Aviation Reference Directory

Introduction

This is a list of websites and webpages with information about specific aircraft equipment.

Equipment

Avionics

• Arboga Elektronikhistoriska Förening: Avionik (Swedish)
• Rochester Avionic Archives
• Vintage Avionics

Cameras

• American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing: A History of Military Mapping
• American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing: Development of Aerial Camera Stabilization and Its Effect on Photogrammetry and Photo Interpretation
• Camera Wiki: Aerial Camera

Compasses

• Compassipedia: Aeronautical Compasses

Ejection Seats

• Ejector Seats
• Project Get Out and Walk
• The Ejection Site

Engines

• Jet Engine Specification Database

Flight Computers

• Luftwaffe Data: Knemeyer Dreieckrechner (Archived)
• Load Adjuster List (Internal link)

Instruments

• AeroAntique
• Aircraft Gunsights
• Cockpit Clocks
• Deutsche Luftwaffe: Gerätekatalog 1
• Funatsu Aviation Instruments Museum
• Relojes Originales de Avion
• WaterGeek.eu: Aircraft Cockpit Instrument Panels and Vintage Contractor Scale Models

Ordnance

• Drop Tank List (Internal link)
• World War Two – Air Dropped Ordnance

Propellers

• Not Plane Jane
• Polish Propellers
• Propeller Listing
• Sensenich: Sensenich Support Documentation
• Wooden Propellers

Radios

• A Users Guide to Aircraft Radio Corporation Receivers (Transcribed)
• AAF Radio
• Airborne Radio Equipment Handbook
• Radio Boulevard: Airborne Radio Communications Gear & Airborne Radio Direction Finding-Navigation Equipment

Sextants

• Celestial Navigation Aloft: Aeronautical Sextants in the US

To Do

To be Organized

• http://csusap.csu.edu.au/~dspennem/ReportStore/GSAP_AN_N6A_Walkaround.pdf (Find menu page)
• http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?fq=online_media_type%3A%22Images%22&fq=topic%3A%22Avionics%22
• http://www.glennsmuseum.com/bombsights/bombsights.html
• http://www.nordenbombsightsbymoore.com
• http://www.ww2wings.com
• http://spiral.imperial.ac.uk/handle/10044/1/8266
• http://www.quarryhs.co.uk
• http://users.telenet.be/Emmanuel.Gustin
• http://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/ADA529948
• http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006542034
• http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001526585
• http://www.loc.gov/item/2015460882
• http://www.loc.gov/item/2015490939
• http://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/tr/AD0895891
• http://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/tr/AD0895892
• http://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/tr/AD0895893
• http://www.conradwings.com
• http://www.sliderulemuseum.com/Aerospace.htm
• http://web.archive.org/web/20210812220756/http://www.aeroclocks.com
• http://www.collinsradio.org/archives/1959_Catalog/Collins_1959_Aviation.pdf
• http://www.med-dept.com/medical-kits-contents/kits-of-military-aircraft
• http://archive.org/details/earlyaircraftarm00wood_0
• http://www.osgalleries.org/journal/pdf_files/10.1/V10.1P34.pdf
• http://www.bulletpicker.com/pdf/USNBD%20-%20US%20Bombs%20and%20Fuzes,%20Pyrotechnics.pdf
• http://robroy.dyndns.info/targetkites
• http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ref/NightFighterRadars/index.html
• http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/sept9adigjwal6?p=188
• http://www.fer3.com/arc/imgx/CP-300-U-and-2102-D-Star-Finders.pdf
• http://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Old-Radio-Groups/Radio-Age-Mid-Atlantic/Radio-Age-2005-11.pdf
• http://www.veteran-voices.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/WWII-US-Army-Air-Forces-Rank-Insignia.pdf
• http://www.wwiisurvivalequipment.com
• http://www.hangarthirteen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/9-1980-Bombs-for-Aircraft.pdf
• http://www.kenmoreairharbor.com/models.html
• http://www.aeroenginesaz.com/en/home
• British Aircraft Armament: RAF Gun Turrets from 1914 to the Present Day, book
• British Aircraft Armament: RAF Guns and Gunsights from 1914 to the Present Day, book
• Woodman, Harry (1989). Early Aircraft Armament: The Aeroplane and the Gun Up to 1918. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. ISBN 0-87474-994-8.
• King, H. F. (1971). Armament of British Aircraft, 1909-1939. London: Putnam.
• The Legendary Norden Bombsight, book
• McCarter, Robert S. (2006). One-Man Pneumatic Life Raft Survival Kits of World War II. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 9780764324352.
• Fleischer, Wolfgang (2004). German Air-Dropped Weapons to 1945. Translated by Oliver, Ted. Hinckley: Midland Publishing. ISBN 1 85780 174 1.
• Engines
  • The Secret Horsepower Race: Western Front Fighter Engine Development, book
  • Roux, Élodie (2007). Turbofan and Turbojet Engines. Blagnac: Editions Elodie Roux. ISBN 978-2-9529380-1-3.
  • White, Graham (2001). R-2800: Pratt & Whitney's Dependable Masterpiece. Warrendale, Pennsylvania: Society of Automotive Engineers. ISBN 0-7680-0272-9.
  • White, Graham (2006). R-4360: Pratt & Whitney's Major Miracle. North Branch, Minnesota: Specialty Press Publishers and Wholesalers.
  • Whitney, Daniel D. (1998). Vee's for Victory: The Story of the Allison V-1710 Aircraft Engine, 1929-1948, book. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 0-7643-0561-1.
• Catalogs and Stock Lists
  • http://www.aircorpslibrary.com/library-documents/general/aso
  • Index of Army Aeronautical Equipment with Navy Equivalents[1]
  • http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/a17pejwis18 (see also [2])
  • http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/102382226
  • http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/102382227
  • Ordnance
    • http://www.maritime.org/doc/pdf/op865-aviation-ordnance-equip-catalog-1944.pdf
    • http://www.bulletpicker.com/pdf/USNBD-US-Bombs-and-Fuzes-Pyrotechnics.pdf (see also [3])
    • http://www.hangarthirteen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/9-1980-Bombs-for-Aircraft.pdf
    • http://www.bulletpicker.com/pdf/OP-1280-1955.pdf
    • http://www.bulletpicker.com/pdf/OP-2216-1960.pdf
    • http://www.archive.org/details/TM91325200BombsAndBombComponents
  • Radio
    • Airborne Radio Equipment Handbook[4]
    • Antenna Catalog: Volume IV; Aircraft Antennas[5]
    • Graphic Survey of Radio and Radar Equipment Used by the Army Air Forces[6]
• Cross Reference Charts
  • Navy Aircraft Radio Compliments as of Early 1943[7]
  • Accessories for Airplanes-Engines Interchangeability Cross Reference Charts[8]
  • Maintenance Interchangeability Cross Reference Charts[9]

