User:Ian Rose/DYKs
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On 2 September, 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ricky's Hand, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page. |
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On 13 September, 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Stormtrooper in Drag, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page. |
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On 6 October, 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fire (Arthur Brown song), which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page. |
--Peta 06:05, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
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On 22 December, 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Schöner Gigolo, armer Gigolo, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page. |
--Yomanganitalk 15:55, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
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On January 4, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article (I’m) Stranded, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page. |
Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 00:01, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
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On 5 March, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Frederick Scherger, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page. |
--ALoan (Talk) 17:37, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
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On 12 March, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Morotai Mutiny, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page. |
--ALoan (Talk) 19:49, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
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On 25 April, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Aladdin Sane (song), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page. |
--howcheng {chat} 05:35, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
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On July 3, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bobby Gibbes, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Hey great work Ian and well done....What is it with these Australian editors....they are so invisibly effective! Happy editing, Blnguyen (bananabucket) 00:50, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
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On 25 September, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Richard Williams (RAAF officer), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Very nice article, it is on the main page now. Thanks for the contribution -- Samir 00:53, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
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On November 6, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wilfred Arthur, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Hi Ian. thanks for your many Australian military contributions. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 02:37, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
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On 6 December, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Stanley Goble, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—Wknight94 (talk) 03:27, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
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On 14 December, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Valston Hancock, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
--Carabinieri (talk) 19:30, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
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On 6 January, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Peter Roy Maxwell Drummond, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
--PFHLai (talk) 05:42, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
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On 12 January, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article William Anderson (RAAF officer), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
---- Anonymous DissidentTalk 15:25, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
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On 4 February, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Donald Hardman, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
--Archtransit (talk) 16:42, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
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On 4 March, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John McCauley (RAAF officer), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
--Maxim(talk) 21:15, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
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On 20 March, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article No. 81 Wing RAAF, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
--Espresso Addict (talk) 16:32, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
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On 26 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article William Horrocks, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
--BorgQueen (talk) 13:05, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
--N.B. Above is sole nomination for which I did NOT write or expand the article, i.e. nom only...! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 23:09, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
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On 19 October, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ivor McIntyre, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Keep up the good work! ~ User:Ameliorate! (with the !) (talk) 10:05, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
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On 2 December, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Charles Read (RAAF officer), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
BorgQueen (talk) 14:05, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
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On 3 December, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Alister Murdoch, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
BorgQueen (talk) 08:16, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
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On January 22, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Clare Stevenson, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Dravecky (talk) 13:41, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
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On February 19, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Joe Hewitt (RAAF officer), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
--Dravecky (talk) 07:40, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
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On February 25, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Frank Lukis, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Gatoclass (talk) 11:13, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
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On March 8, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Henry Wrigley, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Gatoclass (talk) 18:03, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
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On March 9, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article No. 40 Wing RAF, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Gatoclass (talk) 12:57, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
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On April 5, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Adrian Cole (RAAF officer), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Victuallers (talk) 12:10, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
