Aviation History

Contains digital copies of books, reports, and pother records of the aerospace industry. Includes the Aviation/Aerospace Facts and Figures which has statistics on production, finances, airlines, etc. for certain years starting with 1945.

The official repository for Air Force historical documents. It includes over 70,000,000 pages devoted to the history of the service.

A descriptive timeline from the Greatest Engineering Achievements website celebrating engineering accomplishments of the 20th century.

A helpful resource on the history of aviation in Dayton, Ohio, recommended by Thomas.

Showcases the men, equipment, missions and conflicts that helped shape today's Army Aviation.

A Library of Congress special presentation commemorating the Centennial of Flight.

This collection includes more than 3,500 scans of photographs, maps, documents, and artifacts relating to Earhart. An interactive map of Earhart's flight is included.

Key dates and milestones in the history of flight.

Naval Aviation from its beginnings in 1911 to the present time. Provides research assistance, maintains record collections and publishes articles, monographs and books on Naval Aviation.

Includes histories, biographies, accounts of rescues, historic flight manuals, and more.

An electronic version of the book, U.S. Marine Corps Aviation, which has been out of print for many years.

International Organization of Women Pilots promotes advancement of aviation through education, scholarships, and mutual support while honoring the unique history and sharing their passion for flight.

From the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, this site looks at the women who were pioneers in aviation and space. Biographical information and photos of the women pilots.

This selection of Wilbur and Orville Wright’s papers at the Library of Congress comprises about 10,121 items (approximately 49,084 digital images) documenting the lives of the Wright brothers and their pioneering work leading to the world's first powered, controlled and sustained flight.

Website dedicated to information about historical airplanes and flying them. There are aircraft pictures and original operating manuals. It is also the unofficial Dispatch archive. Dispatch was a quarterly publication of the Confederate Air Force, Inc. and the American Airpower Heritage Museum, Inc. It's a magazine devoted to World War II aviation and air power with an emphasis on the aircraft of the CAF's Ghost Squadron.