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306:RAF Leeming
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51:9 July 1988
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337:References
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60:Allegiance
43:, Scotland
38:6 May 1918
34:1918-05-06
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1097:Ian Gleed
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616:Eric Lock
194:Ian Allan
83:1938–1973
22:Ian Allan
814:Al Deere
325:—
316:Citation
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