Escape from Cowra
Description
In 1944 more than 1,000 Japanese POWs broke out of Cowra Prisoner of War camp, the site of the largest POW breakout in Australian and British history. 231 Japanese died in the incident and 4 Australians. Today Cowra is known for it's vineyards, livestock and vegetables. The POW camp site is preserved with a few structures and the visitor information centre has a scale model and audio visual presentations.
Nav data
- Country: Australia
- Locale: N.S.W. | Central West & Orana
- Route: YCWR Cowra to YCWR Cowra
- Distance: 90 nm
- File name: australia-YCWR-to-YCWR-VFR-cowra-west-230430
Waypoints
- WP 1 - N for 17 nm along Canowindra Road to Canowindra Showground
- WP 2 - WSW for 12 nm to Gooloogong
- WP 3 - S for 5 nm from Gooloogong you will see valleys to the east and west of Kangarooby Mountain. Take either the east or west valleys and thread your way south through Conimbla National Park.
- WP 4 - SW to Company Dam at Grenfell, 0.2 nm NW of the Grenfell Showground
- WP 5 - SSW for 7 nm to the eastern end of the Black Springs Mountain range
- WP 6 - E for 15 nm to Greenthorpe. Greenthorpe Airport YGTP is 1 nm NE
- WP 7 - NE for 15 nm to land at Cowra YCWR
WP 1 - N for 17 nm along Canowindra Road to Canowindra Showground
Canowindra Showground
WP 2 - WSW for 12 nm to Gooloogong
WP 3 - S for 5 nm from Gooloogong you will see valleys to the east and west of Kangarooby Mountain. Take either the east or west valleys and thread your way south through Conimbla National Park.
WP 4 - SW to Company Dam at Grenfell, 0.2 nm NW of the Grenfell Showground
WP 5 - SSW for 7 nm to the eastern end of the Black Springs Mountain range
WP 6 - E for 15 nm to Greenthorpe. Greenthorpe Airport YGTP is 1 nm NE
WP 7 - NE for 15 nm to land at Cowra YCWR
Cowra
Cowra
The POW camp. There is little left today. There are a few structures remaining. In this view, looking SE, you can see the entrance area and the walking track which runs around the former camp perimeter.
At the north end of Cowra lays the cemetery. The SE corner (bottom right) is the Japanese War Cemetery.