Talk:Commando (aircraft)

Lyneham
My dad was at Lyneham in 1943 as an instrument fitter and vivdly remembered working on the auto-pilot of a visiting Liberator because it was not working correctly. Was it Commando? I think it was.--Petebutt (talk) 07:18, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

Curtiss Commando
This Commando (aircraft) page requires
 * An explanation that Commando was an given name, not an aircraft type.
 * A disambiguation for the Curtiss Commando — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.154.71.198 (talk) 07:24, 17 March 2016 (UTC)

two photos don't appear to show the same aircraft
One photo shows an aircraft with twin rudders and a glazed nose, the other not. One of the photos must be wrong, but I don't know which one. I suspect that the photo with the twin rudders and glazed nose is wrong since the other aircraft seems to display the correct number. Tupelo the typo fixer (talk) 14:17, 3 January 2019 (UTC)


 * From the third paragraph under Commando (aircraft): On delivery Commando had a regular Liberator nose and tail configuration despite the internal modifications but was later converted to have a covered nose and also to have a single tail fin. - BilCat (talk) 02:47, 4 January 2019 (UTC)


 * A situation perfectly illustrating the reason I stopped contributing articles such as this one for Wikipedia. At least in this instance the non-specialist editor raised a query before removing the photo(s) they were unsure of, in so many other cases the changes were simply executed and the subject matter removed. Allowing non-specialists access to take these type of actions is fraught with danger.  Researcher1944 (talk) 17:55, 5 January 2019 (UTC)


 * As a "non-specialist" editor, I have removed information added by a "specialist", generally because they didn't cite a reliable source, expecting us to take their word for it. Which is odd, because most specialists work in fields where they are required to cite sources, and so know full well how to do it. I've been on the other side too, where I've seen things added by people claiming to be specialists that were nothing of the sort. And I spend most of my time on Wikipedia removing patent nonsense added by juveniles who shouldn't be anywhere near a computer in the first place! It's one of the more frustrating aspects of Wikipedia, but it's not going to change anytime soon. Overall, it can be a rewarding experience, but it does take a lot of patience. It's not something everyone can do, especially those used to working by themselves, or with a team of professionals. But I have seen professionals who are able to work within the system, and they are some of our best contributors. - BilCat (talk) 19:02, 5 January 2019 (UTC)


 * The photos actually both show the same aircraft, it was initially built with twin tails, before later being modified with a single tail and having its camouflage removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.149.241.96 (talk) 12:02, 15 February 2019 (UTC)