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  Memorial Wall, Mareeba Airfield:
  
  Memorial wall with an aircraft propeller Vicary Road, Mareeba


• Main Plaque: Inscription:
  
  

  This aerodrome played a decisive part in keeping Australia free from invasion. During the Second World War                 1939 – 1945 Allied aircraft from the 19th and 43rd Bombardment groups of the United           States’ army airforce            And from the RAAF Launched an air offensive against the Japanese invaders in June/July, 1942. It is dedicated to those who served.

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  Plaque 1:
  Dedicated to No 5 Squadron RAAF
  Inscription:
  
  

  This plaque dedicated to the memory of those who served with No 5 Squadron RAAF Based at Mareeba Aerodrome from 28th May 1943 to 17th November 1944

• Plaque 2:
  Dedicated to No 100 Squadron RAAF
  Inscription:
  
  

  This plaque dedicated to the memory of those who served with No 100Squadron RAAF Based at Mareeba Aerodrome from 28th May 1943 to 17th November 1944

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  Plaque 3:
  Dedicated to the Flying Fortress “Hoomalmali”.
  
  During the early hours of September 14th 1942 the “Hoomalmali”, a USAAF, B-17 Flying Fortress 41-24391, was ready for take-off to begin one of their bombing mission targets near Rabaul.
  
  The aircraft was overloaded and carrying a heavy bomb load when it crashed at the end of the runway into large trees and exploded on impact.
  All of the aircraft’s 9 US Servicemen perished in the crash.
  
  Inscription:
  
  

  This plaque is dedicated to the memory of The ten (10) U.S. servicemen, Aircrew of a B17 Flying Fortress bomber Who lost their lives when their plane crashed In the vicinity of the Mareeba Aerodrome in July, 1942

  
  

• Plaque 4:
  Dedicated to Andrew Kendall Duke
  
• Inscription:
  
  

  This plaque is dedicated to the memory of ANDREW KENDALL DUKE 22 years Of Oxford, Mississippi USA Who was killed when his Lockheed P38 Lightning fighter bomber Crashed near Biboohra on 9th August, 1943