The result was delete. Der yck C. 17:05, 31 August 2012 (UTC) reply
He gets a few mentions here and there [1] [2] [3] and was (I assume) the Livingstone Irving in the Lafayette Escadrille [4], but he fails WP:SOLDIER. Clarityfiend ( talk) 22:16, 24 August 2012 (UTC) reply
The article was written because of his participation in the Dole Air Race. If his military service is not noteworthy, it would not be reason enough to delete all references to his other aviation activities. FlugKerl ( talk) 03:12, 25 August 2012 (UTC) reply
Col Irving was the first person to enter the Dole Air Race, lending validitiy to the contest and the new airport built specifically for the race attempt. His support and purchase of the first Breese-Wilde Model 5 was critical to the success of the company, and it's founder Vance Breese who became one of the most important test pilots of the time. Irving and his family are also noteworthy in thier home communities for thier business and political backgrounds. While a successful completion of the race would have been more of an accomplishment, I doubt that we should remove biographies of aviatiors that crashed on signifigant aviation attempts. As an accomplished pilot, his accidents were an indication of the difficulity, technical challenge, and danger that each racer would face. There are plenty of national newpaper mentions of Irving as both a WWI pilot and Dole Air Race Contender. The article is cited from multiple soruces, and provides a framework for those interested in his history to fill in detail with better prose. Please apply to Wikipedia:HighBeam/Applications if you want access to more newpapers for additional citations. FlugKerl ( talk) 20:16, 25 August 2012 (UTC) reply
The result was delete. Der yck C. 17:05, 31 August 2012 (UTC) reply
He gets a few mentions here and there [1] [2] [3] and was (I assume) the Livingstone Irving in the Lafayette Escadrille [4], but he fails WP:SOLDIER. Clarityfiend ( talk) 22:16, 24 August 2012 (UTC) reply
The article was written because of his participation in the Dole Air Race. If his military service is not noteworthy, it would not be reason enough to delete all references to his other aviation activities. FlugKerl ( talk) 03:12, 25 August 2012 (UTC) reply
Col Irving was the first person to enter the Dole Air Race, lending validitiy to the contest and the new airport built specifically for the race attempt. His support and purchase of the first Breese-Wilde Model 5 was critical to the success of the company, and it's founder Vance Breese who became one of the most important test pilots of the time. Irving and his family are also noteworthy in thier home communities for thier business and political backgrounds. While a successful completion of the race would have been more of an accomplishment, I doubt that we should remove biographies of aviatiors that crashed on signifigant aviation attempts. As an accomplished pilot, his accidents were an indication of the difficulity, technical challenge, and danger that each racer would face. There are plenty of national newpaper mentions of Irving as both a WWI pilot and Dole Air Race Contender. The article is cited from multiple soruces, and provides a framework for those interested in his history to fill in detail with better prose. Please apply to Wikipedia:HighBeam/Applications if you want access to more newpapers for additional citations. FlugKerl ( talk) 20:16, 25 August 2012 (UTC) reply