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* Spartan – some with Connor Flynn (C3 drawings) ([http://www.vintageaviationnews.com/vintage-aviation/young-man-old-plane-big-challenge.html Ref]), some with Kevin Gray, some with Tulsa Air and Space Museum (12W drawings), possibly some with EAA Aviation Museum (NP drawings), some (previously?) with George Goodhead (photos, drawings and documents){{efn|The acknowledgements page of ''The Spartan Story'' provides a good overview of sources:
* Spartan – some with Connor Flynn (C3 drawings) ([http://www.vintageaviationnews.com/vintage-aviation/young-man-old-plane-big-challenge.html Ref]), some with Kevin Gray, some with Tulsa Air and Space Museum (12W drawings), possibly some with EAA Aviation Museum (NP drawings), some (previously?) with George Goodhead (photos, drawings and documents){{efn|The acknowledgements page of ''The Spartan Story'' provides a good overview of sources:
{{Blockquote|text=This book has been long abuilding. Some forty years ago, George Goodhead, a[n] early Spartan Student, began collecting factory photos, drawings and documents from the company archives. The restoration of two Spartan planes, the Model 12 and a C-2-60, added further to his Spartan information. I was contacted in late 1992 and agreed to write The Spartan Story, using as a starting point the volumes of material faithfully collected by George. Because of his considerable contributions to the book throughout its gestation, I am proud to name him as co-author.<br />
{{Blockquote|text=This book has been long abuilding. Some forty years ago, George Goodhead, a[n] early Spartan Student, began collecting factory photos, drawings and documents from the company archives. The restoration of two Spartan planes, the Model 12 and a C-2-60, added further to his Spartan information. I was contacted in late 1992 and agreed to write The Spartan Story, using as a starting point the volumes of material faithfully collected by George. Because of his considerable contributions to the book throughout its gestation, I am proud to name him as co-author.<br />
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As the research went forward, many other individuals and organizations lent their assistance. Former employees such as Randy Brooks, Rex Madera and B. B. Broome generously opened their personal files to me. Dick Smith, who was a student during the "Dirty Thirties", sent photos and reminiscences of that difficult era. Neighbor and friend "Pete" Howard, a young flying cadet at Spartan in 1941, gave a personal insight into that romantic period. Mary Jones shared an hour-long taped interview given by Jess Green, containing interesting anecdotes of Spartans's early years. Another friend, Kent Faith, furnished me with reams of materials he had collected for a school writing project, including copies of the "Spartan News" from 1941 through 1945. Tulsa Historian, Beryl Ford, opened his vast archives of Tulsa lore; many of the photos and newspaper articles came from his collection.<br />
As the research went forward, many other individuals and organizations lent their assistance. Former employees such as Randy Brooks, Rex Madera and B. B. Broome generously opened their personal files to me. Dick Smith, who was a student during the "Dirty Thirties", sent photos and reminiscences of that difficult era. Neighbor and friend "Pete" Howard, a young flying cadet at Spartan in 1941, gave a personal insight into that romantic period. Mary Jones shared an hour-long taped interview given by Jess Green, containing interesting anecdotes of Spartans's early years. Another friend, Kent Faith, furnished me with reams of materials he had collected for a school writing project, including copies of the "Spartan News" from 1941 through 1945. Tulsa Historian, Beryl Ford, opened his vast archives of Tulsa lore; many of the photos and newspaper articles came from his collection.<br />
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An international flavor was gained when the Miami, OK, Dobson Museum allowed me to peruse their extensive collection of material on the #3 British F. lying Training School, which operated there from 1941 to 1945. Through them I was able to contact the schools veteran's association, and a number of British pilots generously sent stories and photos describing their training in Oklahoma.<br />
An international flavor was gained when the Miami, OK, Dobson Museum allowed me to peruse their extensive collection of material on the #3 British F. lying Training School, which operated there from 1941 to 1945. Through them I was able to contact the schools veteran's association, and a number of British pilots generously sent stories and photos describing their training in Oklahoma.<br />
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Oklahoma City's Air-Space Museum opened their historical library to me, and my ever-helpful neighbor, Harold Maloy, lent 1920-1930's periodicals from his extensive collection. Vernon Foltz, Director of the Spartan Alumni Association, copied old manuals and news articles from their files.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Peek |first1=Chester L. |last2=Goodhead |first2=George |title=The Spartan Story |date=1994 |publisher=Three Peaks Publishing |location=Norman, Oklahoma |isbn=0-943691-16-8 |page=v}}</ref>}}}}
Oklahoma City's Air-Space Museum opened their historical library to me, and my ever-helpful neighbor, Harold Maloy, lent 1920-1930's periodicals from his extensive collection. Vernon Foltz, Director of the Spartan Alumni Association, copied old manuals and news articles from their files.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Peek |first1=Chester L. |last2=Goodhead |first2=George |title=The Spartan Story |date=1994 |publisher=Three Peaks Publishing |location=Norman, Oklahoma |isbn=0-943691-16-8 |page=v}}</ref>}}}}
* Stout – [http://dalnet-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=01DAL_HENRYFORD_ALMA2112398460003246&vid=01DAL_HENRYFORD&lang=en_US The Henry Ford]
* Stout – [http://dalnet-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=01DAL_HENRYFORD_ALMA2112398460003246&vid=01DAL_HENRYFORD&lang=en_US The Henry Ford]

