MHM B.C.A.T.P. Memorial Airman in Training
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PeterNoG
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This Manitoba Historical Marker is middle of Memorial Boulevard on the south side of York Avenue in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WMJRA8
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 12/23/2013
Views: 6
The Marker is mounted on the back of the base of an Airman in Training statue.
Plaque on the front of the base reads:
Airman in Training
This memorial is dedicated to the memory of
those airmen and instructors
who lost their lives
while training in Canada during World War II
Erected by
The Maritime Pilots and Observers Association of Winnipeg
September 9, 1984
R.C.A.F. -- R.A.F -- R.A.A.F. -- R.N.Z.A.F
Marker Name: B.C.A.T.P. Memorial Airman in Training
Agency: The Maritime Pilots and Observers Association of Winnipeg
Languages: English
Location:
Memorial Boulevard & York Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Marker Text:
B.C.A.T.P. Memorial Airman in Training
The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan came into being on December 17, 1939. Canada agreed to provide men and facilities for the training of aircrew from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
This plan was responsible for the training of 130,000 young airmen from the Commonwealth, the United States of America and occupied Europe during the years 1940 - 1945.
This memorial is erected to the memory of those young airmen and instructors who lost their lives in the cause of freedom while training under this plan.
Erected by the Maritime Pilots and Observers Association of Winnipeg and dedicated at the 4th Commonwealth Wartime Aircrew Reunion on September 9, 1984
1914 - 1918 {Logo} 1939 - 1945
Website: [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca or mhs.mb.ca: [Web Link]
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