Talk:John Alexander Douglas McCurdy

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Bold texti like to say that john mccurdy has stoped flying because a problem had accured.

[edit] First or second to fly in Canada

The article has been changed to say that McCurdy was the second person to fly in Canada rather than the first. My understanding, which is confirmed by the reference linked from the article, is that Baldwin's flight was in New York making McCurdy's the first one in Canada.

Does anyone have a reference for him being second? --Cjrother 02:35, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

J.A.D. McCurdy flew the Silver Dart in Baddeck in 1909, this first flight of the Dart was the first flight of a powered aircraft in the entire British Empire, not just Canada, and therefore should be noted as such. By this precident, he was certainly not the second to fly in Canada, but rather the first in the Empire. --VonVeezelsnider (talk) 07:25, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

I have changed that now. Cjrother 23:15, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject class rating

This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as stub, and the rating on other projects was brought up to Stub class. BetacommandBot 07:04, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

What does "up to" stub class mean? Gene Nygaard 13:32, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Article name

If he was "known as Douglas" McCurdy, then this article probably belongs at Douglas McCurdy in accordance with WP:COMMONNAME. Does anybody have any further comments on how he was generally known? Usage in various types of sources?

Furthermore, in any case it is totally unacceptable that that Douglas McCurdy link is still red. See WP:redirect. Gene Nygaard 13:30, 12 November 2007 (UTC)