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Introduction

The content on this page takes two forms. The first is the real-world locations of aviation archives. The second is online accessible documents. Links to the direct catalog entry are included where available.

Airlines

Country Specific

Manuals

For more information, see Digital Aircraft Manual Sources

Specific Aircraft

Manufacturers

Manufacturer Periodicals
  • A W Affairs – Armstrong Whitworth
  • AeROHRcrafter – Rohr
  • Aeronautics Star – Lockheed Martin
  • Aero-Vought-Ics – Vought
  • Aircrafter – Canadian Car and Foundry
  • Aircraftings – Wright-Martin
  • Aircraftsman – Lockheed
  • Airview – Douglas
  • Airview News – Douglas
  • Alexander Aircrafter – Alexander
  • Ameri-Kansan – North American
  • Bee-Hive – United Aircraft Corporation
  • Beech Log – Beechcraft[1]
  • Beechcraft Bulletin – Beechcraft[1]
  • Beechcrafter – Beechcraft[1]
  • Bladesman – Curtiss-Wright
  • BMW Flugmotoren-Nachrichten – BMW
  • [Boeing] Magazine – Boeing
  • [Boeing] News – Boeing
  • Brewster Builder – Brewster
  • Bristol Quarterly – Bristol
  • Bristol Review – Bristol
  • Bulletin Technique des Avions H. Potez – Potez
  • Bulletin Walter – Walter
  • Cessna Times – Cessna
  • Cessquire – Cessna
  • Code One – General Dynamics/Lockheed Martin
  • Consolidated Vultee News – Consolidated Vultee
  • Consolidator – Consolidated[2]
  • Convairiety – Convair
  • Curtiss Fly Leaf – Curtiss
  • Curtiss-Wright Review – Curtiss-Wright
  • [Curtiss-Wright] Sales and Service Newsletter – Curtiss-Wright
  • D H Gazette – de Havilland
  • Der Condor – Focke-Wulf
  • Doak Digest – Doak
  • Douglas Airview – Douglas
  • [Douglas] News Letter – Douglas
  • [Douglas] Service – Douglas
  • Eastern Aircraftsman – Eastern
  • Engineering – Lockheed
  • FAD – Fairchild
  • Fairchild Aviation News – Fairchild
  • Fairey Affairs – Fairey
  • Fleetwings News – Fleetwings
  • Flight and Service News Letter/Field Service Bulletin – Consolidated/Consolidated Vultee[3]
  • Flight Deck – Consolidated Vultee[4]
  • Flight Sheet – Vought-Sikorsky
  • Gallaudet News – Gallaudet
  • General Dynamics News – General Dynamics
  • General Dyanmics World – General Dynamics
  • Global Service Log – Lockheed
  • Globe Beam – Globe
  • Gnome Rhone Journal – Gnome Rhone
  • Grumman Plane News – Grumman
  • Grumman World – Grumman
  • Hangar Flying – Lockheed
  • Hawker Siddeley News – Hawker Siddeley
  • Hawker Siddeley Review – Hawker Siddeley
  • Hiller Copter-News – Hiller[5]
  • Junkers Nachrichten – Junkers
  • Kaman Rotor Tips – Kaman
  • Let's Eat – Lockheed
  • Lockheed Horizons – Lockheed
  • Lockheed Southern Star – Lockheed
