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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
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