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Article promoted by HJ Mitchell (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 18:28, 8 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nominator(s): Ian Rose (talk)

No. 77 Squadron RAAF (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

One of the most illustrious units in RAAF history, mainly owing to the manner in which it single-handedly carried out Australia's air combat commitment to the Korean War. Its role there could easily fill an article of its own, having inspired three full-length books—the latest of which I've used as a source in the present article as it draws heavily on the earlier works, as well as having the benefit of recent research. It's sobering to realise that in three years of combat during the Korean War, No. 77 Squadron lost 41 pilots killed, more than twice the number it lost in three years of combat during World War II. The Korean legacy should not, however, obscure the part the squadron played in the South West Pacific during World War II, for which it earned a string of battle honours, nor its contribution to the security of South East Asia in the 1960s, nor its continuing role as one of Australia's frontline fighter units—hopefully I've struck the right balance. The article just passed GAN, and if it goes well here its ultimate destination will be FAC. Tks for looking! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 20:27, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support: G'day, Ian, great article. Not much for me to say really. I only have a couple of suggestions: AustralianRupert (talk) 10:40, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

  • suggest a slight reorder of the wording here: "the RAAF hurriedly established three new fighter units equipped with Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawks recently delivered from the United States: Nos. 75, 76 and 77 Squadrons." --> "the RAAF hurriedly established three new fighter units – Nos. 75, 76 and 77 Squadrons – equipped with Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawks recently delivered from the United States."
  • spelling: "maneuverability" --> "manoeuvrability". AustralianRupert (talk) 10:40, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support Comments

Support

  • Darn, this is good. I made some minor tweaks to one of the sections, and broke a really long paragraph. "Impacted" still isn't a verb (IMHO), and changed "was tasked with" to "conducted" (alternative would be "was charged with" (but it's still a passive structure). auntieruth (talk) 16:55, 7 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Image Review

Gosh, there are some beautiful images in this article.

All good. Hawkeye7 (talk) 19:23, 7 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Tks for that Hawkeye! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 22:09, 7 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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