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The
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Stratford, Connecticut: Flying
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838:Green and Swanborough 1994, pp. 542–543.
43:This article includes a list of general
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756:SPAD XII/XIII aces of World War I
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902:. New York: Smithmark, 1994.
900:The Complete Book of Fighters
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518:American Expeditionary Force
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109:A USAAS SPAD S.XII in 1918.
607:883 kg (1,947 lb)
601:587 kg (1,294 lb)
27:French WW1 fighter aircraft
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674:Puteaux single shot cannon
445:Imperial Russian Air Force
962:and Blériot-SPAD aircraft
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593:Wing area:
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256:Voisin III
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