Airmen Algoma District Memorial

Sault Ste. Marie Airport Cenotaph

Terry MacDonald; Ross Davis; Joan Rowe
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Sault Ste. Marie Airport Cenotaph

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Sault Ste. Marie Airport Cenotaph

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Dedication ceremony September 12, 1965

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Type

Airmen Algoma District Memorial

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

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This memorial is dedicated to the Airmen from Algoma district. It was erected by 432 Wing RCAF Association.

Excerpts from newspaper name unknown: Memorial Erected at Airport. A grey granite memorial, topped with a replica of the famed Lancaster bomber, will be dedicated Sunday at the Sault Ste. Marie airport. It will stand five feet, six inches tall before the flagpole, opposite the main entrance to the airport building. The bomber replica is of cedar and aluminium, camouflaged and made to scale with a 27-inch wingspan. It was dedicated September 12, 1965.

Inscription

In memory
Of the Airmen
Algoma District
Who Gave their lives
Serving with the
ALLIED
AIR FORCES
1939-1945

432 Wing R.C.A.F.
Association

Location
Airmen Algoma District Memorial

Dr Roberta Bondar Parkway
Sault Ste. Marie
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 46.4847991
Long. -84.4999391