Wikipedia talk:List of hoaxes on Wikipedia/CTB Flying Squad


Possibly a misinterpretation?

I spent some time trying to find sources to confirm the existence of the CTB flying squad, however, all I could find on the topic of flying squads in the Ceylon Transport Board was this article on Anil Moonesinghe, referring to his actions as being a 'one-man flying squad' (his actions in particular also being mentioned in History of Sri Lanka Transport Board#Golden age). Therefore, I suspect that this page may have been a misinterpretation of that sentence, mistaking the metaphor for the existence of a flying squad. Yes, there is (or was) a National Transport Commission flying squad in Sri Lanka (see https://www.news.lk/news/business/item/20702-ntc-hotline-to-report-errant-private-bus-crews, https://www.dailynews.lk/2019/04/10/local/182798/more-trains-buses-new-year, https://www.dailynews.lk/2019/03/01/editorial/178968/music-buses), but those articles discuss things happening during 2018-2019, long after the original CTB ceased to exist. 🔥HOTm̵̟͆e̷̜̓s̵̼̊s̸̜̃🔥 (talk) 20:12, 12 April 2022 (UTC)Reply