This memorial was erected to remember those who died in the crash of Flight 324 while returning from Korea on 18 January 1952. It also commemorates Canadian military, merchant marine, peacekeepers, and civilians who lost their lives for peace and freedom.
Sandspit, British Columbia
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Inscription
[top plaque/plaque supérieure]
FLIGHT 324 MEMORIAL
[left plaque/plaque gauche]
IN MEMORY OF THE
36 AMERICAN SERVICE
PERSONNEL AND NORTHWEST
ORIENT FLIGHT CREW,
RETURNING FROM KOREA, THAT DIED
AFTER THE CRASH OF FLIGHT 324 ON
THE NIGHT OF 18 JANUARY 1952.
IN OUR DREAMS WE ARE ABLE TO FLY...
AND THAT IS A REMEMBERING OF HOW
WE WERE MEANT TO BE.....
[right plaque/plaque droite]
WE WILL REMEMBER THE
CANADIAN MILITARY
PERSONNEL, MERCHANT
MARINE, PEACE KEEPERS,
AND CIVILIANS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES
TO PRESERVE OUR PEACE AND FREEDOM.
.....NEVER IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN
CONFLICT WAS SO MUCH OWED,
BY SO MANY, TO SO FEW...
WINSTON CHURCHILL
Location
Flight 324 Memorial
1 Airport Road
Sandspit
British Columbia
Flight 324 Memorial
1 Airport Road
Sandspit
British Columbia
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 53.25066
Long. -131.81387
Lat. 53.25066
Long. -131.81387
surroundings
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