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- 1 2 Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 331. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
- ↑ AllAero (2015). "Ben Showers Aero Skytwister" . Retrieved April 5, 2015.