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Pilot Officer Geoffrey Taaffe & Sergeant Alan BatesPrint Page 

A plaque commemorates Pilot Officer Geoffrey Edgar Taaffe and Sergeant Alan Frederick Bates who were killed when their Wirraway aircraft crashed after a mid air collision in January 1943.
Location
Address: | San Mateo Avenue, Koorlong, 3501 |
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State: | VIC |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.260263 Long: 142.081666 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Plaque |
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Monument Theme: | People |
Sub-Theme: | Military |
Actual Event STart Date: | 21-January-1943 |
Actual Event End Date: | 21-January-1943 |
Dedication
In memory of
P/O Geoffrey Edgar TAAFE
Aged 23 years
and
Sgt Alan Frederick BATES
Aged 19 years
both RAAF who crashed near this site
while flying Wirraway A20-349
on 21 January 1943
Donor : Mildura Rural City Council