Talk:Keith Truscott

A forgotten hero

Many of the accounts of Keith Truscott’s life include historical errors and inconsistencies. Moreover, a diminutive narrative has been created from selective accounts of Truscott’s life that are often out of context and conflict with other official accounts of Truscott.

These accounts often suggest Truscott's fame was in the main, a product of propaganda, and Truscott was a pilot of questionable ability that contributed to his fatality.

Wikipedia has captured a good summary of Truscott. I hope to supplement this summary with information that closer reflects the records of the National Archives and other primary sources. For example, the Archives include Truscott's Pilot Training Card which identifies numerous aspects of his flying that required more practice and experience. However, the Card also notes that the outcome of his Training was that he graduated 8th from a Class of 52 and Passed with Distinction.

Best regards Michael Michael773623 (talk) 03:42, 1 April 2019 (UTC)

@Michael773623: G'day, Michael, thank you for your post. If you wish to work on a draft, the best place is probably your sandbox, which you can find here: User:Michael773623/sandbox (currently a redlink - but if you left click on it, you can create it by inserting some content and then clicking the "Publish page" button, after which the link here will turn blue). Please be careful with relying too heavily on primary sources -- Wikipedia's preference is for secondary sources, although primary sources can be used for simple factual matters. They should not, however, be used in an interpretative manner unless a secondary source provides the interpretation. More guidance can be found here: WP:PRIMARY. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 09:16, 1 April 2019 (UTC)