Talk:No. 4 Squadron RAF

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Orphaned references in No. 4 Squadron RAF

I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of No. 4 Squadron RAF's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "RAF":

From No. 27 Squadron RAF: "27 Squadron". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
From No. 81 Squadron RAF: "81 Squadron". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
From No. 103 Squadron RAF: "No. 103 Squadron". raf.mod.uk. Royal Air Force. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
From No. 39 Squadron RAF: "39 Squadron". Royal Air Force, Retrieved 14 March 2009.
From No. 82 Squadron RAF: 82 Squadron. Royal Air Force. Retrieved 18 October 2009.

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT ⚡ 19:30, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed Nigel Ish (talk) 19:44, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Typhoon EK427 photo caption

Original photo caption;

Hawker Typhoon FR IB, number EK427; this aircraft was flown by IV Squadron (March 1945)

The problem is twofold; firstly this photo does not include the definitive squadron code i.e. 'FY-S'. And if it had done, someone would be asking if it was in fact 611 squadron, who also used the 'FY' squadron code.

Secondly, various sources state it was used by both No.4 and No.268 squadron (i.e. at different times), whilst one particularly detailed source identifies it as an aircraft that was used by 268, and then passed on to 4 sqdn as one of a small number of hand-me-downs, supplementing their regular Spitfires. As such, it is possible it never received full squadron codes, and by the time this photo was taken, it had been retired and passed on to No.5 MU for disposal anyways. As such, the photo is really only a representation of a type used (briefly) by No.4 squadron.

However, as there are few alternative photos from this period, I suppose it is the best we have. But I will add the description 'briefly' to the photo caption. And add Hawker Typhoon to the list of types operated, otherwise the photo leaves readers somewhat confused, as I was.

WendlingCrusader (talk) 16:55, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]