Talk:Ian Fyfe (British journalist)

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... that British war correspondent Ian Fyfe was killed on D-Day while landing in a glider with troops attacking the Merville Gun Battery?

Source: "Ian Fyfe was a Daily Mirror reporter who volunteered to travel across the Channel in a glider to cover the Normandy landings. But the glider crashed in swamps near its planned landing spot near the Nazis’ strategic Merville Gun Battery, and Ian became the only journalist to die on D-Day." from: Parry, Tom (29 April 2022). "Nephew of hero journalist who died in WW2 'emotional' as he visits new memorial". The Mirror. Retrieved 16 November 2024.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Louis Abramson

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 911 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 13:25, 18 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

article is recently created, long enough and within policy. Hook is interesting and short enough. QPQ is complete. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 23:11, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]