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There were two Wikipedia articles about this accident.
I changed this one to redirect to the other one.
Nick Beeson ( talk) 15:24, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
Redirect corrected so this page is the article. It was Flight 6 aboard Pan Am ship #943. 70.253.94.232 ( talk) 23:49, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
There were two distinct Wikipedia articles on this topic. I have no way to tell which one was correct. They disagree on the flight number and the date. So I moved the contents of one article into the other article. The emptied article I made into a "redirect" page.
I have no skill at searching through Wikipedia to find all of the references to this accident.
Someone with knowledge about this accident needs to clean up this article.
Nick Beeson ( talk) 15:31, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
I have chosen to restore the previous size of the thumbs (300px), because the smaller print at the top of the photos was not legible at all, with the smaller sized thumbs. I think it important that we do not make it more difficult for the many older persons, as well as others with visual genetic problems, that don't have perfect 20/20 vision. It is now possible to read the entire captions of those thumbs, and it doesn't hurt the format display of the article itself, by making them legible to all. EditorASC ( talk) 00:22, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
The article says Pan Am Flight 6. What is 943 doing here? Isn't that the aircraft number? Unless there is controversy, I propose a move to "Pan Am Flight 006" Chergles ( talk) 19:15, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
No, TIME says Flight 943. Therefore, it seems like the text of this WP article should be changed. Am continuing research on the matter. Chergles ( talk) 19:19, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
EditorASC ( talk) 11:40, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
I have expanded the article based on this news story. [3] Although well written and full of detail, the story does not appear completely reliable in that it contradicts the flight safety foundation website, which is based on the official accident report, as to the time of the crash, how long the plane remained afloat, and the number of injuries. It seems to be based mostly on recollection of the remaining survivors. Perhaps people's recollection is not perfect after 50 years. On the other hand there is a lot of useful detail. The FSF entry does not seem entirely reliable either, and is after all a tertiary source. The Time Magazine article is also inconsistent in a few places. Other details in the article contradicted the FSF report. Under the circumstances I thought it best to state things a little more generally and not to be too specific as to time. Better a general statement that is true, than a more specific statement that may be inaccurate. Wikidemon ( talk) 11:00, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
The United States Coastguard made a film about the accident. It is available on You Tube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkR4F3_fEUQ#t=5m17s/. Is there any way of adding this to the article, or will a bot remove the link? Mjroots ( talk) 06:53, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
Was the flight PA006 or PA943? It is not clear from the article. Please clarify. 84.34.146.209 ( talk) 06:06, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
This was Flight 6 aboard Pan Am ship #943. Pan Am ship numbers were the last three numbers of the registration. In this case, the registration was N90943. 70.253.94.232 ( talk) 23:36, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
I noticed in the crew list you listed a Jan Patterson as a steweress. I was aboard the Pontchartrain during the ditch and am presently a historian of Coast Guard ships. Jan Patterson was listed in error. I have volumns of files on the ditch including all the official correspondance during the ditching. i still keep intouch with some of the crew and passengers
Thank You
Doak Walker RMC USCG (ret) cgcutters@gci.net
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.178.65.58 ( talk) 06:41, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
The second paragraph states that the flight proceeded EASTward from Philadelphia, via San Francisco, then to Honolulu. Unless there were intermediate stop(s) on the east coast - and I have no way of knowing whether there were, but it seems unlikely - this should be corrected to WESTward. Ian Page ( talk) 19:02, 27 August 2015 (UTC)
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There were two Wikipedia articles about this accident.
I changed this one to redirect to the other one.
Nick Beeson ( talk) 15:24, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
Redirect corrected so this page is the article. It was Flight 6 aboard Pan Am ship #943. 70.253.94.232 ( talk) 23:49, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
There were two distinct Wikipedia articles on this topic. I have no way to tell which one was correct. They disagree on the flight number and the date. So I moved the contents of one article into the other article. The emptied article I made into a "redirect" page.
I have no skill at searching through Wikipedia to find all of the references to this accident.
Someone with knowledge about this accident needs to clean up this article.
Nick Beeson ( talk) 15:31, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
I have chosen to restore the previous size of the thumbs (300px), because the smaller print at the top of the photos was not legible at all, with the smaller sized thumbs. I think it important that we do not make it more difficult for the many older persons, as well as others with visual genetic problems, that don't have perfect 20/20 vision. It is now possible to read the entire captions of those thumbs, and it doesn't hurt the format display of the article itself, by making them legible to all. EditorASC ( talk) 00:22, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
The article says Pan Am Flight 6. What is 943 doing here? Isn't that the aircraft number? Unless there is controversy, I propose a move to "Pan Am Flight 006" Chergles ( talk) 19:15, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
No, TIME says Flight 943. Therefore, it seems like the text of this WP article should be changed. Am continuing research on the matter. Chergles ( talk) 19:19, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
EditorASC ( talk) 11:40, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
I have expanded the article based on this news story. [3] Although well written and full of detail, the story does not appear completely reliable in that it contradicts the flight safety foundation website, which is based on the official accident report, as to the time of the crash, how long the plane remained afloat, and the number of injuries. It seems to be based mostly on recollection of the remaining survivors. Perhaps people's recollection is not perfect after 50 years. On the other hand there is a lot of useful detail. The FSF entry does not seem entirely reliable either, and is after all a tertiary source. The Time Magazine article is also inconsistent in a few places. Other details in the article contradicted the FSF report. Under the circumstances I thought it best to state things a little more generally and not to be too specific as to time. Better a general statement that is true, than a more specific statement that may be inaccurate. Wikidemon ( talk) 11:00, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
The United States Coastguard made a film about the accident. It is available on You Tube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkR4F3_fEUQ#t=5m17s/. Is there any way of adding this to the article, or will a bot remove the link? Mjroots ( talk) 06:53, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
Was the flight PA006 or PA943? It is not clear from the article. Please clarify. 84.34.146.209 ( talk) 06:06, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
This was Flight 6 aboard Pan Am ship #943. Pan Am ship numbers were the last three numbers of the registration. In this case, the registration was N90943. 70.253.94.232 ( talk) 23:36, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
I noticed in the crew list you listed a Jan Patterson as a steweress. I was aboard the Pontchartrain during the ditch and am presently a historian of Coast Guard ships. Jan Patterson was listed in error. I have volumns of files on the ditch including all the official correspondance during the ditching. i still keep intouch with some of the crew and passengers
Thank You
Doak Walker RMC USCG (ret) cgcutters@gci.net
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.178.65.58 ( talk) 06:41, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
The second paragraph states that the flight proceeded EASTward from Philadelphia, via San Francisco, then to Honolulu. Unless there were intermediate stop(s) on the east coast - and I have no way of knowing whether there were, but it seems unlikely - this should be corrected to WESTward. Ian Page ( talk) 19:02, 27 August 2015 (UTC)
There is a move discussion in progress on Talk:Pan Am Flight 7 which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. — RMCD bot 07:19, 26 May 2022 (UTC)