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- ↑ Hill, Brian (1998). Wirraway to Hornet: A History of the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation 1936 to 1985. Bulleen: Southern Cross Publications. ISBN 0-646-29314-1. pp60
- 1 2 3 Martin, RL (1994). The CA-15 Fighter: An Item of Aeronautical Engineering Heritage. First Australasian Conference on Engineering Heritage 1994: Old Ways in a New Land; Preprints of Papers. Institution of Engineers, Canberra. pp. 115–120.
