=Roy M. |title=World War II Photo Intelligence |date=1981 |publisher=Charles Scribner's Sons |location=New York |isbn=978-0-684-17016-9}}

** {{cite book |last1=White |first1=Graham |title=R-2800: Pratt & Whitney's Dependable Masterpiece |date=2001 |publisher=Society of Automotive Engineers |location=Warrendale, Pennsylvania |isbn=0-7680-0272-9}}

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* Statistics

** http://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/a/aviation-personnel-fatalities-in-world-war-ii.html

** United States Air Force Statistical Digest (e.g. http://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/ADA542518, http://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/ADA551585, http://media.defense.gov/2011/Apr/19/2001330023/-1/-1/0/AFD-110419-012.pdf)

** United States Air Force Statistical Digest (e.g. http://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/ADA542518, http://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/ADA551585, http://media.defense.gov/2011/Apr/19/2001330023/-1/-1/0/AFD-110419-012.pdf, http://www.afhistory.af.mil/USAF-STATISTICS)

** http://www.alternatewars.com/WW2/NACS_WW2/NACS-WW2_Cover.htm

** https://web.archive.org/web/20070205225950/http://www.history.navy.mil/a-record/alna56-64.htm

* Units

** http://media.defense.gov/2010/Dec/02/2001329899/-1/-1/0/AFD-101202-002.pdf

** http://www.usafunithistory.com

** http://~~www~~.~~history~~.~~navy.mil~~/~~research~~/~~histories~~/~~naval~~-~~aviation~~-~~history~~/~~dictionary~~-of-~~american~~-~~naval~~-~~aviation~~-~~squadrons~~-~~volume~~-1.~~html~~

** {{cite book |editor1-last=Maurer |editor1-first=Maurer |title=Combat Squadrons of the Air Force: World War II |date=1982 |publisher=Office of Air Force History, Headquarters, United States Air Force |url=http://media.defense.gov/2010/Dec/02/2001329899/-1/-1/0/AFD-101202-002.pdf |access-date=6 May 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225185208/http://media.defense.gov/2010/Dec/02/2001329899/-1/-1/0/AFD-101202-002.pdf |archive-date=25 February 2025}}{{efn|Companion book to ''Air Force Combat Units of World War II''. Covers squadrons.}}

** http://~~www~~.~~history~~.~~navy.mil~~/~~research~~/~~histories~~/~~naval~~-~~aviation~~-~~history~~/~~dictionary~~-of-~~american-naval~~-~~aviation~~-~~squadrons-volume-2~~.~~html~~

** {{cite book |editor1-last=Maurer |editor1-first=Maurer |title=Air Force Combat Units of World War II |date=1983 |publisher=Office of Air Force History |location=Washington, D.C. |isbn=0-912799-02-1 |url=http://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/2001330256/-1/-1/0/AFD-100921-044.pdf |access-date=6 May 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225210430/http://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/2001330256/-1/-1/0/AFD-100921-044.pdf |archive-date=25 February 2025}}{{efn|Companion book to ''Combat Squadrons of the Air Force: World War II''. Covers groups, wings, commands, divisions and air forces.}}

** http://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/~~2001330257~~/-1/-1/0/~~combat_wings~~.pdf

** {{cite book |last1=Ravenstein |first1=Charles A. |title=Air Force Combat Wings: Lineage and Honors Histories, 1947-1977 |date=1984 |publisher=Office of Air Force History, United States Air Force |location=Washington, D.C. |url=http://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/2001330257/-1/-1/0/combat_wings.pdf |access-date=6 May 2026}}

** http://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/~~2001330256~~/-1/-1/0/~~AFD~~-~~100921~~-~~044~~.~~pdf~~

** {{cite book |last1=Grossnick |first1=Roy A. |title=Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons |volume=1: The History of VA, VAH, VAK, VAL, VAP and VFA Squadrons |date=1995 |publisher=Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy |location=Washington, D.C. |isbn=0-945274-29-7 |url=http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/naval-aviation-history/dictionary-of-american-naval-aviation-squadrons-volume-1.html |access-date=6 May 2026}}

