Template:Did you know nominations/Alessandro Cagno

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The result was: promoted by — Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:22, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

Alessandro Cagno edit

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... that Alessandro Cagno (pictured), the winner of the inaugural Targa Florio in 1906, was the third employee recruited by Fiat?

Reviewed: Henry de Cornhill (sheriff)

Created by Chienlit (talk). Self nom at 00:24, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

ALT1 ... that Alessandro Cagno (pictured) was the first person to fly above Piazza San Marco in Venice?

. Length, date and hook reference OK How about this Alt 2 Hook with better img? I have refixed the reference to the hook.Alt2 ... that Alessandro Cagno (pictured) after volunteering for the Italo-Turkish War in Libya in 1911 built the first Italian bomber (or "added a grenade launcher”)?--Nvvchar. 16:46, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for your approval... but oops - Alt2 is not a suitable hook. The statement is in 'nested caveats / brackets' because I was uncomfortable with the 'bomber/grenade launcher' bit, and Sapere does not feel sufficiently authoritative for a hook. Unfortunately the bomb/grenade section reveals my method and sequence of research, almost the first snippet that I came across was a throw-away line about 'bomber' so I noted it with a Ref so that I could go back later to corroborate and shape the article. Then I did the same with grenades and Sapere. Eventually I came across the Kafka book which gave rise to a crude aiming device consisting of an angled surface or tube which seems more credible, so I summarised it in the lead, but we still do not have actual proof or drawings. Regards. Chienlit (talk) 11:15, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

I agree. Alt 1 Hook is good to go.--Nvvchar. 17:10, 18 January 2013 (UTC)