When I emailed with Mr. Goodall when the 5th came out he indicated that was it, and he was retiring from that task. I got the impression he felt it consumed too much of his time.
Along those lines... You may wish to consult the Airframes Database from time-to-time...
http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/Airframes.phpMuch of Mr. Goodall's data came from the civil registries. I now do the same with my databases and import on a weekly basis data from; FAA, Transport Canada, Austriala civil registry and New Zealand. I think you will find that where WD5 leaves off in the time line, the Airframes Database picks up. I have been tempted to "import" data on mass from WD5, but I believe there is another word for that, and it just isn't ethical. However when I research the history of an airframe I will consult WD5 and credit the source.
Oh... BTW... The weekly imports now include accidents recorded by the NTSB, plus a few other sources. I am working on importing location based data by writing scripts to crawl the web.
In short the Airframes Database is a living entity. It is updated weekly (in fact the scripts are chewing through last week's registry files as I type this), and users can contribute to documenting the history of airframes including correcting mistakes, entering text, uploading photos, etc. I would really like to see a few more regular contributors. I think the project is a decent gap filler for void left with the ending of the Warbird Directory series.
Mike
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Mike R. Henniger
Aviation Enthusiast & Photographer
http://www.AerialVisuals.cahttp://www.facebook.com/AerialVisualsDo you want to find locations of displayed, stored or active aircraft? Then start with the
The Locator.
Do you want to find or contribute to the documented history of an aircraft? If so then start with the
Airframes Database.
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