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Jean BurnsPrint Page 
16-November-2015
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Burns Street commemorates Jean Burns who was the first woman to jump from an aeroplane in Australia. She jumped from the aeroplane the ‘Spirit of Melbourne”, and she was also the youngest female pilot in Australia.
Location
| Address: | Burns Street, Essendon Airport, Essendon Fields, 3040 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.75707 Long: 144.908322 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Road |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Aviation |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 21-November-1937 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 21-November-1937 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MAThe naming of this street commemorates Jean Burns
The first Australian woman to jump from an aeroplane on Australian soil.
Descending at Essendon Airport on the 21st November 1937 from the ‘Spirit of Melbourne’ at a height of 3,200 feet.
Jean was also Australia’s youngest female pilot in 1937
Erected by Essendon Airport Pty Ltd
October 2008
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
