Taking Off

I will be taking off the next two days to visit friends. I will resume posting on Mon Jan 5, 2026!

Ron

Grumman A-6E and EA-6B Article

A copy of a very good article on the Grumman A-6E and EA-6B aircraft. It has a very nice 3-view and structural drawings! From the Air International Vol.10, January 1976.

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North American RB-45C Tornado Flight Manual

 

A copy of the Flight Manual, AN01-60GFB-1, for the North American RB-45C Tornado aircraft. Dated 30 January 1953.\

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Douglas A-1 Skyraider Over Vietnam Article

A copy of a very good article on the Douglas A-1 Skyraider Over Vietnam aircraft. It has very nice color side view drawings! From the Phoenix Aviation Modelling 2023-0110 Magazine issue. Dated January 2023.

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McDonnell F-101 Voodoo Photos–Part II

Copies of 126 original photos of the F-101 Voodoo aircraft. Lots of U.S. and Canadian photos! Credit: R. Burgess via The Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum

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Merry Christmas!

I am taking today off to be with my family. Will post tomorrow!

Ron

De Havilland Mosquito Night Fighters Article

A copy of a very good article on the De Havilland Mosquito Night Fighter aircraft. It has very nice color side view drawings and 3-views! From the Scale Aircraft Modelling - Vol 47 No 10 Magazine issue. Dated December2025.

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Northrup P-61 and F2T-1 Black Widow Article

A copy of a very good article on the Northrup P-61 and F2T-1 Black Widow aircraft. It has very nice color side view drawings and 3-views! From the Scale Aircraft Modelling - Vol 47 No 11 Magazine issue. Dated January 2026. 

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Photo F-4 Phantoms Article

A copy of a very good article on the Photo F-4 Phantoms aircraft. It has a very nice Color side view drawings! From the Scale Aircraft Modelling - Vol 17 No 06 Magazine issue. Dated August 1995.

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SNCASO Trident Aircraft Article

A copy of a very good article on the Trident aircraft. It has a very nice 3 view and structural drawings! From the Royal Air Force Flying Review Vol 12 No 7, March 1957.

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Fighter Design Philosophy (Northrup F-5 & YF-17 Info)

A copy of a very interesting article on the Northrup F-5 & YF-17 Fighter Design Philosophy. From the Air International  magazine, Vol.10 of January 1976.

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Grumman Intruder and Prowler Article

A copy of a very good article on the Grumman Intruder and Prowler aircraft. It has the complete build story and structural drawings! From the Air International  magazine, Vol.10 of January 1976.

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Concorde … Cleared for Service Article

A copy of a very good article on the Concorde aircraft. It has the complete build story and structural drawings! From the Air International  magazine, Vol.10 of February 1976.

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Jane's All the World's Aircraft (1948)

  A copy of the 1948 Jane's All the World's Aircraft issue.

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Jane's All the World's Aircraft Development & Production (2016-2017)

A copy of the 2016-2017 Jane's All the World's Aircraft Development & Production issue. Note: This is a large file!

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Consolidated B-32 Dominator Photos and Info

Copies of 142 photos and Info of the Consolidated B-32 Dominator aircraft. Credit: The Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum

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Curtiss XP-55 Ascender Photos and Info

Copies of 185 photos and Info of the Curtiss XP-55 Ascender aircraft. Many Curtiss factory photos! Note: this is a large file as it has videos in it! Credit: The Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum

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Curtiss A-25 Shrike Photos

Curtiss company phoios of the first A-25 aircraft.

The Curtiss A-25 Shrike was a single-engine, two-seat dive bomber.  A modified version of the U.S. Navy's new SB2C Helldiver, the U.S. Army Air Corps ordered 100 A-25s in 1940.  The U.S. Army Air Forces ordered 3,000 in February 1942 and Curtiss manufactured 900 before cancellation.  The USAAF subsequently transferred 410 A-25s to the U.S. Marine Corps.  Of those remaining in USAAF service, some flew as trainers or light personnel and cargo transports, and none in combat service. Note: this is a large file!

