Talk:Operation Matterhorn logistics

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July 24, 2024	Good article nominee	Listed
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A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on August 6, 2024. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Operation Matterhorn logistics* involved the construction of airfields in China by thousands of laborers with hammers and wicker baskets?*
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The result was: promoted by Hey man im josh talk 17:07, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Operation Matterhorn logistics involved the construction of airfields in China by thousands of laborers with hammers and wicker baskets? Source: [1], particularly pp. 46-47
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Advanced Tactical Fighter

Improved to Good Article status by Hawkeye7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 429 past nominations.

Hawkeye7 (discuss) 20:07, 24 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall:

Looks like a excellent GA with a captivating hook. Uriahheep228 (talk) 15:24, 28 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Unexplained Abbreviation

'JCS' is mentioned twice without explanation. Old Aylesburian (talk) 07:50, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]