This monument was designed and constructed by 101 Squadron RCAFA to commemorate RCAF Station Port Hardy’s war and peacetime history and the personnel that served there. The plaque itself is a 30”X30” SS Plaque mounted on a steel stand. The obelisk commemorating the crash of Dak 966 is beside the plaque. The dedication took place in the Port Hardy Airport Terminal building on 27 September 2015 at 11:15, following the 75th Anniversary Parade honoring the Battle of Britain. LCol Clint Mowbray A/WComd 19 Wing and CO 442 Sqn, the guest speaker, talked about the RCAF’s role on the west coast during WW II and its present role of defending Canada and the importance of its search and rescue capability and what it meant to the North Island. He was followed by Linda Turner/Olinger who attended the dedication with her husband Keith and son Curtis. Linda was the daughter of F/O Curtis, the Copilot of Dak 966, who died in its crash on departing RCAF Stn Port Hardy on 18 July 1944. She was one year old at the time. Linda explained how attending this ceremony brought closure to her. She was presented with the dedication flag at the close of the ceremony.
Port Hardy, British Columbia
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Monuments
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RCAF Station Port Hardy Monument
3675 Byng Road
Port Hardy
British Columbia
RCAF Station Port Hardy Monument
3675 Byng Road
Port Hardy
British Columbia
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 50.6836497
Long. -127.3771792
Lat. 50.6836497
Long. -127.3771792
RCAF Stn Port Hardy in 1944
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Dedication Service was attended By 19 Wing RCAF, 888 Wing, RCL 237 and Canadian Rangers plus public
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The participants placed their Poppies on the flag
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Linda Turner/Olinger, the daughter of F/O Curtis, the Copilot of Dak 966, laid a wreath in his memory
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The Poppy flag was presented to Linda and Curtis in memory of her father F/O Curtis who died in the crash of Dak 966
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The inscription of the plaque
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