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511:Molson, Kenneth M.; Taylor, H.A. (1982).
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601:rcaf.com Curtiss-Reid Rambler
555:Taylor, Michael J.H. (1989).
267:Specifications (Rambler Mk.I)
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243:de Havilland Gipsy I
200:Frise-style ailerons
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135:Wilfrid Thomas Reid
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