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The plaque commemorates ten United States Air Force personnel and one Australian soldier killed in an air crash in 1943.
On Sunday 27 June 1943 two B-25 Mitchell bomber from 5 Bomber Command Replacement Centre (USAF) collided over Charters Towers and crashed to the ground killing 9 United States personnel and one Australian soldier.
Location
| Address: | Picnic Creek & Broughton Roads, Charters Towers, 4820 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -20.097423 Long: 146.308589 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 27-June-1943 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 27-June-1943 |
| Link: | http://www.qldwarmemorials.com.au/P… |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 20th August, 1995 |
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U S A F
Lest We Forget
It was near here, on 27 June 1943, at 2.15pm, that two Mitchell B25D bomber`s of 5 Bomber Command Replacement Centre (USAF) collided, resulting in the deaths of ten (10) U.S. personnel and one Australian soldier.
It is belived that two other U.S. personnel were injured.
This memorial is dedicated to their memory and was unveiled by Cr. P. Black OAM (Dalrymple Shire Mayor) on 20 August 1995.
(A Buffalo Lodge community service project for VP 50)
