Tumulus commémoratif de Dafoe

Dafoe, Saskatchewan
Type
Autre

Ce mémorial a été érigé par l'Association de l'Escadrille 600 (Regina) de l'Aviation royale du Canada en hommage à la 5e École de bombardement et de tir, située à Dafoe durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.

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No. 5 Bombing & Gunnery School

DURING WORLD WAR II AIRCREW TRAINING BASES WERE ESTABLISHED ACROSS CANADA. NO. 5 BOMBING AND GUNNERY SCHOOL WAS BASED ON THIS SITE NEAR DAFOE FROM 1941 TO 1945 AND TRAINED HUNDREDS OF AIRCREW FOR THE FIGHT AGAINST TYRANNY. AIRCREW TRAINED IN CANADA UNDER THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN TOTALLED 131,553 AND SOME 40,000 GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE FREEDOM WE ENJOY TODAY.

THIS CAIRN RECOGNIZES THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO TRAINED AND SERVED AT THE DAFOE BASE.

DEDICATED BY THE 600 (REGINA) WING - R.C.A.F. ASSN.

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BCATP

1940-1945

Location
Tumulus commémoratif de Dafoe

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Dafoe
Saskatchewan
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