Credit: The Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum

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Curtiss-Wright C-76 Caravan Photos and Info

Copies of 127 photos and Info of the Curtiss-Wright C-76 Caravan aircraft.Many factory photos! Note: this is a VERY large file! Credit: The Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum

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North American B-45 Tornado Photos and Info

Copies of 176 photos and Info of the North American Aviation B-45 Tornado aircraft.

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Douglas A-4 Skyhawk Article

Another great article from the Scale Aircraft Modelling magazine of the July 2025 issue.

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De Havilland Mosquito Night Fighter Article

A copy of a wonderful article on the De Havilland Mosquito Night Fighter. From the Scale Aircraft Modelling magazine of December 2025.

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Bell UH-1H/V Iroquois Operator’s Manual

  A copy of the Flight Manual, TM55-1520-210-10, for the Bell UH-1H/V Iroquois aircraft. Dated 15 February 1988.

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Northrop T-38A Thunderbirds Configuration Supplemental Data Manual

  A copy of the Flight Operating Difference/Supplemental Data manual for the Northrop T-38A Thunderbirds aircraft. Manual T.O. 1T-38A-1-2. Dated 1 September 1974.

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Smoke Trails F-4 Magazines Part IV

Copies of the fourth years F-4 Phantom II Society magazine called Smoke Trails. An excellent society to be part of for F-4 info.

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Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer Photos and Info

Copies of 16 photos and info on the Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer aircraft.

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Heinkel He-162 Volksjäger Photos and Info

Copies of 36 photos and info on the Heinkel He-162 Volksjäger aircraft.

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F-101 Voodoo Photos and Info

Copies of 56 photos and info on the McDonnell F-101 aircraft. This is a large download as it has videos in it!

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Messerschmitt Bf 109 Drawings

  Copies of 22 Messerschmitt Bf 109 Drawings.

These are great drawing of all the Bf-109 aircraft!

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McDonnell Douglas DC-X Delta Clipper Photos and Info

Copies of the McDonnell Douglas DC-X Delta Clipper prototype Photos and Info.

From Wikipedia:

The DC-X, short for Delta Clipper or Delta Clipper Experimental, was an uncrewed prototype of a reusable single-stage-to-orbit launch vehicle built by McDonnell Douglas in conjunction with the United States Department of Defense's Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO) from 1991 to 1993. Starting 1994 until 1995, testing continued through funding of the US civil space agency NASA.^[1] In 1996, the DC-X technology was completely transferred to NASA, which upgraded the design for improved performance to create the DC-XA. After a test flight of DC-XA in 1996 resulted in a fire, the project was canceled. Despite its cancellation, the program inspired later reusable launch systems. Michael D. Griffin has since praised the program as "government R&D at its finest."^[2]

Blue Origin's New Shepard and SpaceX's Falcon 9 reusable launch vehicles were inspired by the DC-X, with many of the same engineers involved. Elon Musk has noted his program was "just continuing the great work of the DC-X project."

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Thank You!

OK, I have gotten my newer computer up and running now and am posting using it.

Thank you all who contributed to this effort. Especially thanks to: Daniele R., Andrew C., Thomas P., Timothy C., Phillip T., B2Streamlines, Alberto C., Leonardo F., Michael F. and many others! It is greatly appreciated.

Ron

F-4 Phantom II 3-View Drawings

Copies of some great F-4 Phantom II 3-View Drawings that I found in my archives. Enjoy!

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Nakajima Douglas DC-2 Flight Manual

A copy of the Nakajima Douglas DC-2 Flight Manual. Published by Nakajima Aircraft Corporation, October 1935.

Japan purchased the rights to build the Douglas DC-2 from the United States before WWII really got started. This is a copy of the Japanese manual

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Douglas DC-6 Photos and Info

Copies of 128 photos and info on the Douglas DC-6 aircraft. This is a large download as it has videos in it!

