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The monument commemorates the five airman of No 1 AIP Navigation School Royal Australian Air Force (R.A.A.F.) Parkes who were killed when Avro Anson Aircraft No A4-5 crashed near Glenbrook during World War Two. 

It was upgraded in 2019 by the Blue Mountains Shire Council at the request of the Glenbrook and District Historical Society. The plaque was restored and mounted on a larger, new bushrock.

Location

Address:Clifton Avenue and Lucasville Road, Glenbrook, 2773
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.767112
Long: 150.627748
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW2
Actual Event Start Date:28-January-1941
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Actual Event End Date:28-January-1941
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Link:http://www.warmemorialsregister.nsw…

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Thursday 24th March, 1994
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Front Inscription

Royal Australian Air Force
Per Ardua Ad Astra
 

On January 28, 1941 an Avro Anson aircraft No A4-5 Of No 1 AIP Navigation School RAAF Parkes, crashed in this area  whilst enroute from Parkes to Mascot on a medical evacuation flight. All five airmen on board perished in the crash.

The deceased airmen were:

Pilot Officer            J I Newman     Pilot
Flying Officer         H T Skillman    Navigator
Aircraftsman          C R Tysoe       Wireless Operator
Squadron Leader  J M Rainbow   Medical Officer
Pilot Officer           D M Sawyer     Patient

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