This aircraft, a CF-5 fighter aircraft formerly flown by the Canadian military, marks the location of Fulton Field, an airfield dedicated on 29 May 1944 to the memory of Wing Commander John Fulton, DSO, DFC, AFC, and the local veterans of the military air forces.
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Fulton Field Memorial Aircraft
Kamloops, British Columbia
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Inscription
[lower plaque/plaque du bas]
FULTON FIELD
[left plaque/plaque de gauche]
DEDICATED IN HONOUR
OF
WING COMMANDER
JOHN FULTON
D.S.O. D.F.C. A.E.C.
AND THE MEN OF THE AIR SERVICE FROM
KAMLOOPS AND DISTRICT
BY HIS EXCELLENCY
[?] GENERAL THE EARL OF ATHLONE. K.C.
GOVERNOR GENERAL OF CANADA.
MAY 29TH 1944
[right plaque/plaque de droite]
Location
Fulton Field Memorial Aircraft
3035 Airport Drive
Kamloops
British Columbia
Fulton Field Memorial Aircraft
3035 Airport Drive
Kamloops
British Columbia
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 50.7056946
Long. -120.4415089
Lat. 50.7056946
Long. -120.4415089