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Flying Officer Victor Curtis & Sergeant William SimpkinsPrint Page 
22-February-2016
Photographs supplied by Neil Follett
The plaque commemorates Flying Officer Victor Farley Curtis and Sergeant William Graham Simpkins who were killed when their Wirraway aircraft crashed in January 1943.
Location
| Address: | Sturt Highway, Merrinee, 3496 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.257017 Long: 141.865552 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Military |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 06-January-1943 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 06-January-1943 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MAIn memory of F / O V. F. Curtis Aged 24 years of Elwood (Vic) and Sgt W. G. Simpkins aged 19 of Mosman (NSW) both RAAF who crashed near this site while flying Wirraway A20 - 69 on 6 January 1943.
Donor : Mildura Branch RAAFA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
