The Regina Airmen Memorial was dedicated 5 June 1993, in memory of those Airmen trained under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The cost of the Cairn and the Plaque was covered by No. 600 (Regina) Wing, Air Force Association of Canada. This Cairn is the first of a series of BCATP Memorials erected by No. 600 (Regina) Wing, Air Force Association of Canada. Present at the Ceremony were members of the Saskatchewan Legislature, representatives of Transport Canada, Col. Hunter of 15 Wing Moose Jaw and members of No. 600 (Regina) Wing, Air Force Association of Canada. The Cairn is located in a small park area northwest of the Terminal building at the Regina Airport.
Inscription
NO. 15 ELEMENTARY FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL AND
NO. 3 AIR OBSERVERS SCHOOL
THESE TWO UNITS WERE BASED HERE DURING 1940 TO 1945 OPERATING
UNDER THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN. AIRCREW TRAINED
HERE WERE PART OF THE 131,500 AIRCREW TRAINED IN CANADA FOR THE FIGHT
AGAINST TYRANNY. SOME 40,000 OF WHOM GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE DEFENCE
OF FREEDOM. THIS CAIRN RECOGNIZES THOSE WHO TRAINED HERE DURING
WORLD WAR II.
DEDICATED BY 600 (CITY OF REGINA) WING
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION
15° ÉCOLE ÉLÉMTAIRE DE PILOTAGE
ÉT 3° ÉCOLE D’OBERVATION AÉRIENE
CE DEUX UNITÉS ÉTAIENT BASÉES ICI DE 1940 Á 1945 DANS LE CADRE DU
PROGRAMME D’ENTRAÎENEMENT DO COMMONWEALTH. LES MILITAIRS QUI Y
ONT RECU DE L’INSTRUCTION COMPTENT PARMI LES 131,500 AVIATERUS
FORMÉS AU CANADA POIUR COMBATTRE LA TYRANNIE. QUELQUE 40,00 D’ENTRE
EUX ON PERDU LA VIE AU NOM DE LA LIBERTÉ.
CE CAIRN REND HOMMAGE Á CEUX QUI ONT SERVI ET QUI ONT ÉTÉ
FORMES ICI PENDANT LA DEUXIÉME GUERRE MONDIALE.
ÉRIGÉ PAR LA 600E DIVISION (VILLE DE REGINA)
DE L’ASSOCIATION DE L’AVIATION ROYALE CANADIENNE
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Regina Airmen Memorial
5201 Regina Ave.
Regina
Saskatchewan
Lat. 50.433751982817
Long. -104.65474727719