** {{cite book |last1=Roberts |first1=Michael D. |title=Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons |volume=2: The History of VP, VPB, VP(HL) and VP(AM) Squadrons |date=2000 |publisher=Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy |location=Washington, D.C. |url=http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/naval-aviation-history/dictionary-of-american-naval-aviation-squadrons-volume-2.html |access-date=6 May 2026}}

** {{cite book |last1=Hata |first1=Ikuhiko |last2=Izawa |first2=Yasuho |translator-last1=Gorham |translator-first1=Don Cyril |title=Japanese Naval Aces and Fighter Units in World War II |date=1989 |publisher=Naval Institute Press |location=Annapolis, Maryland}}

** {{cite book |last1=Lewis |first1=Peter |title=Squadron Histories: RFC, RNAS and RAF Since 1912 |date=1968 |publisher=Putnam |location=London}}

** {{cite book |last1=Moyes |first1=Philip |title=Bomber Squadrons of the RAF and Their Aircraft |date=1976 |publisher=Macdonald and Janes |location=London}}

** {{cite book |last1=Rawlings |first1=John |title=Fighter Squadrons of the RAF and Their Aircraft |date=1976 |publisher=Macdonald and Janes |location=London}}

** {{cite book |last1=Rawlings |first1=John |title=Fighter Squadrons of the RAF and Their Aircraft |date=1976 |publisher=Macdonald and Janes |location=London |isbn=0 354 01028 X}}

* Victory Credits

** {{cite book |last1=Horvath |first1=Daniel |last2=Horvath |first2=Gabor |title=Verified Victories: Top JG 52 Aces Over Hungary, 1944-45 |date=2022 |publisher=Helion & Company |location=Warwick}}

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** {{cite book |last1=Mathews |first1=Johannes |last2=Foreman |first2=John |title=Luftwaffe Aces: Biographies and Victory Claims |volume=3 |date=2015 |publisher=Red Kite |location=Walton-on-Thames, Surrey}}

** {{cite book |last1=Mathews |first1=Johannes |last2=Foreman |first2=John |title=Luftwaffe Aces: Biographies and Victory Claims |volume=4 |date=2015 |publisher=Red Kite |location=Walton-on-Thames, Surrey}}

** {{cite book |title=USAF Credits for the Destruction of Enemy Aircraft, World War II |date=1978 |publisher=Office of Air Force History, Headquarters, United States Air Force |url=http://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/ADA542272 |access-date=7 May 2026}}

* Wrecks{{efn|The pages 241–243 in the bibliography of the book ''Hidden Warbirds II'' by Nicholas A. Veronico were a partial inspiration for this section as well as the source of many of the entries in it.}}

** http://www.aircraftwrecks.com

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** http://web.archive.org/web/20131102082444/http://www.warbirdcrash.com

** http://www.wreckchasing.com

** {{cite book |last1=Chorley |first1=W. R. |title=Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, 1939-1940 |volume=1 |date=1992 |publisher=Midland Counties Publications |location=Leicester}}

** {{cite book |last1=Chorley |first1=W. R. |title=Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, 1941 |volume=2 |date=1993 |publisher=Midland Counties Publications |location=Leicester}}

** {{cite book |last1=Chorley |first1=W. R. |title=Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, 1942 |volume=3 |date=1994 |publisher=Midland Counties Publications |location=Leicester}}

** {{cite book |last1=Chorley |first1=W. R. |title=Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, 1943 |volume=4 |date=1996 |publisher=Midland Counties Publications |location=Leicester}}

** {{cite book |last1=Chorley |first1=W. R. |title=Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, 1944 |volume=5 |date=1997 |publisher=Midland Counties Publications |location=Leicester}}

** {{cite book |last1=Chorley |first1=W. R. |title=Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, 1945 |volume=6 |date=1998 |publisher=Midland Counties Publications |location=Leicester |isbn=0-904597-92-X |url=http://www.archive.org/details/royalairforcebom0000chor |access-date=19 December 2025}}

