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1375:87th Fighter
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1509:52d Fighter
1504:33d Fighter
1484:1st Fighter
1396:Bombardment
1365:63d Fighter
1360:62d Fighter
1187:Dijon (Y-9)
1101:Santa Maria
1041:Pantelleria
695:Enfidaville
634:Thiersville
599:Saint-Donat
569:Montesquieu
549:Constantine
125:In use
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1790:Categories
1765:Fourteenth
1760:Thirteenth
1301:XII Bomber
1131:Tortorella
1116:Serretella
1056:Pomigliano
981:Marcianise
951:Grottaglie
891:Cesenatico
740:Massicault
680:Ebba Ksour
524:Ain M'lila
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300:References
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1770:Fifteenth
1640:Squadrons
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1066:Pontedera
1026:Orbetello
986:Malignano
926:Follonica
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770:Protville
730:La Sebala
705:Grombalia
690:El Bathan
604:Saint-Leu
539:Canrobert
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1750:Eleventh
1294:Commands
1151:Vesuvius
1051:Piombino
976:Manduria
961:Le Banca
946:Grosseto
916:Florence
800:Thelepte
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1071:Pompeii
1031:Paestum
1021:Ombrene
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821:Bagnoli
790:Soliman
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574:Nouvion
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241:England
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182:History
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1091:Rosia
966:Lecce
941:Gioia
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809:Italy
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1036:Pisa
956:Iesi
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831:Bari
365:OCLC
357:LCCN
347:ISBN
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120:1942
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