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Article promoted by Peacemaker67 (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 11:08, 6 July 2020 (UTC) « Return to A-Class review list[reply]

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Operation Boomerang (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Operation Boomerang was a partially successful raid conducted by USAAF B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers on oil facilities in the Dutch East Indies in August 1944. It was the result of debates during the planning process for Operation Matterhorn, the extraordinary strategic bombing campaign waged against Japan by aircraft based in India, and formed part of a series of heavy bomber attacks on Japanese-occupied cities in South East Asia. Despite a heavy investment of resources, including an airbase custom-built for the operation, the primary target of the bombers was barely damaged. The use of naval mines proved more successful, and marked the start of what proved to be a highly successful USAAF tactic.

I developed this article to GA class in 2018, and have recently been able to expand it with a new source. The literature on this topic is somewhat thin at times (no details on what the Japanese aircraft involved were, for instance), but I think that the current state of the article is comprehensive and hopefully of A-class status. Thank you in advance for your comments. Nick-D (talk) 03:26, 6 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support Comments from AustralianRupert: G'day, Nick, nice work -- I have a few minor suggestions/comments: AustralianRupert (talk) 11:02, 6 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Image review—pass
Source review—pass

CommentsSupport by CPA-5

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That's anything from me. Nice job. Cheers. CPA-5 (talk) 09:41, 7 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • @Nick-D: Hallo Nick, you just missed a "travelling" but I've fixed it for you. BTW, I see a lot of anti-aircraft and antiaircraft; Ngram tells us that "antiaircraft" more common is in American English. If you've fixed this small issue, I can give you a support. Cheers. CPA-5 (talk) 08:58, 14 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support from Gog the Mild

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  • "and lay mines to block a river". Picky and optional: is there a more precise word than "block"? 'Interdict'; 'blockade'?

Erm. And that petty point is all I could find. An impressive article. Supporting. Gog the Mild (talk) 19:06, 5 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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