Meningie Arvo Anson Memorial, Meningie, South Australia, Australia

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Location	Meningie Memorial Park, Princes Highway, Meningie, The Coorong - South Australia, Australia
Type	memorial
Description	Airplane engine housed in shelter
Built	Not yet discovered
Opened	Not yet discovered
Inscription	Avro Anson Memorial To the memory of all RAAF service men and women and the crew of RAAF Avro Anson No. W2370 which crashed into Lake Albert 3 June 1942. Sgt. Finlay Emmerson Anderson Sgt. Joseph Gray Myers LAC William Stanley Butler Sgt. Graeme Yeoman Wadlow Avro Anson Mk1. Entered service 1936 Crew 3-4 Wingspan 17.22 m Length 12.88 m Cruising speed 256 km/h Maximum speed 302 km.h Range 1062 kms Bomb load 163kg Armament Two .303 machine guns, on fixed in nose & one in dorsal turret. The Anson was the RAAF`s first low wing monoplane, the first to have a retracable undercarriage and the first to have an enclosed gun turret The design of the shelter for this engine is based on the of a Nissen hut, which was widely used by Australian Forces during the Second World War.
Condition	Good
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