Talk:VMA-611

A fact from VMA-611 appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 25 January 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that VMB-611 was the only United States Marine Corps bombing squadron to operate in the Philippines during World War II?

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Looper5920 (talk) 20:30, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination[edit]

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Lightburst talk 00:12, 17 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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A North American PBJ-1D Mitchell of U.S. Marine Corps bombing squadron VMB-611 in flight.

... that VMB-611 was the only United States Marine Corps bombing squadron to operate in the Philippines during World War II? Source: Taken from Page 62 of Alan Carey's 2002 book "Leatherneck Bobmers: Marine Corps B-25/PBJ Mitchell Squadrons in World War II." From the book - "VMB-611 would become the only PBJ squadron to operate in the Philippines during the war and served under Marine Aircraft Groups Zamboanga (MAGSZAM)."
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Created by Looper5920 (talk). Self-nominated at 20:42, 6 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/VMA-611; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

New enough, long enough, well cited, DYK Check all green. Great image, as is the one of the 25 on the deck. The hook could be more punchy I think, something like "... stood down just after forming up due to the surrender of Japan?" OK as is though. Does not need QPQ. GTG. Maury Markowitz (talk) 14:33, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]