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17-March-2015
17-March-2015
Photographs supplied by Peter F Williams

The plaque commemorates those who trained under Royal Australian Air Force (R. A. A. F.) Radio Apprentice Scheme and was unveiled during the 50th anniversary reunion in 2003. 

Location

Address:Federal Highway, RAAF Memorial Grove, Majura, 2609
State:ACT
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -35.211571
Long: 149.190164
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:Multiple

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Tuesday 11th March, 2003
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RAAF

Radio Apprentices

As part of the RAAF Apprenticeship Scheme, training of radio apprentices commenced with the enrolment of the first course at Radio Apprentice School, RAAF Frognall on 2 February 1948. The final course graduated at School of Radio, RAAF Williams on 8 December 1992 and the scheme closed. By then some 1,105 radio apprentices had graduated. Although overtaken by the RAAF's changing technological requirements, the radio apprentice scheme had provided the Air Force with highly skilled and motivated technicians for over 50 years. 

Dedicated by members of No 7 Radio Apprentice Course on the occasion of its  50th Anniversary Reunion, Canberra,

11 March 2003. 

 

Source: MA
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