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- ↑ "What's the difference between the AAA and the APM?". Antique Airfield. December 3, 2007. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
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- ↑ Fisher, Scott M. (2011). Eastern Iowa's Aviation Heritage. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439625590 . Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ↑ "ANTIQUE AIRPLANE ASSOCIATION FOUNDER ROBERT L. 'BOB' TAYLOR WAS 95 HELPED CELEBRATE AVIATION'S GOLDEN AGE FOR MORE THAN 65 YEARS". AOPA. June 25, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.