RAF Technical Training Command

Article summary

Technical Training Command was an organization within the Royal Air Force which controlled units responsible for delivering aircraft maintenance training and other non-flying training, initially in Berkshire and then in Cambridgeshire.

Key claims

1. date of establishment: 1968-06-01 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of formation: 1940-05-27 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of formation: 1939 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1968-06-01". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of formation is "1940-05-27". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of formation is "1939". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1255538154