Talk:1954 BOAC Lockheed Constellation crash

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Did you know... that the 1954 BOAC Constellation crash remains Singapore's deadliest aviation accident?

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Conflict: type of plane

The introduction and infobox state that that the aircraft was a Lockheed L-749A Constellation, but the Aircraft section of the article says it was an L-649A. --Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 17:29, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry it was my typo when I created it - has been corrected. MilborneOne (talk) 17:44, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You'll have us all brought up before the bleedin' Plagiarism Tribunal, you will!

Hi, Graeme. This is what our source says (my italics):

"the starboard wing broke off at the root and the aircraft was already on fire when it came to rest on its back."

So, I thought I better paraphrase it a bit. But, I will leave it up to your judgment. --71.178.50.222 (talk) 21:20, 30 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The are limits to what can be done with brief passages. And I think we can claim a little leeway at this level of the article development. Worst case, if no other combination of words can manage to put over the facts and you are left with what looks like a direct lift from the source, I'd suggest putting quotes either side of the words that do match eg 'the right wing broke off where it was attached to the fuselage; the aircraft was "already on fire when it came to rest". GraemeLeggett (talk) 21:44, 30 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

That said, if I recall correctly there is an expectation that reporting of plain facts eg in a newspaper is not covered by copyright in the same way that a novelist or historian's prose is. But don't take my word on that. GraemeLeggett (talk) 21:46, 30 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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