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	The Flying Machines URL: http://www.flyingmachines.org/ ODP description: Covers attempts to fly before the Wrights. Includes images and factual information about thoughts, experiments and attempts to fly before 1903. Page title: The FLYING MACHINES Web Site Page description: Flying Machines and Aerial Contrivances Before The Wright Brothers.
	Aeronautics Learning Laboratory for Science Technology, and Research (ALLSTAR) Network URL: http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/ ODP description: Learn about the history of aeronautics, aerospace careers, and the principles of aeronautics. For students in middle school, high school, and lower level college. Page title: Aeronautics Learning Laboratory for Science Technology, and Research (ALLSTAR) Network
	Early warning sound mirrors URL: http://www.ajg41.clara.co.uk/mirrors/ ODP description: Andrew Grantham provides photographs and details of surviving early 20th-century acoustic mirrors on the British coast designed to provide early warning of enemy aircraft. Page title: Early warning sound mirrors on the British coast Page description: Photographs of accoustic early warning sound mirrors on the British coast
	Holcomb's Aerodrome URL: http://www.airminded.net/ ODP description: A photo gallery of pre WWII aircraft, annotated with specifications. Page description: Kevin Holcomb's personal web page is a virtual museum of the early airplane with exhibits on selected Pioneer Era, Great War and Golden Age aircraft. Many vintage photographs, some of them never before published, drawings, technical details and vintage advertisments are presented.
	Wings For Freedom URL: http://www.rcaf.com/ ODP description: The history of the Royal Canadian Air Force from its inception in 1924 to the present day. Page title: RCAF.com Page description: The history and Heritage of the the Canadian Air Force from its inception in 1918 to the present day. Includes photo galleries, online store, aircraft database and much more.
	Quest for Performance: The Evolution of Modern Aircraft URL: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-468/contents.htm ODP description: An online text tracing the technical development of the airplane from the beginning of World War I to today. Emphasis is placed on aircraft originating in the United States. Page title: contents
	Aerofiles URL: http://aerofiles.com/ ODP description: Aviation history reference site with thousands of US aircraft types, some with pictures. Page title: You just found AeroFiles! Page description: AeroFiles: The Internet's most comprehensive, non-commercial, and free-access American aviation history reference and research site, with 160Mb of information at your fingertip.
	Aurora Aircraft Website Links URL: http://accelerationresearch.tripod.com/ ODP description: Links to Aurora and other mystery aircraft sites Page title: Aurora Project Hypersonic Aircraft
	Century of Flight URL: http://www.century-of-flight.freeola.com/ ODP description: Covers the century of aviation, from ancient myths to the jet age. Provides pictures and narratives of each era. Page title: aviation history, history of flight, century of flight Page description: the aviation history of the world celebrating the century of flight
	Randy Wilson's Aviation History URL: http://rwebs.net/avhistory/ ODP description: Technical and popular articles and stories, operations manuals, and humor from early to middle twentieth century. Page title: AvHistory Home Page Page description: Aviation history articles, development of and flying WWII planes.
	Flights of Inspiration URL: http://www.fi.edu/flights/ ODP description: Information on inspiration flights, like the Wright brother's first flight and the first non-stop transatlantic flight by Alcock and Whitten. Includes a Teacher's Notes section.
	Wooden Propeller URL: http://www.woodenpropeller.com/ ODP description: Descriptions of design, materials, construction and identification of early wooden airplane propellers. Page title: Wooden Propellers Page description: Wooden propeller information. All about antique wooden airplane propellers for collectors and aviation historians. WW1 propeller photos.
	The Lockheed File URL: http://www.adastron.com/lockheed/lock1.htm ODP description: A detailed listing of all Lockheed aircraft in Australia and their histories. Page title: THE LOCKHEED FILE - Main Menu Page description: A listing of all Australian Lockheed aircraft and their histories.
	Aviation History URL: http://www.aviationhistory.org/ ODP description: From the Wright Brothers to the Space Shuttle you can discover Aviation History's many adventures. Page title: Aviation History - Books, Facts, News, Photos / Art Gallery Page description: Milestones from the Wright Brothers through the Space Shuttle. Feast your eyes on aviation art history and photo galleries galore. Discover the histories of aviation personalities and the aircraft they flew. Uncover in-depth news, quizzes, art, book descriptions, and fascinating fun facts.
	Aviation Resource - Aviation History URL: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/4294/history/ ODP description: Traces the history of flight from 400BC to present. Provides a short narrative of each major event in the development of aviation over the period.
	Igor I. Sikorsky Historical Archives URL: http://www.sikorskyarchives.com/ ODP description: Dedicated to acquiring, preserving and protecting the historical materials that chronicle the aviation careers of Igor Sikorsky, the companies he founded and the accomplishments of its employees. Page title: Sikorsky Archives News
	Turkish Aircraft Production History URL: http://www.tuncay-deniz.com/ENGLISH/english.html ODP description: A history of Turkish aircraft production is told in summarized form. Page title: ENGLISH
	The Granville Brothers and Their Fantastic Gee Bees URL: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/4515/index3.html ODP description: Famous racing planes designed and built in the 1930's Page title: The Granville Brothers Gee Bee Page description: Provides pictures and history of the Granville Brothers Famous Gee Bee Racing planes.
	Army Aviation Heritage Foundation URL: http://www.armyav.org/ ODP description: Dedicated to presenting the Army Aviation story to the American people through transportable flying presentations and static displays of the actual aircraft and equipment used by the men and women who served in Army Aviation. Page title: New Page 1
	FlightDeck URL: http://www.exn.ca/flightdeck/home.cfm ODP description: Canadian aviator biographies and aircraft descriptions and history. Page title: FlightDeck - Canada's Aviation and Aviator Web Site Page description: Featuring aircraft like the Avro CF-105 Arrow, CL-84 Dynavert, Lancaster, de Havilland Twin Otter and Mosquito as well as profiles on great aviators like Dee Brasseur and John McCurdy. Presented by The Discovery Channel Canada and the Canadian National Aviation Museum.