** {{cite book |last1=Chorley |first1=W. R. |title=Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses: Operational Training Units, 1940-1947 |volume=7 |date=2002 |publisher=Midland Publishing |location=Leicester |isbn=1-85780-132-6 |url=http://www.archive.org/details/royalairforcebom0000chor_j1g8 |access-date=19 December 2025}}

** {{cite book |last1=Chorley |first1=W. R. |title=Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses: Heavy Conversion Units and Miscellaneous Units, 1939-1947 |volume=8 |date=2003 |publisher=Midland Publishing |location=Hinckley}}

** {{cite book |last1=Chorley |first1=W. R. |title=Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses: Roll of Honour 1939-1947 |volume=9 |date=2007 |publisher=Midland Counties Publications |location=

Hersham}}

** {{cite book |last1=Denham |first1=Terry |title=World Directory of Airliner Crashes: A Comprehensive Record of More Than 10,000 Passenger Aircraft Accidents |date=1996 |publisher=Patrick Stephens |location=Sparkford, Somerset |isbn=1 85260 554 5}}

** {{cite book |last1=Hobson |first1=Chris |title=Vietnam Air Losses: United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps Fixed-Wing Aircraft Losses in Southeast Asia, 1961-1973 |date=2001 |publisher=Midland Publishing |location=Hinckley |isbn=1-85780-115-6}}

** {{cite book |last1=Mireles |first1=Anthony J. |title=Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941–1945 |volume=1 |date=2006 |publisher=McFarland |location=Jefferson, North Carolina}}

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** https://web.archive.org/web/20170116133011/http://www.afhra.af.mil/Portals/16/documents/Studies/51-100/AFD-090601-134.pdf

** http://www.internationalbcc.co.uk/history/losses-database

** http://www.archive.org/details/nlsairforcelists

** {{cite book |last1=Seidl |first1=Hans D. |title=Stalin's Eagles: An Illustrated Study of the Soviet Aces of World War II and Korea |date=1998 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania |isbn=0-7643-0476-3}}

** {{cite book |last1=O'Connor |first1=Martin D. |title=Air Aces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, 1914-1918 |date=1986 |publisher=Champlin Fighter Museum Press |location=Mesa, Arizona |isbn=0-912173-03-3}}

** {{cite book |last1=Shores |first1=Christopher |last2=Williams |first2=Clive |title=Aces High: The Fighter Aces of the British and Commonwealth Air Forces in World War II |date=1966 |publisher=Neville Spearman |location=London}}{{efn|Republished in 1994.}}

** {{cite book |last1=Shores |first1=Christopher |title=Aces High, Volume 2: A Further Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the British and Commonwealth Air Forces in WWII |date=1998 |publisher=Grub Street |location=London}}

** {{cite book |last1=Arthur |first1=Reginal Wright |title=Contact! Careers of Naval Aviators |date=1967 |publisher=Naval Aviator Register |location=Washington, D.C. |edition=First}}

* Navigation Systems

** http://www.cdvandt.org

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** http://www.nonstopsystems.com/radio/hellschreiber-modes-other-hell-RadNav.htm

** http://www.radartutorial.eu/19.kartei/ka17.en.html

** http://www.thesurveystation.com/map-of-ngs-airway-beacons

** http://www.thesurveystation.com/airway-beacons-list-western-u-s

** http://www.thesurveystation.com/airway-beacons-list-eastern-u-s

* Books

** This section lists reference books about other subjects that need to be evaluated for appropriateness of inclusion, ''not'' books about books.

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* http://www.ecra.info/start.php?main_cat=11&sub_cat=158&access=view&exp_sub_cat=158

* http://www.uniform-reference.net

* http://www.armypostoffices.org

* Radio

** Signal Communication Equipment Directory: Radio Communication Equipment[http://www.radionerds.com/index.php/File:TM_11-227.pdf]

