Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Elwyn Roy King

Elwyn Roy King

 * 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/November 28, 2014 by BencherliteTalk 22:24, 17 November 2014 (UTC)



Roy King (1894–1941) was a fighter ace in the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) during World War I. He was credited with twenty-six victories in aerial combat, making him the fourth highest-scoring Australian ace of the war, and second only to Harry Cobby in the AFC. A civil pilot and engineer between the wars, he served in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) from 1939 until his death. King initially saw active service as lighthorseman in Egypt in 1916. He transferred to the AFC as a mechanic in January 1917, and was subsequently commissioned as a pilot. Posted to No. 4 Squadron, he flew Sopwith Camels and Snipes on the Western Front. He scored seven of his "kills" in the Snipe, more than any other pilot. His exploits earned him the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Distinguished Service Order, and a mention in despatches. Returning to Australia in 1919, King spent some years in civil aviation before co-founding a successful engineering business. He joined the RAAF following the outbreak of World War II and held several training commands, rising to the rank of group captain shortly before his sudden death in November 1941 aged forty-seven.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Roderic Dallas (2 November)
 * Main editors: Ian Rose
 * Promoted: 2014
 * Reasons for nomination: Anniversary of death, and he was a World War I ace so it helps commemorate the centenary of that conflict. Most of all, though, Bench was lamenting the lack of noms and I'm a sucker for a sob story... ;-)
 * Support as nominator. Ian Rose (talk) 11:58, 13 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Support, most high quality contribution from, thank you. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 20:23, 17 November 2014 (UTC)