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References
- Notes
- ↑ bondpix, An Interview With Wing Commander Kenneth H Wallis
- ↑ Little Nellie 007 used as Reference for other Bond books,
- 1 2 3 James Bond 007 By Luis Saavedra Castaño - PUBLICACIÓ Valencia : Saimel, cop. 2000 ( OCLC 293138301) Pages 123 & 226
- 1 2 3 Der große James Bond Atlas by Siegfried Tesche - Oktober 2008 ( ISBN 9783577073059) Alle Filme, Schauplätze und Hintergründe. zahlreiche farbige Abbildungen. Pages 92-95
- ↑ Old Buckenham Air Show 2005 Review Archived 2009-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Bibliography
- Little Nellie 007 on Amazon ISBN 978-0-907595-75-5
- James Bond 007: Aproximación a una saga by Luis Saavedra Castaño — Published by Saimel Ediciones, 2000. Original from the University of Michigan. Digitized February 26, 2008 (229 pages)