To be Listed Separately

• http://www.fuselagecodes.com
• http://www.luftarchiv.de/index.htm?/flugzeugbau/vbkza.htm
• http://www.usaaf-noseart.co.uk
• http://web.archive.org/web/20141025024626/http://www.luftwaffe-experten.org/stammkennzeichen.html
• http://media.defense.gov/2010/May/25/2001330283/-1/-1/0/AFD-100525-035.pdf
• http://www.history.navy.mil/research/publications/publications-by-subject/naval-aviation-1910-2010.html
• http://www.pdcnet.org/85257D7A006284F7/file/16A40508CA205430C1257DDD005B1A4A/$FILE/raven_2000_0007_0000_0058_0112.pdf
• http://www.rafweb.org
• http://www.archive.org/details/sourcebookofraf0000delv
• http://www.tailstrike.com
• Martin, Patrick (1994). Tail Code USAF: The Complete History of USAF Tactical Aircraft Tail Code Markings. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing.
• Bowers, Peter M.; Menard, Dave (2006). Buzz Numbers: The Explanations And Regulations Behind America's Military Aircraft Identification System. North Branch, Minnesota: Specialty Press.
• Accidents
  • http://www.accident-report.com
  • http://www.aviationarchaeology.com
• Aircraft
  • Andrade, John M. (1979). U.S. Military Aircraft Designations and Serials Since 1909. Leicester: Midland Counties Publications.
  • Bruce, J. M. (1957). British Aeroplanes, 1914-1918. London: Putnam.
  • Bruce, J. M. (1982). The Aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing). London: Putnam.
  • Cynk, Jerzy B. (1971). Polish Aircraft, 1893-1939. London: Putnam.
  • Dean, Francis H. (1997). America's Hundred Thousand: The US Production Fighter Aircraft of World War II. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 0-7643-0072-5.
  • Duval, G. R. (1966). British Flying-Boats and Amphibians, 1909-1952. London: Putnam.
  • Francillon, René J. (1970). Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War. London: Putnam.
  • Molson, K. M.; Taylor, H. A. (1982). Canadian Aircraft Since 1909. London: Putnam.
  • Griffin, J. A. (1968). Canadian Military Aircraft: Serials and Photographs, 1920-1968.
  • Griffin, John A.; Smith, Robert H.; Castle, Kenneth D. (2005). Canadian Military Aircraft: Aircraft of the Canadian Armed Forces: Serials and Photographs, 1968-1998.
  • Haddow, G. W.; Grosz, Peter M. (1962). The German Giants. London: Putnam.
  • Jackson, A. J. (1959). British Civil Aircraft Since 1919. Vol. 1. London: Putnam.
  • Jackson, A. J. (1960). British Civil Aircraft Since 1919. Vol. 2. London: Putnam.
  • Jackson, A. J. (1960). British Civil Aircraft Since 1919. Vol. 3. London: Putnam.
  • Jones, Lloyd S. (1984). U.S. Bombers (Fourth ed.). Fallbrook, California: Aero Publishers. ISBN 0-8168-9130-3.
  • Jones, Lloyd S. (1977). U.S. Naval Fighters. Fallbrook, California: Aero Publishers.
  • Jones, Lloyd S. (1975). U.S. Fighters. Fallbrook, California: Aero Publishers.
  • Juptner, Joseph P., ed. (1962). U.S. Civil Aircraft. Vol. 1. Fallbrook, California: Aero Publishers.
  • Juptner, Joseph P., ed. (1964). U.S. Civil Aircraft. Vol. 2. Fallbrook, California: Aero Publishers.
  • Juptner, Joseph P., ed. (1966). U.S. Civil Aircraft. Vol. 3. Fallbrook, California: Aero Publishers.
  • Juptner, Joseph P., ed. (1967). U.S. Civil Aircraft. Vol. 4. Fallbrook, California: Aero Publishers.
  • Juptner, Joseph P., ed. (1971). U.S. Civil Aircraft. Vol. 5. Fallbrook, California: Aero Publishers. ISBN 0-8168-9166-4.
  • Juptner, Joseph P., ed. (1974). U.S. Civil Aircraft. Vol. 6. Fallbrook, California: Aero Publishers. ISBN 0-8168-9170-2.
  • Juptner, Joseph P., ed. (1978). U.S. Civil Aircraft. Vol. 7. Fallbrook, California: Aero Publishers. ISBN 0-8168-9174-5.
  • Juptner, Joseph P., ed. (1980). U.S. Civil Aircraft. Vol. 8. Fallbrook, California: Aero Publishers. ISBN 0-8168-9178-8.
  • Juptner, Joseph P., ed. (1981). U.S. Civil Aircraft. Vol. 8. Fallbrook, California: Aero Publishers. ISBN 0-8168-9182-6.
  • Kens, Karlheinz; Nowarra, Heinz J. (1964). Die Deutschen Flugzeuge, 1933-1945 (in German) (Second ed.). München: J. F. Lehmanns Verlag.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  • Knaack, Marcelle Size (1978). Encyclopedia of U.S. Air Force Aircraft and Missile Systems (PDF). Vol. 1. Washington, D.C.: Office of Air Force History.
  • Knaack, Marcelle Size (1988). Encyclopedia of U.S. Air Force Aircraft and Missile Systems (PDF). Vol. 2. Washington, D.C.: Office of Air Force History, United States Air Force. ISBN 0-912799-59-5.
  • Lewis, Peter (1967). The British Bomber Since 1914. London: Putnam.
  • Lewis, Peter (1965). The British Fighter Since 1912. London: Putnam.
  • Robertson, Bruce (1966). British Military Aircraft Serials, 1912-1966 (Revised ed.). London: Ian Allan.
  • Smith, J. Richard; Kay, Antony L. (1972). German Aircraft of the Second World War. London: Putnam.
  • Stroud, John (1968). Soviet Transport Aircraft Since 1945. London: Putnam.
  • Swanborough, F. G.; Bowers, Peter M. (1963). United States Military Aircraft Since 1909 (First American ed.). New York: Putnam.
  • Swanborough, Gordon; Bowers, Peter M. (1968). United States Navy Aircraft Since 1911. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
  • Thetford, Owen (1995). Aircraft of the Royal Air Force Since 1918 (Ninth ed.). London: Putnam.
  • Thetford, Owen (1991). British Naval Aircraft Since 1912 (Sixth ed.). London: Putnam.
  • Manufacturers
    • Andersson, Hans G. (1989). SAAB Aircraft Since 1937. London: Putnam.
    • Andrews, C. F.; Morgan, E. B. (1981). Supermarine Aircraft Since 1914. London: Putnam.
    • Andrews, C. F. (1969). Vickers Aircraft Since 1908. London: Putnam.
    • Andrews, C. F. (1969). Vickers Aircraft Since 1908. London: Putnam.
    • Antonov, Vladimir; Gordon, Yefim; Gordyukov, Nikolai; Yakolev, Vladimir; Zenkin, Vyacheslav; Carruth, Lenox; Miller, Jay (1996). OKB Sukhoi: A History of the Design Bureau and Its Aircraft. Hinckley: Midland.
    • Barnes, C. H. (1964). Bristol Aircraft Since 1910. London: Putnam.
    • Barnes, C. H. (1976). Handley Page Aircraft Since 1907. London: Putnam.
    • Barnes, C. H. (1967). Shorts Aircraft Since 1900. London: Putnam.
    • Bowers, Peter M. (1966). Boeing Aircraft Since 1916. London: Putnam.
    • Bowers, Peter M. (1979). Curtiss Aircraft, 1907-1947. London: Putnam.
    • Brew, Alec (1993). Boulton Paul Aircraft Since 1915. London: Putnam.
    • Brown, Don L. (1970). Miles Aircraft Since 1925. London: Putnam.
    • Francillon, René J. (1989). Grumman Aircraft Since 1929. London: Putnam.
    • Francillon, René J. (1982). Lockheed Aircraft Since 1913. London: Putnam.
    • Francillon, René J. (1982). McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Since 1920. Vol. 1. London: Putnam.
