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High River Station Memorial Murals

These murals were painted by Mr. Doug Driediger in 1993 through the sponsorship of Mr. Duncan Scott, Let’s Talk Travel and CTAP – Alberta Lotteries. They are dedicated to the memory of High River Station, a Royal Canadian Air Force post from 1921 to 1931.

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AVIATION HISTORY

Artist – Doug Driediger
1993

High River Station, 1921 – 1931 was a testing unit, fire patrol and mountain survey, providing many “firsts” in Canadian flying history. Carrier pigeons were used from station to station until Canada’s first ground to air communications was established.

Sponsors:
Duncan Scott, Let’s Talk Travel, CTAP – Alberta Lotteries

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Peinture murale commémorative de la station High River

Ces murales ont été peintes par M. Doug Driediger en 1993, grâce à une commandite de M. Duncan Scott, de Let’s Talk Travel et de CTAP – Alberta Lotteries. Elles sont dédiées à la mémoire de la Station de High River, où des membres de l’Aviation royale du Canada ont été en poste de 1921 à 1931.

Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.

Note: Inside a building; it may only be open at certain times. · À l’intérieur d’un bâtiment; il n’est peut-être accessible qu’à certaines heures.
Location: High River historical town
Emplacement : Village historique de High River
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 50.580230, -113.873900
Marker type: Painted murals
Type de repère : Murales peintes
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada – National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials
Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Veterans Affairs Canada).
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