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Citations
- 1 2 Ord-Hume 2000 , pp. 340–1
- ↑ Ord-Hume 2000 , pp. 587–9
- 1 2 3 4 5 Ord-Hume 2000 , pp. 453–4
- ↑ Registration details for G-ADEY
Cited sources
- Jackson, A.J. (1960). British Civil Aircraft 1919-59. Vol. 2. London: Putnam Publishing.
- Ord-Hume, Arthur W. J. G. (2000). British Light Aeroplanes. Peterborough, UK: GMS Enterprises. ISBN 1-870384-76-8.