Deletion of Tom Rees (airman)

Comment: per .  This article has been worked on by numerous editors to the point that it has appeared on the main page.  It is therefore generally acceptable as an adornment to the encyclopedia per our policy .  The nomination is based on  but that is an |essay and so has no official standing and the current Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Military_history#rfc|RfC demonstrates that there's no consensus for it
Stance: keep
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Comment: Easily meets .  ot paper.  reserve.  No compliance with efore.  Article is well developed.  And too big to be comfortably merged in the list List of victories of Manfred von Richthofen
Stance: keep
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Comment: Clearly passes GNG as was determined by an earlier AfD and DYK. This AfD appears to be part of a larger ongoing war, another smoking battlefield. There is no place to merge without creating an over-WEIGHT problem in the target article. Keep per  (policy
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Comment: per  above, and also per , Rees "received ... well-known and significant awards" that received news coverage, including ''BBC News'', when they were sold at auction.  From http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/552969.stm BBC News: "Such a group of medals, although hard-earned, would normally be regarded as somewhat commonplace, but the facts behind these humble medals make them a very special item," says Welsh antiques dealer Robert Pugh
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Comment: As per available references. Meets 
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Comment: to List of victories of Manfred von Richthofen,  and lacks SIGCOV in multiple RS to satisfy 
Stance: merge
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Comment: Meets 
Stance: keep
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