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Lakehead District Airmen Memorial
This memorial is dedicated to all Lakehead District Airmen who died peace and in war. It was erected by 50 Wing RCAFA.
Inscription
ERECTED TO THE MEMORY
OF ALL LAKEHEAD DISTRICT
AIRMEN WHO GAVE THEIR
LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF
THE COMMONWEALTH AIR-
FORCES IN PEACE AND IN WAR
1959 – 501 WING RCAFA.
NEVER IN THE FIELD
OF HUMAN CONFLICT WAS
SO MUCH OWED BY SO
MANY TO SO FEW.
1940 – CHURCHILL
“AND WHILE WITH SILENT,
LIFTING MIND I’VE TROD
THE HIGH UNTRESPASSED
SANCTITY OF SPACE
PUT OUT MY HAND, AND
TOUCHED THE FACE OF GOD.”
– JOHN GILLESPIE MAGEE.
Français
Monument commémoratif des aviateurs du district de Lakehead
Ce mémorial est dédié à tous les aviateurs du district de Lakehead morts en temps de guerre et en temps de paix. Il a été érigé par l’association de la 50e escadre de l’ARC.
Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.
Location: Thunder Bay Airport, Highway 16
Emplacement : Aéroport de Thunder Bay, route 16
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 48.373060, -89.310680
Marker type: Two pylons supporting plaque
Type de repère : Deux pylônes soutenant une plaque
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada – National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials
Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Veterans Affairs Canada).