Royal Australian Air Force Memorial
The Royal Australian Air Force Memorial is on Anzac Parade, the principal ceremonial and memorial avenue of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The Royal Australian Air Force was formed on 31 March 1921, being preceded by the Australian Flying Corps that saw service in World War I.Photo: Shkuru Afshar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Library of Australia and Vietnam Forces National Memorial.
National Library of Australia
Library
Photo: Shkuru Afshar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Library of Australia, formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act 1960 for "maintaining and developing… National Library of Australia is situated 1½ km southwest of Royal Australian Air Force Memorial.
Vietnam Forces National Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Shkuru Afshar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Australian Vietnam Forces National Memorial is on Anzac Parade, the principal ceremonial and memorial avenue in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. Vietnam Forces National Memorial is situated 110 metres northwest of Royal Australian Air Force Memorial.
Rats of Tobruk Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Shkuru Afshar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Rats of Tobruk Memorial is on Anzac Parade, the principal ceremonial and memorial avenue of Canberra, Australia. The German siege of the Libyan Mediterranean Sea port town of Tobruk began on 10 April 1941. Rats of Tobruk Memorial is situated 120 metres southwest of Royal Australian Air Force Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parliamentary Triangle and Russell Offices.
Parliamentary Triangle
Neighborhood
The National Triangle, also known as the Parliamentary Triangle, is the ceremonial precinct of Canberra, containing some of Australia's most significant buildings.
Russell Offices
Neighborhood
Photo: Nick Dowling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Russell Offices, also referred to as Russell or RO, is a complex of office buildings located in Russell, a suburb of Canberra, constituting the seat of the Australian Department of Defence and part of the administrative headquarters of the Australian Defence Force.
Civic
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Canberra's downtown area, Civic is what is now Walter Burley Griffin's design for a Civic Centre. Established in 1927, this is Canberra's central business district and one of its oldest centres, surrounded by the rest of North Canberra, Acton and Lake Burley Griffin.
Royal Australian Air Force Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Description: memorial in Canberra, Australia
- Category: historic site
- Location: New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-35.28709° or 35° 17′ 14″ southLongitude
149.14396° or 149° 8′ 38″ eastOpen location code
4RPFP47V+5HOpenStreetMap ID
node 659723392OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q5374870
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Portuguese—“Royal Australian Air Force Memorial” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Royal Australian Air Force Memorial”
- Portuguese: “Memorial da Real Força Aérea Australiana”
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