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- ↑ "History of the 164th CAG". Can Tho Airfield Association. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ↑ "1st Aviation Brigade HAWK Newsletter information". Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ↑ "Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 164th Aviation Group".
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- 1 2 3 4 5 Stanton 1987, p. 111.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Stanton 1987, p. 125.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Stanton 1987, p. 113.
- 1 2 Dunstan 1988, p. 24.
- 1 2 3 Dunstan 1988, p. 38.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Stanton 1987, p. 117.
- ↑ Stanton 1987, p. 119.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Stanton 1987, p. 120.
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- Dunstan, S. (1988). Vietnam Choppers. UK: Osprey Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-85045-572-3.
- Stanton, S. (1987). Vietnam Order of Battle. Galahad Books. ISBN 0-88365-709-0.
- Tolson, J. (1981). Airmobility in Vietnam. Arno Press. ISBN 978-040514226-0.