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19-July-2017
Photographs supplied by Chris McLaughlin
The plaque commemorates those who served in the Royal Australian Air Force (R.A.A.F.) Aircraft Construction Squadrons from from 1942 to 1974.
Location
| Address: | Esplanade, Bicentennial Park, adjacent to Cenotaph, Darwin, 0800 |
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| State: | NT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -12.466603 Long: 130.839997 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1942 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1974 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MA,RVWMDedicated to all those who served from 1942 to 1974 with RAAF 61 & 62 Works Wings and Nos 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14 Works Squadrons and Nos 3, 4, & 9 Works Maintenance Units
In 1944 designated Airfield Construction Squadrons
They constructed airfields and facilities in Australia, New Guinea, Netherland East Indies, Philippines, Borneo, Japan, Korea, Cocos Islands, Malaya, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
"They prepared the way."
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
