Royal Australian Air Force flypast supports official opening of HMAS Perth memorial

Up to three Royal Australian Air Force PC-21 aircraft will perform a flypast in support of the official opening of the HMAS Perth Memorial.

The memorial is dedicated to the life and loss of HMAS Perth (I) including the lost crew, the survivors; those imprisoned and those who finally returned to Australia and the United Kingdom.

It also acknowledges the families whose lives were forever changed by the loss of HMAS Perth on 1 March 1942.

Media note

More information about Air Force’s PC 21 Aircraft can be found at https://www.airforce.gov.au/aircraft/pilatus-pc-21

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