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The plaque commemorates the personnel who served in the 454 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force (R.A.A.F.) during World War Two.
The plaque location is indicated by a red poppy in the second image.
No. 454 Squadron was raised in Australia under the Empire Air Training Scheme in mid-1941, but was disbanded shortly afterwards. It was re-formed later in 1941 from mainly British personnel and subsequently took part in the fighting in the Mediterranean and Middle East theatre before being disbanded in August 1945.
Location
| Address: | Fairbairn & Limestone Avenues, Australian War Memorial Sculpture Garden, Campbell, 2612 |
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| State: | ACT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.279626 Long: 149.147118 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1941 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | August-1945 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 27th February, 2005 |
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454 Squadron RAAF
Baltimore Bomber Squadron
RAF Desert Air Force - Middle East and Italy
To honour comrades killed
September 1942 - August 1945
454 Squadron conducted day searches in the Eastern Mediterranean in 1942 - 44;
Formation strikes in the Aegean Sea and against the Gothic Line, Italy, in 1944 - 45;
And night attacks in Northern Italy in 1945
Lest We Forget
Dedicated by the 454 - 459 Squadrons Association
