Cairns Aviation Skill Centre War MemorialPrint Page

A propeller blade placed outside the Cairns Aviation Skills Centre (CASC) commemorates the Allied Air Forces of World War Two.  The memorial was unveiled by Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Enstch on the 24th April 2015. 

The historic aircraft took off from Port Moresby on Sept 20, 1943, but ran out of fuel and crashed. There were no casualties. Some 50 years later the wreckage was recovered and donated to CASC by Aero Enterprise Australia.

 

Location

Address:	1 Tom McDonald Drive, Cairns Aviation Skill Centre, Cairns, 4870
State:	QLD
Area:	AUS
GPS Coordinates:	Lat: -16.878714 Long: 145.745263 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.

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Details

Monument Type:	Technology
Monument Theme:	Conflict
Sub-Theme:	WW2

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:	Friday 24th April, 2015

Source: MA