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A fact from Dale Snodgrass appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 24 August 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that in 1985, Captain Dale Snodgrass was chosen as "Fighter Pilot of the Year" and was called the real "Maverick" from Top Gun?

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 06:56, 19 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that in 1985, Captain Dale Snodgrass was chosen as "Fighter Pilot of the Year" and was called the real "Maverick" from Top Gun? Source: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/jul/25/tributes-pour-in-for-flying-legend-dale-snort-snod/

"Many admirers called him the real “Maverick,” the call sign for the character portrayed by Tom Cruise in the blockbuster “Top Gun.”"

ALT1:... that Captain Dale Snodgrass was the “highest time Tomcat pilot,” with more than 4,800 hours in the F-14 and more than 1,200 arrested carrier landings, both more than any other pilot? Source: https://theaviationgeekclub.com/dale-snort-snodgrass-legendary-us-navy-f-14-tomcat-pilot-killed-in-in-the-crash-of-a-siai-marchetti-sm-1019/

"In the Navy, Dale accumulated more hours in the F-14 than any other front-seater, and was the “highest time Tomcat pilot,” with over 4800 hours and more than 1200 arrested carrier landings."

ALT2:... that Captain Dale Snodgrass was considered one of the greatest fighter pilots of all time? Source: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/jul/25/tributes-pour-in-for-flying-legend-dale-snort-snod/

"Considered one of the greatest fighter pilots of all time, Snodgrass’s military career began in the early 1970s and ran for 26 years. He accumulated more than 4,800 hours in the F-14 in both war and peace, more than any other pilot."

Created by Jauerback (talk). Self-nominated at 14:32, 12 August 2021 (UTC).[reply]

New enough, long enough, no copyvio, well reffed - good to go. However, I have a problem with ALT2. The claim of "greatest" is an unattributed statement in a single newspaper article, and I can find no similar statement elsewhere. It is difficult to imagine this being a statement anyone "in the biz" would make, given there appear to be no actual combat victories and his most-remembered attributes are in the leadership role and at air shows. These are quality attributes, but not the ones that give rise to "greatest fighter pilot". I strongly suggest striking ALT2 until we can get some collaborating statements from credible sources rather than what appeared to be a statement invented by a line reporter. Maury Markowitz (talk) 18:40, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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