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On April 10, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Arthur William Murphy, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Hassocks5489 (tickets please!) 13:00, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
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On May 8, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Leonard Siffleet, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Gatoclass (talk) 11:05, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
- Great work with this Ian - it's a very good article which tells the story behind that famous photo. Nick-D (talk) 11:21, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
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On May 18, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Frank Bladin, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Shubinator 10:00, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
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On May 23, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Henry Burrell (RAN officer), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Dravecky (talk) 18:56, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
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On May 31, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John Lerew, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Royalbroil 20:21, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
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On August 1, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hippolyte De La Rue, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
BorgQueen (talk) 14:14, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
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On August 22, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ellis Wackett, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Wikiproject: Did you know? 23:01, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
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On October 13, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John Lloyd Waddy, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Giants27 (talk) 09:28, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
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On October 30, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mary Bell (aviator), which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
SoWhy 19:00, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
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On November 5, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Henry Petre, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
SoWhy 08:42, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
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On November 6, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Eric Harrison (RAAF officer), which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
BencherliteTalk 17:15, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
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On November 26, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article George Mackinolty, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist (talk) 07:49, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
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On January 4, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Charles Eaton (RAAF officer), which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist (talk) 00:00, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
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On January 28, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Alexander Pentland, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist (talk) 00:00, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
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On February 15, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Roy Phillipps, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 12:00, 15 February 2010 (UTC)
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On February 24, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Oswald Watt, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist (talk) 06:17, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
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On March 12, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Les Holden, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Calmer Waters 06:04, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
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On March 24, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Allan Walters, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Gatoclass 00:02, 24 March 2010 (UTC)
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On March 25, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Neville McNamara, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist (talk) 02:22, 25 March 2010 (UTC)
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On April 8, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lester Brain, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Ucucha 00:02, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
| On April 26, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Brian Eaton, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Ucucha 08:02, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
| On April 30, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Les Clisby, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Thanks from me and the wiki Victuallers (talk) 00:02, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
| On May 24, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nigel Cullen, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 12:03, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
| On 19 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article No. 77 Wing RAAF, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that before the Battle of North Borneo, No. 77 Wing RAAF surgically attacked targets at Labuan as few as 100 m (330 ft) from Allied demolition teams laying charges on the invasion beach? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 06:03, 19 November 2010 (UTC)
| On 19 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article No. 79 Wing RAAF, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that on 6 April 1945, B-25 Mitchells of No. 79 Wing RAAF bombed the Japanese cruiser Isuzu, claiming two hits without loss despite anti-aircraft fire and frontal attacks by enemy fighters? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 18:03, 19 November 2010 (UTC)
| On 27 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article No. 71 Wing RAAF, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that No. 71 Wing RAAF was active to the last day of World War II, flying its final mission only hours before news arrived of the Japanese surrender on 15 August 1945? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist (talk) 06:02, 27 November 2010 (UTC)
| On 28 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article No. 73 Wing RAAF, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... in January 1944, fighters of No. 73 Wing participated in the two largest raids mounted by the RAAF to that time, attacking targets in New Britain? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Gatoclass (talk) 18:04, 28 November 2010 (UTC)
| On 1 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gordon Steege, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that RAAF Flight Lieutenant Gordon Steege was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross after shooting down three German aircraft in one mission during the North African campaign in 1941? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 06:03, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