    • Francillon, René J. (1990). McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Since 1920. Vol. 2. London: Putnam.
    • Gordon, Yefim; Komissarov, Dmitriy (2008). OKB Mikoyan: A History of the Design Bureau and Its Aircraft. Hinckley: Midland.
    • Gordon, Yefim; Komissarov, Dmitriy (2005). OKB Yakovlev: A History of the Design Bureau and its Aircraft. Hinckley: Midland.
    • Gordon, Yefim; Komissarov, Dmitriy; Komissarov, Sergey (2004). OKB Ilyushin: A History of the Design Bureau and Its Aircraft. Hinckley: Midland.
    • Gordon, Yefim; Rigmant, Vladimir (2005). OKB Tupolev: A History of the Design Bureau and its Aircraft. Hinckley: Midland.
    • Gray, Peter; Thetford, Owen (1962). German Aircraft of the First World War. London: Putnam.
    • Gunston, Bill; Gordon, Yefim (1998). MiG Aircraft Since 1937. London: Putnam.
    • Gunston, Bill; Gordon, Yefim (1997). Yakovlev Aircraft Since 1924. London: Putnam.
    • Gunston, Bill (1995). Tupolev Aircraft Since 1922. London: Putnam.
    • Jackson, A. J. (1965). Avro Aircraft Since 1908. London: Putnam.
    • Jackson, A. J. (1968). Blackburn Aircraft Since 1909. London: Putnam.
    • Jackson, A. J. (1978). De Havilland Aircraft Since 1909. London: Putnam.
    • James, Derek N. (1971). Gloster Aircraft Since 1917. London: Putnam.
    • James, Derek N. (1991). Westland Aircraft Since 1915. London: Putnam.
    • King, H. F. (1980). Sopwith Aircraft, 1912-1920. London: Putnam.
    • London, Peter (1988). Saunders and Saro Aircraft Since 1917. London: Putnam.
    • Mason, Francis K. (1961). Hawker Aircraft Since 1920. London: Putnam.
    • Pelletier, A. J. (1995). Beech Aircraft and Their Predecessors. London: Putnam.
    • Pelletier, Alain J. (1991). Bell Aircraft Since 1935. London: Putnam.
    • Ransom, Stephen; Fairclough, Robert (1987). English Electric Aircraft and Their Predecessors. London: Putnam.
    • Tapper, Olive (1973). Armstrong-Whitworth Aircraft Since 1913. London: Putnam.
    • Taylor, H. A. (1970). Airspeed Aircraft Since 1931. London: Putnam.
    • Taylor, H. A. (1974). Fairey Aircraft Since 1915. London: Putnam.
    • Wegg, John (1990). General Dynamics Aircraft and Their Predecessors. London: Putnam.
    • Weyl, A. R. (1965). Fokker: The Creative Years. London: Putnam.
    • Wixey, Kenneth E. (1990). Parnall Aircraft Since 1914. London: Putnam.
• Airports
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20161110100614/http://www.airfieldsdatabase.com
  • http://www.afhra.af.mil/Portals/16/documents/Timelines/World%20War%20II/usaaf_european_airfields.pdf
  • http://www.afhra.af.mil/Portals/16/documents/Timelines/World%20War%20II/usaaf_bases_in_united_kingdom.pdf
  • http://www.afhra.af.mil/Portals/16/documents/Timelines/Korea/USAFKSites.pdf
  • http://www.airfields-freeman.com
  • http://www.forgottenairfields.com
  • http://www.mil-airfields.de
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20210824162301/https://www.airforcebase.net
  • http://www.forgottensquadron.com/?page_id=290
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20020329073940/http://www.controltowers.co.uk
  • http://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/airfield-finder
  • http://www.flugplaetze-der-luftwaffe.de
  • http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/EinrichtungenLuftwaffe/Fliegerhorste/Gliederung.htm
  • http://www.ukairfields.org.uk
  • http://www.37trw.af.mil/About/History/USAF-Installation-Master-Plans-1953 (For higher quality version, see [10])
  • http://www.owlsnest.eu/apsearch.php
  • http://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1FsDs_g_UrdvBAg7ADVIG-rlsMwU&ll=40.201737579387924%2C-82.66025035&z=6
  • 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
  • Fletcher, Harry R. (1993). Air Force Bases (PDF). Vol. 2. Washington, D.C.: United States Air Force, Center for Air Force History.
  • Mueller, Robert (1989). Air Force Bases (PDF). Vol. 1. Washington, D.C.: United States Air Force, Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-53-6.
  • Thole, Lou (1996). Forgotten Fields of America: World War II Bases and Training Then and Now. Vol. 1. Missoula, Montana: Pictorial Histories Publishing Company.
  • Thole, Lou (1999). Forgotten Fields of America: World War II Bases and Training Then and Now. Vol. 2. Missoula, Montana: Pictorial Histories Publishing Company.
  • Thole, Lou (2003). Forgotten Fields of America: World War II Bases and Training Then and Now. Vol. 3. Missoula, Montana: Pictorial Histories Publishing Company.
  • Thole, Lou (2007). Forgotten Fields of America: World War II Bases and Training Then and Now. Vol. 4. Missoula, Montana: Pictorial Histories Publishing Company.
  • Shaw, Frederick J., ed. (2014). Locating Air Force Base Sites: History’s Legacy (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Air Force, Air Force History and Museums Program.
  • Shettle, M. L. (2009). Florida's Army Air Fields of World War II. Bowersville, Georgia: Schaertel Publishing.
  • Shettle, M. L. (2005). Georgia's Army Air Fields of World War II. Bowersville, Georgia: Schaertel Publishing.
  • Shettle, M. L. (2001). United States Marine Corps Air Stations of World War II. Bowersville, Georgia: Schaertel Publishing.
  • Shettle, M. L. (1995). United States Naval Air Stations of World War II. Vol. 1. Bowersville, Georgia: Schaertel Publishing.
  • Shettle, M. L. (1997). United States Naval Air Stations of World War II. Vol. 2. Bowersville, Georgia: Schaertel Publishing.
  • Ries, Karl; Dierich, Wolfgang (1996). Fliegerhorste und Einsatzhäfen der Luftwaffe: Planskizzen, 1935-1945 (in German). Stuttgart: Motorbuch Verlag.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  • Zapf, Jürgen (2001). Flugplätze der Luftwaffe, 1934-45 (in German). Vol. 1. Zweibrücken: VDM Heinz Nickel.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  • Zapf, Jürgen (2002). Flugplätze der Luftwaffe, 1934-45 (in German). Vol. 2. Zweibrücken: VDM Heinz Nickel.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  • Zapf, Jürgen (2003). Flugplätze der Luftwaffe, 1934-45 (in German). Vol. 3. Zweibrücken: VDM Heinz Nickel.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  • Zapf, Jürgen (2005). Flugplätze der Luftwaffe, 1934-45 (in German). Vol. 4. Zweibrücken: VDM Heinz Nickel.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  • Zapf, Jürgen (2006). Flugplätze der Luftwaffe, 1934-45 (in German). Vol. 5. Zweibrücken: VDM Heinz Nickel.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  • Zapf, Jürgen (2008). Flugplätze der Luftwaffe, 1934-45 (in German). Vol. 6. Zweibrücken: VDM Heinz Nickel.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  • Zapf, Jürgen (2011). Flugplätze der Luftwaffe, 1934-45 (in German). Vol. 7. Zweibrücken: VDM Heinz Nickel.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  • Zapf, Jürgen (2013). Flugplätze der Luftwaffe, 1934-45 (in German). Vol. 8. Zweibrücken: VDM Heinz Nickel.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  • Zapf, Jürgen (2015). Flugplätze der Luftwaffe, 1934-45 (in German). Vol. 9. Zweibrücken: VDM Heinz Nickel.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  • Zapf, Jürgen (2016). Flugplätze der Luftwaffe, 1934-45 (in German). Vol. 10. Zweibrücken: VDM Heinz Nickel.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  • Zapf, Jürgen (2019). Flugplätze der Luftwaffe, 1934-45 (in German). Vol. 11. Zweibrücken: VDM Heinz Nickel.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  • Zapf, Jürgen (2023). Flugplätze der Luftwaffe, 1934-45 (in German). Vol. 12. Zweibrücken: VDM Heinz Nickel.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Clothing
