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The plaque commemorates Andrew Duke of Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America who was killed when he crashed in a Lockheed P38 aeroplane in August 1943 while stationed at Mareeba during World War Two.
Location
Address: | Vicary Road, Mareeba Aerodrome, Mareeba, 4880 |
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State: | QLD |
Area: | Foreign |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -17.070278 Long: 145.433056 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Plaque |
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Monument Theme: | People |
Sub-Theme: | Foreigners |
Actual Event Start Date: | 09-August-1943 |
Actual Event End Date: | 09-August-1943 |
Dedication
Mareeba Aerodrome 1939 - 1945
This plaque is dedicated to the memory of Andrew Kendall Duke, 22 years, of Oxford, Mississippi U.S.A., who was killed when his Lockheed P38 Lightning fighter bomber crashed near Biboohra on 9th August, 1943