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 * {{cite book |last1=Fleischer |first1=Wolfgang |translator-last1=Oliver |translator-first1=Ted |title=German Air-Dropped Weapons to 1945 |date=2004 |publisher=Midland Publishing |location=Hinckley |isbn=1 85780 174 1}}
 * Engines
-** R-2800: Pratt & Whitney's Dependable Masterpiece, book
-** R-4360: Pratt & Whitney's Major Miracle, book
-** Vee's for Victory: The Story of the Allison V-1710 Aircraft Engine, 1929-1948, book
 ** The Secret Horsepower Race: Western Front Fighter Engine Development, book
+** {{cite book |last1=Roux |first1=Élodie |title=Turbofan and Turbojet Engines |date=2007 |publisher=Editions Elodie Roux |location=Blagnac |isbn=978-2-9529380-1-3}}
+** {{cite book |last1=White |first1=Graham |title=R-2800: Pratt & Whitney's Dependable Masterpiece |date=2001 |publisher=Society of Automotive Engineers |location=Warrendale, Pennsylvania |isbn=0-7680-0272-9}}
+** {{cite book |last1=White |first1=Graham |title=R-4360: Pratt & Whitney's Major Miracle |date=2006 |publisher=Specialty Press Publishers and Wholesalers |location=North Branch, Minnesota}}
+** {{cite book |last1=Whitney |first1=Daniel D. |title=Vee's for Victory: The Story of the Allison V-1710 Aircraft Engine, 1929-1948, book |date=1998 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania |isbn=0-7643-0561-1}}
 * Catalogs and Stock Lists
 ** http://www.aircorpslibrary.com/library-documents/general/aso
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 * http://www.rafweb.org
 * http://www.archive.org/details/sourcebookofraf0000delv
+* http://www.tailstrike.com
 * {{cite book |last1=Martin |first1=Patrick |title=Tail Code USAF: The Complete History of USAF Tactical Aircraft Tail Code Markings |date=1994 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania}}
 * {{cite book |last1=Bowers |first1=Peter M. |last2=Menard |first2=Dave |title=Buzz Numbers: The Explanations And Regulations Behind America's Military Aircraft Identification System |date=2006 |publisher=Specialty Press |location=North Branch, Minnesota}}
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 ** http://web.archive.org/web/20211201185827/http://www.pacificairfields.com
 ** http://www.airfieldresearchgroup.org.uk
+** http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/sept2genaca
+** http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011395941
 ** {{cite book |last1=Fletcher |first1=Harry R. |title=Air Force Bases |date=1993 |publisher=United States Air Force, Center for Air Force History |volume=2 |location=Washington, D.C. |url=http://media.defense.gov/2010/May/25/2001330286/-1/-1/0/AFD-100525-060.pdf}}
 ** {{cite book |last1=Mueller |first1=Robert |title=Air Force Bases |date=1989 |publisher=United States Air Force, Office of Air Force History |volume=1 |location=Washington, D.C. |isbn=0-912799-53-6 |url=http://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/2001330255/-1/-1/0/AFD-100921-026.pdf}}
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 ** http://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Portals/10/AFEHRI/documents/RanksInsignia/badges.pdf
 ** http://www.airandspaceforces.com/PDF/MagazineArchive/Documents/1963/1063wings.pdf
+** http://www.germandaggers.com/Gallery/USW.php
 ** Bomber Boys: WWII Flight Jacket Art, book[http://www.wwiibomberboys.com]
-** Combat Flying Clothing, book
-** Combat Flying Equipment, book
-** Gear Up!: Flight Clothing & Equipment of USAAF Airmen in WWII, book
 ** Type A-2 Jacket, Flight Jacket Identification Manual, book
-** U.S. Naval Aviation Flying Clothing and Gear, book
+** http://www.vintageleatherjackets.org/threads/the-mighty-a-2-a-guide-to-the-army-air-forces%E2%80%99-leather-flying-jacket.35493
+** http://www.vintageleatherjackets.org/threads/%E2%80%9Ca-better-fighting-garment%E2%80%A6%E2%80%9D-3-0-the-guide-to-u-s-navy-intermediate-leather-flight-jackets.36527
+** http://www.vintageleatherjackets.org/threads/the-first-u-s-shearling-flight-suit-type-b-3-jacket-with-type-a-3-trousers.39349
