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1480:1st Fighter
1392:Bombardment
1361:63d Fighter
1356:62d Fighter
1183:Dijon (Y-9)
1097:Santa Maria
1037:Pantelleria
691:Enfidaville
630:Thiersville
595:Saint-Donat
565:Montesquieu
545:Constantine
187:Constantine
129:In use
72: /
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47:Coordinates
1786:Categories
1761:Fourteenth
1756:Thirteenth
1297:XII Bomber
1127:Tortorella
1112:Serretella
1052:Pomigliano
977:Marcianise
947:Grottaglie
887:Cesenatico
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676:Ebba Ksour
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1007:Nettuno
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570:Nouvion
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464:Guercif
447:Morocco
271:Tunisia
259:Tunisia
201:History
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1156:France
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1696:First
1319:Wings
1280:Units
1087:Rosia
962:Lecce
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805:Italy
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343:ISBN
322:ISBN
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