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262:4.50 m (14 ft 9 in)
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92:twin-engined coastal patrol
569:(in French). hydroretro.net
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284:8/9 14-cylinder air-cooled
152:and wooden wings. It had a
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235:General characteristics
108:Design and development
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167:Operational history
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770:Amphitrite
760:Alouette I
598:Aviafrance
509:References
499:Green 1962
487:Green 1962
460:Green 1968
448:Green 1962
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228:Data from
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140:monoplane
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780:Armagnac
358:See also
333:Armament
150:fuselage
114:seaplane
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744:SE-5000
739:SE.3200
724:SE-3110
719:SE-3101
714:SE-3000
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694:SE-2100
689:SE-1210
684:SE-1010
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