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- ↑ Franks & Bailey (1992), p. 94.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Franks & Bailey (1992), p. 91.
- ↑ Franks & Bailey (1992), p. 89.
- Bibliography
- Franks, Norman & Bailey, Frank W. (1992). Over the Front: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918. London, UK: Grub Street. ISBN 978-0-948817-54-0.
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