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544:References
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365:RAF Ludham
215:Royal Navy
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81:RAF Ludham
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549:Citations
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322:Direction
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1213:Daedalus
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891:Heron II
854:Ringtail
826:Bramcote
767:Nuthatch
602:12 April
593:"Ludham"
464:Far East
207:Operator
1581:Bermuda
1544:Kestrel
1461:Tern II
1447:Vulture
1373:(1971–)
1339:Pintail
1253:Buzzard
1041:Evanton
958:Tern II
907:Jackdaw
818:Sealion
787:Wagtail
727:(1940–)
711:(1959–)
705:(1947–)
701:Seahawk
692:current
432:to the
396:Norwich
386:History
380:Norfolk
372:station
316:Runways
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238:1944-45
232:1943-44
53:Norfolk
1612:Ludham
1528:(1945)
1451:Curlew
1369:Gannet
1359:Osprey
1294:Shrike
1233:Fulmar
1151:Godwit
1141:Dipper
1080:Siskin
1029:Gannet
1009:Peewit
948:Merlin
864:(1944)
812:(1945)
777:Condor
761:(1943)
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376:Ludham
49:Ludham
1496:Toome
1410:Urley
1217:Ariel
1090:Robin
1019:Raven
723:Heron
419:Queen
347:00/00
339:00/00
331:00/00
248:Built
193:Owner
1514:Tern
627:ISBN
604:2020
445:HMS
417:and
306:AMSL
278:1946
255:1941
251:1941
180:Code
170:Type
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1330:N–P
1163:I–K
1060:Owl
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