LINKS
All of the following links have been researched and chosen by us.
They are sites which we have found both useful and enjoyable
CHARITIES
Fly2help
A Flying charity dedicated to helping those who have suffered disaster, difficulty or tragedy.
Experience the fun and inspiration that being in the air can provide.
www.fly2help.org
Royal Air Force Association
The national charity which raises money for retired RAF personnel.
www.rafa.org.uk
Royal Australian Air Force Association
The charity which raises money for retired RAAF personnel.
www.raafawa.org.au
Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund
The charity responsible for the care of retired RAF personnel.
www.rafbf.org
Royal Air Force Charitable Trust
Responsible for organising the annual International Air Tattoo.
www.rafcte.com
WARBIRD OPERATORS AND RESTORERS
Aircraft Restoration Company
Operators and restorers of the only airworthy Bristol Blenheim.
www.arc-duxford.co.uk
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
Operators of Britains only flying Lancaster and a tribute to those who gave their lives.
www.bbmf.co.uk
B-17 ‘Sally B’
Based at Duxford this famous B-17 regularly gives displays to delighted crowds.
www.sallyb.org.uk
The Fighter Collection
Britains largest private collection of warbirds and the organisers of the
world famous annual airshow, ‘Flying Legends’.
www.fighter-collection.com
Old Flying Machine Company
Operators of eight classic warbirds based at Duxford.
www.ofmc.co.uk
Gauntlet Warbirds
Warbird training and rides in Chicago.
www.gauntletwarbirds.com
AIRCRAFT MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS
Imperial War Museum Duxford
Located south of Cambridge this holds a vast collection of aircraft.
www.iwm.org.uk
RAF Museum Hendon
The Museum of the RAF containing many rare and interesting aircraft.
www.rafmuseum.org.uk
The Shuttleworth Collection
A marvelous collection of vintage aircraft.
www.shuttleworth.org
Yorkshire Air Museum
Home of ‘Friday the 13th’ Britains most restored Hallifax.
www.yorkshireairmuseum.co.uk
Historic Aviation Memorial Museum.
Established to preserve the legacy of aviation for future generations.
Located in Tyler, Texas the museum houses a wonderful display of historic aircraft
and aviation memorabilia as a tribute to pioneers of flight.
www.tylerhamm.org
TANK MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS
Bovington Tank Museum
The national tank collection, an absolute must visit for the tank enthusiast.
www.tankmuseum.org
Imperial War Museum Duxford
Located south of Cambridge this holds a large collection of afvs.
www.iwm.org.uk
Musee des Blindes Saumur
The famous French Saumur museum. Hope of the only running King Tiger.
www.museedesblindes.fr
AAF Tank Museum
America’s national collection in Virginia.
www.aaftankmuseum.com
Cobbaton Combat Collection
Devon based collection. ‘A hobby which got out of hand’.
www.cobbatoncombat.co.uk
EVENTS
War And Peace Revival
The greatest celebration of Military history and vintage lifestyle in the world.
www.warandpeacerevival.com
OTHER SITES OF INTEREST
Royal Air Force
The official site of the Royal Air Force
www.raf.mod.uk
Breitling Watches
A spectacular site from this manufacturer of precision instruments and
supporter of historic aviation.
www.breitling.com
New Flying Me 262
The development of new Messerschmitt Me262 aircraft in America.
www.stormbirds.com
Red Arrows
The official site of the RAF display team.
www.raf.mod.uk/reds
RAF Typhoon Team
The official site of the RAF Typhoon display team.
www.raf.mod.uk/typhoondisplay
AVIATION BOOK PUBLISHERS AND MAGAZINES
Aviation Bookshop
A usefull source for many hard to find titles.
www.aviation-bookshop.com
Classic Publications
A highly informative range of books specialising in the Luftwaffe.
www.ianallanpublishing.com
Grub Street
An excellent range of accurate highly readable books with
many first hand accounts of events in military history.
www.grubstreet.co.uk
Osprey
Publishers of several ranges containing many colour profiles.
www.ospreypublishing.com
Warpaint Books Ltd.
An excellent growing range of titles containing colour profiles and scale drawings.
www.warpaint-books.com
Aeroplane
A monthly publication of historic aviation.
www.aeroplanemonthly.com
Aviation History
An American journal of historic aviation articles.
www.TheHistoryNet.com
Flight Journal
A very well produced publication with many beautiful images.
www.flightjournal.com
Flypast
A monthly publication devoted to historic aviation and modern warbirds.
www.flypast.com
Aviation News magazine
The latest news of what is going on in the aviation world.
www.aviation-news.co.uk
DHC-1 Chipmunk
The definitive book on the DHC Chipmunk.
www.dhc-1flyer.com
TANK BOOK PUBLISHERS AND MAGAZINES
Britain at War Magazine
Britain’s best selling military history monthly magazine.
www.britainatwar.co.uk
Classic Military Vehicle Magazine
For features on a wide variety of military vehicles as well as events and news.
www.cmvmag.co.uk
Osprey Books
Publishers of several ranges containing many colour profiles.
www.ospreypublishing.com
Schiffer Books
Publishers of high quality military and aviation books.
www.schifferbooks.com
AVIATION ART AND IMAGES
Geoff Nutkins
An aviation artist specialising in aircraft from WW II
www.aviartnutkins.com
WW II Images
A vast archive of photographs from WWII some of which we have used in this site.
www.ww2images.com
MODEL AIRCRAFT RESOURCES
Aircraft Modelling Universe
A useful database for starting your model RC aircraft project.
www.scale-model-aircraft.com