Monument for Canadiske og Engelske flyvere der blev dræbt i 2. verdenskrig.
Ved gravene af allierede soldater er der placeret et monument for faldne allierede flybesætninger fra Canada og England.
Mange besætningsmedlemmer fra Royal Air Force og Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) deltog i luftkrigen over det tyskbesatte Europa. Flere fly forulykkede i luftkrigen og en del af de omkomne ligger begravet i Danmark.
Monumentet fra maj 1949 er en granitsøjle med 2 ørne der dræber en giftslange. Det er fremstillet af kunstneren Erik Cohrt. På søjlen er følgende tekst: oversat
"Til minde om britiske og canadiske flyvere, der gav deres liv i kampen for frihed under krigen 1939-1945"
In part of the Assistens Cemetery is a Monument to Canadian and English airmen killed in World War II.
Many airmen from the Royal Air Force and the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) participated in the air battle over German-occupied Europe. Several planes crashed in the air battle and some of the dead are buried in Denmark.
The monument from May 1949 is a granite pillar with 2 eagles that kills a poisonous snake. The two eagles symbolize Canada and England and the snake symbolizes Germany. It is made by the artist Erik Cohrt.
On the column is the following text:
"In Memory of British and Canadian Airmen who gave their lives in the battle for freedom during the war 1939-1945"
Among those honored are...:
Sous-lieutenant d'aviation William Francis Hull
Unité : Royal Canadian Air Force - Division: 408 Sqdn. (
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Sergeant Donald Arthur Ivers
Unité : Royal Canadian Air Force - Division: 10 (R.A.F.) Sqdn (
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