Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Caesar Hull

Caesar Hull

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/September 7, 2015 by Brianboulton (talk) 14:58, 22 August 2015 (UTC)



Caesar Hull, DFC (1914–1940) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) flying ace during the Second World War. From a farming family, Hull's early years were spent in Southern Rhodesia, South Africa and Swaziland. He joined No. 43 Squadron at RAF Tangmere in Sussex, England in 1935, and dedicated much of his pre-war service to aerobatics. He reacted to the outbreak of war with enthusiasm and took part in the fighting for Narvik during the Norwegian Campaign in 1940, flying a Gloster Gladiator biplane. After being shot down in May, he returned to action in August as one of "The Few"—the Allied pilots of the Battle of Britain, in which he was shot down and killed on 7 September 1940. With eight confirmed aerial victories during the war, including five over Norway, Hull was the RAF's first Gladiator ace and the most successful RAF pilot of the Norwegian Campaign. He was buried among fellow fighter pilots at Tangmere, and a monument to his memory was erected near his birthplace in Southern Rhodesia. This remained until 2004, when the plaque was moved to England.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Last military article: Battle of Grand Port scheduled for 20 August 2015.
 * Main editors: Cliftonian
 * Promoted: 20 October 2014
 * Reasons for nomination: 7 September 2015 will be the 75th anniversary of the date this RAF ace from Africa was killed in action during the Battle of Britain. At FAC as I write is the article Paterson Clarence Hughes, an RAF ace from Australia who, coincidentally, was killed in action in the same battle on the same day. The nominator of that article and I are hoping that if that article passes in time we might run Hull and Hughes together as a double-barrelled TFA. Discussion on this idea is here. —   Cliftonian   (talk)  14:16, 7 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Support as nominator. —  Cliftonian   (talk)  14:16, 7 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Support -- whether Hull runs alone or is joined by Pat Hughes; this is a fine article on one of the many Commonwealth flyers who distinguished themselves in the Battle of Britain, and the 75th anniversary is significant. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 00:06, 8 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Support a BofB ace to run on the 75th anniversary of his death, significant anniversary. Peacemaker67 (crack... thump) 08:53, 9 August 2015 (UTC)