Talk:Northrop A-17

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Was the type really used by all those countries? - Aerobird 02:13, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

According to my sources the answer would be no. --Colputt 14:48, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed Merger

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No real concensus. Closing over 6 months later, will merge XA-13/-16, but leave the others alone. I will attempt to expand the A-33 (Forgot completely about it!) - BillCJ (talk) 03:42, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

I have two sources I can use to fix this article, but I also believe the YA-13 and XA-16 should be merged in as variants. Perhaps also the A-33, which I just noticed was also a variant. I must now go change my merge tag. I'll wait for a while to see if there is a consensus before I spend time fixing the article. --Colputt 14:48, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

According to the XA-16 page, the XA-13/16 and A-17 were developed concurrently. In addition, tho the A-33 page is very skimpy (I've seen more info in print, so I thik it's expandable), it is generally covered separately fronm the A-17, and is under the Douglas nameplate. I'd keep the A-17 and A-33 separate, but combine the XA-13 and 16 (probably under the -13 name, since it came first, and the -16 is merely an engine change). - BillCJ 16:16, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

I don't know much about the series, but if they were related then a merger with redirects would be appropriate. Idsnowdog 16:18, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

I Feel that this merger would be a great improvement for our standards and would be a greats success for us. Appropriate redirects will be needed. Sam Jones 14:24, 19th October 2007 (GMT)

I would think that the A-13 &A-16 (which are the same airframe with a different engine) could be merged into one article, with the A-17 and the A-33 (which was effectively a A-17A with a more powerful engine, and wasn't very different to any other export Model 8) could also be merged into a single article - probaly the A-17 one as it is more extensive.Nigel Ish (talk) 23:09, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

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