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28-February-2016
28-February-2016

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The Mal Cotterel Memorial Oval commemorates Squadron Leader Mal Cotterell who was tragically killed in August 1991.   He was killed in the crash of a PC9 aircraft.

 

 

Location

Address:Aerodrome Road, East Sale RAAF Base, Mal Cotterell Memorial Oval, East Sale, 3850
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -38.105586
Long: 147.125299
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Details

Monument Type:Park
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Tragedy
Actual Event Start Date:05-August-1991
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Actual Event End Date:05-August-1991
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Saturday 5th March, 1988
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Front Inscription

The Mal Cotterell Memorial Oval

The oval was named on the 15 March 1992 by Mrs. Linda Cotterell wife of Sqnldr. Mal Cotterell.

Mal, a Flight Commander at the Central Flying School, in the company of his student Capt. Mohd Tadjudin RMAF, died in  a PC9 crash on the 5 August 1991.

Mal was a keen member of the R.A.A.F. East Sale Hockey Club.

Per Ardua Ad Astra

 

 

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Source: MA
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