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- ↑ "Garg Aviations Limited uses Kanpur Civil Aerodrome". www.gargaviation.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ↑ "Civil Aviation Aircraft Accident Summary for the year 1996" (PDF). DGCA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