  • McDonnell Airscoop – McDonnell[6]
  • McDonnell Bulletin – McDonnell
  • Miles Magazine – Miles
  • Milestones – Miles
  • Mission Success – Lockheed Martin
  • Mooney Eagle – Mooney[7]
  • News Bulletin – United Aircraft Corporation[8]
  • Norcrafter – Northrop
  • North American Log – North American
  • North Ameri-Kansan – North American
  • [Northrop] Life – Northrop
  • [Northrop] News – Northrop
  • Pilatus Post – Pilatus
  • Piper Pilot – Piper
  • Plane Power – Jacobs
  • Plane-Talk – Vultee/Consolidated Vultee[9]
  • Republic Aviation News – Republic
  • Revue a Bulletin Technique de la Societe Francaise Hispano-Suiza – Hispano-Suiza
  • Revue de la Societe Generale Aeronautique – Societe Generale Aeronautique
  • Revue Technique Hispano-Suiza – Hispano-Suiza
  • Ryan Reporter – Ryan
  • Service News – Lockheed[10]
  • Service News – North American
  • Short Quarterly Review – Short
  • Short Story – Short
  • Siemens Aircraft News – Siemens
  • Simpli-Facts – Lockheed
  • Sky-Gest – American Aviation
  • Skyline – North American
  • Skywriter – North American
  • Star – Lockheed
  • Stinson Plane News – Stinson
  • Tailspins – Allison
  • Take-Off – North American
  • Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical Achiever – Teledyne Ryan
  • Temco Tidings – Temco
  • The Air Box – Chandler-Evans
  • The Armstrong Siddeley Air-Mail – Armstrong Siddeley
  • The Beechcraft Engineering Service Magazine – Beechcraft[1]
  • The Beechcraft Sales Altimeter – Beechcraft[1]
  • The Bellringer – Bell
  • The Bristol Review Engine Issue – Bristol
  • The Cub Flyer – Piper
  • The Curtiss Wright-Er – Curtiss-Wright
  • The Eagle – Consolidated Vultee
  • The Faircrafters – Fairchild
  • The Flying Reporter – Ryan
  • The Gloster – Gloster
  • The Kirkham News – Kirkham
  • The Lycoming Star – Lycoming
  • The Lycoming Starduster – Lycoming
  • The Martin Star – Martin
  • The Pegasus – Fairchild
  • The Red Seal – Continental
  • The Short Story News-Gazette – Short
  • The Tradewind – Curtiss-Wright
  • The Vultair – Vultee
  • The Waco Word – Waco
  • The Wasp Nest – Pratt & Whitney
  • This Week – General Dynamics
  • Trade Winds – Curtiss-Wright
  • Vickers & Supermarine Aviation Bulletin – Supermarine
  • Waco Pilot – Waco
  • Wingfoot Clan: Aircraft Edition – Goodyear
Reference, Reference

Parts Suppliers

Maps

Organizations

Organization Newsletters

For a list of Air Force Base Newspapers, see a dedicated page

Periodicals

Industry Yearbooks
  • Jane's Aviation Review
  • Jeppesen Sanderson Aviation Yearbook
  • The Aviation Yearbook (ACCA/AIAA)
  • United States Aircraft, Missiles, and Spacecraft (NAEC)

