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: Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research

AAIR researches and documents military aircraft crash sites in the Western US. Frustrated with the long wait and the cost of obtaining documents from the government, AAIR started acquiring all of the military accident report and aircraft record card microfilm reels, close to 2000 in all! AAIR's goal are to provide military accident reports significantly quicker and at a lower cost than dealing directly with the government; provide aircraft record cards along with a translation of the frustrating codes and shorthand so that they will be more useful in your research; promote aviation archaeology and help develop a set of standards for this new field; preserve aircraft mishap history and aircraft crash sites; establish a national database of recorded aircraft crash sites; and provide a means of networking for people interested in aviation archaeology.

FMI: www.aviationarchaeology.com