Talk:Frederick Marten Hale

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Did you know... that Frederick Marten Hale designed the bomb that brought down Zeppelin LZ 37 in mid-flight (pictured) on 7 June 1915?

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The result was: promoted by Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 16:33, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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A depiction of the destruction of LZ 37

... that Frederick Marten Hale designed the bomb that brought down Zeppelin LZ 37 in mid-flight (pictured) on 7 June 1915?"Inventor and Patentee: Hale Rifle Grenade, 1908, and Hale Aircraft Bombs, 1913, the only ones available for the British Forces when the Great War broke out, the first Zeppelin destroyed by Aircraft in its hangar at Dusseldorf (Lt. Marix, Oct., 1914), the first Zeppelin brought down, 1915, and the first U Boat sunk in the War by Aircraft were with Hale Bombs;" from: Who's who in Engineering. London: John W. Leonard Corporation. 1922. p. 166.
- ALT1:... that bomb inventor Frederick Marten Hale sent a silver replica of the bomb used to destroy Zeppelin LZ 37 (pictured) to the Air Department? "The second, addressed to Frederick Marten Hale, thanks him for sending a silver 20 lb Hales bomb to the Air Department to commemorate Flight Sub-Lieutenant Warneford's successful bombing of airship LZ 37 over Ghent on 7 June 1915." from: "Collection: Private papers of Frederick Marten Hale". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ALT2:... that 10 million rifle grenades designed by Frederick Marten Hale were used by British forces during the First World War?" many hundreds of thousands were used during the War, and over ten million Hale Rifle Grenades" from: Who's who in Engineering. London: John W. Leonard Corporation. 1922. p. 166.<

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Miles Dempsey

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 06:40, 24 September 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Review. The article is new enough and long enough. It is cited throughout. QPQ has been done and Earwig is clear. All of the ALT's are interesting and cited inline. The picture is public domain. I prefer ALT0. Desertarun (talk) 13:06, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Promoting the main hook with the image to Prep 6 – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 16:33, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]