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529:Shaw, Frederick J. (2004),
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458:Vidalia-Lyons Army Airfield
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547:Shettle, M. L. (2005),
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962:Dr. C.P. Savage Sr.
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967:Early County
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837:Bacon County
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142:Coordinates
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1270:Lawson AAF
1265:Hunter AAF
1157:Reidsville
1137:Plantation
1072:Louisville
1067:Lee Gilmer
1032:Homerville
1017:Hazlehurst
982:Fitzgerald
643:SkyVector
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1275:Moody AFB
1177:Sylvester
1167:Roosevelt
927:Covington
751:Brunswick
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766:Savannah
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239:Length
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89:Summary
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