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15-February-2015
15-February-2015

Photographs supplied by Roger Johnson
The monument commemorates John Robert Black, Russell Edward Johnston and Theodore William Penn who were members of the Royal Australian Air Force and died when the aeroplane they were flying on patrol crashed in April 1942.

Location

Address:Cliff Young Drive, Beech Forest, 3732
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -38.637371
Long: 143.570094
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Military
Actual Event Start Date:12-April-1942
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Actual Event End Date:12-April-1942
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Dedication

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Front Inscription

Dedicated  to the memory of

409376  Black, J. R. LAC
408284  Johnston, R. E. LAC
407908  Penn, T. W. Sgt Pilot

who died when their R.A.A.F. Airspeed Oxford AT439 aircraft crashed 5 km N.E. of Beech Forest on Sunday 12th April 1942 at 11.05 am.

They departed Point Cook Airbase and were conducting a patrol when they crashed in low visibility.

Lest We Forget

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Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au