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- 1 2 "Green light for RUAS plan at Maze". BBC News. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ↑ Martin, Rachel (1 April 2020). "Balmoral Park under consideration to become NI field hospital". Agriland.co.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ↑ "CONTACT US – Air Ambulance NI" . Retrieved 7 June 2020.
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