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References
- ↑ Wanttaja, Ron. "Jim Wickham." Wind in the Wires, The Newsletter of EAA Chapter 26, Volume XIV No. 11 (Nov. 2006): pgs 3-4.
- ↑ "Wickham Model C" Federal Aviation Administration. Aircraft Registration Database .
- ↑ Wickham, James M. "A Spin Test." Sport Aviation, Mar. 1982: pgs 40-43.