+** http://www.vintageleatherjackets.org/threads/vlj-research-the-table-of-contents.41873
 ** {{cite book |last1=Angolia |first1=John R. |last2=Schlicht |first2=Adolf |title=Uniforms & Traditions of the Luftwaffe |volume=1 |date=1996 |publisher=R. James Bender Publishing |location=San Jose, California}}
 ** {{cite book |last1=Angolia |first1=John R. |last2=Schlicht |first2=Adolf |title=Uniforms & Traditions of the Luftwaffe |volume=2 |date=1997 |publisher=R. James Bender Publishing |location=San Jose, California}}
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 ** {{cite book |last1=Maguire |first1=Jon A. |title=Silver Wings, Pinks & Greens: Uniforms, Wings & Insignia of USAAF Airmen in WWII |date=1994 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania}}
 ** {{cite book |last1=Maguire |first1=Jon A. |title=More Silver Wings, Pinks & Greens: An Expanded Study of USAS, USAAC, & USAAF Uniforms, Wings & Insignia, 1913-1945, Including Civilian Auxiliaries |date=1996 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania}}
+** {{cite book |last1=Maguire |first1=Jon A. |title=Gear Up! Flight Clothing & Equipment of USAAF Airmen in World War II |date=1995 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania}}
+** {{cite book |last1=Maguire |first1=Jon A. |last2=Conway |first2=John P. |title=American Flight Jackets: A History of U.S. Flyers' Jackets from World War II to Desert Storm |date=2000 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania |edition=Second}}
+** {{cite book |last1=Maguire |first1=Jon A. |last2=Conway |first2=John P. |title=Art of the Flight Jacket: Classic Leather Jackets of World War II |date=1995 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania}}
 ** {{cite book |last1=Roberts |first1=Michael L. |title=United States Naval Aviation Patches: Aircraft Carriers, Carrier Air Wings, Support Establishments |volume=1 |date=1995 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania |isbn=0-88740-753-6}}
 ** {{cite book |last1=Roberts |first1=Michael L. |title=United States Naval Aviation Patches: Aircraft, Attack Squadrons, Helicopter Squadrons |volume=2 |date=1995 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania |isbn=0-88740-801-X}}
 ** {{cite book |last1=Roberts |first1=Michael L. |title=United States Naval Aviation Patches: Fighter-Squadrons, Strike-Fighter Squadrons, Reconnaissance Squadrons |volume=3 |date=1995 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania |isbn=0-88740-802-8}}
+** {{cite book |last1=Sweeting |first1=C. G. |title=Combat Flying Clothing: Army Air Forces Clothing During World War II |date=1984 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution Press |location=Washington, D.C. |isbn=0-87474-898-4}}
+** {{cite book |last1=Sweeting |first1=C. G. |title=Combat Flying Equipment: U.S. Army Aviators' Personal Equipment, 1917–1945 |date=1989 |publisher=Airlife Publishing |location=Shrewsbury, England |isbn=1-85310-105-2}}
+** {{cite book |last1=Warner |first1=Jeff |title=U.S. Naval Aviation Flying Clothing and Gear |date=2007 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania}}
 ** {{cite book |last1=Young |first1=Lance P. |title=Into the Blue: Uniforms of the United States Air Force, 1947 to the Present |volume=1 |date=2011 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania}}
 ** {{cite book |last1=Young |first1=Lance P. |last2=Shultz |first2=Dave |last3=Schlund |first3=Johnny |title=Into the Blue: Uniforms of the United States Air Force, 1947 to the Present |volume=2 |date=2014 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania}}
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 ** {{cite book |last1=Pardini |first1=Albert L. |title=The Legendary Secret Norden Bombsight |date=1999 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania |isbn=0-7643-0723-1}}
 ** {{cite book |last1=Parmerter |first1=Robert K. |title=Beech 18: A Civil & Military History |date=2004 |publisher=Staggerwing Museum Foundation |location=Tullahoma, Tennessee}}
-** {{cite book |last1=Pearcy |first1=Arthur |title=Lend-Lease Aircraft in World War II |date=1996 |publisher=Motorbooks International Publishers & Wholsalers |location=Osceola, Wisconsin |isbn=0-7603-0259-6 |access-date=21 November 2024}}
