Template:Did you know nominations/The Vinh wiretap


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:48, 2 April 2017 (UTC)

The Vinh wiretap

 * ... that the CIA's black helicopter (pictured) from Area 51 was used to eavesdrop on Paris Peace Talks discussions?
 * Source: Conboy, Kenneth and James Morrison (1995). Shadow War: The CIA's Secret War in Laos. Paladin Press. ISBN 0-87364-825-0 pp. 381-386. Also, Chiles, James R., "Air America's Black Helicopters", Air and Space Magazine, March 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2017 from.
 * Having scanned other noms in the new format, I realize I could be more explicit in my sourcing:
 * "...it received an experimental, radar-absorbent, semigloss black finish." "On 8 April 1971, Hughes officially unveiled the Quiet One to the public." Conboy p. 382.
 * "Flights of The Quiet One included low-level work at the secret Air Force base Area 51..." Air/Space Mag, p. 3 in hard copy.
 * "...the Vinh [wire]tap was providing a stream of information from inside the DRV [Democratic Republic of Vietnam]." (Bracketed info added for clarification.) Conboy p. 385.Georgejdorner (talk) 18:19, 10 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Reviewed: TBA Horse Soldiers (film)
 * Comment: Nomination for April Fool's Day. I am baffled by the process of attaching a photo. If some kind soul could attach the photo from the article, I will alter the caption to fit.Georgejdorner (talk) 20:15, 4 February 2017 (UTC)

Created by Georgejdorner (talk). Nominated by Casliber (talk) at 22:45, 4 February 2017 (UTC).
 * A grateful tip of the hat to Casliber--the most recent of many.
 * Now--let the review begin.Georgejdorner (talk) 17:56, 8 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Length, Date, Cite, QPQ, and Earwigs check. The image is from Flickr and while it is no longer available it is confirmed to have been freely licensed when it was uploaded.  Hold for April Fools.  Mifter (talk) 18:34, 26 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: this is ready for promotion, but it was not promoted on April Fools, so it will have to go with a regular prep set. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:02, 2 April 2017 (UTC)