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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
State:QLD
Area:Foreign
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -17.070278
Long: 145.433056
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Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Foreigners
Actual Event Start Date:09-August-1943
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Actual Event End Date:09-August-1943
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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

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Source: MA
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