Warrant Officer Russell Grigg (navigator) and Warrant Officer Clement Wiggins (pilot), who died when their aircraft Beaufort A9-186 went down off the coast of Papua New Guinea in September 1943, were interred last month at Bomana War Cemetery.
Bland Shire Council received more than $167,670 from the NSW government to repair and upgrade the plane including site works at Lions Park, concreting, paint stripping and re-painting.
Warrant Officer Russell Grigg (navigator) and Warrant Officer Clement Wiggins (pilot), who died when their aircraft Beaufort A9-186 went down off the coast of Papua New Guinea in September 1943, were interred last month at Bomana War Cemetery.