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Dora Dougherty Strother
- ... that WASP pilot Dr. Dora Dougherty Strother held simultaneous helicopter flight 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)
