"Helicopter Pilot" Memorial Sculpture

Helicopter pilot 1968 at RMC

Victoria Edwards
Type

"Helicopter Pilot" Memorial Sculpture

Kingston, Ontario

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This sculpture, “HELICOPTER PILOT”, depicts a Canadian Army pilot flying a Voyageur twin-rotor transport helicopter with a squadron based at St. Hubert airfield with the uniform, weapons, and accoutrements circa 1968. This sculpture was unveiled in March 2013 by the Royal Military College of Canada, and is dedicated to current and past Canadian Helicopter pilots. While serving in Mobile Command Headquarters, Andre Gauthier created this life-sized bust. In the early days of Integration, Army pilots kept their service identity secret but later had to choose either to stay in the Army without flying, or to convert to Air Force status.

Inscription

[front/devant]

"HELICOPTER PILOT" 1968 ANDRE GAUTHIER

Location
"Helicopter Pilot" Memorial Sculpture

4 Passchendale Drive
Kingston
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 44.22775
Long. -76.46967