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Plaque commemorates pilot Officer Graham Robertson.
Nine USAAF B-26 Marauders from the 22nd Bomb Group based at Iron Range flew their first operational mission on Sunday 13 September 1942. On return from the mission, B-26 Marauder, #40-1433, "Kansas Comet", of the 19th Squadron, 22nd Bombardment Group, crashed short on the air strip at Iron Range due to a blown tire, and ran into a ditch killing the Australian co-pilot Pilot Officer Graham Brindley John Robertson (RAAF, 412717).
Location
Address: | Airport Road, Iron Range Airport, Lockhart River, 4871 |
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State: | QLD |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -12.785268 Long: 143.306185 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Plaque |
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Monument Theme: | People |
Sub-Theme: | Military |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Wednesday 25th April, 2007 |
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Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au