Template:Did you know nominations/Thomas Elliott (flying ace)
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The result was: promoted by PFHLai (talk) 02:32, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
Thomas Elliott (flying ace) edit
- ... that World War I British flying ace Thomas Elliott scored all eleven of his aerial victories from the Bristol F.2 Fighter (pictured)?
- Reviewed: Philipshill Wood
Created/expanded by ACP2011 (talk). Self nom at 15:55, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
- Article, refs, and hook are fine. --Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 16:36, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
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- Since there wasn't only one Bristol F.2, may I suggest "a" rather than "the":
- ALT1: ... that World War I British flying ace Thomas Elliott scored all eleven of his aerial victories from a Bristol F.2 Fighter (pictured)? —BlueMoonset (talk) 19:40, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
- Ironically, just a month or so ago, I was corrected about using "a". Use of "the" implies a single type of aircraft, which is the case, but use of "a" implies a specific plane, not the case. So, I think we should stick with the original hook. However, thank you for your suggestion. Anne (talk) 00:37, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
