RCAF Sabre Pilots Association - Trenton, ON
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jiggs11
N 44° 06.830 W 077° 33.009
18T E 295933 N 4887678
Memorial dedicated to those personnel who flew F-86 Sabre aircraft for the RCAF during the Cold War era in Europe.
Waymark Code: WMW1X3
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 06/28/2017
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The monument is located in the airpark of the National Air Force Museum of Canada, off RCAF Road in east Trenton.
The etched black granite memorial features the original RCAF badge as well as the crest of the Sabre Pilots Association of the Air Division Squadrons (SPAADS).
Below these are the words:
Dedicated to the RCAF
Pilots of 1 Air Division
Who Flew the Canadair
F-86 Sabre During The
Cold War Era, and
especially to the 107
Listed On This Monument
Who Gave Their Lives
In Guarding The Freedoms
And Ideals For Which This
Country Stands.
" Fierce, Fiery Warriors
Fought Upon The Clouds
In Ranks and Squadrons."
Shakespeare
"Let their remembrance
be as lasting as the
land they honoured."
Webster
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: RCAF Sabre Pilots
Marker Text:
Dedicated to the RCAF
Pilots of 1 Air Division
Who Flew the Canadair
F-86 Sabre During The
Cold War Era, and
especially to the 107
Listed On This Monument
Who Gave Their Lives
In Guarding The Freedoms
And Ideals For Which This
Country Stands.
" Fierce, Fiery Warriors
Fought Upon The Clouds
In Ranks and Squadrons."
Shakespeare
"Let their remembrance
be as lasting as the
land they honoured."
Who Put it Here?: RCAF Sabre Pilots Association (SPAADS)
Description of Memorial:
Very fitting marker, especially located near a Sabre.
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
Date of dedication: Not listed
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