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References
- ↑ "The Cessna CR-1 and CR-2 Racers". Sport Aviation. April 1958.
- ↑ "Clyde Cessna's budget racer". Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ↑ "The Cessna CR-1 and CR-2 Racers". Sport Aviation. April 1958.