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The Bernard 15 C1 or Bernard SIMB AB 15 was a 1920s French single-seat sesquiplane fighter aircraft designed and built by the Société Industrielle des Métaux et du Bois (SIMB). Specifications{{Aircraft specs
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1. ^Liron p.181, 224
- Bibliography
{{refbegin}}- {{cite book |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985)|year= |publisher= Orbis Publishing|location= |issn=|pages=}}
- {{cite book |title= Les avions Bernard |last= Liron |first= J.L. |year= 1990|publisher= Éditions Larivère|location=Paris|isbn=}}
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