This memorial is dedicated to Roméo Vachon, a First World War veteran. It was erected by the City of Sainte-Foy.
Vachon Park
Sainte-Foy, Québec
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Inscription
ROMÉO VACHON
NÉ A STE-MARIE-DE-BEAUCE EN 1898, DÉCÉDÉ A OTTAWA EN 1954.
LA CITÉ DE SAINT FOY DÉDIE CE PARC, SITE DU PREMIER
AÉROPORT DE QUÉBEC, AU SOUVENIR DE ROMÉO VACHON, ANCIEN COMBATTANT
DE LA GRANDE GUERRE, UN DES PIONNIERS DE L’AVIATION COMMERCIALE
ET DE LA POSTE AÉRIENNE AU CANADA.
RÉCIPIENDAIRE DU TROPHÉE MCKEE EN 1937 POUR SA
CONTRIBUTION INSIGNE A LA AVIATION CIVILE, ROMÉO VACHON FUR NOMMÉ
MEMBRE DE LA COMMISSION DES TRANSPORT AÉRIENS DES SA CRÉATION.
FROM THE SITE OF THIS PARK, ROMÉO VACHON, PIONEER
PILOT AND AIR ENGINEER, MADE HIS EARLIEST FLIGHTS BRINGING THE
BLESSINGS OF MODERN TRANSPORTATION TO THE MANY COMMUNITIES
ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER.
Street View
Location
Vachon Park
Sauvé Street & Triquet Street
Sainte-Foy
Québec
Vachon Park
Sauvé Street & Triquet Street
Sainte-Foy
Québec
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 46.7703799
Long. -71.2763406
Lat. 46.7703799
Long. -71.2763406