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There's one characteristic that sets writing apart from most of the other arts – its apparent democracy, by which I mean its availability to almost everyone as a medium of expression

— Margaret Atwood, On Writers and Writing

It’s a funny habit to write encyclopedia entries. It’s not a mass taste.

— Sue Gardner

Arguing with anonymous strangers on the internet is a sucker's game because they almost always turn out to be – or to be indistinguishable from – self-righteous sixteen year olds possessing infinite amounts of free time

— Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon
Axis naval activity in Australian waters Australian Defence Force Timor Leste Defence Force Tom Derrick (significant contributor to this article) Take Ichi convoy Military history of Australia during World War II Convoy GP55 Operation Teardrop Battle of Morotai No. 1 Wing RAAF Dutch 1913 battleship proposal Bombing of Yawata (June 1944) Black Friday (1945) Bombing of Singapore (1944–1945) No. 79 Squadron RAAF Operation Kita John Treloar (museum administrator) Battle of Arawe Air raids on Japan McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet in Australian service Australian contribution to the Battle of Normandy McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II in Australian service McDonnell Douglas A-4G Skyhawk‎ Lockheed C-130 Hercules in Australian service Boeing C-17 Globemaster III in Australian service No. 38 Squadron RAAF Operation Tungsten Operation Mascot Battle of Labuan Operation Goodwood (naval) Allied naval bombardments of Japan during World War II Operation Paravane Operation Pamphlet Vultee Vengeance in Australian service Operation Inmate South China Sea raid Boeing CH-47 Chinook in Australian service Second Australian Imperial Force in the United Kingdom Bougainville counterattack (co nomination with AustralianRupert) Western Australian emergency of March 1944 Bombing of Tokyo (10 March 1945) Operation Obviate Operation Catechism Bombing of Obersalzberg Operation Boomerang Peter Raw M113 armoured personnel carriers in Australian service Battle of Saint-Malo Operation Transom Operation Sportpalast Operation Berlin (Atlantic) Project Waler Rhodesia Information Centre Foreign volunteers in the Rhodesian Security Forces Operation Title British nuclear weapons and the Falklands War
Australian light destroyer project Ordnance QF 25-pounder Short Japanese air attacks on the Mariana Islands Action of 28 January 1945 Convoy Faith Australian Army in World War II (co-nomination in which I played a relatively minor part) 4th Armoured Brigade (Australia) John Hines (Australian soldier) Operation Leader (with very substantial input from Manxruler) New Britain campaign (co nomination with AustralianRupert) Landing at Jacquinot Bay (co nomination with AustralianRupert) 1st Armoured Brigade (Australia) (supporting role only, assisting AustralianRupert) Operation Cockpit
No. 80 Wing RAAF No. 457 Squadron RAAF Demobilisation of the Australian military after World War II No. 75 Squadron RAAF No. 1 Long Range Flight RAAF General Dynamics F-111C (significant contributor to this article) German attacks on Nauru No. 6 Squadron RAAF No. 5 Airfield Construction Squadron RAAF Indian Ocean raid (1944) Attack on Yokosuka Australian Army ship Crusader (AV 2767) No. 78 Squadron RAAF First Australian Imperial Force (co-nomination in which I played a relatively minor part) Operation Pig Bristle 56th Independent Mixed Brigade 1 November 1944 reconnaissance sortie over Japan Kaname Harada Borneo campaign (1945) (co nomination with AustralianRupert) Grumman S-2 Tracker in Australian service Concrete bus shelters in Canberra Operation Nordseetour
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To do list
I intend to work on these articles in the near future:

  1. Battle of Tarakan (1945)
  2. 1 May 1982 engagements (draft under development here, and suggestions for a better article name would be appreciated!)
  3. Proposed Japanese invasion of Australia during World War II
  4. Operation Title
  5. Operation Source

I also have plans to improve or start the following articles over the longer term:

Happy First Edit Day!

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