No. 31 School of Air Navigation Memorial Cairn
This memorial is dedicated to those who attended No. 31 School of Air Navigation to train for the Second World War. It was erected in 1988 by R.A.F. and R.C.A.F. veterans, Eugene McGee, Port Albert Recreation Society and local area volunteers.
Inscription
NO. 31 SCHOOL OF AIR NAVIGATION.
PORT ALBERT
ROYAL AIR FORCE
ACROSS NO. 21. HIGHWAY EAST OF
THIS MEMORIAL CAIRN LIES
402.6 ACRES OF AREA FARMLAND
WHICH WAS MADE INTO AN AIRFIELD
AND USED AS A NAVIGATION SCHOOL
TO TRAIN NAVIGATORS TO BECOME
CREW MEMBERS OF BOMBER SQUADRONS
TO FIGHT AGAINST THE NAZI
OCCUPATION OF EUROPE DURING THE
SECOND WORLD WAR AS PART OF THE
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR
TRAINING PLAN
FROM OCTOBER THE 25TH. 1940-TO
FEBRUARY THE 17TH. 1945
DEDICATED BY
R.A.F. AND R.C.A.F. VETERANS
LOCAL AREA VOLUNTEERS
ERECTED – 1988
Tumulus commémoratif de l’École de navigation aérienne no 31
Ce mémorial est dédié aux hommes et aux femmes qui ont suivi leur formation à l’école de navigation aérienne no 31 pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Il a été érigé en 1988 par des anciens combattants de la RAF et de l’ARC, Eugene McGee, la société des loisirs de Port Albert et des bénévoles de la région.
Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.