U.S. Military Aircraft Database

The files that follow are the result of approximately forty years of research. Most everyone has heard of famous U.S. military aircraft such as the P-38, P-51, and B-17. I wondered what a P-37, B-18, or P-52 might have looked like. Two books started to fill in the gaps for me. These were C. B. Colby’s Fighter Parade and Bomber Parade. These small books contained American fighters and bombers that I had never heard of. I soon discovered other types that were never built, the so called 'paper planes'. I have been cataloging ever since, first using notebooks, then file cards, and finally the entire collection was computerized.

As much as I would like too, I have not included any photographs or drawings. Including these would require much more space and getting permission for so much would involve a great deal of extra effort. A good source for photos of many of the types that follow is Aerofiles. I have included a bibliography, and an outline of the different designation systems, Types.xls. All of the files are in Microsoft Excel spreadsheet format. A viewer for Microsoft Excel can be downloaded here.

I have added a file on German aircraft, including my preliminary lists for World War One serial numbers for both Army and Navy. Much of the serial number information comes from postings on the The Aerodrome Forum.

C-130 Aircraft Database Airframes. C-130 Serial Numbers & Aircraft Histories. C-130 Mishaps & Accidents C-130 Nose Art. C-130 Special Color Schemes. For example, if some aircraft is sold and it changes its owner, the registration number may be changed for lots of reasons. However, construction number stays the same. It is given by manufacturers and its entire history may be traced through it. Sometimes, construction numbers of aircraft are called manufacturer’s serial numbers. Search - Aviation website for aircraft and airline information (flight, photo, travel, fleet listing, production list of Airbus Boeing Douglas Embraer Dash, ATR, Sukhoi, Saab.), plane photos, flightlog database, aviation news, civil aviation forum, aviation store.

These files are a work in progress, and by no means complete. Frets on fire mac download. All errors or omissions are my own.

