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70th Australian Mobile Searchlight Battery Print Page 
The plaque commemorates those who served in the 70th Australian Mobile Searchlight Battery in the Darwin area from 1942 to 1945.
Location
Address: | Alec Fong Lim Drive, Darwin Military Museum , East Point, 0820 |
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State: | NT |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -12.407644 Long: 130.819786 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Plaque |
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Monument Theme: | Conflict |
Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
Actual Event Start Date: | 1942 |
Actual Event End Date: | 1945 |
Dedication
Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1992 |
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This plaque is dedicated to those who served with the 70th Australian Mobile Searchlight Battery in the Darwin area
1942 - 1945
Headquarted at Berrimah the unit manned twelve sections in the Darwin area using english radar - controlled 800 - million candlepower searchlights.
The Battery was credited with four half-kills of downed enemy aircraft
Dedicated 1992