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Edgar Johnstone Laneway commemorates Captain Edgar Charles Johnston who was the superintendant of aerodromes with the Civil Aviation Branch of the Department of Defence, and selected the site of Essendon Airport in May 1921.
Location
| Address: | 20 English Street, Essendon Airport, Airways Museum, Essendon Fields, 3041 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.725968 Long: 144.895135 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Aviation |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 21-November-1937 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 21-November-1937 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MAThe naming of this laneway commemorates Captain Edgar Charles Johnston D.F.C. (1896 - 1988)
Who as Superintendant of Aerodromes with the Civil Aviation Branch of the Department of Defence, selected the site of Essendon Airport in May 1921
Erected by Essendon Airport Pty Ltd and the Civil Aviation Historical Society Inc.
October 2008
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