University Holdings

Other

References

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The acknowledgements page of The Spartan Story provides a good overview of sources:

    This book has been long abuilding. Some forty years ago, George Goodhead, a[n] early Spartan Student, began collecting factory photos, drawings and documents from the company archives. The restoration of two Spartan planes, the Model 12 and a C-2-60, added further to his Spartan information. I was contacted in late 1992 and agreed to write The Spartan Story, using as a starting point the volumes of material faithfully collected by George. Because of his considerable contributions to the book throughout its gestation, I am proud to name him as co-author.

    As the research went forward, many other individuals and organizations lent their assistance. Former employees such as Randy Brooks, Rex Madera and B. B. Broome generously opened their personal files to me. Dick Smith, who was a student during the "Dirty Thirties", sent photos and reminiscences of that difficult era. Neighbor and friend "Pete" Howard, a young flying cadet at Spartan in 1941, gave a personal insight into that romantic period. Mary Jones shared an hour-long taped interview given by Jess Green, containing interesting anecdotes of Spartans's early years. Another friend, Kent Faith, furnished me with reams of materials he had collected for a school writing project, including copies of the "Spartan News" from 1941 through 1945. Tulsa Historian, Beryl Ford, opened his vast archives of Tulsa lore; many of the photos and newspaper articles came from his collection.

    An international flavor was gained when the Miami, OK, Dobson Museum allowed me to peruse their extensive collection of material on the #3 British F. lying Training School, which operated there from 1941 to 1945. Through them I was able to contact the schools veteran's association, and a number of British pilots generously sent stories and photos describing their training in Oklahoma.

    Oklahoma City's Air-Space Museum opened their historical library to me, and my ever-helpful neighbor, Harold Maloy, lent 1920-1930's periodicals from his extensive collection. Vernon Foltz, Director of the Spartan Alumni Association, copied old manuals and news articles from their files.[13]
  2. ↑ As of May 2025, the donation of the Aviation Week archives to the Cradle of Aviation Museum is pending.[19]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Parmerter, Robert K. (2004). Beech 18: A Civil & Military History. Tullahoma, Tennessee: Staggerwing Museum Foundation. pp. 462–463. ISBN 0-9748312-0-4.
  2. ↑ "Consolidator". Internet Archive. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Consolidated Aircraft Field Service Bulletins Vol 1 1942 43". Internet Archive. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Consairway Flight Deck 1943 44". Internet Archive. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Exhibits". Hiller Aviation Museum. Archived from the original on 14 November 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "McDonnell Airscoop Newsletters, 1963-1966 (S0758)". State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  7. ↑ Ball, Larry A. (1998). Those Remarkable Mooneys. Indianapolis, Indiana: Ball Publications. p. 148. ISBN 0-9641514-9-9.
  8. ↑ "F4U-1 Electric Starters News Bulletin, Serial No. 1, 15-July-1944". AirCorps Library. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Plane Talk 1943 1944". Internet Archive. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Service News Magazine Archive". Lockheed Martin. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  11. ↑ Ben Guttery, email message to webmaster, 28 March 2024
  12. ↑ Jim Hodgson, Facebook comment, 27 March 2024
  13. ↑ Peek, Chester L.; Goodhead, George (1994). The Spartan Story. Norman, Oklahoma: Three Peaks Publishing. p. v. ISBN 0-943691-16-8.
  14. ↑ Jim Hodgson, Facebook comment, 7 March 2016
  15. ↑ Ben Guttery, email message to webmaster, 28 March 2024
  16. ↑ Joshua Stoff, Facebook comment, 8 March 2016
  17. ↑ Joshua Stoff, email message to webmaster, 27 March 2024
  18. ↑ Joshua Stoff, Facebook comment, 8 March 2016
  19. ↑ Joshua Stoff, comment during Zoom meeting, 21 May 2025

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