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Avro Anson Crash MemorialPrint Page 
The monument commemorates four Royal Australian Air Force crew members who were killed when their aircraft crashed during a night navigational training flight in September 1943.
Those killed were Flying Officer Lawrence Flynn, Pilot Officer Albert Rapp, Sergeant Ronald Obst and Sergeant John Bowman who were members of No. 2 Air Navigation School.
Location
| Address: | Bookpurnong Terrace & Railway Terrace, Loxton, 5333 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.448208 Long: 140.577858 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 24-September-1943 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 24-September-1943 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 13th October, 2019 |
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AVRON ANSON CRASH MEMORIAL
At 11:30pm September 24th 1943 during WWII
an R. A. A. F. Avro Anson aircraft crashed on a training flight
at 34 deg 27 min S, 140 deg 48 min E,
on the property of H. G. I. "Harry" Edwards
Section 128 Hundred Gordon 21.5 km east of Loxton.
Four young airmen died as a result of the accident :
Sgt. J. V. BOWMAN, Cottesloe WA, Pilot
Sgt. R. OBST, Berri SA, Wireless Air Gunner
F. O. A. FLYNN, Canberra ACT, Navigation Training
P. O. A. N. RAPP, Middle Park VIC, Navigation Training
Unveiled by Helen Webb 13th October 2019.
LEST WE FORGET
Mounted on Pole:
This memorial was opened by
Ray Edwards
and
Helen Webb
on Sunday
20th September 2020
