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Leading Aircraftsman John Black, Leading Aircraftsman Russell Johnston & Pilot Sergeant Theodore PennPrint Page 
15-February-2015
Photographs supplied by Roger Johnson
The monument commemorates John Robert Black, Russell Edward Johnston and Theodore William Penn who were members of the Royal Australian Air Force and died when the aeroplane they were flying on patrol crashed in April 1942.
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Location
| Address: | Cliff Young Drive, Beech Forest, 3732 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.637371 Long: 143.570094 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Military |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 12-April-1942 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 12-April-1942 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MADedicated to the memory of
409376 Black, J. R. LAC
408284 Johnston, R. E. LAC
407908 Penn, T. W. Sgt Pilot
who died when their R.A.A.F. Airspeed Oxford AT439 aircraft crashed 5 km N.E. of Beech Forest on Sunday 12th April 1942 at 11.05 am.
They departed Point Cook Airbase and were conducting a patrol when they crashed in low visibility.
Lest We Forget
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