Roger Finnerty

Winsuite serial key. 12/04/09

Aviation Database Websites

Aircraft Engine Serial Number Lookup

• ADN - FindAircraft.com A huge aircraft search portal with over 10,000 aircraft listings from over 1800 aircraft dealers and private sellers. Also features aviation services and resources.
• Aerofiles Source of cost-free reference material for aviation historians, researchers, writers, and scholars. More than 10,000 types of U S aircraft, their models, their specifications and data, and informative text.
• AeroTransport Data Bank An online service providing detailed fleet lists of 9,000+ airlines wordwide, with individual airframes histories, airlines background, airports data, and more.
• Airfleets.net Searchable information about civil aircraft.
• Air Track Home of Rotor Roster Publisher of Rotor Roster, a listing of over 22,000 helicopters world-wide. Records research for aircraft manufacturers, dealers and brokers, after-market manufacturers, insurance companies.
• Aircraft Performance Database Searchable database of performance information on general aviation aircraft in production during the past 40 years.
• Airline Industry Update A free-access commercial aviation directory with more than 6,000 contacts in 15 different categories, covering airlines, manufacturers, ground handling, MRO, and many more. They also produce a business-to-business e-newsletter, and offer a current airline news headlines with links to news articles and press releases.
• Airline Tarrif Publishing Co. Collection and distribution of airline fare and fare related information.
• AirNav Free access to FAA data on airports and navigational aids. Fast database searches of flight planning information.
• AIRPAC Aviation Databases Aviation databases of names, addresses, and other information on aircraft owners, pilots, aviation professionals, and businesses.
• Airport Guide Databases with airport information, airmen, approach plates, businesses, aircraft specs, navaids, instructors.
• AlliedSignal Internet Database Update Service Download your AlliedSignal GPS databases via the Internet.
• AviationDB A subscription service offering a large set of data accessible from either the Web site using SQL, or directly against the database from a user's own applications. The relational database contains active airman, aircraft mechanics, medical examiners, domestic registered aircraft, service difficulty reports (SDRs), aviation accidents and incidents since 1983, domestic airports and related data, and licensed aircraft dealers.
• Aviation Data Research ADR provides a variety of software tools: AD searches by serial number for an individual aircraft, a relational database of PMA parts and holders, and Weight and Balance (track multiple configurations on a fleet of aircraft).
• The Aviation DataBase A complete regulatory library: ADs, TCs and FARs.
• Aviation Marketplace Aviation databases (airline fleets and codes, airport codes, civil and military aircraft registers, airliner production), marketplace, links, events, airshows, gallery, shopping mall.
• Aviator.aero Worldwide marketplace information about commercial transport aircraft and engines exclusively available to commercial air transport executives. AirIntel is solely an information provider and does not participate in aircraft buying, selling, trading or leasing. Registration required.
• Flyingdatabase.com Providing pilots with 'up-to-date and accurate aviation data and materials in a timely and efficient manner.' They monitor current FAA reports, FAA databases, and other resources daily for critical airport-specific informational changes. Then they update the affected A.I.R. file and disseminate it back into the A.I.R. file system which is available for immediate customer download.
• Global Aerospace Database Online or CD ROM search of over 7,000 aerospace, aviation, and defence companies.
• Global Business Jet Yearbook A pocket reference book for owners and operators of long-range business jets worldwide. Contains information on airports, FBOs, charter operators, maintenance and completion centers, and more. Also available online.
• Globemaster US Military Aviation Database U.S. Air Force, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard air bases, units, organizations, links, tail codes, abbreviations.
• Handbook of Business Aviation in Europe A pocket reference book for owners and operators of turbine helicopters, twin engine aircraft, and business jets throughout Europe. Also available online. The printed edition is available to purchase, and the content can also be browsed on the website. Comprehensive airport data, listing handlers and FBOs, based maintenance centres, and charter operators. Over 2,000 airports online. Browse through every turbine helicopter, fixed wing twin, and business jet type, with links to manufacturers, new aircraft sales representatives, maintenance and charter operators for each. Over forty categories of services for aircraft owners and operators.
• IATA Global Aviation Business Intelligence IATA's subscription based online service that provides statistical information to professionals with an interest in the air transport industry.
• Janes Information Information about defense, weaponry, civil aviation and transportation. Publications, news, FAQs, products directories.
• Jet Information Services, Inc. The World Jet Inventory year end and quarterly database, CD's, and book of commercial jets with greater than 30 seats. Presented in charts and tables of historical and current model/series inventories, stored aircraft, retirements, deliveries and orders. The data also categorizes all types of operators and aircraft uses, and lists specific operator inventories. A valuable resource for business planning or market research.
• MyAirplane.com This site has a number of databases that provide useful information to visitors: NOAA Approach Plate Database, FAA Written Exam Prep, Aircraft Background Investigation, Aircraft Performance & Specifications, Homebuilt / Experimental Database, Translated METAR and Weather Center.
• National Transportation Library - US DOT Library Online Contains documents and databases provided from throughout the transportation community. All material is in the public domain or provided by the authors free of any restriction on reproduction.
• Navtech, Inc. Flight operations solutions with a product suite that includes aeronautical charts, navigation data solutions, flight planning, aircraft performance software (take-off/landing, weight and balance), and crew planning solutions. Many of Navtech’s products can be configured as part of an EFB solution, including take-off data calculation, weight and balance, and aeronautical charts. Serving more than 350 airline and aviation services customers.
• OAGdata OAG is a global content management company specialising in travel and transport. Their expertise is in managing large amounts of data and building applications and products. They are best known for their airline schedules database, which holds flight details for 1000 airlines and more than 3000 airports.
• Penguin Air The Penguin Air Library family of products is a series of electronic aviation databases of frequently used flight and navigation information.
• PerCon Corporation A developer and publisher of government related databases on CD-ROM and online, specializing in FCC and FAA data. Customers are the telecommunications, aviation, government, commercial, and hobby markets. Databases include N-Number, dealers, frequencies, FIPS code.
• Pyramid Media Group A provider of print and electronic media for the business, travel, and aerospace markets: airline logos, fleets, aircraft encyclopedia, manufacturers, orders and deliveries, photos.
• SRS - Schedule Reference System The SRS airline schedules database contains schedules data on over 840 airlines, which represents over 99% of worldwide schedules, as well as 34,000 airline specific minimum connect time exceptions. The database is continuously updated, with over 85% of the database being refreshed every week.
• Summit Aviation This Digital Reference Library includes all FAA publications, including fully-indexed and searchable Federal Aviation Regulations, (FARs) (14CFR Parts 1-1199). Other regulations pertaining to aviation: Air Commerce (19CFR Part 122), EPA (40 CFR Part 87), FCC (47 CFR part 87), selected parts of 49 CFR (HAZMAT, NTSB and TSA), Over 750 Advisory CircularsComplete Airworthiness Directives library (over 16,000 ADS since 1941), dozens of FAA Orders, FAA Forms, Regulations from other agencies that pertain to aviation, and collections of legal interpretations.
• theAirDB This project aims to collect information about airports, airlines, and connections world-wide. View airport locations by country on maps, locations of airports served by airlines, news about airline connections added and dropped.
• WFI Research Group Databases of World War II aircraft losses and casualties.
• WhichAirline.com Search for cheap flights. The site also provides industry news and a very comprehensive database of airports and airlines. Airline data includes routes, fees, deals, news, photos. Airport data includes codes, airlines, facilities, transportation, routes, alternative airports.
• Wings900.com This comprehensive site for the model aircraft collector has a model database, gallery, reviews, classifieds, and links.