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- ↑ Air Serv International (11 June 2018). "Air Serv Begins Operations In Sudan". Air Serv International . Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- 1 2 Air Serv International (14 January 2019). "Air Serv Poitions Second Aircraft In South Sudan". Air Serv International . Retrieved 3 May 2019.
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- ↑ General Aviation News (11 August 2022). "Aviation non-profit tackles pilot training in Uganda". Generalaviationnews.com. Lakewood, Washington State, United States. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