+** {{cite book |last1=Pearcy |first1=Arthur |title=Lend-Lease Aircraft in World War II |date=1996 |publisher=Motorbooks International Publishers & Wholsalers |location=Osceola, Wisconsin |isbn=0-7603-0259-6}}
 ** {{cite book |last1=Stanley |first1=Roy M. |title=World War II Photo Intelligence |date=1981 |publisher=Charles Scribner's Sons |location=New York |isbn=978-0-684-17016-9}}
 ** {{cite book |last1=White |first1=Graham |title=R-2800: Pratt & Whitney's Dependable Masterpiece |date=2001 |publisher=Society of Automotive Engineers |location=Warrendale, Pennsylvania |isbn=0-7680-0272-9}}
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 * Statistics
 ** http://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/a/aviation-personnel-fatalities-in-world-war-ii.html
-** United States Air Force Statistical Digest (e.g. http://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/ADA542518, http://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/ADA551585, http://media.defense.gov/2011/Apr/19/2001330023/-1/-1/0/AFD-110419-012.pdf)
+** United States Air Force Statistical Digest (e.g. http://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/ADA542518, http://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/ADA551585, http://media.defense.gov/2011/Apr/19/2001330023/-1/-1/0/AFD-110419-012.pdf, http://www.afhistory.af.mil/USAF-STATISTICS)
 ** http://www.alternatewars.com/WW2/NACS_WW2/NACS-WW2_Cover.htm
 ** https://web.archive.org/web/20070205225950/http://www.history.navy.mil/a-record/alna56-64.htm
 * Units
-** http://media.defense.gov/2010/Dec/02/2001329899/-1/-1/0/AFD-101202-002.pdf
 ** http://www.usafunithistory.com
-** http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/naval-aviation-history/dictionary-of-american-naval-aviation-squadrons-volume-1.html
+** {{cite book |editor1-last=Maurer |editor1-first=Maurer |title=Combat Squadrons of the Air Force: World War II |date=1982 |publisher=Office of Air Force History, Headquarters, United States Air Force |url=http://media.defense.gov/2010/Dec/02/2001329899/-1/-1/0/AFD-101202-002.pdf |access-date=6 May 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225185208/http://media.defense.gov/2010/Dec/02/2001329899/-1/-1/0/AFD-101202-002.pdf |archive-date=25 February 2025}}{{efn|Companion book to ''Air Force Combat Units of World War II''. Covers squadrons.}}
-** http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/naval-aviation-history/dictionary-of-american-naval-aviation-squadrons-volume-2.html
+** {{cite book |editor1-last=Maurer |editor1-first=Maurer |title=Air Force Combat Units of World War II |date=1983 |publisher=Office of Air Force History |location=Washington, D.C. |isbn=0-912799-02-1 |url=http://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/2001330256/-1/-1/0/AFD-100921-044.pdf |access-date=6 May 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225210430/http://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/2001330256/-1/-1/0/AFD-100921-044.pdf |archive-date=25 February 2025}}{{efn|Companion book to ''Combat Squadrons of the Air Force: World War II''. Covers groups, wings, commands, divisions and air forces.}}
-** http://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/2001330257/-1/-1/0/combat_wings.pdf
+** {{cite book |last1=Ravenstein |first1=Charles A. |title=Air Force Combat Wings: Lineage and Honors Histories, 1947-1977 |date=1984 |publisher=Office of Air Force History, United States Air Force |location=Washington, D.C. |url=http://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/2001330257/-1/-1/0/combat_wings.pdf |access-date=6 May 2026}}
-** http://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/2001330256/-1/-1/0/AFD-100921-044.pdf
