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23-February-2016
23-February-2016
23-February-2016

Photographs supplied by Neil Follett

The plaque commemorates Flying Officer Alfred Sydney Knapman and Flying Officer Roger Byrne who were killed when their Boomerang aircraft crashed in June 1944.

 

Location

Address:Amos Lane, Cullulleraine, 3496
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.275507
Long: 141.767635
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Military
Actual Event Start Date:01-June-1944
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Actual Event End Date:01-June-1944
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Dedication

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Front Inscription

In memory of F / O A.S. Knapman (26) and F / O R. Byrne (26) both RAAF who collided near this site while flying Boomerangs A46-44 and A46-14 on 1 June 1944.

Donor : Ron & Joy Adams

Left Side Inscription
Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
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