  • http://www.flightgear.ch
  • http://www.usafpatches.com
  • http://www.usafupt.com
  • 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[11]
  • Type A-2 Jacket, Flight Jacket Identification Manual, 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
  • Angolia, John R.; Schlicht, Adolf (1996). Uniforms & Traditions of the Luftwaffe. Vol. 1. San Jose, California: R. James Bender Publishing.
  • Angolia, John R.; Schlicht, Adolf (1997). Uniforms & Traditions of the Luftwaffe. Vol. 2. San Jose, California: R. James Bender Publishing.
  • Angolia, John R.; Schlicht, Adolf (1998). Uniforms & Traditions of the Luftwaffe. Vol. 3. San Jose, California: R. James Bender Publishing.
  • Breuninger, Michael S. (1995). United States Combat Aircrew Survival Equipment World War II to the Present: A Reference Guide for Collectors. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing.
  • Davis, Brian L. (1991). Uniforms and Insignia of the Luftwaffe, 1933-1940. Vol. 1. London: Arms and Armour.
  • Davis, Brian L. (1995). Uniforms and Insignia of the Luftwaffe, 1940-1945. Vol. 2. London: Arms and Armour.
  • Maguire, Jon A. (1994). Silver Wings, Pinks & Greens: Uniforms, Wings & Insignia of USAAF Airmen in WWII. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing.
  • Maguire, Jon A. (1996). More Silver Wings, Pinks & Greens: An Expanded Study of USAS, USAAC, & USAAF Uniforms, Wings & Insignia, 1913-1945, Including Civilian Auxiliaries. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing.
  • Maguire, Jon A. (1995). Gear Up! Flight Clothing & Equipment of USAAF Airmen in World War II. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing.
  • Maguire, Jon A.; Conway, John P. (2000). American Flight Jackets: A History of U.S. Flyers' Jackets from World War II to Desert Storm (Second ed.). Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing.
  • Maguire, Jon A.; Conway, John P. (1995). Art of the Flight Jacket: Classic Leather Jackets of World War II. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing.
  • Roberts, Michael L. (1995). United States Naval Aviation Patches: Aircraft Carriers, Carrier Air Wings, Support Establishments. Vol. 1. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 0-88740-753-6.
  • Roberts, Michael L. (1995). United States Naval Aviation Patches: Aircraft, Attack Squadrons, Helicopter Squadrons. Vol. 2. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 0-88740-801-X.
  • Roberts, Michael L. (1995). United States Naval Aviation Patches: Fighter-Squadrons, Strike-Fighter Squadrons, Reconnaissance Squadrons. Vol. 3. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 0-88740-802-8.
  • Sweeting, C. G. (1984). Combat Flying Clothing: Army Air Forces Clothing During World War II. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. ISBN 0-87474-898-4.
  • Sweeting, C. G. (1989). Combat Flying Equipment: U.S. Army Aviators' Personal Equipment, 1917–1945. Shrewsbury, England: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-105-2.
  • Warner, Jeff (2007). U.S. Naval Aviation Flying Clothing and Gear. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing.
  • Young, Lance P. (2011). Into the Blue: Uniforms of the United States Air Force, 1947 to the Present. Vol. 1. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing.
  • Young, Lance P.; Shultz, Dave; Schlund, Johnny (2014). Into the Blue: Uniforms of the United States Air Force, 1947 to the Present. Vol. 2. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing.
• Definitive Books
  • Hagedorn, Dan (2009). North American's T-6: A Definitive History of the World's Most Famous Trainer. North Branch, Minnesota: Specialty Press. ISBN 978-1-58007-124-6.
  • Hagedorn, Dan (2015). The Douglas B-18 and B-23: America's Forsaken Warriors. Manchester: Crécy Publishing.
  • Jacobsen, Meyers K. (1997). Convair B-36: A Comprehensive History of America's "Big Stick". Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 0-7643-0530-1.
  • Jenkins, Dennis R. (2018). Thunderchief: The Complete History of the Republic F-105. Forest Lake, Minnesota: Specialty Press. ISBN 978-1-58007-259-5.
  • Mayborn, Mitch; Bowers, Peter M. (1967). Stearman Guidebook. Dallas, Texas: Flying Enterprise Publications. ISBN 978-0-912470-01-6.
  • Pardini, Albert L. (1999). The Legendary Secret Norden Bombsight. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 0-7643-0723-1.
  • Parmerter, Robert K. (2004). Beech 18: A Civil & Military History. Tullahoma, Tennessee: Staggerwing Museum Foundation.
  • Pearcy, Arthur (1996). Lend-Lease Aircraft in World War II. Osceola, Wisconsin: Motorbooks International Publishers & Wholsalers. ISBN 0-7603-0259-6.
  • Stanley, Roy M. (1981). World War II Photo Intelligence. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. ISBN 978-0-684-17016-9.
  • White, Graham (2001). R-2800: Pratt & Whitney's Dependable Masterpiece. Warrendale, Pennsylvania: Society of Automotive Engineers. ISBN 0-7680-0272-9.
  • White, Graham (2006). R-4360: Pratt & Whitney's Major Miracle. North Branch, Minnesota: Specialty Press Publishers and Wholesalers.
  • Vajda, Ferenc A.; Dancey, Peter (1998). German Aircraft Industry and Production, 1933-1945. Warrendale, Pennsylvania: Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc. ISBN 0-7680-0246-X.
  • Wolf, William (2006). Consolidated B-32 Dominator: The Ultimate Look: from Drawing Board to Scrapyard. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing.
  • Zichek, Jared A (2007). The Boeing XF8B-1 Fighter: Last of the Line. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing.
• Documents
  • http://www.aahs-online.org/resources/navy_sac.php
