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The plaque commemorates the personnel who served in 459 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force (R.A.A.F.) during World War Two.
The plaque location in indicated by a red poppy in the second image.
No. 459 Squadron was formed in early 1942 and served as a maritime patrol and bomber unit in the Mediterranean theatre until early 1945, operating mainly Lockheed Hudson aircraft. In early 1945, the Squadron was transferred to the United Kingdom with the intention of being transferred to Royal Air Force (R.A.F.) Coastal Command and converting to Vickers Wellington bombers; however, due to a series of delays the conversion was not completed and the Squadron was disbanded in April 1945.
Location
| Address: | Fairbairn & Limestone Avenues, Australian War Memorial Sculpture Garden, Campbell, 2612 |
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| State: | ACT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.279626 Long: 149.147118 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1942 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | April-1945 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 19th February, 2005 |
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459 Squadron RAAF
Hudsons, Venturas, Baltimores
Dedicated to comrades killed in the Second World War
Formed 1942 - Disbanded 1945
459 Squadron operated with distinction with the RAF in the Eastern Mediterranean and Aegean Areas, and supported the Italian Campaign
Lest We Forget
Dedicated by the 454 - 459 Squadrons Association
