Talk:Fairchild BQ-3

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Did you know... that the Fleetwings BQ-1, Fleetwings BQ-2 (pictured) and Fairchild BQ-3 were all planned for use by the United States Army Air Forces as remote-controlled flying bombs?

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Why not combine these three pages?

Given the common purpose of the BQ's 1, 2 and 3, their very short histories, and the miniscule numbers of each produced, it would seem to me to be more logical to combine these three pages. File that under "for what it's worth."

Terry J. Carter (talk) 18:11, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The BQ-3 is a wholly different type; combining it wouldn't be proper. I was originally going to write the BQ-1 and BQ-2 as a single article; however the fact the BQ-1 flew after the BQ-2 made the history narrartive awkward, so I split them. As seperate types they are all independently notable. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 19:13, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]