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- ↑ "No. 40875". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 September 1956. p. 5160.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Air Marshal Sir John Walker". Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1996
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