| On 3 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article No. 76 Wing RAAF, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in addition to conducting minelaying operations in the South West Pacific, No. 76 Wing RAAF (PBY Catalina pictured) dropped over a million propaganda leaflets before the end of World War II? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist (talk) 18:02, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
| On 6 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article RAAF Base Richmond, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that RAAF Base Richmond, one of the largest military airfields in Australia, was established in 1925 on a piece of land known as Ham Common? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
| On 9 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article No. 72 Wing RAAF, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that when No. 72 Wing of the Royal Australian Air Force deployed in 1943, it was to what was described as "a desolate marshy little port" in Dutch New Guinea? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Gatoclass (talk) 00:03, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
| On 14 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John Francis Jackson, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that after RAAF Tomahawk pilots John Jackson (pictured) and Bobby Gibbes shared in destroying a Vichy French fighter plane in 1941, they tossed a coin to see who would take the credit for it? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist (talk) 12:02, 14 December 2010 (UTC)
| On 18 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Leslie Douglas Jackson, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Les Jackson (pictured), who fought in and later commanded the same squadron as his brother John, became the first RAAF fighter ace of the New Guinea campaign in World War II? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist (talk) 00:02, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
| On 24 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ian Dougald McLachlan, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Air Vice Marshal Ian McLachlan's (pictured) concerns regarding cost and delivery of the F-111 to the RAAF proved "painfully prescient" as the new bomber came six years late and way over budget? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist (talk) 06:02, 24 December 2010 (UTC)
| On 1 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article RAAF Command, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a divided wartime control system forced the leader of RAAF Command, Air Vice Marshal Bill Bostock, to serve two masters, one for operational tasking and another for supplies and equipment? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 08:05, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
| On 13 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Peter Turnbull (RAAF officer), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that RAAF flying ace Peter Turnbull (pictured) was fired on by his own anti-aircraft gunners as he brought his Kittyhawk fighters in to land at Port Moresby, New Guinea, in March 1942? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 18:02, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
| On 27 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Peter Jeffrey (RAAF officer), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1941, RAAF Squadron Leader Peter Jeffrey (pictured) introduced the radical concept of commissioned and non-commissioned pilots sharing a common mess while on combat duty? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:02, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
| On 28 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Alan Charlesworth, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that RAAF Air Vice-Marshal Alan Charlesworth (pictured) once survived an accident with future Governor of New South Wales Eric Woodward when their aircraft landed upside down on a fence? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 12:02, 28 January 2011 (UTC)
| On 17 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article No. 1 Flying Training School RAAF, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that 24 non-fatal accidents at No. 1 Flying Training School RAAF in 1926 prompted its commander to remark that the cadets must have learned how to crash "moderately safely"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist (talk) 00:03, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
| On 11 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article No. 2 Flying Training School RAAF, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that "all-through jet training" on Macchis at the Royal Australian Air Force's No. 2 Flying Training School was called "an expensive way of finding out that some pupils lacked the aptitude to become military pilots"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 01:55, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
| On 13 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article 1940 Brocklesby mid-air collision, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that on 29 September 1940, two Avro Ansons collided in mid-air over Brocklesby, Australia, became locked together in "piggyback" fashion, and then successfully landed in a field? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:53, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
| On 13 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article No. 2 Service Flying Training School RAAF, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the German ancestry and strict discipline of its first commander earned No. 2 Service Flying Training School RAAF the nickname "Scherger's Concentration Camp"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 08:47, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
| On 25 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John Balmer, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that John Balmer achieved renown as a flying instructor in the RAAF by reputedly parachuting from an aircraft to force his pupil to land single-handed? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
One of many good hooks in this DYK load - thanks Victuallers (talk) 00:03, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
| On 8 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article William Brill, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that during a raid on Berlin in 1944, RAAF Squadron Leader Bill Brill's (pictured) Avro Lancaster was struck by incendiary bombs dropped by another Allied aircraft above him? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 08:03, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
| On 13 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article No. 1 Basic Flying Training School RAAF, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that No. 1 Basic Flying Training School was formed in 1951 in response to the RAAF's increased demand for aircrew during the Korean War and Malayan Emergency? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
| On 28 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article No. 4 Service Flying Training School RAAF, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that other RAAF units "happily disposed of their oldest airframes" to equip No. 4 Service Flying Training School (Avro Anson of the unit pictured) in 1941? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/No. 4 Service Flying Training School RAAF.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:04, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
| On 3 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article No. 3 Service Flying Training School RAAF, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that heavy rain on its grass runway at RAAF Station Amberley in 1940 forced No. 3 Service Flying Training School to institute a 13-hour workday and fly at nearby airfields to maintain schedule? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/No. 3 Service Flying Training School RAAF.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:04, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
