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- ↑ departedflights.com, Nov. 15, 1979 & Dec. 15, 1989 editions of the Official Airline Guide (OAG), Blue Bell-Philadelphia flight schedules
- ↑ Wings Connections - Vol. 1, Summer 2004
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