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68:Summary
16:Airport
1562:Eighth
1542:Fourth
1532:Second
1430:Bomber
1387:Groups
1289:(Peru)
1287:Talara
1275:Baltra
1218:Madden
1181:Panama
1172:Howard
1167:France
1145:Waller
1097:Vernam
1087:(Cuba)
1081:(Cuba)
1073:Dakota
976:Tulcán
951:Taisha
871:Ibarra
851:Cuenca
841:Baltra
831:Ambato
415:, and
307:Baltra
246:7,877
243:2,401
240:14/32
85:Baltra
81:Serves
1572:Tenth
1567:Ninth
1552:Sixth
1547:Fifth
1537:Third
1527:First
1356:Wings
1310:Units
1251:Belém
1228:Pocri
1208:David
1203:Chame
1193:Anton
1127:Beane
1115:Losey
1032:USAAF
961:Taura
946:SucĂşa
911:Quito
896:Manta
891:Macas
550:City
547:Rank
525:Quito
509:Quito
158:.aero
1091:Hato
966:Tena
886:Loja
846:Coca
733:NOAA
421:Peru
321:Name
303:SEGS
299:ICAO
291:IATA
101:AMSL
58:SEGS
54:ICAO
43:IATA
1037:in
818:in
744:at
737:NWS
731:at
313:in
295:GPS
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235:ft
190:GPS
165:Map
154:www
47:GPS
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