Template:Did you know nominations/1982 Bristow Helicopters Bell 212 crash


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:30, 23 October 2017 (UTC)

1982 Bristow Helicopters Bell 212 crash

 * ... that the 1982 Bristow Helicopters Bell 212 crash was one of three fatal helicopter accidents Bristow Helicopters suffered in little more than a year in the North Sea? Source: "A former Labour Cabinet Minister, Mr David Ennals, yesterday repeated his call for a full inquiry by the Trade Department into helicopter safety after a third Bristow helicotper in 13 months crashed in the North Sea early yesterday," McLain, Lynton. "UK News: Helicopter safety call". Financial Times (15 September 1982).

Created/expanded by Eggishorn (talk). Self-nominated at 23:44, 16 October 2017 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg New article (moved from user space on 16 October). Plenty long enough. Hook looks fine. QPQ doesn't seem to be needed in this case. I have some comments, but they don't prevent me from ticking this now, so they are for 's consideration:
 * Perhaps the hook could link to Bristow Helicopters rather than saying 'that company", and maybe also North Sea.
 * As this is a UK-related article, shouldn't it use British English (particularly for dates)?
 * "to 40 at that time." - from when to when?
 * Are the names of the people involved known / could they be added to the article?
 * More background on the aircraft (when was it built, how old at the accident, what else had it been used for) would be good.
 * I think the photo at File:G-BDIL Bell 212 BEAS CVT 03-07-77 (37111557166).jpg is of the helicopter involved - is that right, and if so why not use that?
 * Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 22:13, 18 October 2017 (UTC)
 * , thank you for the comments. I have edited the hook as suggested.  As to the type of English, I am from New England rather than Old England so I wrote it using the spellings and such I am comfortable with instead of trusting my haphazard understanding of proper British English, but I would obviously not object to bringing it in line with MOS:ENGVAR.  Accident reports from the Accidents Investigation Branch at this time apparently did not include names of the aircrew and I could not find them in any contemporary newspapers.  There is airframe information available and I can add it to the article.  I thank you for finding the correct aircraft and will swap it in for the current image; I'm a bit embarrassed I did not find it myself. Thanks again for the help. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 22:29, 18 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for listening to the feedback. I can copyedit it to British English if you'd like, otherwise I think it's OK to stay as it is. Looking back at the image, it was only uploaded earlier this month, so perhaps it's just a good timing coincidence. Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 22:33, 18 October 2017 (UTC)
 * , please do! I've added the image and the aircraft information so I'm done editing for now. Thanks again. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 23:04, 18 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Done. Can you confirm that the relevant timezone is UT please? Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 23:43, 18 October 2017 (UTC)
 * , technically, they are GMT but they are equivalent for this application so UTC is fine. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 23:54, 18 October 2017 (UTC)