Template:Did you know nominations/Avianca Flight 52


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:25, 27 March 2016 (UTC)

Avianca Flight 52

 * ... that two surviving passengers of Avianca Flight 52 (aircraft pictured) were discovered to have swallowed condoms filled with cocaine?


 * ALT1: ... that the Boeing 707 flying Avianca Flight 52 (pictured) ran out of fuel and crashed onto a hill?
 * Reviewed: Aquaveo

Improved to Good Article status by Veggies (talk) and SSTflyer (talk). Nominated by SSTflyer (talk) at 08:31, 15 March 2016 (UTC).


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The article was promoted to GA on 14 March. No problems with copyvio/plagiarism as these are covered by GA process. Ref [16] does not support the claim, but refs [25][26] at the end of the paragraph do. I know that the DYK regulars are pretty hot on this sort of thing nowadays hence the question mark.

The NTSB report that references ALT 1 supports the fact, so no problem with using ALT 1. Mjroots (talk) 20:45, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
 * since close paraphrasing has been found in GA articles too, it's important to also check for it in DYK nominations. I've done a close paraphrasing check and removed one minor incidence of close paraphrasing. Yoninah (talk) 18:07, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
 * I've trimmed "male" from the hook, as it adds nothing remarkable. Edwardx (talk) 00:07, 17 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg I don't see how ALT1 is hooky at all. The first hook is definitely hooky. If the sourcing isn't good, perhaps the nominator could suggest a different hook? Yoninah (talk) 22:10, 24 March 2016 (UTC)
 * I have added sources to support the first hook. Thanks, SST  flyer  03:09, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Thank you! First hook is now verified and hook refs cited inline. Good to go. Yoninah (talk) 18:03, 26 March 2016 (UTC)