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References
Above the Trenches: a Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. Christopher F. Shores, Norman L. R. Franks, Russell Guest. Grub Street, 1990. ISBN 0-948817-19-4, ISBN 978-0-948817-19-9.
Notes
- ↑ "The Aerodrome". www.theaerodrome.com. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ↑ Above the Trenches: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. p. 384.
Websites
"WWI Aces of Canada". www.theaerodrome.com. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
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