+** {{cite book |last1=Grossnick |first1=Roy A. |title=Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons |volume=1: The History of VA, VAH, VAK, VAL, VAP and VFA Squadrons |date=1995 |publisher=Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy |location=Washington, D.C. |isbn=0-945274-29-7 |url=http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/naval-aviation-history/dictionary-of-american-naval-aviation-squadrons-volume-1.html |access-date=6 May 2026}}
+** {{cite book |last1=Roberts |first1=Michael D. |title=Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons |volume=2: The History of VP, VPB, VP(HL) and VP(AM) Squadrons |date=2000 |publisher=Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy |location=Washington, D.C. |url=http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/naval-aviation-history/dictionary-of-american-naval-aviation-squadrons-volume-2.html |access-date=6 May 2026}}
 ** {{cite book |last1=Hata |first1=Ikuhiko |last2=Izawa |first2=Yasuho |translator-last1=Gorham |translator-first1=Don Cyril |title=Japanese Naval Aces and Fighter Units in World War II |date=1989 |publisher=Naval Institute Press |location=Annapolis, Maryland}}
 ** {{cite book |last1=Lewis |first1=Peter |title=Squadron Histories: RFC, RNAS and RAF Since 1912 |date=1968 |publisher=Putnam |location=London}}
 ** {{cite book |last1=Moyes |first1=Philip |title=Bomber Squadrons of the RAF and Their Aircraft |date=1976 |publisher=Macdonald and Janes |location=London}}
-** {{cite book |last1=Rawlings |first1=John |title=Fighter Squadrons of the RAF and Their Aircraft |date=1976 |publisher=Macdonald and Janes |location=London}}
+** {{cite book |last1=Rawlings |first1=John |title=Fighter Squadrons of the RAF and Their Aircraft |date=1976 |publisher=Macdonald and Janes |location=London |isbn=0 354 01028 X}}
 * Victory Credits
 ** {{cite book |last1=Horvath |first1=Daniel |last2=Horvath |first2=Gabor |title=Verified Victories: Top JG 52 Aces Over Hungary, 1944-45 |date=2022 |publisher=Helion & Company |location=Warwick}}
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 ** {{cite book |last1=Mathews |first1=Johannes |last2=Foreman |first2=John |title=Luftwaffe Aces: Biographies and Victory Claims |volume=3 |date=2015 |publisher=Red Kite |location=Walton-on-Thames, Surrey}}
 ** {{cite book |last1=Mathews |first1=Johannes |last2=Foreman |first2=John |title=Luftwaffe Aces: Biographies and Victory Claims |volume=4 |date=2015 |publisher=Red Kite |location=Walton-on-Thames, Surrey}}
+** {{cite book |title=USAF Credits for the Destruction of Enemy Aircraft, World War II |date=1978 |publisher=Office of Air Force History, Headquarters, United States Air Force |url=http://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/ADA542272 |access-date=7 May 2026}}
 * Wrecks{{efn|The pages 241–243 in the bibliography of the book ''Hidden Warbirds II'' by Nicholas A. Veronico were a partial inspiration for this section as well as the source of many of the entries in it.}}
 ** http://www.aircraftwrecks.com
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 ** http://web.archive.org/web/20131102082444/http://www.warbirdcrash.com
 ** http://www.wreckchasing.com
+** {{cite book |last1=Chorley |first1=W. R. |title=Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, 1939-1940 |volume=1 |date=1992 |publisher=Midland Counties Publications |location=Leicester}}
+** {{cite book |last1=Chorley |first1=W. R. |title=Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, 1941 |volume=2 |date=1993 |publisher=Midland Counties Publications |location=Leicester}}
+** {{cite book |last1=Chorley |first1=W. R. |title=Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, 1942 |volume=3 |date=1994 |publisher=Midland Counties Publications |location=Leicester}}
+** {{cite book |last1=Chorley |first1=W. R. |title=Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, 1943 |volume=4 |date=1996 |publisher=Midland Counties Publications |location=Leicester}}
+** {{cite book |last1=Chorley |first1=W. R. |title=Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, 1944 |volume=5 |date=1997 |publisher=Midland Counties Publications |location=Leicester}}
