Aero-Linx!

Scouring the information super airways can sometimes be a tough, if educational, task for the Aero-News staff... but it also allows us to check out some truly neat and exciting sites, so it's not that bad a gig. On any given day, we may check dozens (and often hundreds) of different sources for story ideas, and facts confirmation. And, as is the nature of our business, much of this is done on the Internet.

The ANN gang decided we probably shouldn't keep some of the neat sites, info resources, and organizations we've discovered to ourselves... so we decided to bring you Aero-Linx. These are the sites that WE check out -- when we need added perspective, a new spin on a day's topic... or just want to escape into cyber-aero-space for awhile.

Look for some of our favorite sites, coming each day to ANN via Aero-Linx. Suggestions for future Aero-Linx segments are always welcome, as well.

Aero Linx: Chennault Aviation and Military Museum of Louisiana

The stated mission of the Chennault Aviation and Military Museum of Louisiana is to "preserve and promote aviation and military history and the legacy of the men and women who contributed to it."

During WWII Monroe was the site of the Selman Field Army-Air Force Navigation School (opened in 1942) -- which was the largest such facility in the US, offering the nation's only complete navigation course during WWII. The school graduated over 15,000 navigators, over 1,500 of whom lost their lives in combat.

FMI: http://www.chennaultmuseum.org