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50th Anniversary of Royal Australian Air Force Apprentice & J.E.A.T SchemePrint Page 
Photographs supplied by Peter F Williams
The Vampire jet A79-612 commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Royal Australian Air Force (R.A.A.F.) Apprentice and J.E.A.T. scheme.
On the 2nd February 1948, the first group of 53 youths aged 15–17 who had been selected for engineering training under the R.A.A.F.’s new apprenticeship scheme entered the Ground Training School at Forest Hill (Allonville) outside Wagga Wagga.
Location
| Address: | Edward Street (Sturt Highway), Bolton Park, Wagga Wagga, 2650 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.119632 Long: 147.375018 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 24th January, 1998 |
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| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: |
Front Inscription
To commemorate the RAAF Apprentice and J.E.A.T. Scheme and their staff on the Schemes 50th anniversary.
Officially unveiled by Air Marshall L. V. Fisher AO
24 January 1998
Left Side Inscription
Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MAMonument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
