Talk:Mike Sadler

	Biography portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize Wikipedia's articles about people. All interested editors are invited to join the project and contribute to the discussion. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the documentation.BiographyWikipedia:WikiProject BiographyTemplate:WikiProject Biographybiography articles
	This article is supported by the military biography work group.

United Kingdom Low‑importance

	United Kingdom portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject United Kingdom, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the United Kingdom on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.United KingdomWikipedia:WikiProject United KingdomTemplate:WikiProject United KingdomUnited Kingdom articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

Military history: Biography / National / British / European / Post-Cold War

This article is within the scope of the Military history WikiProject. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks. To use this banner, please see the full instructions.Military historyWikipedia:WikiProject Military historyTemplate:WikiProject Military historymilitary history articles

This article has been checked against the following criteria for B-class status:
Referencing and citation: criterion met Coverage and accuracy: criterion met Structure: criterion met Grammar and style: criterion met Supporting materials: criterion met

Associated task forces:
/
	Military biography task force
	National militaries task force
	British military history task force
	European military history task force
	Post-Cold War task force

A fact from Mike Sadler appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 20 February 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Mike Sadler (pictured) guided nighttime raids on enemy targets as a celestial navigator during the Western Desert campaign?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2024/February. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mike Sadler.

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 NightWolf1223 talk 00:40, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

(

Comment or view
Article history

)

Mike Sadler

... that during the Western Desert campaign of World War II, Mike Sadler (pictured) was the celestial navigator for the Long Range Desert Group, guiding nighttime raids on enemy airfields and bases? Source: NY Times
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Harpegnathos alperti
- Comment: Alternate hooks welcome!

5x expanded by Thriley (talk) and BluePenguin18 (talk). Nominated by Thriley (talk) at 19:41, 17 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Mike Sadler; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

Article is new and long enough, there's sources throughout. Recon in WWII is interesting. QPQ is provided. – Muboshgu (talk) 05:36, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- It's quite a striking photo, Thriley, is there some reason you haven't used it in the nomination? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 20:14, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  - @AirshipJungleman29: It’s an excellent photo. I honestly didn’t think about it when I nominated. Thriley (talk) 23:09, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    - I've added it to the nomination. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 23:12, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
      - Thank you! Thriley (talk) 23:21, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
        Image is striking, and PD. Approved. – Muboshgu (talk) 05:22, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]