www.monumentaustralia.org.au
Camden Search & Rescue MissionPrint Page 
06-October-2015
Photographs supplied by John Huth
The garden commemorates four people who died tragically in December 1990 while flying a search and rescue mission.
On 22nd December, 1990, a crew on a Search & Rescue mission from Camden Airport were dispatched to locate a missing training aircraft. The aeroplane – a Cessna 210 – suffered a catastrophic engine failure and crashed in the Burrogorang Valley. There were only two survivors from the six on board.
Location
| Address: | Aerodrome Road , Camden Airport, Cobbitty, 2570 |
|---|---|
| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.042152 Long: 150.690609 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
|---|---|
| Monument Theme: | Disaster |
| Sub-Theme: | Aviation |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 22-December-1990 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 22-December-1990 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MAIn loving memory of
Alan Hannah Robert Holmes
Janine Watson Peter Whitehurst
Who died tragically on 22 December 1990 while flying a search & rescue mission for fellow airmen
Andrew Patterson Angeline Neil
"They slipped the surly bonds of Earth to touch the hand of God"
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
