GOLDEN YEARS OF AVIATION
This site documents all the civil aircraft that flew during the period of aviation between the two world wars.
I have attempted to compile a comprehensive list of aircraft registrations by country, and aircraft production by manufacturer, for this period. Inevitably this information is incomplete and contains errors due to the lack of records and the amount of data I have had to compile. The site should therefore be considered very much as work in progress, and as a starting point for research into specific types.
I hope that you will contact me with corrections and additions, in order to make this a valuable reference resource.
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Aircraft Registers
The Registers list all civil aircraft registrations by country for the period from 1919 to 1939.
Aircraft are listed by registration and the type, c/n, operator, date registered, certificate of registration, history and fate
are listed where known. Larger datasets can be downloaded as text files or browsed on-line.
Miscellaneous
A list of the Imperial Gifts made to Britains dominions at the end of WWI.
Selected Certificate of Registration indexes can be downloaded as text files.
Sources and links
The Abbreviations section provides a glossary of terms and common abbreviations used in the registers and production lists.
The Sources section provides a list of reference sources and web links.
What's new
15.06.24 Major additions to German register
04.05.21 Major additions to US register
20.11.19 Update css and html
13.06.14 Changes to Mexico, Germany, Hungary and US registers
19.10.13 New Irish Register