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The plaque commemorates those who served with No 23 (City of Brisbane) Squadron Royal Australian Air Force (R.A.A.F).
No. 23 (City of Brisbane) Squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force is a non-flying base operations and training squadron headquartered at RAAF Base Amberley near Brisbane, Queensland. The Squadron was formed in 1937 and saw action during World War Two as a bomber squadron.
Location
| Address: | 277 Ann Street, Grand Central Hotel, Brisbane, 4000 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -27.466174 Long: 153.026153 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
Dedication
No. 23 (City of Brisbane) Squadron
No. 23 Squadron was formed in 1937 and in 1939 was based at Archerfield, Queensland, as a reconnaissance and training unit with Avro Anson aircraft.
It was progressively re-equipped with Wirraway and Hudson aircraft at the outbreak of the Second World War, then with Vutee Vengeance aircraft in 1943, and B-24 Liberator aircraft in 1944.
From 1944 until the Japanese surrender.No. 23 Squadron conducted strike and bombing operations out of Darwin and later Morotai on land and maritime targets, including Balikpapan.
Pacific New Guinea Markham Valley Borneo Eastern Waters
1942 - 45 1944 1944 1945 1945
Dedicated to all No. 23 Squadron members who served during the Second World War.
Lest We Forget
