Talk:Irving Smith (RAF officer)/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk · contribs) 11:48, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

Will get to this shortly. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 11:48, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

Prelim

 * No duplicated links (bar different levels of the same award which I think are fine to all be linked)
 * No edit wars
 * Images are licensed
 * Earwig reports no copyvio; only flag is on medal citation quote

Early life

 * "A. E. Smith and his wife." is the wife named?
 * Unfortunately no. Zawed (talk) 07:01, 15 April 2022 (UTC)


 * "coach" needs a link, but I'm not sure what type of coach it would have been!
 * Done. Zawed (talk) 06:30, 15 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Link commission
 * Done. Zawed (talk) 06:30, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Second World War

 * Link Tiger Moths
 * Done. Zawed (talk) 07:09, 15 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Link Battle of Britain
 * Done. Zawed (talk) 07:09, 15 April 2022 (UTC)


 * "he destroyed" > "Smith destroyed"
 * Done. Zawed (talk) 07:09, 15 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Link dogfight
 * Done. Zawed (talk) 07:09, 15 April 2022 (UTC)


 * If there's no link for Stapleford might it be good to use a link to an article on the wider area - whichever Stapleford that may be!
 * Sorted this. Zawed (talk) 08:00, 15 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Link sortie
 * Done. Zawed (talk) 07:09, 15 April 2022 (UTC)


 * "damaged a second Do 17" do you mean Do 217?
 * Whoops, no the earlier reference to Do 217 is in error. Have fixed. Zawed (talk) 07:09, 15 April 2022 (UTC)


 * "was withdrawn" > "were withdrawn"
 * Done. Zawed (talk) 07:09, 15 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Perhaps link night-fighting
 * Done. Zawed (talk) 07:09, 15 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Link flights
 * Done. Zawed (talk) 07:09, 15 April 2022 (UTC)


 * "it was tasked" clarify whether this is the entire squadron or just Smith's Hurricane flight
 * It was the squadron, have clarified. Zawed (talk) 08:29, 15 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Link Midlands
 * Done. Zawed (talk) 07:09, 15 April 2022 (UTC)


 * "for the next several months" seems unnecessary
 * Deleted. Zawed (talk) 07:37, 15 April 2022 (UTC)


 * No particular reasoning behind his first DFC?
 * Frustratingly, the LG is a notification only, not a published citation. Neither of my main sources (Wynn, Lambert) say why either (probably because of the absence of a published citation). Zawed (talk) 08:29, 15 April 2022 (UTC)


 * " on London"
 * Done. Zawed (talk) 07:37, 15 April 2022 (UTC)


 * "was acting flight lieutenant" > "had been promoted to acting flight lieutenant and commanded.."?
 * Done. Zawed (talk) 07:37, 15 April 2022 (UTC)


 * "this was only of limited success" what was? the co-operation or the use of the Havocs?
 * Have clarified this. Zawed (talk) 08:29, 15 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Link Norfolk
 * Done. Zawed (talk) 07:37, 15 April 2022 (UTC)


 * "in a position" > "into a position"
 * Done. Zawed (talk) 07:37, 15 April 2022 (UTC)


 * "Shortly after his" > "Shortly after Smith's"
 * Done. Zawed (talk) 07:43, 15 April 2022 (UTC)


 * "successfully breached the east and north walls" how?
 * Clarified. Zawed (talk) 07:43, 15 April 2022 (UTC)


 * "In May, Smith's squadron" so this means he relinquished command of No. 140 Wing? When?
 * Yes, have added some clarification but don't have an exact date for relinquishing command. Zawed (talk) 08:29, 15 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Link 2nd Tactical Air Force
 * Done. Zawed (talk) 07:43, 15 April 2022 (UTC)


 * "The night before D-Day" suggest stating date
 * Done. Zawed (talk) 07:43, 15 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Link beachhead
 * Done. Zawed (talk) 07:43, 15 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Link Normandy
 * Done. Zawed (talk) 07:43, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Postwar service

 * "Air HQ" > "Air Headquarters"?
 * Done. Zawed (talk) 07:46, 15 April 2022 (UTC)


 * "flying wing commander" should this be "wing commander (flying)"?
 * Have adjusted. Zawed (talk) 08:37, 15 April 2022 (UTC)


 * "Fenton Church" any idea for a link?
 * Linked. Zawed (talk) 07:46, 15 April 2022 (UTC)


 * " the Tactical Air Command"?
 * Done. Zawed (talk) 07:46, 15 April 2022 (UTC)


 * "National Defence College" is this the Canadian Forces College?
 * No, it must be Royal Military College of Canada, since my source refers to Kingston, where it is located. Zawed (talk) 08:37, 15 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Link Devon (lede and infobox too)
 * Done. Zawed (talk) 07:46, 15 April 2022 (UTC)


 * The Guardian article had his nickname as "Black" - worth mentioning?
 * Have added mention of his nickname in the WWII section and also in infobox. Zawed (talk) 08:37, 15 April 2022 (UTC)