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Flight Lieutenant Peter HearndenPrint Page
27-December-2013
Photographs supplied by Neil Follett
The Peter Hearnden Memorial Oval commemorates Flight Lieutenant Peter Hearnden who died with five other Flight Lieutenants (Alec Young, Reg Jones, Marty Burke, Don Gow and Pete Dunbar), when all four of the Vampires of the Red Sales crashed during a practice display in August 1962 near the Dutson Bombing Range.
Location
Address: | Aerodrome Road, East Sale RAAF Base, East Sale, 3850 |
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State: | VIC |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.105586 Long: 147.125299 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Park |
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Monument Theme: | People |
Sub-Theme: | Tragedy |
Actual Event Start Date: | 15-August-1962 |
Actual Event End Date: | 15-August-1962 |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 5th March, 1988 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAPeter Hearnden
Memorial Oval
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au