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Fly-past To Honour Sabre Pilot
Fly-past To Honour Sabre Pilot
What:
Fly-past by two
Hawk aircraft from RAAF Base Williamtown.
Why:
The
aircraft will be participating in the dedication of a
memorial plaque to commemorate the crash of a Royal
Australian Air Force Sabre aircraft at The Junction in 1966.
Where:
The aircraft will fly over Glebe Road, The
Junction, from east to west at a height of 1,500
feet.
When:
Thursday, 16 August 2007. The fly-past is
scheduled to take place at 10.15am.
Background:
The Royal Australian Air Forces 76
Squadron will take to the skies of Newcastle to honour a
fallen pilot during the dedication of a memorial plaque
tomorrow.
The plaque will commemorate the crash of an RAAF
Sabre aircraft at The Junction in 1966. The pilot, Flying
Officer Warren William Goddard of 2 Operational Conversion
Unit, was killed.
As part of the event, two Hawk aircraft
will fly over the Cenotaph at The
Junction.
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