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- ↑ Herrington 2004, p. 229.
- ↑ "Kestrel | Operations & Codenames of WWII". codenames.info.
Bibliography
- O'Connor, Bernard (2016). Sabotage in Norway. Lulu.com. pp. 136–142. ISBN 978-1291380224.
- Herrington, Ian (2004). The Special Operations Executive in Norway 1940-1945: Policy and Operations in the Strategic and Political Context (PDF) (PHD).