This memorial was erected by 600 (Regina) Wing of the Royal Canadian Air Force Association in honour of the No. 5 Bombing and Gunnery School, based at Dafoe during the Second World War. Fifty members of No. 600 Wing traveled to the site of the old airport and were joined by members of the Royal Canadian Legion from Leroy, former Air Station personnel attending a reunion, members of Ex-Air Gunner returning home from a reunion, Col Doyle of 15 Wing, Moose Jaw and local residents. The Memorial Cairn was dedicated on August 18, 1996. The cost of the Cairn and Plaque was covered by No. 600 (Regina) Wing, Air Force Association of Canada.
Dafoe Memorial Cairn
Dafoe, Saskatchewan
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Inscription
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No. 5 Bombing & Gunnery School
DURING WORLD WAR II AIRCREW TRAINING BASES WERE ESTABLISHED ACROSS CANADA. NO. 5 BOMBING AND GUNNERY SCHOOL WAS BASED ON THIS SITE NEAR DAFOE FROM 1941 TO 1945 AND TRAINED HUNDREDS OF AIRCREW FOR THE FIGHT AGAINST TYRANNY. AIRCREW TRAINED IN CANADA UNDER THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN TOTALLED 131,553 AND SOME 40,000 GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE FREEDOM WE ENJOY TODAY.
THIS CAIRN RECOGNIZES THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO TRAINED AND SERVED AT THE DAFOE BASE.
DEDICATED BY THE 600 (REGINA) WING - R.C.A.F. ASSN.
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BCATP
1940-1945
Location
Dafoe Memorial Cairn
Dafoe
Saskatchewan
Dafoe Memorial Cairn
Dafoe
Saskatchewan
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