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Special Air Service RegimentPrint Page 
26-February-2015
Photographs supplied by Special Air Service Historical Foundation
The monument commemorates Special Air Service Regiment members who have died in service or been killed in action while serving with the regiment
The memorial includes eighteen soldiers and air crew who died in a mid-air helicopter crash during a training exercise near Townsville in 1996.
On 12 June 1996, Australia's worst military air disaster in peacetime occurred near Townsville, North Queensland. Two Army Blackhawk helicopters collided in mid-air and, as a result, 18 soldiers lost their lives. A further ten soldiers were injured. Fifteen of the dead were members of the Special Air Service Regiment.
Location
| Address: | Alfred Road West, Campbell Barracks, Swanbourne, 6010 |
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| State: | WA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -31.969826 Long: 115.764638 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
| Link: | http://www.australiansas.com/ |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 2006 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAIn memoriam
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Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
