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- 1 2 3 4 5 Air Marshal Sir William Wratten KBE, CB, AFC, FRAeS Military Art
- ↑ Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – RAF Home Commands formed between 1958 – 2002 Archived 5 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Hoon won’t change Chinook decision The Scotsman, 23 July 2002
- ↑ Report from the Select Committee on Chinook ZD 576 dated 31 Jan 02