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::*Thank you for reviewing & suggesting changes - I have modified the wording to distinguish from sources. Please let me know if I can do more to improve the article. Also, the image included with this nomination might be noteworthy & relevant for DYK as it was taken just after she established one of the cited flight records.--[[User:Meghaninmotion|Meghaninmotion]] ([[User talk:Meghaninmotion|talk]]) 13:27, 2 September 2013 (UTC) | ::*Thank you for reviewing & suggesting changes - I have modified the wording to distinguish from sources. Please let me know if I can do more to improve the article. Also, the image included with this nomination might be noteworthy & relevant for DYK as it was taken just after she established one of the cited flight records.--[[User:Meghaninmotion|Meghaninmotion]] ([[User talk:Meghaninmotion|talk]]) 13:27, 2 September 2013 (UTC) | ||
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| − | ::*'''ALT 1''': ...that [[Women Airforce Service Pilots| WASP]] pilot Dr. '''[[Dora Dougherty Strother]]''' was one of two women selected to train and fly the [[B-29 Superfortress]] in 1944 in order to prove it was safe for men to fly?--[[User:Meghaninmotion|Meghaninmotion]] ([[User talk:Meghaninmotion|talk]]) 16:19, 3 September 2013 (UTC) | + | ::*'''ALT 1''': ... that [[Women Airforce Service Pilots| WASP]] pilot Dr. '''[[Dora Dougherty Strother]]''' was one of two women selected to train and fly the [[B-29 Superfortress]] in 1944 in order to prove it was safe for men to fly?--[[User:Meghaninmotion|Meghaninmotion]] ([[User talk:Meghaninmotion|talk]]) 16:19, 3 September 2013 (UTC) |
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Dora Dougherty Strother
- ... that WASP pilot Dr. Dora Dougherty Strother held simultaneous records in helicopter flight with world records for altitude and distance from 1961 to 1966?
Created by Meghaninmotion (talk). Self nominated at 13:55, 26 August 2013 (UTC).
- Looks like there's still a few instances of wording too close to the sources: compare for example the first paragraph of Teaching to this source - the order of the sentences is different, but their presentation is very similar. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:04, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
- Thank you for reviewing & suggesting changes - I have modified the wording to distinguish from sources. Please let me know if I can do more to improve the article. Also, the image included with this nomination might be noteworthy & relevant for DYK as it was taken just after she established one of the cited flight records.--Meghaninmotion (talk) 13:27, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
- I've removed the metrics (distance/height) of the records to make a tighter hook; after looking at some other recent hooks, this alternative hook may also suit for piquing interest -
- ALT 1: ... that WASP pilot Dr. Dora Dougherty Strother was one of two women selected to train and fly the B-29 Superfortress in 1944 in order to prove it was safe for men to fly?--Meghaninmotion (talk) 16:19, 3 September 2013 (UTC)
