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The plaque commemorates Pilot Officer Geoffrey Edgar Taaffe and Sergeant Alan Frederick Bates who were killed when their Wirraway aircraft crashed after a mid air collision in January 1943.
 

 

 

 

Location

Address:San Mateo Avenue, Koorlong, 3501
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.260263
Long: 142.081666
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Military
Actual Event Start Date:21-January-1943
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Actual Event End Date:21-January-1943
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Dedication

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Front Inscription

In memory of P/O Geoffrey Edgar Taafe 
Aged 23 years

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Sgt Alan Frederick Bates 
Aged 19 years

Both RAAF who crashed near this site while flying Wirraway A20-349 on 21 January 1943

Donor : Mildura Rural City Council

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