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28-September-2014
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The plaque commemorates those who served with No. 12 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force during World War Two. No. 12 Squadron was the first to be permanently based in Darwin in 1939.
Location
| Address: | Esplanade, Bicentennial Park, adjacent to Cenotaph, Darwin, 0800 |
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| State: | NT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -12.466667 Long: 130.84 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
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 2003 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MA,RVWMThis plaque commemorates the service on the Darwin area of No. 12 Squadron RAAF
Formed at Laverton Vicotria on February 1939. It moved to Darwin in July 1939 and was the first Squadron permanently based in the Northern Territory. It operated from Darwin until October 1943 and then moved to New Guinea.
This plaque honours the memory of all those who served in the Squadron and those who made the supreme sacrifice.
Lest We Forget
Dedicated 2003
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
