War Memorials in Australia
R.A.A.F. Base Fairbairn Memorial Plaque
Place:
Majura, Australian Capital Territory, 2609
District:
Southern Tablelands
(ACT) \
Orientation: District of Canberra
Location: R.A.A.F. Memorial Grove Federal Highway, adjacent to Hughie Edwards VC Rest Area
Position: 35 12 73 S 149 11 40 E
Ref: 00037
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This is one of the memorials in the R.A.A.F Memorial Grove.
Black marble tablet on north
face of stone and cement plinth
Insignia
RAAF BASE FAIRBAIRN
Insignia
ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED AS RAAF
STATION CANBERRA. 1ST
APRIL 1940
PROUD OF A DEDICATED AND LONGSTANDING SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA
AND HER PEOPLE, AND
PART OF THE COMMUNITY IN CANBERRA, THE NATION'S CAPITAL.
COMMEMORATES ALL WHO SERVED
PRESENTED ON 12 DECEMBER
2001 RAAF BASE
FAIRBAIRN DISBANDED DEC 2002
Information current to December 2002