City/Municipality
Moose Jaw
Memorial Number
47005-019
Address
Grounds of Air Force Base
Location
Canadian Forces Base Moose Jaw
GPS Coordinates
50.33936, -105.55733
Submitted By
Loni Robertson
Inscription
[plaque/plaque]
NO. 32 SERVICE FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL
NO. 32 S.F.T.S. WAS BASED HERE DURING 1940 TO 1944 UNDER THE BRITISH
COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN. AIRCREW TRAINED HERE WERE PART
OF THE 131,553 AIRCREW TRAINED IN CANADA FOR THE FIGHT AGAINST
TYRANNY. SOME 40,000 OF WHOM GAVE THEIR LIVES IN DEFENCE OF FREEDOM.
THIS PLAQUE RECOGNIZES THOSE WHO TRAINED AND SERVED NEAR HERE
DURING WORLD WAR II.
DEDICATED BY NO. 600 (REGINA) WING
AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
MAY 2004
32e ÉCOLE SUPÉRIURE DE FORMATION
DES FORCES AÉRIENNES
CETTE UNITÉ ÉTAIT BASÉE ICI DE 1940 À 1944 DANS LE CADRE PROGRAMME
D'ENTRAÎNEMENT DES FORCES AÉRIENNES DU COMMONWEALTH.
PARMI LES 131,553 MILITAIRES QUI ONT ÉTÉ FORMÉS ICI MÊME POUR
COMBATTRE L'ENNEMI, 40,000 ONT PERDU LEUR VIE AU NOM DE LA LIBERTÉ.
CETTE PLAQUE COMMÉMORATIVE REND HOMMAGE À TOUS CEUX QUI ONT
ÉTÉ FORMÉS ICI ET QUI ONT SERVI PENDANT LA DEUXIÉME GUERRE MONDIALE.
OFFERT PAR 600 DIVISION (REGINA)
DE L'ASSOCIATION DES FORCES AÉRIENNES DU CANADA
MAI 2004
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Body Content
This plane and plaque recognizes those who trained and served near CFB Moose Jaw during the Second World War. It was dedicated May 2004.
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Type Description
Airplane
Memorial CF Legacy ID
7665