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The monument commemorates Roger Damian Connellan, who was killed in January 1977 when a former employee of Connellan Airways deliberately crashed a Beechcraft Baron light aircraft into the Connair headquarters at Alice Springs in a suicide attack.  

The attack killed four people, including Roger who was the son of the airline founder, Eddie Connellan.

Location

Address:Memorial Avenue, Araluen Cultural Precinct, Alice Springs, 0870
State:NT
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -23.702139
Long: 133.863883
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Tragedy
Actual Event Start Date:05-January-1977
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Actual Event End Date:05-January-1977
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In memory of Roger Damian Connellan

1944 - 1977

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