Air Disaster Memorial - Canberra, Australia
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On 13 August 1940 a RAAF Lockheed Hudson aircraft from Melbourne to Canberra, stalled and crashed into hills near Canberra Airport.
Waymark Code: WM2V0G
Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date Posted: 12/23/2007
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10 men who lost their lives in the disaster, including three Commonwealth Cabinet Ministers, the Chief of the Australian General staff and air crew.
The air disaster had a major impact on Australia, with funerals held in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. Despite being at war at the time, the crash stunned our nation.
At the time, the national memorial service held in Melbourne was regarded as one of the most emotional funerals in the nations history. The members of the Menzies Cabinet killed included, Hon Geoffrey Austin Street MHR, Minister for the Army and Repatriation, Hon James Fairbairn MHR, Minister for Air and Civil Aviation and the Hon Sir Henry Gullet MHR, Vice-President of the Executive Council.
In 1960, on the 20th anniversary of the crash, a granite memorial was dedicated at the air disaster site, in the presence of the then Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Robert Menzies.
Date of Crash: 08/13/1940
Aircraft Model: RAAF Lockheed Hudson
Military or Civilian: Military
Cause of Crash:
Aircraft stalled and crashed into a hill.
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