  • http://www.escape-maps.com
  • http://www.silkmaps.com
  • http://www.ww2nar-pac.com/research/targets
  • http://www.loc.gov/item/2009582531
  • http://www.shortsnorter.org
  • http://www.timetableimages.com
  • http://www.departedflights.com
  • http://www.airlinesafetycards.be/Safety%20cards.htm
  • http://www.airticketshistory.com
  • http://www.airsicknessbags.com
  • http://www.enginehistory.org/References/ManualIndex/ManualIndex.shtml
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20140326040930/http://www.psywar.org/leaflets.php
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20021225104000/http://members.home.nl/ww2propaganda/index.html
  • http://www.skytamer.com/3.1.htm
  • http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AAF/USSBS
  • http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/NHC/NewPDFs/USAAF/United%20States%20Strategic%20Bombing%20Survey/USSBS%20Index%20to%20Records.pdf
  • http://www.klmsafetyherald.com
  • http://www.dafhistory.af.mil/Information/Studies/Numbered-USAF-Historical-Studies
  • Aircraft Record Cards of the United States Air Force: How to Read the Codes, book
• Markings
  • http://www.gmodelart.com/2020/04/plane-colors-and-camouflage-wwii-us.html
  • http://www.aircorpsart.com/blog/WWII-color-codes
  • http://web.archive.org/web/20030715154304/http://www.armyairforces.com/tails.asp
  • http://web.archive.org/web/20031202231130/http://www.armyairforces.com/tails-24.asp
  • http://web.archive.org/web/20030608043534/http://www.armyairforces.com/tails-29.asp
  • http://www.303rdbg.com/8af-markings.html
  • http://www.pmcn.de/English/USN%20Markings%20I/USN%20Markings%20I.htm
  • http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/naval-aviation-history/aircraft-markings.html
  • http://www.cybermodeler.com/color/usn_preww2.shtml
  • http://hazy.home.xs4all.nl/Planes/T3165%20Mission%20Belle/Books%20and%20Magazines/Battle%20Colors%201%20-%20Insignia%20and%20Aircraft%20Markings%20of%20the%20Eighth%20Air%20Force%20in%20World%20War%20II.pdf
  • http://www.emmasplanes.com/index.php/paints
  • http://www.ipmsstockholm.se/home/interior-colours-of-us-aircraft-1941-45-part-i
  • http://arcus-hobby.store/blogs/historical-reference/aircraft-colors-and-camouflage-of-the-us-army-air-force
  • http://www.cybermodeler.com/resource6.shtml
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20181224143727/jpr-guide.tripod.com/index.html
  • http://books.google.com/books?id=7ZflMY4AqdUC&pg=PT1
  • Archer, Robert D. (1995). The Official Monogram US Army Air Service & Air Corps Aircraft Color Guide, 1908-1941. Vol. 1. Sturbridge, Massachusetts: Monogram Aviation Publications.
  • Bell, Dana (1979). Air Force Colors. Vol. 1. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications.
  • Bell, Dana (1980). Air Force Colors. Vol. 2. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications. ISBN 0-89747-108-3.
  • Bell, Dana (1997). Air Force Colors. Vol. 3. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications.
  • Bowyer, Michael J. F. (October 1973). Bombing Colours: RAF Bombers, Their Markings and Operations, 1937-1973 (First ed.). Cambridge: Patrick Stephens. ISBN 0 85059 128 7.
  • Bowyer, Michael J. F. (October 1969). Fighting Colours: RAF Fighter Camouflage and Markings, 1937-1969 (First ed.). London: Patrick Stephens.
  • Dial, Jay Frank (13 October 1964). United States Camouflage WWII. Arlington, Texas: Scale Reproductions. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  • Doll, Thomas E.; Jackson, Berkley R.; Riley, William A. (1983). Navy Air Colors: United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Aircraft Camouflage and Markings, 1911-1945. Vol. 1. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications.
  • Doll, Thomas E.; Jackson, Berkley R.; Riley, William A. (1985). Navy Air Colors: United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Aircraft Camouflage and Markings, 1945-1985. Vol. 2. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications.
  • Elliott, John M. (1987). The Official Monogram U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Aircraft Color Guide, 1911-1939. Vol. 1. Boylston, Massachusetts: Monogram Aviation Publications.
  • Elliott, John M. (1988). The Official Monogram U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Aircraft Color Guide, 1940-1949. Vol. 2. Sturbridge, Massachusetts: Monogram Aviation Publications.
  • Elliott, John M. (1991). The Official Monogram U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Aircraft Color Guide, 1950-1959. Vol. 3. Sturbridge, Massachusetts: Monogram Aviation Publications.
  • Elliott, John M. (1993). The Official Monogram U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Aircraft Color Guide, 1960-1993. Vol. 4. Sturbridge, Massachusetts: Monogram Aviation Publications.
  • Kilgrain, Bill C. (1973). Color Schemes and Markings: U.S. Navy Aircraft, 1911-1950.
  • Merrick, Kenneth A. (1975). Luftwaffe Colors, 1935-40. Vol. 1. New York: Arco Publishing Company.
  • Merrick, Kenneth A.; Hitchcock, Thomas H. (1980). Official Monogram Painting Guide to German Aircraft, 1935-1945. Boylston, Massachusetts.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Ries, Karl; Obermaier, Ernst (1991). Luftwaffe Rudder Markings, 1936-1945. West Chester, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 0-88740-337-9.
  • Robertson, Bruce (1972). Bombing Colours: British Bomber Camouflage and Markings, 1914-1937. Melbourne: Kookaburra Technical Publications. ISBN 0 85880 016 0.
  • Smith, J. Richard; Gallaspy, John D. (1976). Luftwaffe Colors, 1940-43. Vol. 2. Boylston, Massachusetts: Monogram Aviation Publications.
  • Smith, J. Richard; Gallaspy, John D. (1977). Luftwaffe Colors, 1943-45. Vol. 3. Boylston, Massachusetts: Monogram Aviation Publications.
  • Smith, J.R.; Pentland, G.G.; Lutz, R.P. (1979). The Modeller's Luftwaffe Painting Guide with Color Chart: A Supplement to Luftwaffe Camouflage & Markings Vols. 1, 2 & 3. Melbourne: Kookaburra Technical Publications. ISBN 0 858800 033 0. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: length (help)
  • Thorpe, Donald W. (1968). Japanese Army Air Force Camouflage and Markings, World War II. Fallbrook, California: Aero Publishers.
  • Thorpe, Donald W. (1977). Japanese Naval Air Force Camouflage and Markings, World War II. Fallbrook, California: Aero Publishers.
  • Ullmann, Michael (2008). Luftwaffe Colours, 1935-1945 (Revised ed.). Ottringham: Hikoki Publications. ISBN 1-902109-07-4.
  • Watkins, Robert A. (2004). Battle Colors: Insignia and Aircraft Markings of the Eighth Air Force in World War II. Vol. 1. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing.
