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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 20:03, 9 January 2018 (UTC)

Air Board (Australia)

 * ... that the Australian Air Board (inaugural members pictured) chose 31 March rather than 1 April as the founding date of the Royal Australian Air Force to avoid being called "April Fools"? Source: "Williams suggested 31 March 1921...'to prevent nasty people referring to us as "April Fools"'". p.31
 * ALT1:... that the first meeting of the Air Board (inaugural members pictured) of Australia laid the groundwork for the formation of the Australian Air Force? Source: "The agenda for the historic first meeting...included several matters which laid important foundations for the future air force." p.32.
 * Reviewed: IFF Mark III

Created by Ian Rose (talk). Nominated by The Bushranger (talk) at 05:12, 17 December 2017 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg No problems, hook long enough, cited in the main article, QPQ. done. Prefer the first of the two hooks. Good to go. --Bcschneider53 (talk) 14:50, 17 December 2017 (UTC)