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No. 1 Aircraft Depot RAAF

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The result was: not scheduled by Jimfbleak - talk to me? 13:57, 8 March 2023 (UTC)



No. 1 Aircraft Depot (No. 1 AD) was a maintenance unit of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Formed in July 1921 at RAAF Point Cook, Victoria, it relocated to the nearby RAAF Laverton in March 1926. As well as servicing aircraft and other equipment, in its early years the depot supported survey flights in Australia and the Pacific region. It also trained maintenance staff. No. 1 AD's strength increased from 350 staff in the 1930s to over 2,000 during World War II, when it undertook research and development, and assembled, tested and repaired aircraft ranging from basic trainers to heavy bombers. Shortly after World War II, No. 1 AD introduced the first jets into RAAF service. In 1961, it ceased airframe maintenance, but continued to service aero engines. By the 1970s, the depot's main focus was ground-based equipment, though it still handled some aircraft components. No. 1 AD was disbanded in December 1994; at the time, it was the oldest RAAF unit in continuous operation.
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 * Main editors: FAC nom'ed by
 * Promoted: May 23, 2017
 * Reasons for nomination: April 25 is Anzac Day
 * Support as nominator. Z1720 (talk) 22:27, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Comment -- flattered by the nomination but if it were up to me I'd go for an article on an individual who served at Gallipoli; of course Anzac Day honours all Australian and New Zealand service people but if we have an article on someone with a direct connection to the campaign that led to the commemoration day, better IMO... Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 22:38, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Do you know of any articles that would fit your request above? I chose this article because it mentioned someone from Australia or NZ and didn't seem to have a good date suggestion attached to it. Z1720 (talk) 00:50, 16 February 2023 (UTC)
 * I think Alfred Shout is the perfect candidate: a New Zealand-born Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross at Gallipoli -- and hasn't been on the front page yet apparently. What does FAC nominator Bryce think? Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 17:04, 16 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi Ian. I have no objection to Shout being nominated for the main page on Anzac Day. Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 03:29, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Tks Bryce! Z1720, are you happy to alter this entry to Alfred Shout? If so, happy to draft the blurb unless you wanted to... Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 20:52, 21 February 2023 (UTC)
 * I created a new nomination so as not to mess up the TFA nom pages. There was a blurb for Shout on the FAC nom talk page, so I used that. Z1720 (talk) 14:47, 22 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Great, I haven't had much to do with TFAN for a while, can we just remove this nom so it's only Shout up for the slot? Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 16:47, 22 February 2023 (UTC)

Withdraw nomination, per above. I'll wait for a TFA co-ord to close this. Z1720 (talk) 17:20, 22 February 2023 (UTC)