  • Watkins, Robert A. (2006). Battle Colors: Insignia and Aircraft Markings of the Eighth Air Force in World War II. Vol. 2. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing.
  • Watkins, Robert A. (2007). Battle Colors: Insignia and Tactical Markings of the Ninth Air Force in World War II. Vol. 3. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing.
  • Watkins, Robert A. (2009). Battle Colors: Insignia and Aircraft Markings of the U.S. Army Air Force in WWII. Vol. 4. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing.
  • Watkins, Robert A. (2013). Battle Colors: Insignia and Aircraft Markings of the U.S. Army Air Forces in WWII. Vol. 5. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing.
  • Watkins, Robert A. (2017). Battle Colors: Insignia and Aircraft Markings of the U.S. Army Air Forces in WWII. Vol. 6. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing.
  • Windrow, Martin (1971). Luftwaffe Colour Schemes and Markings, 1935-45. Vol. 1. New York, New York: Osprey Publications. ISBN 668 02307 4. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: length (help)
  • Windrow, Martin (1971). Luftwaffe Colour Schemes and Markings, 1935-45. Vol. 2. New York, New York: Osprey Publications. ISBN 668 02308 2. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: length (help)
  • Luftwaffe
    • http://www.modelingmadness.com/codes/codes.htm
    • http://www.ww2.dk/misc/unitid.htm
    • http://www.aviationarchaeology.gr/?p=1220
    • http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/markings.html
    • https://pilotosdelaluftwaffe.tripod.com/lwmark.htm
    • https://web.archive.org/web/20241101225803/http://rhorta.home.xs4all.nl/luftwaff.htm
    • http://www.emmasplanes.com/paints/rlm-colors
    • http://www.verde9.com/en/luftwaffe-rlm-colours
• Official Histories
  • Craven, Wesley Frank; Cate, James Lea, eds. (1983). "Plans and Early Operations, January 1939 to August 1942". The Army Air Forces in World War II (PDF). Vol. 1. Washington, D.C.: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-03-X. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  • Craven, Wesley Frank; Cate, James Lea, eds. (1983). "Europe: Torch to Pointblank, August 1942 to December 1943". The Army Air Forces in World War II (PDF). Vol. 2. Washington, D.C.: Office of Air Force History. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  • Craven, Wesley Frank; Cate, James Lea, eds. (1983). "Europe: Argument to V-E Day, January 1944 to May 1945". The Army Air Forces in World War II (PDF). Vol. 3. Washington, D.C.: Office of Air Force History. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  • Craven, Wesley Frank; Cate, James Lea, eds. (1983). "The Pacific: Guadalcanal to Saipan, August 1942 to July 1944". The Army Air Forces in World War II (PDF). Vol. 4. Washington, D.C.: Office of Air Force History. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  • Craven, Wesley Frank; Cate, James Lea, eds. (1983). "The Pacific: Matterhorn to Nagasaki, June 1944 to August 1945". The Army Air Forces in World War II (PDF). Vol. 5. Washington, D.C.: Office of Air Force History. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  • Craven, Wesley Frank; Cate, James Lea, eds. (1983). "Men & Planes". The Army Air Forces in World War II (PDF). Vol. 6. Washington, D.C.: Office of Air Force History. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  • Craven, Wesley Frank; Cate, James Lea, eds. (1983). "Services Around the World". The Army Air Forces in World War II (PDF). Vol. 7. Washington, D.C.: Office of Air Force History. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  • Gillison, Douglas, ed. (1962). "Royal Australian Air Force, 1939–1942". Australia in the War of 1939–1945. Vol. 1. Canberra: Australian War Memorial.
  • Odgers, George, ed. (1957). "Air War Against Japan, 1943–1945". Australia in the War of 1939–1945. Vol. 2. Canberra: Australian War Memorial.
  • Herington, John, ed. (1954). "Air War Against Germany and Italy, 1939–1943". Australia in the War of 1939–1945. Vol. 3. Canberra: Australian War Memorial.
  • Herington, John, ed. (1963). "Air Power Over Europe, 1944–1945". Australia in the War of 1939–1945. Vol. 4. Canberra: Australian War Memorial.
  • Richards, Denis (1953). "The Fight at Odds". Royal Air Force, 1939–45. Vol. 1. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  • Richards, Denis; Saunders, Hilary St George (1954). "The Fight Avails". Royal Air Force, 1939–45. Vol. 2. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  • Saunders, Hilary St George (1954). "The Fight is Won". Royal Air Force, 1939–45. Vol. 3. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  • Ross, J. M. S. (1955). "Royal New Zealand Air Force". Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–45. Wellington: War History Branch, Department of Internal Affairs.
  • The R.C.A.F. Overseas: The First Four Years. Toronto: Oxford University Press. 1944. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  • The R.C.A.F. Overseas: The Fifth Year. Toronto: Oxford University Press. 1945. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  • The R.C.A.F. Overseas: The Sixth Year. Toronto: Oxford University Press. 1949. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  • Wagner, Ray, ed. (1973). The Soviet Air Force in World War II: The Official History. Translated by Fetzer, Leland (First ed.). Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company. ISBN 0-385-04768-1.
  • Wise, S. F. (1980). Canadian Airmen and the First World War. Vol. 1. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-8020-2379-7. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  • Douglas, W. A. B. (1986). The Creation of a National Air Force. Vol. 2. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-8020-2584-6. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  • Greenhous, Brereton; Harris, Stephen J.; Johnston, William C.; Rawling, William G. P. (1994). The Crucible of War, 1939-1945. Vol. 3. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-8020-0574-8. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
• Specifications
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20240804165040/http://www.aerofiles.com/atc.html
  • Aircraft Performance
    • http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org
    • http://www.alternatewars.com/SAC/SAC.htm, http://www.generalstaff.org/CDA/Aircraft.htm
    • http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4013coll8/id/4531
  • Materials and Parts
    • https://web.archive.org/web/20211116220024/https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/resources.htm
