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1088:Tri-Service
535:Los Angeles
483:Arctic Tern
440:Performance
428:Powerplant:
335:Arctic Tern
236:Arctic Tern
115:Arctic Tern
1510:Categories
762:Interstate
678:2009-12-20
640:2009-12-20
596:2009-12-20
545:2020-03-29
506:References
363:L-8A Cadet
136:California
404:Wingspan:
213:tailwheel
128:monoplane
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303:S-1A-90C
293:S-1A-85F
283:S-1A-65F
242:Variants
232:McCauley
215:system.
140:fuselage
111:Variants
1090:systems
410:Height:
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333:S-1B2 (
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300:engine.
290:engine.
280:engine.
270:engine.
98:History
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170:engine
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1479:OV-10
1084:USAAF
1080:USAAC
981:L-18C
868:USAAF
816:XBQ-5
811:XBQ-4
781:XO-63
774:Cadet
672:(PDF)
661:(PDF)
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511:Notes
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323:S-1B1
151:IJNAS
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1086:and
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