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The plaque commemorates Flight Sergeant Malcolm John Russell who was killed when his Kittyhawk aircraft crashed in August 1945.

 

Location

Address:Sheoak Avenue & Twentieth Street, Merbein South, 3505
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.247949
Long: 142.064175
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Military
Actual Event Start Date:07-August-1945
Actual Event End Date:07-August-1945

Dedication

Front Inscription

In memory of F / Sgt Malcolm John Russell 
Aged 22 years

RAAF of Barmera (SA) who crashed near this site while night flying Kittyhawk A29-130 on 7 August 1945.

Donor : Ken Wright

Source: MA
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