This memorial commemorates 226 AC & W (Aircraft Control and Warning) Squadron located at Gander during the Cold War. It was erected in 1968. The squadron is now disbanded, but the radar is still operating on a remote site in Colorado Springs.
Gander, Newfoundland & Labrador
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Inscription
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1953 1968
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE
226
AC & W SQN
GANDER, NFLD.
AIR DEFENCE COMMAND
ALIS VOLAT PROPRIIS
[plaque]
DEDICATED
BY
S/L G.G. HOLMES, CO, COMMANDING OFFICER,
OFFICERS & MEN
2400 HRS, JANUARY 31ST 1968
Location
226 AC & W Squadron Memorial
Washington Avenue
Gander
Newfoundland & Labrador
226 AC & W Squadron Memorial
Washington Avenue
Gander
Newfoundland & Labrador
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 48.9442583
Long. -54.5813246
Lat. 48.9442583
Long. -54.5813246
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