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Notes
- 1 2 3 4 Jackson 1965 , pp. 90–1
- ↑ Jackson 1965 , pp. 73–4
- ↑ Jackson 1990 , p. 150
- 1 2 Jackson 1990, p. 151
- ↑ Mason 1994, p. 70
Bibliography
- Jackson, A.J. (1965). Avro Aircraft since 1908. London: Putnam Publishing.
- Jackson, A.J. (1990). Avro Aircraft since 1908 (Second ed.). London: Putnam. ISBN 0-85177-834-8.
- Mason, Francis K. (1994). The British Bomber since 1914. London: Putnam. ISBN 0-85177-861-5.