    • http://m-selig.ae.illinois.edu/ads/aircraft.html
    • http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/j1indjwis1
    • http://www.silverbiplanes.com/standards.html
• 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, 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://www.usafunithistory.com
  • Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982). Combat Squadrons of the Air Force: World War II (PDF). Office of Air Force History, Headquarters, United States Air Force. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  • Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983). Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-02-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  • Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings: Lineage and Honors Histories, 1947-1977 (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Office of Air Force History, United States Air Force. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  • Grossnick, Roy A. (1995). Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons. Vol. 1: The History of VA, VAH, VAK, VAL, VAP and VFA Squadrons. Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. ISBN 0-945274-29-7. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  • Roberts, Michael D. (2000). Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons. Vol. 2: The History of VP, VPB, VP(HL) and VP(AM) Squadrons. Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  • Hata, Ikuhiko; Izawa, Yasuho (1989). Japanese Naval Aces and Fighter Units in World War II. Translated by Gorham, Don Cyril. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
  • Lewis, Peter (1968). Squadron Histories: RFC, RNAS and RAF Since 1912. London: Putnam.
  • Moyes, Philip (1976). Bomber Squadrons of the RAF and Their Aircraft. London: Macdonald and Janes.
  • Rawlings, John (1976). Fighter Squadrons of the RAF and Their Aircraft. London: Macdonald and Janes. ISBN 0 354 01028 X.
• Victory Credits
  • Horvath, Daniel; Horvath, Gabor (2022). Verified Victories: Top JG 52 Aces Over Hungary, 1944-45. Warwick: Helion & Company.
  • McCarthy, Donald J. (2009). MiG Killers: A Chronology of U.S. Air Victories in Vietnam, 1965-1973. North Branch, Minnesota: Specialty Press. ISBN 978-1-58007-136-9.
  • McCarthy, Donald J. (2005). USAF F-4 and F-105 MiG Killers of the Vietnam War, 1965-1973. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing.
  • Mathews, Johannes; Foreman, John (2014). Luftwaffe Aces: Biographies and Victory Claims. Vol. 1. Walton-on-Thames, Surrey: Red Kite.
  • Mathews, Johannes; Foreman, John (2015). Luftwaffe Aces: Biographies and Victory Claims. Vol. 2. Walton-on-Thames, Surrey: Red Kite.
  • Mathews, Johannes; Foreman, John (2015). Luftwaffe Aces: Biographies and Victory Claims. Vol. 3. Walton-on-Thames, Surrey: Red Kite.
  • Mathews, Johannes; Foreman, John (2015). Luftwaffe Aces: Biographies and Victory Claims. Vol. 4. Walton-on-Thames, Surrey: Red Kite.
  • USAF Credits for the Destruction of Enemy Aircraft, World War II. Office of Air Force History, Headquarters, United States Air Force. 1978. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
• Wrecks
  • http://www.aircraftwrecks.com
  • http://www.aircraftarchaeology.com
  • http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk (see also http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/index.htm)
  • http://www.aviationarchaeology.com
  • http://web.archive.org/web/20071009114627/http://www.coloradoaviationarchaeology.org or http://web.archive.org/web/20120308203352/http://www.coloradoaviationarchaeology.com
  • http://web.archive.org/web/20100529112609/http://www.lostflights.org
  • http://www.mewreckchasers.com
  • http://www.nfhwa.org/hampshire-air-crashes
  • http://web.archive.org/web/20190411051328/http://www.okwreckchasing.org
  • http://www.pacificwrecks.com
  • http://www.projectrecover.org
  • http://web.archive.org/web/20160318141905/http://www.qnet.com/~carcomm/wrecks.htm
  • http://www.stridsminjar.is
  • http://www.thexhunters.com
  • http://www.tighar.org
  • http://washingtonwreckchasing.blogspot.com
  • http://web.archive.org/web/20131102082444/http://www.warbirdcrash.com
  • http://www.wreckchasing.com
  • Chorley, W. R. (1992). Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, 1939-1940. Vol. 1. Leicester: Midland Counties Publications.
  • Chorley, W. R. (1993). Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, 1941. Vol. 2. Leicester: Midland Counties Publications.
  • Chorley, W. R. (1994). Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, 1942. Vol. 3. Leicester: Midland Counties Publications.
  • Chorley, W. R. (1996). Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, 1943. Vol. 4. Leicester: Midland Counties Publications.
  • Chorley, W. R. (1997). Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, 1944. Vol. 5. Leicester: Midland Counties Publications.
  • Chorley, W. R. (1998). Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, 1945. Vol. 6. Leicester: Midland Counties Publications. ISBN 0-904597-92-X. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  • Chorley, W. R. (2002). Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses: Operational Training Units, 1940-1947. Vol. 7. Leicester: Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-132-6. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  • Chorley, W. R. (2003). Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses: Heavy Conversion Units and Miscellaneous Units, 1939-1947. Vol. 8. Hinckley: Midland Publishing.
  • Chorley, W. R. (2007). Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses: Roll of Honour 1939-1947. Vol. 9. Hersham: Midland Counties Publications.
  • Denham, Terry (1996). World Directory of Airliner Crashes: A Comprehensive Record of More Than 10,000 Passenger Aircraft Accidents. Sparkford, Somerset: Patrick Stephens. ISBN 1 85260 554 5.
  • Hobson, Chris (2001). Vietnam Air Losses: United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps Fixed-Wing Aircraft Losses in Southeast Asia, 1961-1973. Hinckley: Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-115-6.
  • Mireles, Anthony J. (2006). Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941–1945. Vol. 1. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland.
  • Mireles, Anthony J. (2006). Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941–1945. Vol. 2. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland.
  • Mireles, Anthony J. (2006). Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941–1945. Vol. 3. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland.

