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16-November-2015
16-November-2015

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Burns Street commemorates Jean Burns who was the first woman to jump from an aeroplane in Australia. She jumped from the aeroplane the ‘Spirit of Mel­bourne”, and she was also the youngest female pilot in Australia.

 

Location

Address:Burns Street, Essendon Airport, Essendon Fields, 3040
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.75707
Long: 144.908322
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Details

Monument Type:Road
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Aviation
Actual Event Start Date:21-November-1937
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Actual Event End Date:21-November-1937
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Dedication

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The naming of this street commemorates Jean Burns

The first Australian woman to jump from an aero­plane on Australian soil.

Descending at Essendon Airport on the 21st November 1937 from the ‘Spirit of Melbourne’ at a height of 3,200 feet.

Jean was also Australia’s young­est female pilot in 1937

Erected by Essendon Airport Pty Ltd

October 2008
 

                              

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Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
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