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Avro Anson MemorialPrint Page 
An aircraft engine commemorates four airmen killed when an Avro Anson crashed into Lake Albert in 1942.
Location
| Address: | Princes Highway, Meningie Memorial Park, Meningie, 5264 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.687562 Long: 139.338075 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Technology |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 03-June-1942 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 03-June-1942 |
Dedication
Avro Anson Memorial
To the memory of all RAAF service men and women and the crew of RAAF Avro Anson No. W2370 which crashed into Lake Albert 3 June 1942.
Sgt. Finlay Emmerson Anderson Sgt. Joseph Gray Myers
LAC William Stanley Butler Sgt. Graeme Yeoman Wadlow
Avro Anson Mk 1.
Entered service 1936
Crew 3-4
Wingspan 17.22 m
Length 12.88 m
Cruising speed 256 km/h
Maximum speed 302 km.h
Range 1062 kms
Bomb load 163kg
Armament Two .303 machine guns, on fixed in nose & one in dorsal turret.
The Anson was the RAAF`s first low wing monoplane, the first to have a retracable undercarriage and the first to have an enclosed gun turret
The design of the shelter for this engine is based on the of a Nissen hut, which was widely used by Australian Forces during the Second World War.
