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The article was promoted by User:Ucucha 10:02, 31 August 2013 (UTC).

No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit RAAF

 * Nominator(s): Ian Rose (talk) 12:01, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

The RAAF's fighter conversion unit, which originated in World War II, disbanded in 1947, and was revived in the middle of the Korean War, when the Air Force realised there was a significant gap in its training program. Since then it's converted pilots to all of Australia's front-line fighters -- Sabre, Mirage, and F/A-18 Hornet. This is by no means my first article on an RAAF unit, but the first I've felt was FA material in all departments. Thanks to Dank for reviewing at GAN, Nick-D for some additional info and images, everyone who commented at the article's recent MilHist A-Class Review, and of course -- in advance -- all reviewers here! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 12:01, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

Support on prose per standard disclaimer. I reviewed the changes at A-class a few days ago, so I'll take it on faith that it hasn't gone all to hell since then :) - Dank (push to talk) 13:25, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
 * You and me both... ;-) Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 15:14, 2 August 2013 (UTC)

Source review - spotchecks not done
 * FN6: page formatting
 * FN22: is xiii meant to be another page number?
 * FN47: check title. Nikkimaria (talk) 15:05, 2 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Done, tks Nikki. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 15:14, 2 August 2013 (UTC)

Support - a high quality article and covers the breadth of the topic well. Hchc2009 (talk) 09:02, 3 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Many tks, Hc. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 09:26, 3 August 2013 (UTC)

Image check - all OK (fair-use, own-work, PD-US Air force, PD-Australia, PD-author Australian government). Sources and authors provided. GermanJoe (talk) 16:24, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Tks Joe! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 16:28, 10 August 2013 (UTC)

Support: I reviewed at ACR and have checked the changes since then. I only have one minor point:
 * "nighttime" --> "night-time"? (according to my Macquarie dictionary anyway). Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 23:56, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Agree, tks for reviewing, Rupert. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 00:02, 18 August 2013 (UTC)

Support I've added some material to this article over the last few months, but don't think that this is sufficient to prevent me reviewing the article. I've just read through it, and think that the FA criteria are met. My only comment is that the sentence "Jeffrey had recently established two of the first three fighter units that the RAAF had brought on line to help defend Australia's north as the Japanese advanced towards New Guinea, Nos. 75 and 76 Squadrons" is a bit convoluted - could this be trimmed? (eg, to something like "Jeffrey had recently established Nos. 75 and 76 Squadrons, which were two of the first three fighter units raised to help defend northern Australia as the Japanese advanced towards New Guinea"). Nick-D (talk) 02:35, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Tweaked a bit but essentially used what you said above -- tks again for additions, Nick! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 03:06, 27 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Closing note: This candidate has been promoted, but there may be a delay in bot processing of the close.  Please see WP:FAC/ar, and leave the  template in place on the talk page until the bot goes through. Ucucha (talk) 04:20, 29 August 2013 (UTC)
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