Talk:No. 466 Squadron RAAF

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A fact from No. 466 Squadron RAAF appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 7 July 2008, and was viewed approximately 4,109 times (disclaimer) (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that a World War II pilot from No. 466 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, escaped death when he fell onto a fellow crew member in mid-air and shared his parachute?

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Other gallantry awards etc[edit]

In addition to the awards already mentioend in the text, a quick search of the London Gazette gives:

a DFC for Acting Flight Lieutenant John Chalmers MORTON (106227) "No. 36131". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 10 August 1943. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
A bar to DFC for Acting Squadron Leader. William Edmund EAGLETON, D.F.C. (Aus.403727) and 9 DFCs to other members of the squadron "No. 37182". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 13 July 1945. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

Are these also worth a mention? Unfortunately the search can be a bit hit-and-miss, so there's no guarantee that this is exhaustive. David Underdown (talk) 12:59, 2 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

From the same source, Sgt Blair was also commissioned shortly after the incident mentioned, and was a Flight Lieutenant by the end of the war. Hopkins and Clayton both remained in the RAF after the war, Hopkins retiring as a Wing Commander in 1975, and Clayton as a Squadron Leader in 1962 - is this worth a mention? David Underdown (talk) 13:24, 2 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Good work David. I wouldn't normally mention decorations/promotions in a squadron article unless they are of VC/near equivalent or significant in some other way. Grant | Talk 03:08, 3 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

10 decorations in one go looks as if it might be significant - unfortunately no citations are given for those. I have used the tactic of giving brief pen portraits of decorate members of a squadron to give a little more human interest see No. 233 Squadron RAF for example, but maybe there's already enough on this squadron. David Underdown (talk) 08:00, 3 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]