This section lists sites which contain detailed information which could be of use to the modeller. There are thousands of sites dedicated to full-size aircraft. The aim of this section is not to list everything, but to collect together the most useful ones.
The images on these pages are original photographs, taken by Steve de Roeck. They are low resolution, web versions of the high quality images which are available for purchase directly from the photographer.
Steve is a retired airline pilot with a keen interest in photography. Both his flying and photography have taken him all over the world on assignment.
There are probably more than 1000 photographs on this site. The nice thing about it is that it isn’t full of the usual Spitfires etc, but includes underrepresented aircraft that may give you inspiration for your next project.
Interview of Captain Donald Macintosh
Royal Air Force bomber pilot of a Lancaster bomber in 1944. it’s a spellbinder, all 14,300 words of it – written with revealing honesty, imagination, insight and candour; download as a PDF or an audio download of the actual interview by Alastair, editor of www.worldwarbombers.com
This is a general site containing information and pictures for a wide range of aircraft. Worth a look if you are seeking inspiration for your next project.
This site contains many sketches of ‘glamour girls’ that can be used to develop nose art for aircraft of WWII vintage. This is a large site containing several thousand pictures. One of the best areas to look in is the pin-up section. Here you will find the excellent pictures from the famous artist Alberto Vargas. Others in this section are also worth looking at!
This is a real excellent resource. It contains a great amount of information including drawings, cockpit details and videos you can download. Also, includes details on the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.
This website shows some remarkable video clips of the Red Bull world series races. It contains a lot of information for builders of aerobatic models. Watch out though, you must have a fast internet connection to view this site.
A Russian site that has an English version. It has a particularly good selection of detailed drawings of aircraft. These can be downloaded as zip files.
Stalag 13 Aviation Links
This site has approximately 10000 aircraft related links. It is a good resource to start with when searching the web.
This is another good site based in the US. The site is structured into reference pages containing details and pictures of warbirds. It also provide links to other sites on the aircraft being examined.
This site has a collection of full-size drawings and documentation that may be of interest to modellers of WWII aircraft.
Rosebud’s WWI Aviation Image Archive
This is a fabulous resource for pictures of early and WWI aircraft. You could spend hours here! There are hundreds of pictures of aeroplanes, some showing horrific crash sites. The links from this site are also very interesting.
This is an excellent resource for WWII aircraft. There are many scale detail drawings. See the ‘more neat stuff’ section for diagrams of cockpit interiors and instrument panels. The site also contains a lot of videos that can be downloaded for free. There are many good links worth exploring.
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