Ruth Wedderburn, who served interstate in the RAAF during WWII along with her husband Fred, was accompanied by daughter Lorrie Mucciarone and granddaughter Lynne Mucciarone.
‘Dad was in maintenance, he was very, very young and in charge of 100 guys,’ Lorrie said.
‘They got the planes in and out, in and out, and helped the Americans.
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READ NOW‘He started up a 24-hour maintenance service within the RAAF ” he got the crews going so it was non-stop; he was only 23.’