To be Potentially Added

• http://issuu.com/vintageeaa/docs/va-vol-38-no-3-march-2010 (see page 26)
• http://designation-systems.net/usmilav/electronics.html
• http://www.radionerds.com/index.php/Chesson-Downs
  • http://www.radionerds.com/images/6/6d/AIR_RAD_HTM.txt
  • http://www.radionerds.com/images/5/52/AN-AIR_HTM.txt
  • http://www.radionerds.com/images/5/5f/AERO-NAV_HTM.txt
• http://www.amazon.com/dp/3941437305
• http://www.amazon.com/dp/0955426839
• http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/101744513
• http://www.enginehistory.org/References/UKNA/2Engines1921-39AIR.htm
• http://www.enginehistory.org/reference.shtml
• http://www.rolls-royce.com/~/media/Files/R/Rolls-Royce/documents/about/heritage-trust-book-list-dec-2018.pdf
• http://web.archive.org/web/20200125083739/http://www.wiki.luftwaffedata.co.uk
• http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de
• http://sirismm.si.edu/siris/aboutairplanedirectory.htm
• http://www.enginehistory.org/narasc/rdpcf_results.php
• http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/blog/identifying-historic-aircraft-joysticks
• http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/271947-aviation-history-in-control-wheels-yokes
• http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235090329-us-navy-stearman-colour-bands/#comment-4024473
• http://www.flighttestmuseum.org/pressure-suits
• http://www.wind-tunnel-models.com
• People
  • http://www.aircrewremembered.com/databasesmaster.html
  • http://www.forgottensquadron.com/?page_id=286
  • http://www.ww2.dk/lwoffz.html
  • http://www.allspitfirepilots.org
  • http://www.earthrounders.com
  • 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
  • Seidl, Hans D. (1998). Stalin's Eagles: An Illustrated Study of the Soviet Aces of World War II and Korea. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 0-7643-0476-3.
  • O'Connor, Martin D. (1986). Air Aces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, 1914-1918. Mesa, Arizona: Champlin Fighter Museum Press. ISBN 0-912173-03-3.
  • Shores, Christopher; Williams, Clive (1966). Aces High: The Fighter Aces of the British and Commonwealth Air Forces in World War II. London: Neville Spearman.
  • Shores, Christopher (1998). Aces High, Volume 2: A Further Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the British and Commonwealth Air Forces in WWII. London: Grub Street.
  • Arthur, Reginal Wright (1967). Contact! Careers of Naval Aviators (First ed.). Washington, D.C.: Naval Aviator Register.
• Navigation Systems
  • http://www.cdvandt.org
  • http://www.flyingthebeams.com/map
  • http://www.landingsystem.com
  • 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.
  • http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=753823676788644&set=a.462131592624522&type=3&eid=ARA6SbsUygPwupqx69JV9EZ4Vv3ED1ogwbD7469ljRbX-u52likavXmiFmruNKrIKKJe5GCx7J10M4lv
  • http://www.amazon.com/dp/088740796X
  • http://www.amazon.com/dp/0140129367
  • http://www.amazon.com/dp/076433235X
  • http://www.amazon.com/dp/0764335243
  • http://www.amazon.com/dp/0764336584
  • http://www.casematepublishers.com/9788365281326/japanese-aero-engines-1910-1945
  • http://www.ebay.com/itm/125494595067
  • http://books.google.com/books?id=2dEcEAAAQBAJ

Non-Aviation References

• http://www.usww2uniforms.com
• http://www.med-dept.com
• https://web.archive.org/web/20201128105721/http://www.usarmydatadepot.com
• http://www.qmgrs.com
• http://www.archive.org/details/herberbookercollection
• http://www.radionerds.com
• http://www.bulletpicker.com
• http://members.cartridgecollectors.org/pages/home.php
• http://www.inert-ord.net
• http://www.angelfire.com/md2/patches/index.html
• http://wing.chez-alice.fr
• http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/002138447
• 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[12]
  • http://www.navy-radio.com/manuals/94200/94200_1_01-1.pdf
  • http://www.navy-radio.com/manuals/janap161-5610-Part1.pdf
  • http://www.navy-radio.com/manuals/TM11-487-A2.pdf