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References
- Barnes, C.H. (1964). Bristol Aircraft since 1910 (1st ed.). London: Putnam & Company Ltd. pp. 93, 100.
- Bruce, J.M. (February 1979). "The First British Armoured Brigade: Part One". Air International . Vol. 16 no. 2. pp. 96–101.