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The garden commemorates four people who died tragically in December 1990 while flying a search and rescue mission.

On 22nd December, 1990, a crew on a Search & Rescue mission from Camden Airport were dispatched to locate a missing training aircraft. The aeroplane – a Cessna 210 – suffered a catastrophic engine failure and crashed in the Burrogorang Valley. There were only two survivors from the six on board.

Location

Address:Aerodrome Road , Camden Airport, Cobbitty, 2570
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.042152
Long: 150.690609
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Disaster
Sub-Theme:Aviation
Actual Event Start Date:22-December-1990
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Actual Event End Date:22-December-1990
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Dedication

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In loving memory of

Alan Hannah        Robert Holmes
Janine Watson     Peter Whitehurst

Who died tragically on 22 December 1990 while flying a search & rescue mission for fellow airmen

Andrew Patterson  Angeline Neil

"They slipped the surly bonds of Earth to touch the hand of God"

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Source: MA
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