Wirraway A-20-265
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Team Rubik
S 36° 48.479 E 145° 54.741
55H E 402980 N 5925876
The memorial is located just off the Police Track in the Moonee Range in Victoria.
Waymark Code: WM87CG
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 02/13/2010
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The memorial is for two airmen, L.A.C. L.W. Masters and Sgt. M.W. Sowter, who crashed here in fog in 1942. Their plane was a Wirraway A-20-265.
The crash site is well sign-posted and access in a 2WD is possible. The track to the crash site passes through a bee farm so please be careful.
Date of Crash: 04/04/1942
Aircraft Model: Wirraway A-20-265
Military or Civilian: Military
Cause of Crash:
Low visibility in fog caused them to crash into the side of a mountain.
Web Address for Related Web Sites: Not listed
Tail Number: Not listed
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