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- 1 2 3 4 5 Appointment of new Honorary Air Commodore [ permanent dead link ] Air Force News
- ↑ Laarbruch Museum Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine News, June 2010
- ↑ Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – RAF Home Commands formed between 1958 – 2002 Archived 5 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine