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The plaque commemorates those who served in the No.1 Fighter Wing Royal Australian Air Force (R.A.A.F) in the Darwin area during World War Two. The plaque is situated on a Remembrance Wall at the museum.
No.1 Fighter 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 again disbanded in October 1945.
During its first months at Darwin, No. 1 Wing intercepted several of the air raids conducted against Northern Australia by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force and Imperial Japanese Navy.
Location
| Address: | 557 Stuart Highway, Australian Aviation Heritage Centre, Remembrance Wall, Winnellie, 0820 |
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| State: | NT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -12.425509 Long: 130.895642 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: | 1945 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | May-1992 |
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To commemorate those who served in Royal Australian Air Force No.1 Fighter Wing
Darwin Area World War II
"We will remember them"
Spitfire Association
May 1992
