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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:Royal_Military_College,_Duntroon
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gptkbp:award
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gptkb:Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1896-01-02
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Townsville,_Queensland,_Australia
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gptkbp:children
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Joan Wackett
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1982-03-18
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Melbourne,_Victoria,_Australia
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Royal_Military_College,_Duntroon
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:aircraft
aeronautics
engineering
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gptkbp:fullName
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Lawrence James Wackett
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sir Lawrence Wackett
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gptkbp:knownFor
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gptkb:engineer
leadership in Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation
pioneering Australian aviation industry
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gptkbp:memorial
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Lawrence Wackett Aerospace Centre, RMIT University
Wackett Crescent, Canberra
Wackett Street, Canberra
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gptkbp:militaryBranch
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gptkb:Royal_Australian_Air_Force
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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Group Captain
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Australian
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gptkbp:notableWork
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Wackett Trainer aircraft
Wackett Widgeon seaplane
development of Australian aircraft industry
establishment of Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:engineer
gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:pilot
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gptkbp:parent
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James Wackett
Mary Wackett
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gptkbp:publishedWork
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Aircraft Pioneer: The Story of Lawrence Wackett
Studies in Aircraft Construction in Australia
The Wackett Widgeon: Australia’s First Commercial Amphibian
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Melbourne,_Victoria,_Australia
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gptkbp:servedIn
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gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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1915–1946
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gptkbp:spouse
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Muriel Wackett
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Commonwealth_Aircraft_Corporation
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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