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Military Conveyance Sites
By Teresa Van Rees
Oxford County Library
For the Oxford Review
June 25, 2001
As supervisor at Beachville Public Library, I am asked many questions about military transportation and about the wars. There are many sites on the internet that provide information and pictures of interest to children doing school projects, seniors reminiscing about the past, military enthusiasts and those who are simply curious about this subject.
One site that really sparks interest is www.militaryplanes.net, which has a large number of U.S. airforce, army, navy and Marine Corps. planes by both military and private photographers. The planes range from the Lancaster and the Zero to the Stealth. The site includes helicopters from several countries. These photographs would be particularly useful to anyone who is interested in painting models.
Another site of great interest is www.seabag.com which is a naval newspaper. From this site, one can go to many interesting sites about naval museums, naval histories and of course photographs of ships. The one that caught my eye was Mac’s Navy Links that connects to many photographs of Canadian Navy ships from destroyers and frigates to submarines.
For those interested in military land vehicles, there is http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Bunker/8757/armor.html . This site has lots of photographs of military vehicles, tanks and armour from the Aberdeen Proving grounds in Maryland. These too are excellent photos for military modelers. For those who are interested in knowing the specs of a vehicle, use the link for the U.S. Army ordinance museum.
A site that has photos, specs and a write-up about the history of four wheel drive vehicles is http://www.4wdonline.com/Mil/Mil.html. There are many links from here including a history of 4 wheel drive vehicles and various conversions that have been made from 4 wheel drives.
Visiting the many sites about military transportation has been an interesting experience for myself and for the different people who have come and leaned over my shoulder while I was looking at the photographs. It has been wonderful to hear the oohs and aahs as yet another vehicle has popped up on the screen.
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