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- ↑ "Fonds Louis Fernand Coudouret (1896–1929), pilot, corporal in the VB 102 squadron, sergeant in the N 57 squadron, warrant officer". Archives Nationales (France) . Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ↑ Saunders, Minot (20 April 2008). "Atlantic Still Holds Lure for Bevy of French Fliers". Chattanooga News . Chattanooga . Retrieved 2 August 2020– via Newspapers.com.
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