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																	In this type 
																	of plane
																	Capt. Luang
																	Ahwut Sikhikorn 
																	and Lt. Thip 
																	Ketuthat, 
																	two of the
																	
																	
																	RTAF's 
																	
																	Founding 
																	Fathers, in 
																	1912 
																	received 
																	their 
																	initial 
																	training at 
																	Mourmelon-le-Grand, 
																	a military 
																	airfield in 
																	northern 
																	France (fig.). 
																	
																	
																	
	  
						
						
		 
								
 
						
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																		  Nieuport 
																		11 (WWI 
																		trainer 
																		monoplane)  | 
																	 
																 
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