Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/1943 USAF C-47 Tamaqua crash

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The result was merge to List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1943–1944). No consensus to keep; recognition that the incident should be included in the larger list article. (non-admin closure) Britishfinance (talk) 03:09, 6 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

1943 USAF C-47 Tamaqua crash[edit]

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Fails notability because it was a wartime military flight. These types of accidents were very common, the USAAF had more than 7,100 aircraft accidents in the U.S. alone during WWII. - Samf4u (talk) 13:09, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Aviation-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 13:37, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 16:54, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 16:54, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Pennsylvania-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 16:55, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions. ...William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 17:09, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nominator. Military wartime accidents without a notable person involved are rarely notable....William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 17:48, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as not notable, as the nom said a lot of C-47s were lost during the war and there is nothing in the article that says this one is particularly noteworthy. MilborneOne (talk) 17:54, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Probably keep. True, the C-47 saw lots of losses during the war, but not so many in Pennsylvania. - WPGA2345 - ☛ 00:47, 29 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. Wartime accidents were all too common to warrant individual articles unless there was something much more unusual than occurring in Pennsylvania. Clarityfiend (talk) 06:06, 29 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Comment there were four plane crashes in Pennsylvania that day alone, including one which killed a former congressman. Did make front page news the next day. Not really sure what to do with this, the article itself is fine. SportingFlyer T·C 08:07, 3 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Merge. It seems comparable to other incidents in List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1943–1944), like crashes in South Carolina, etc., yet seems not to be listed there, and should be. The incident seems to have adequate reliable coverage that it happened. We are obligated to seek reasonable Alternatives to Deletion; merging to that list-article is what makes sense to me. Or, maybe there is enough coverage that it should be Kept outright, but even then the list-article should be modified to mention/link to it. --Doncram (talk) 23:36, 3 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Merge/Redirect to List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1943–1944).4meter4 (talk) 02:13, 6 November 2019 (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.