Talk:Basil Collyns/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk · contribs) 10:03, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

I'll get to this shortly. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 10:03, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

Prelim

 * No duplicated links
 * No edit wars
 * Source links on File:Hawker Hurricane.jpg are broken. Other images are correctly licensed
 * I have replaced the image. Zawed (talk) 09:08, 23 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Earwig reports no copyvio

Lede and infobox

 * "achieved a number of aerial victories until his death on 20 August." suggest stating the exact number of victories here
 * I've rephrased the lead to deal with another issue you noted below. Zawed (talk) 10:29, 8 September 2022 (UTC)


 * "before being killed in action" instead of "until his death"
 * Done. Zawed (talk) 10:29, 8 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Service years has its own parameter in the infobox
 * Well duh, I know that! . Added. Zawed (talk) 10:29, 8 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Lede currently reads like he was part of No. 65 Sqn when he was killed
 * Rephrased and mentioned D-Day as well. Zawed (talk) 10:29, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

Early life

 * Link bantamweight
 * Done. Zawed (talk) 10:37, 8 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Not sure exactly what the "1930 school athletic sports" were, but if it was just a school-wide competition I think his second place in the high jump and cricket ball throwing skills are probably a little trivial - saying he was a successful sportsman might be more appropriate
 * I've trimmed this - that was added by another editor and I agree that it is somewhat trivial to mention it here. Zawed (talk) 10:37, 8 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Link commission
 * Done. Zawed (talk) 10:37, 8 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Is Marlborough a place that could be linked?
 * Done. Zawed (talk) 10:37, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

Second World War

 * Link Second World War (!)
 * Done. Zawed (talk) 10:45, 8 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Could add nickname to infobox
 * Done. Zawed (talk) 10:45, 8 September 2022 (UTC)


 * "on 5 March 1940" awkward reading when you've discussed dates in 1940 without including the year before this
 * Rejigged some of the mentions of date and dropped the year here. Zawed (talk) 10:45, 8 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Ibid next sentence year repetition
 * Done. Zawed (talk) 10:45, 8 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Link sorties
 * Done. Zawed (talk) 10:45, 8 September 2022 (UTC)


 * He trained on Hurricanes; was this what 238/601/1 Sqns flew?
 * Have added. Zawed (talk) 01:44, 10 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Did he see combat/service with 601?
 * Have add mention of one sortie. Zawed (talk) 01:44, 10 September 2022 (UTC)


 * I know we've discussed exact dates for promotions and the like in the past; I think it would be useful to know how soon after his first kill he was promoted. This would all be a lot easier if the London Gazette had carried all the promotions..!
 * Have mentioned more precisely the time of promotion. I haven't put the precise date as one thing I try to do with fighter pilot articles, which I find are often "date heavy" is to vary the language for expressing dates - so if an exact date is in the same or near sentence, I often will say week/month later rather than an exact date. Zawed (talk) 01:44, 10 September 2022 (UTC)


 * What are we considering a "tour of operations" to be?
 * I actually don't know for sure. I *think* it is about 12 months but that may depend on how many sorties were flown in that period as well. Zawed (talk) 01:44, 10 September 2022 (UTC)


 * You provide the associated RAF station for some of his squadrons but not all? E.g. 601, 60 OTU, 485
 * Added. Zawed (talk) 01:44, 10 September 2022 (UTC)


 * You're very selective about which units get put on the infobox list and which don't; what's your criteria?
 * The period of service with some squadrons were quite brief and don't, to my mind, justify going into the infobox. I have put the major ones in though. Zawed (talk) 01:44, 10 September 2022 (UTC)


 * What did 222 fly?
 * Have added. Zawed (talk) 02:18, 10 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Suggest noting that CGS was at Sutton Bridge
 * Done. Zawed (talk) 01:44, 10 September 2022 (UTC)


 * AFDU flew some interesting stuff; are there any more details about what he was doing during the collision flight (and can you say when it was)?
 * Have added the date, but nothing else is available. Zawed (talk) 02:18, 10 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Does he only serve at 1493 in June? When is he posted to 65?
 * Have added month of posting for 65. Zawed (talk) 02:18, 10 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Move the Normandy link to first occurrence
 * Done. Zawed (talk) 02:18, 10 September 2022 (UTC)


 * "On 19 April" I assume that this is 1944 but you don't say for sure
 * Should be clear now that I have clarified his posting to 65; I think I may have intended to do this when writing up the article but forgot. Zawed (talk) 02:18, 10 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Do we know what he was shot down by?
 * No info in the sources. Zawed (talk) 02:18, 10 September 2022 (UTC)