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Links to recommended web sites

http://www.worldwar1atsea.net/  WW1 history of the Royal Navy
Gordon Smith's excellent site covering just about every aspect of the Royal Navy in WW1, with many images of ships, people and battle situations. Highly recommended.

http://www.naval-history.net/  WW1 & WW2 history of the Royal Navy
A brilliant source of information and images on the history of the Royal Navy in WW1 & WW2.

http://www.seethisonline.co.uk/seethisonline/Falklands/index_i.html  Images of Condor
The website of Arbroath photographer Wallace Ferrier, displaying his images of the June 2007 I45 Commando 25th Anniversary Reunion of the Falklands War. The reunion took place in/around what was once the cinema, now known (since 1977) as Bewley Hall - so named after Marine Neil Bewley who was killed on duty in Northern Ireland July 1977).

http://www.bellrock.org.uk/  David Taylor's definitive Bell Rock site
A site founded by David Taylor, the great-great-great-grandson of Capt. David Taylor (1768-1843), who was Master of the Sir Joseph Banks tender during progress of the construction of the lighthouse and who later commanded the supply vessel (the Smeaton) on completion of the lighthouse, and eventually the new Pharos of 1816. The Bell Rock lies 12 miles off the coast of Angus and is a prominent feature of Arbroath. This excellent site deals with every aspect of the building of Robert Stevenson's masterpiece, the Bell Rock lighthouse, and covers its long and fascinating history.

http://www.williamdaysh.com/OBC_Synop.html Over By Christmas
A new novel about the Royal Navy's part in WW1 and the machinations of Britain's war lords during that crisis.

http://williamdaysh.com  The web site of author William Daysh
William's debut novel "Over By Christmas" is a factional story about the Royal Navy's part in WW1
and the machinations of Britain's war lords during that crisis. Read more about it on this web site.

http://www.port.nmm.ac.uk/  Maritime Information Gateway NMM PORT
An amazing source of data on all maritime matters. Developed by the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, PORT is an online catalogue of maritime-related Internet resources.

http://www.flyingzone.co.uk/index.html  The Flying Zone
The UK's information gateway for all aircraft enthusiasts.

http://www.aeroplanemonthly.com  The Aeroplane Monthly magazine
The world's most widely respected historic aviation magazine with in-depth historical features, preservation news and unrivalled photographic quality.

http://www.fleetairarm.com  The Fleet Air Arm Museum
One of the world's largest aircraft museums and home to the history and heritage of the Fleet Air Arm.

http://www.faaba.org.uk  The Buccaneer Association
This Association is open to all personnel who maintained or flew the Buccaneer aircraft during its service with the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy in the sixties and seventies

http://www.mucheswarbirds.com  Muche's Warbirds
Warbird Photography at its best, f
eaturing the stunning photography of Lani Muche.
(Images Available for Private and Commercial Sales and Licensing)

http://www.deltaweb.co.uk/sallyb/  The Sally B B-17 Preservation Society
Sally B is the only airworthy B-17 in the UK, where she flies as a memorial to the USAAF in Europe. Based at the Imperial War Museum at Duxford in the  UK, she is maintained by a dedicated team of professional volunteers  with the backing of one of the largest supporters' clubs of its type in the world - the Sally B Supporters' Club. This special aircraft has flown regularly at air shows in Europe for more than two decades.

http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk  Thunder and Lightnings
A fine site containing details and images of British military aircraft of the 1950s and 1960s, including the Supermarine Scimitar, Blackburn Buccaneer, DH Sea Vixen, Hawker Sea Hawk and Fairey Gannet. Details are given of "last survivors".

http://members.lycos.co.uk/guyries  Friends of the 385th Bomb Group of the USAAF
This site is dedicated to the history of the WW2 airmen and crewmen of the 385th Bomb Group. The group was composed of four Bomb Squadrons, the 548th, 549th, 550th and 551st. As its first Commander was Colonel Vandevanter, the Group were known as "Van's Valiants". The 385th BG was located at Great Ashfield, Suffolk, England. 

http://www.forcesreunited.org.uk  Forces Reunited
Forces Reunited is the largest dedicated UK database of forces and ex-forces personnel on the web, and is run by ex-forces personnel.

http://www.comradesandcolleagues.com  Comrades and Colleagues
An excellent forces reunion site with a huge database of military units in the UK, Australia and New Zealand, where you can browse through lists of regiments, ships, squadrons, battalions etc, to find old comrades and colleagues.

http://www.fisgardassociation.org  The FISGARD Association
If you have ever been an Artificer Apprentice, this is your site. The aim of this "old-school" Association is to bring together those who spent some or most of their formative years in HMS FISGARD or in the FISGARD Squadron.

http://b17warhorse.fws1.com/ and http://385th.ordnancetent.fws1.com
Excellent reunion sites dedicated to the WW2 air and ground crews of the USAAF 385th Bomb Group.

http://www.seavixen.org/  Welcome to the Home Page of all Ex Royal Navy, Sea Vixen, Fleet Air Arm Personnel, Families, Friends, and Interested Parties. This site is Dedicated to Our Lost Sea Vixen Aircrew and to document the history of the Sea Vixen thus ensuring that this tragic story can be told to the generations to come.

http://members.cox.net/davidhanson The Web sites of David Hanson
An excellent collection of sites containing an equally awesome collection of data and images of seemingly every US military aircraft that ever took to the air, plus details of visits to ancient sites of the Mayans, Egyptians and Incas. Compiled, published and maintained privately by David Hanson.

http://www.FAABA.org.uk  Fleet Air Arm Buccaneer Association
The reunion site of an association that is open to anyone who maintained or flew Buccaneers with the Fleet Air Arm in the 60s & 70s.

http://www.vimart.co.uk  Find your RN friends
Ex-RN EM(A) Ian Martin's great site for searching for long lost RN, Army or Royal Air Force friends, plus school pals and former work colleagues - even if you can't remember their names!

http://www.air-britain.org.uk  Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd
Air-Britain is THE International Association of Aviation Historians run by enthusiasts providing information, second to none, for enthusiasts worldwide.

http://www.findanoldfriend.co.uk/links.htm  Find an Old Friend (Royal Navy, Army & Royal Air Force)
A great people-finder run by Robin Brown who will go out of his way to find colleagues you've lost contact with.

http://www.oldoppos.co.uk  Looking for your old service pals? Try OldOppos.co.uk

http://www.yachtcare.eu.com  The web site of Captain John Martin, one of the '49ers'
Based in Mallorca, Spain, Yacht Care provides shot term captaincy of yachts, tuition for owners and amateur captains, world-wide yacht deliveries and management of storage, winterization & refits.

http://www.daysh.com  The web site of the web master, Bill Daysh
The source for digital imaging, e-business card presentations, digital catalogues and converting home videos to DVD

http://www.searchmalta.com  Search Malta
Everything you need to know about Malta, past and present. The site includes links to interesting civil and military aviation images.