+** {{cite book |last1=Chorley |first1=W. R. |title=Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, 1945 |volume=6 |date=1998 |publisher=Midland Counties Publications |location=Leicester |isbn=0-904597-92-X |url=http://www.archive.org/details/royalairforcebom0000chor |access-date=19 December 2025}}
+** {{cite book |last1=Chorley |first1=W. R. |title=Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses: Operational Training Units, 1940-1947 |volume=7 |date=2002 |publisher=Midland Publishing |location=Leicester |isbn=1-85780-132-6 |url=http://www.archive.org/details/royalairforcebom0000chor_j1g8 |access-date=19 December 2025}}
+** {{cite book |last1=Chorley |first1=W. R. |title=Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses: Heavy Conversion Units and Miscellaneous Units, 1939-1947 |volume=8 |date=2003 |publisher=Midland Publishing |location=Hinckley}}
+** {{cite book |last1=Chorley |first1=W. R. |title=Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses: Roll of Honour 1939-1947 |volume=9 |date=2007 |publisher=Midland Counties Publications |location=
+Hersham}}
+** {{cite book |last1=Denham |first1=Terry |title=World Directory of Airliner Crashes: A Comprehensive Record of More Than 10,000 Passenger Aircraft Accidents |date=1996 |publisher=Patrick Stephens |location=Sparkford, Somerset |isbn=1 85260 554 5}}
 ** {{cite book |last1=Hobson |first1=Chris |title=Vietnam Air Losses: United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps Fixed-Wing Aircraft Losses in Southeast Asia, 1961-1973 |date=2001 |publisher=Midland Publishing |location=Hinckley |isbn=1-85780-115-6}}
 ** {{cite book |last1=Mireles |first1=Anthony J. |title=Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941–1945 |volume=1 |date=2006 |publisher=McFarland |location=Jefferson, North Carolina}}
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 ** https://web.archive.org/web/20170116133011/http://www.afhra.af.mil/Portals/16/documents/Studies/51-100/AFD-090601-134.pdf
 ** http://www.internationalbcc.co.uk/history/losses-database
+** http://www.archive.org/details/nlsairforcelists
 ** {{cite book |last1=Seidl |first1=Hans D. |title=Stalin's Eagles: An Illustrated Study of the Soviet Aces of World War II and Korea |date=1998 |publisher=Schiffer Publishing |location=Atglen, Pennsylvania |isbn=0-7643-0476-3}}
 ** {{cite book |last1=O'Connor |first1=Martin D. |title=Air Aces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, 1914-1918 |date=1986 |publisher=Champlin Fighter Museum Press |location=Mesa, Arizona |isbn=0-912173-03-3}}
 ** {{cite book |last1=Shores |first1=Christopher |last2=Williams |first2=Clive |title=Aces High: The Fighter Aces of the British and Commonwealth Air Forces in World War II |date=1966 |publisher=Neville Spearman |location=London}}{{efn|Republished in 1994.}}
 ** {{cite book |last1=Shores |first1=Christopher |title=Aces High, Volume 2: A Further Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the British and Commonwealth Air Forces in WWII |date=1998 |publisher=Grub Street |location=London}}
+** {{cite book |last1=Arthur |first1=Reginal Wright |title=Contact! Careers of Naval Aviators |date=1967 |publisher=Naval Aviator Register |location=Washington, D.C. |edition=First}}
 * Navigation Systems
 ** http://www.cdvandt.org
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 ** http://www.nonstopsystems.com/radio/hellschreiber-modes-other-hell-RadNav.htm
 ** http://www.radartutorial.eu/19.kartei/ka17.en.html
+** http://www.thesurveystation.com/map-of-ngs-airway-beacons
+** http://www.thesurveystation.com/airway-beacons-list-western-u-s
+** http://www.thesurveystation.com/airway-beacons-list-eastern-u-s
 * Books
 ** This section lists reference books about other subjects that need to be evaluated for appropriateness of inclusion, ''not'' books about books.
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 * http://www.ecra.info/start.php?main_cat=11&sub_cat=158&access=view&exp_sub_cat=158
 * http://www.uniform-reference.net
+* http://www.armypostoffices.org
 * Radio
 ** Signal Communication Equipment Directory: Radio Communication Equipment[http://www.radionerds.com/index.php/File:TM_11-227.pdf]