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The plaque was ereceted in memory of Second-Lieutenant Sol S. Scherr, a pilot with the United States Army Air Force who lost his life in Chermside in 1943 during World War Two.
On November 15, 1943 in the late afternoon, Sol S Scherr was piloting what was most likely a P-47 Thunderbolt during a test flight near Brisbane, Australia. Eye witnesses knew the plane was in trouble because it was a lot lower than usual with one wheel retracted, one extended and the motor was backfiring. He crashed and burned at Sparkes Paddock in Chermside on the outskirts of Brisbane.
It was only his third day being stationed at Camp Ascot, Eagle Farm as a test pilot. This was a major US Air Base during the war.
Location
| Address: | Kittyhawk Drive, Chermside Historical Precinct, Chermside, 4032 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -27.382376 Long: 153.035578 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Foreigners |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 13-November-1943 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 13-November-1943 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | November-2009 |
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Dedicated to the memory of
SOL S. SCHERR
(25.10.1921 - 13.11.1943)
Test pilot, 2nd lieutenant, 317th D. R. Squadron,
5th Air Force, United States Army Air Force,
who paid the supreme sacrifice in this vicinIty
in the defence of Australia
Lest We Forget
November, 2009
A project of the Kedron-Wavell Sub Branch RSL and Chermside & Districts Historical Society Inc.
