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The plaque commemorates those who served in the No. 2 and No. 13 Squadrons, Royal Australian Air Force who flew Lockheed Hudson bombers during World War Two.
Location
| Address: | Esplanade, Bicentennial Park, near cenotaph, Darwin, 0800 |
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| State: | NT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -27.53775 Long: 152.980945 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 03-September-1939 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 15-August-1945 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Monday 18th February, 2019 |
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In Memory Of
Two Brave Squadrons
Flying In The iIslands Of What Are Now Known As Indonesia And Timor, And Out Of Northern Australia, 2 And 13 Hudson Bomber Squadrons Of The Royal Australian Air Force Were Wiped Out In Their World War II Operations To A Level Of 75% Of Their Capacity.
This Meant Nine Out Of 12 Of Their Aircraft Were Destroyed, And Aircrew Had Only One Chance In Four Of Survival. The Squadrons Sustained This Level Of Loss From Late 1941 to 1943.
In Recognition Of Their Heroism - Unprecedented Or Duplicated In RAAF History - They Were Awarded The United States Presidential Citation.
Unveiled By The Last Surviving Aircrew Member, Flight Lieutenant Brian Winspear AM, On 18 February 2019.
A Project Of The Order Of
Australia Association,
Northern Territory Branch
The Presidential Unit Citation,
Shown Above, Is Awarded To Units Of
The Uniformed Service Of
The United States, And Of Allied
Countries, For Extraordinary Heroism
In Action Against An Armed Enemy On
Or After 7 December 1941
