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The plaque commemorates those who served with No. 1 Spitfire Fighter Wing in Northern Australia from January 1943 to June 1944 during World War Two.
No. 1 Wing was reformed on 7 October 1942 as a fighter unit comprising two Australian and one British flying squadrons equipped with Supermarine Spitfire aircraft, and a mobile fighter sector headquarters. The wing provided air defence to Darwin and several other key Allied bases in northern Australia until the end of the war, and was disbanded in October 1945.
Location
| Address: | Esplanade, Bicentennial Park, adjacent to Cenotaph, Darwin, 0800 |
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| State: | NT |
| Area: | AuS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -12.466747 Long: 130.840044 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | January-1943 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | June-1944 |
| Link: | http://www.dva.gov.au/consultation-… |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 2012 |
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No.1 Spitfire Fighter Wing
Darwin, Millingimbi, Drysdale River Mission, Exmouth Gulf, Perth
No 54 Squadron RAF, No`s 452 and 457 Squadrons RAAF
Supporting units 60 OBU, 7 RSU, 110 MFCU, RAAF
Posted to Northern Australia January 1943 to June 1944
To the memory of all who served and those who perished
Lest We Forget
