Links of Interest

Although it is difficult to maintain a decent Links page because of the ever-shifting landscape of the World Wide Web, there are a few I've run across that are worthwhile.  These are all related to military aircraft and flying and are presented in no particular order.  Since these are all "off site" they will open in a new window, so you will not lose your place in the C-7A Caribou site.

Government Sites

• AirForceLINK The Official U.S. Air Force Site
• Air Force Armament Museum
• Air Force History Office Index of online books by title

Two titles of interest are Air War Over South Vietnam, 1968-1975 and Tactical Airlift.  Note that these are PDF files and large downloads

• United States Air Force Medals at DefenseLink
• ACC Home Page The Official Home Page of the Air Combat Command
• FAA Home The Official FAA Site
• Federal Research Division - POW-MIA Home Page The Library of Congress POW/MIA Database
• Hurlburt Airpark
• National Air and Space Museum
• Naval Aviation Museum
• Smithsonian Institution
• National Museum of the United States Air Force
• Aviation Museums  This is a list of many of the aviation museums in the country, both military and private.
• NMUSAF Museum Foundation Legacy Plate program
• Thomas - Legislative Information The Library of Congress Site for all things Congressional
• Air Force E-Publishing An Odd Collection of Downloadable Air Force Manuals
• Dryden Research Aircraft Photo Archive
• AETC Images Home Page

Private Sites

• Smug Mug  A large collection of aiation museum links.
• he Vietnam Archive  A Texas Tech University project
• Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall USA  A website is dedicated to honoring those who died in the Vietnam War.  Very good search capability.
• The Virtual Wall  Another Vietnam Veterans memorial with some unique search capabilities.
• The Army Otter-Caribou Association, our Army brother organization.
• The Distinguished Flying Cross Society A site that lists a few of the recipients of the award
• Combat Airlift in Vietnam — Stories of flying the C-130 in Vietnam
• C-141 Flying Squadrons  A site dedicated to the flying squadrons of the C-141.
• The 57^th Alumni Association Dedicated to members of the 57^th TCS/MAS/AS/WPS
• Canadian Aviation Historical Society A site dedicated to the history of Canadian Aviation
• deHavilland Caribou (DHC-4) and Buffalo (DHC-5) — Wayne Buser's fine site.
• Sam McGowan has a site devoted to airlifters of every type: Troop Carrier/Tactical Airlift Association
• The RAAF 35 Squadron Association
• AeroWeb The Aviation Enthusiast Corner
• The Aircraft of Air America  An interesting compilation done by Dr. Joe F. Leeker
• Aviation Week Group
• Aviation@Landings
• Aviation Zone A site maintained by a former C-5 Loadmaster
• Joe Baugher's Home Page This site contains Joe Baugher's remarkable aircraft serial number collection
• Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training (JSUPT) Capt. Tsuyoshi M. Tung's complete description of the current UPT curriculum.  Things have changed a lot since I went through!
• Newport Aeronautical Sales Just the place to buy a C-7A "dash one"
• Pen Turbo Aviation A company that is doing Caribou turbo conversions
• Petester's My own experience with flying machines
• 12^th TFW Ron Doughty's tribute to the F-4 and the 12^th TFW
• Airliners.Net A huge archive of aircraft of all types
• The Aviation Directory Another aviation search engine
• US Military Aircraft A remarkable compilation of data on current military aircraft by the Federation of American Scientists
• C-130 Hercules Headquarters A nice C-130 site
• Vietnam Air Police / Security Police A reciprocal link to the guys who made it possible to get a good night's sleep.
• C-141 Heaven A place for all things C-141
• The Parts of an Airplane and it's Soaring History  A site on aircraft and flying basics for our younger readers.
• Aviation Spotters Online  Some nice photos of a pair of beautifully restored Australian Caribous.
• American Aviation Historical Society - Aircraft art

If you find any inoperative links or have some suggestions for additions, contact the webmaster.

Revised:
29 Jan 2022 05:12 PM