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The result was delete. JForget 00:03, 13 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Luftwaffe bomber crash near Kingsdown, Kent in November 1940[edit]

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Kingsdown lies directly beneath the Luftwaffe's route from Germany to London. In 1940 aircraft being downed in this area was an almost nightly occurrence. I suggest that the East Kent Mercury did not report it because even then they deemed it non-notable. No pressing arguments for why this is more notable than hundreds of similar events. (See author's arguments on the talk page. — RHaworth (talk · contribs) 00:49, 6 September 2009 (UTC)))[reply]

Delete crash deserves a mention in an appropriate list (List of World War II German Aircraft crashes in the United Kingdom?) and nothing more. The details of the grave might merit a sentence in the article about the church if it has one, I doubt it would merit as much in an article about the village. Thryduulf (talk) 12:28, 6 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions. Thryduulf (talk) 12:28, 6 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. Thryduulf (talk) 12:28, 6 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of History-related deletion discussions. Thryduulf (talk) 12:28, 6 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Hundreds of German aircraft crashed or crash-landed in Britain during that period, and individually they won't be notable, if only because of their sheer volume. Skinny87 (talk) 12:53, 6 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per above. It's not like, of the hundreds of crashes, this crash is any more notable than the others and deserves its own article. Maybe a mention in a list? Cheers, I'^mperator 13:34, 6 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - As others have said 100s of aircraft were shot down or otherwise crashed in WWII. This is a subject on which detailed research has been undertaken and is no doubt available in specialist publications or websites. That is the place where such material should appear, not in WP. Peterkingiron (talk) 16:50, 6 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Merge any info that can be verified into the Kingsdown article then delete. Mjroots (talk) 18:00, 6 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete An interesting story, but not particularly notable. A short extract from this could usefully form a sub-section in the Kingsdown article. Lynbarn (talk) 21:01, 6 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Merge relevant verifiable material to Kampfgeschwader_4#Battle_of_Britain, Kingsdown, Kent, and Deal, Kent. Ty 23:59, 6 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete No evidence of notability Nick-D (talk) 07:24, 7 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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