Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William L. Durkin (3rd nomination)

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The result was delete. It should be noted that the previous AFDs were considered in this outcome but as many of the opinions are now outlined in WP:ATA along with the consensus (albeit small) today, the article will be deleted with no prejudice for a redirect to Howard_Hughes#Near-fatal_crash_of_the_XF-11. Mkdw ^talk 20:09, 26 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

William L. Durkin

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It seems he is only notable for having rescued Howard Hughes. In the article, his bio is pretty much just "he was born in 1916, then died in 2006", what happened in between is not mentioned, and everything else is about the Howard Hughes crash or the Aviator film.

I suggest deleting the article and moving the photo to Howard_Hughes#Near-fatal_crash_of_the_XF-11. There's not much else to merge except maybe for the date of birth and death. Laurent (talk) 18:00, 19 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:39, 19 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete only notable for the one event that is already covered in the Hughes article, dont think anything needs to be moved. MilborneOne (talk) 19:31, 19 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. NCO notable for only one event. -- Necrothesp (talk) 08:54, 20 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.