Talk:John Houlton

this is not my great grandfather's picture, according to his daughter

The source (Air Force Museum) identifies the subject as John Houlton. Furthermore, there is a strong resemblance to other images of Houlton. Zawed (talk) 21:09, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

Main image isn't Johnnie Houlton

The picture, isn't of John Houlton, his daughter said so - my nana 49.224.68.255 (talk) 08:16, 6 April 2022 (UTC)

As per above, the picture is identifed as John Houlton by the RNZAF museum. However, I have replaced the image with another one identified as John Houlton. Zawed (talk) 09:37, 6 April 2022 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:John Houlton/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Kges1901 (talk · contribs) 18:16, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

I will review this one this week. Kges1901 (talk) 18:16, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

• proceeding onto England --> proceeding on to England

• Done. Zawed (talk) 09:57, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

• He travelled to the Mediterranean --> He was deployed to the Mediterranean or maybe 'was sent' since traveling has civilian implications

• Went with deployed. Zawed (talk) 09:57, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

• Mention that HMS Furious' reinforcement of Malta was during Operation Pedestal

• Done, I rejigged this section quite a bit. Zawed (talk) 09:57, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

• diverting Luftwaffe resources --> to distract the Luftwaffe

• Done. Zawed (talk) 09:57, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

• Link No. 12 Group RAF

• Done. Zawed (talk) 09:57, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

• ; the two Ju 52 transport aircraft that he claimed as damaged on 28 November 1943 are believed to have crashed into the sea does Shores state if German records confirm this?

• Not explicitly. He refers to "subsequent research" without indicating what records were researched. Zawed (talk) 10:38, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

• When did Houlton retire from the RNZAF and what rank did he reach Kges1901 (talk) 13:58, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

• Shores doesn't mention any further rank after promotion. It isn't explicit in Shores which is why I phrased it the way I do in the article, but I think he retired in 1955. Zawed (talk) 10:38, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

Kges1901, thanks for the review, much appreciated. I have responded above and with edits to the article. The edits are here. Thanks again. Zawed (talk) 10:39, 7 July 2022 (UTC)