Cairns Catalina A24-50 Memorial Plaque, Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Cairns Catalina A24-50 Memorial Plaque

Location	Catalina Memorial, Abbott Street, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Type	plaque
Description	Bronze Plaque
Built	Not yet discovered
Opened	11 June 2023
Inscription	ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE CATALINA A-24 - 64 TRAGICALLY LOST ON 14 DECEMBER 1944 In Memory Of The Crew Of No 43 Squadron Catalina A24 - 64 They Gave Their Lives On 14 December 1944 When Their Aircraft Crashed Into Terrain On North-West Mindoro Island, 95 South-West Of Manila, The Philippes While On A Mission To Mine Manila Harbour, Along With Catalinas From Numbers 11, 20 And 42 Squadrons. [Names] Their Sacrifice, Our Freedom Lest We Forget
Condition	Good

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Service number 401660
Flying Officer
No. 11 Squadron (RAAF)
Royal Australian Air Force
Born 25 Aug 1915

Service number 403794
Flying Officer
Born 2 Nov 1910

PENROSE, Ian Lott

Service number 26974
Corporal
No. 11 Squadron (RAAF)
Royal Australian Air Force
Born 5 Sep 1917

Service number 23771
Sergeant
No. 11 Squadron (RAAF)
Royal Australian Air Force
Born 4 Oct 1921

Service number 415983
Flight Sergeant
No. 11 Squadron (RAAF)
Royal Australian Air Force
Born 1922

BURNS, Alexander

Service number 11000
Corporal
No. 11 Squadron (RAAF)
Royal Australian Air Force
Born 31 Jul 1920

Service number 423121
Pilot Officer
No. 11 Squadron (RAAF)
Royal Australian Air Force
Born 18 Dec 1912

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