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References
- ↑ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
- ↑ Mallery, David (September 1979). "Gossamer Condor: A Film to Set You Soaring". Media and Methods. Vol. 16. pp. 46–48.
- ↑ "The 51st Academy Awards (1979) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
- ↑ "New York Times: The Flight of the Gossamer Condor". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2011. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
