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Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Barnes & James 1987 , pp. 57–8, 64–5
- ↑ Letter from W.P. Thompson Flight 25 February 1911 p.171
- ↑ Gunston 1989 , pp. 74
Bibliography
- Barnes, C.H.; James, D.N. (1987). Handley Page Aircraft since 1907. London: Putnam Publishing. ISBN 0-85177-803-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Gunston, Bill (1989). World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines (2 ed.). Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-163-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)