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Japanese Aircraft Performance and Characteristics

A copy of the Japanese Aircraft Performance and Characteristics manual published in the Division of Naval Intelligence by the combined personnel of United States and British services for use of allied forces. Contains an alphabetical index of aircraft, contents of aircraft performance, aircraft code names, suicide glide bombs, engine section, armament section, radio section, and a conversion table. Dated June 1 1945. Credit: Scott Bouchard at https://scottbouch.com/rtfm/

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MDC F-18 Lithographs

Copies of the various MDC F-18 Lithographs issued over time.

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Douglas DC-2 Photos and Info

Copies of 59 photos and info on the Douglas DC-2 aircraft.

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Luftwaffe's Wooden Wonder - He-162

A copy of the Heinkel He-162 Article from the Aviation History magazine July 2013. Nicely done article.

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The Kamikaze Admiral Article

A copy of the Kamikaze Admiral Article from Flugzeug Classic magazine  issue of December 2025. (I have translated it into English using A.I.)

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No More Docdroid Downloads

I won’t be using Docdroid.com to store my files for your download as they raised their rate from $4.00/mo to $20.00/mo.

So, I am looking for a new PDF and ZIP storage website.

Any feedback from my readers would be appreciated. Free would be best!

Drop me a note at aviationarchives(at)gmail.com if you have a favorite.

Thanks,

Ron D.

Boeing T-7A Red Hawk Trainer Photos

Copies of the new Boeing T-7A Red Hawk Trainer Photos.

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Heinkel He-162 Article

A copy of the Heinkel He-162 Article from the Flugzeug Classic magazine November 2007. A reproduction build of this aircraft using some original parts! (I have translated it into English using A.I.)

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Lockheed F-104D and F-104G and F-104N Photos

Copies of official Edwards Air Force Base photos of the Lockheed F-104D and F-104G and F-104N aircraft. Credit: Bill Spidle

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Lockheed F-104A and F-104B and F-104C Photos

Copies of official Edwards Air Force Base photos of the Lockheed F-104A and F-104B and F-104C aircraft. Credit: Bill Spidle

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McDonnell FH-1 Phantom I Article No. IV

A copy of the very good McDonnell FH-1 Phantom I Article from the Czech magazine Aviation + Cosmonautics1988 No. 7. (I have translated it into English using A.I.)

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Focke-Wulf Fw-190 A-5/A-6 Aircraft Manual

 A copy of the Fw-190 A-5/A-6 Aircraft Manual. Dated January 1944.

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Russian Lavochkin Constructions Article I

A copy of the short; but, very good Russian Lavochkin Constructions Article from the Czech magazine Aviation + Cosmonautics1974 No. 15/535. (I have translated it into English using A.I.)

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McDonnell VF Jet Propelled Proposal Recommendations

In response to a U.S. Navy request, McDonnell Aircraft proposed several jet-propelled "VF" (fighter) designs in the mid-1950s that ultimately led to the development of the F-4 Phantom II. The recommendations evolved from the F3H Demon and were initially rejected, but McDonnell's persistence and design modifications resulted in one of the most successful combat aircraft in history. Dated 9 December 1944.

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Bell P-39 Airacobra Article

A copy of the Bell P-39 Airacobra Article from the Czech magazine Aviation + Cosmonautics1974 No. 14. (I have translated it into English using A.I.)

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Lockheed P-38 Lightning Photos and Info

Copies of 143 photos and info on the Lockheed P-38 Lightning aircraft.

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Lockheed German F-104G Starfighter Flight Manual

A copy of the Lockheed report 1-14404-1 German Flight Manual for the Lockheed F-104G aircraft, dated 15 June 1961.

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Lockheed F/RF/TF-104G Flight Manual

A copy of the T.O. T.O. 1F-104G-1 Flight Manual, for the Lockheed F/RF/TF-104G aircraft. Dated 31 January 1973.

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Lockheed F-104S Technical Parts Manual

A copy of the Illustrated Parts Nomenclature Catalog AA.1F-104S-4 for the Lockheed Italian F-104S aircraft. Dated July 22 1974.

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