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May-2007 (Peter F Williams)
Photographs supplied by Chris McLaughlin / Peter F Williams
The plaque commemorates those who served with the Royal Australian Air Force (R.A.A.F.) Catalina Flying Boat Squadrons during World War Two.
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: | February-1992 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MA,SKPIn honour of those who made the supreme sacrifice and all who served in keeping the "Black Cats" flying from bases at Darwin, Melville Bay, and Northern Australia on strikes deep into enemy held territory
Lest We Forget
Erected by members of the R.A.A.F. Catalina Flying Boat Squadrons and Air Sea Rescue Units, World War II.
Dedicated February 1992
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
