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My VAC AccountOttawa, Ontario
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This plaque is a tribute to the Battle Honour “Fortress Europe”, awarded to RCAF squadrons for operations against enemy-occupied Europe.
This plaque is one of 39 plaques unveiled in 2009 at Hylands Golf Club. The plaques commemorate former Ottawa-area military installations, a military patron saint, battle honours, ships, units, and squadrons.
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Fortress Europe – Bastion Europe
This battle honour was awarded to RCAF squadrons for operations by aircraft based in the British Isles against targets in Germany, Italy and enemy-occupied Europe, from the fall of France to the invasion of Normandy.
Cet honneur de guerre a été accordé aux escadrons de l’ARC pour les opérations menées contre des cibles en Allemagne, en Italie et dans l’Europe occupée, par des aéronefs basés dans les îles britanniques, à la suite de la chute de la France et jusqu’à l’invasion de la Normandie.
