Barry,
That's a great idea. To little has been done in the past to mark the memory of those killed in training accidents.
Here in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia at Bairnsdale, we have a memorial garden to comemorate the 191 Airforce personnel who perished during training accidents flying from the Bairnsdale and Sale RAAF bases during WW2.
These were mostly in Avro Ansons, Hudsons, and Beauforts.
The 'Beuafort Gardens' are a community asset and are visited every day by visitors to the area. (The Helicopter Recue Service landing pad is also right there, as it is across the road from our hospital.)
Moves are afoot to get the Goverment to classify the gardens as a 'Memorial of National Significance.'
Regards Rick
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