Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sam Hauser

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. - Mailer Diablo 20:47, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sam Hauser

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Hoax. First line says it all; "shot down a sopwith camel with a pistol"... ARendedWinter 09:20, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

  • Delete As obvious hoax. Someone who shot down an aircraft with a pistol surely deserves a medal though! Spellcast 09:27, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
I've no idea if this person existed or not, but in the early days of World War One, with air warfare in its infancy, pilots did shoot at each other with pistols. The crews of one cumbersome British plane commonly resorted to throwing toilet rolls at attacking German fighters in an attempt to drive them off. It wouldn't have been impossible to shoot down a WW1 fighter with a lucky shot from a handgun. Nick mallory 11:24, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete While there WAS a notable Sam Hauser, he wasn't German or involved in WWI. He was killed before then. No sources to establish the notability of this one.--Sethacus 16:25, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete my motto: fails WP:ATT and WP:N. Probably a WP:HOAX. Carlosguitar 18:43, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. Hard to tell if it is a hoax or not, and it really doesn't matter. The feat is not especially notable or a one-of-a-kind event. The infantrymen who may have shot down the Red Baron get their own articles. Somebody downing an anonymous Allied pilot doesn't. Clarityfiend 20:01, 18 October 2007 (UTC)


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