It seems this thread never included the closure of this site. The AAF Forum history according to Scott Burris
http://www.armyairforces.com/
As Scott Burris notes at the end of his history the "Heritage League of the Second Air Division" [Acquired] the entire AAF Forum Database. Prior to the AAF Forum closure there were comments by the Heritage League management that if possible the forum might continue at a later date if technical difficulties could be overcome, or that the vast AAF Database would somehow be made available again to the public. As of this posting the Heritage League of the Second Air Division has made ZERO progress publicly toward either of these earlier goals.
http://www.heritageleague.org/index.html
http://www.heritageleague.org/aaf-forum-project.html