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Did you know nomination

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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk17:32, 4 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • ... that John F. McCarthy Jr. headed a group that suggested modifications to the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy that tripled the structural life of the aircraft? Source: " John headed part of the review of the C-5 transport aircraft when previous reviews had identified the wing structure of the C-5 as marginal and questions had arisen in regard to not only safety but also instrumentation, inspection, and anticipated flight hours. John's review group concluded that the aircraft could be safely flown but that extraordinary measures should be taken to ensure a reasonable life expectancy. The H-Mod recommended by the group and adopted by the Air Force for the wing more than tripled the structural life of the aircraft" ([1])
    • ALT1:... that ...? Source: "You are strongly encouraged to quote the source text supporting each hook" (and [link] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)

Created by Hawkeye7 (talk). Self-nominated at 00:55, 21 October 2020 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.
Overall: Article was made on October 16, 2020. Sourced with inline citation. Earwig's Copyvio Detector reports 37.1% confidence on content. QPQ done and good to go. Emperork (talk) 04:50, 21 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Discrepancy in birth date

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There is a discrepancy between the birth date given in the article and the one in the infobox. I suspect that the one in the infobox is incorrect, because it is listed as the same date as his death and it would make him 61 y.o. at the time of his death, not 60, as indicated; however, I cannot verify, not having any bio data. Chamblyen (talk) 01:57, 9 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Why not? The reference is supplied in the article. Let me know if there is a paywall in the way and I will update the reference to note this. In the meantime I have updated the article. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 03:41, 9 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]