Talk:RAF Bowes Moor

A fact from RAF Bowes Moor appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 6 February 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that stocks of mustard gas, thought to have been destroyed in the 1940s, were discovered at RAF Bowes Moor in 1997?

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B class. I made the following corrections. If you think I made a mistake, please correct my edit. Djmaschek (talk) 03:56, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

History: Paragraph 1: Typo: infanteer > infantry.
Introduction: "Despite the name, RAF Bowes Moor was to the north of the village of Bowes in what is now County Durham, England, (Bowes Moor is to the north and south west of the village)." I was confused when I read this sentence. I removed, "Despite the name", because 'despite' implies there is something odd about the name, but it seems to be named for a nearby moor or village which I don't think is odd. Also, the description, "Bowes Moor is to the north and south west" was difficult for me to understand, so I changed it a little.
I added 2 subheadings.

Did you know nomination[edit]

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 23:45, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Warning sign at RAF Bowes Moor

... that in 1997 stocks of mustard gas, thought destroyed in the 1940s, were discovered at RAF Bowes Moor (site pictured)?

Reviewed: Constance Isherwood

Created by The joy of all things (talk). Nominated by The Bushranger (talk) at 08:01, 31 January 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Date and length fine. AGF on offline source. QPQ done, no close paraphrasing, picture licence fine. Good to go. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 09:25, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]