Forest Hill RAAF Base - 50 yrs - Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
S 35° 06.576 E 147° 22.204
55H E 533724 N 6114739
Near the displayed tri-blade propeller is a Commemorative Plaque, for 50 years of the nearby RAAF Base.
Waymark Code: WMZNR3
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 12/09/2018
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Set on an angled block, surrounded by brick pavers, that extended around the commemorative Propellor, is this rectangular bronze plaque. The transcription is:
This Monument commemorates the
50th Anniversary of RAAF Base Forest Hill
which commenced operation 1st July 1940
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The Following is Immortalized:
- Trained pilots for World War II: Ansons,
Beaufighters and Wirraways once filled the local
skies.
- Aircraft were repaired: like Ansons, Beaufighters,
Beauforts, Boomerangs, Kittyhawks, Mitchells,
Vengeances, and Venturas.
- Since, Technical Training involving Apprentices
and Adults has been performed: other Non-Techical
Training is now a feature.
- The Base is an integral part of the city: its Airmen
continue to be contributing members of the
Community.
- Those Who Served at the Base are Remembered.
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30th June 1990
Alderman Group Captain
P. Brassil K.V. Griffin
Mayor of Officer Commanding
Wagga Wagga RAAF Base Wagga
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From the Air Force website, the property where the RAAF Base was set up, 300 acres, called Allonville, was purchased for £12,500 in 1939. In 1952 the name was changed from 'RAAF Base Forest Hill', to RAAF Base Wagga.
[Wagga]
The RAAF Base Wagga is located about 10 km SE of here, and can be visited to see the Static Aircraft Display there: RAAF Display.
Visited: 1518-9, Friday, 1 June, 2018