Cairns RAAF Memorial
Stone boulder memorial resting on a concrete platform. There is a bronze plaque attached to the centre front of the memorial and dedicates the site to the 75th Anniversary of the formation of the Royal Australian Air Force on 31 March 1921. It is also dedicated to the past and present members of the RAAF.
- Inscription
1921 Insignia of Royal Australian Air Force 1996
THIS PLAQUE COMMEMORATES THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY FOUNDING OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE
ON MARCH 31ST 1921 AND IS DEDICATED TO THE PAST AND PRESENT MEMBERS OF THE R.A.A.F. PER ARDUA-AD-ASTRA
ERECTED ON BEHALF OF THE R.A.A.F. ASSOCIATION CAIRNS BY THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE CAIRNS CITY COUNCIL- Conflicts commemorated
- Second World War, 1939–1945
- Malayan Emergency, 1948–1960
- Korean War, 1950–1953
- Indonesian Confrontation, 1962–1966
- Vietnam War, 1962–1972
- Gulf War, 1990–1991
- Peacekeeping, 1947–present
- Unit memorials
- Memorial type
- Stone/cairn/plinth
- Additional information
'Per Ardua Ad Astra' is latin for Through Adversity to the Stars.
- Recorded by
- Trevor and Shirley McIvor
- Date recorded
- 27 February 2009
Nearby memorials
- 31/51 Australian Infantry Battalions Memorial
- Cairns Air Crash Memorial
- Cairns Australian Army Medical Corps Memorial
- Cairns Catalina Memorial
- Cairns Merchant Navy Memorial
- Cairns Sailors and Soldiers Memorial (Digger)
- Cairns and District Roll of Honour 1914-1919
- Dutch Air Force Memorial
- St Monica's Battle of the Coral Sea Memorial