| On 8 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article No. 6 Service Flying Training School RAAF, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that bad weather was a constant hindrance to operations at No. 6 Service Flying Training School RAAF in Mallala, South Australia, during World War II? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/No. 6 Service Flying Training School RAAF. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:04, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
| On 10 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article No. 7 Service Flying Training School RAAF, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that No. 7 Service Flying Training School RAAF graduated over 2,000 pilots under the Empire Air Training Scheme between 1941 and 1944? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/No. 7 Service Flying Training School RAAF. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Yngvadottir (talk) 08:04, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
| On 15 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article No. 8 Service Flying Training School RAAF, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that while flying accidents were commonplace at RAAF training establishments during World War II, No. 8 Service Flying Training School's first fatality was from drowning? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/No. 8 Service Flying Training School RAAF. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:03, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
| On 10 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dave Shannon, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that at age twenty, Flight Lieutenant Dave Shannon (pictured) was the youngest pilot to take part in the "Dambuster" raid of May 1943? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dave Shannon. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Yngvadottir (talk) 08:02, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
Ian, running in the day slot in the UK, this got 8,500 page views. You should be pleased with that. Hawkeye7 (talk) 01:02, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
- Heh, I am, and already added to DYKSTATS... ;-) Tks/cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 01:34, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
| On 26 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article No. 3 Aircraft Depot RAAF, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in its first six weeks of operation, No. 3 Aircraft Depot RAAF assembled 123 P-39 Airacobra fighters and a dozen B-26 Marauder medium bombers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/No. 3 Aircraft Depot RAAF. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Orlady (talk) 16:03, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
 | On 9 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article No. 1 Operational Conversion Unit RAAF, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that from 1968 to 1971, the role of No. 1 Operational Conversion Unit RAAF was to provide trained aircrew for No. 2 Squadron in Vietnam? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/No. 1 Operational Conversion Unit RAAF. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:03, 9 August 2012 (UTC)
DYK for No. 1 Aircraft Depot RAAF
[edit] | On 30 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article No. 1 Aircraft Depot RAAF, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in addition to aircraft maintenance, No. 1 Aircraft Depot RAAF was responsible for research flights in Australia and the Pacific, such as the 1927 Papuan Survey Flight (Seagull III pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/No. 1 Aircraft Depot RAAF. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 08:02, 30 March 2013 (UTC)
DYK for Lockheed C-130 Hercules in Australian service
[edit] | On 24 April 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lockheed C-130 Hercules in Australian service, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Lockheed C-130 Hercules (pictured) entered service with the RAAF in 1958, making Australia the first country after the United States to operate the aircraft? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lockheed C-130 Hercules in Australian service. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 08:02, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
DYK for No. 90 Wing RAAF
[edit] | On 1 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article No. 90 Wing RAAF, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that No. 90 (Composite) Wing (Avro Lincoln pictured) was formed so that RAAF units in the Malayan Emergency would not be absorbed by the RAF, as happened in Britain during World War II? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/No. 90 Wing RAAF. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
DYK for No. 84 Wing RAAF
[edit] | On 21 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article No. 84 Wing RAAF, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that No. 84 Wing RAAF (Boeing 707 tanker pictured) received a Meritorious Unit Citation for its part in the war in Afghanistan? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/No. 84 Wing RAAF. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
SpinningSpark 10:25, 21 May 2013 (UTC) 17:41, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
DYK for No. 36 Squadron RAAF
[edit] | On 16 June 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article No. 36 Squadron RAAF, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that No. 36 Squadron (C-17 Globemaster pictured) became the first RAAF flying unit to be led by a woman when Wing Commander Linda Corbould was appointed commanding officer in 2006? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/No. 36 Squadron RAAF. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 01:02, 16 June 2013 (UTC)
- Nice work Ian. I'm waiting for someone to complain about the run of antipodean military air transport DYKs over the last month! (at least five by my count). Regards, Nick-D (talk) 09:06, 16 June 2013 (UTC)
DYK for William Hely
[edit] | On 17 June 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article William Hely, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Flight Lieutenant Bill Hely crash landed a Dragon Rapide in the Northern Territory in 1936, and later used the same aircraft to locate missing flying doctor Clyde Fenton? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/William Hely. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
— Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:19, 17 June 2013 (UTC)
DYK for No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit RAAF
[edit] | On 2 July 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit RAAF, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit staff were responsible for translating training material from French into English prior to delivery of the Dassault Mirage III to the RAAF? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit RAAF. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Orlady (talk) 16:24, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
DYK for North-Eastern Area Command (RAAF)
[edit] | On 9 July 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article North-Eastern Area Command (RAAF), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the concrete bunker housing RAAF North-Eastern Area Command's operational headquarters during World War II was topped with a suburban house to mislead enemy aircraft? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/North-Eastern Area Command (RAAF). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 08:04, 9 July 2013 (UTC)