Astra in Quinte West in Hastings County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Canadian Victoria Cross Winners

Air Operations

— "Ad Astra" —

Canadian Victoria Cross Winners Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 12, 2025

1. Canadian Victoria Cross Winners Markers

Inscription.

William G. Barker
Dauphin Man
1894 - 1930

Ian W. Bazalgette
Calgary Alta
1918 - 1944

W.A. "Billy" Bishop
Owen Sound ON
1894 - 1956

Robert H. Gray
Trail BC
1917 - 1945

David E. Hornell
Mimico Ont
1910 - 1944

Alan A. McLeod
Stonewall Man
1899 - 1918

Andrew Mynarski
Winnipeg Man
1916 - 1944

J. H. Tombs
Montreal QC
1887 - 1966

Erected by National Air Force Museum of Canada.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Victoria Cross and George Cross Recipients series list.

Location. 44° 6.897′ N, 77° 33.041′ W. Memorial is in Quinte West, Ontario, in Hastings County. It is in Astra. It can be reached from Hewson Boulevard. Memorial is in the National Air Force Museum of Canada's Memorial Air Park, adjacent to the flag pole. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 220 RCAF Road, Quinte West ON K0K 3V0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Ontario

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specifically in Southeastern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: CF-104 Starfighter (a few steps from this marker); CF-104 Starfighter Aviators Memorial (a few steps from this marker); CF-116 Freedom Fighter (a few steps from this marker); 407 Demon Squadron (a few steps from this marker); MiG-21 (within shouting distance of this marker); Escadron 426 Squadron (within shouting distance of this marker); CF-100 Canuck (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Canadian Aviators Lost in South East Asia (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Quinte West.

More about this memorial. Admission required, and the outdoor Air Park is closed during inclement weather.

Also see . . . Victoria Cross and George Cross Association.

Canadian Victoria Cross Winners Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 12, 2025

2. Canadian Victoria Cross Winners Memorial

(Submitted on May 14, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 109 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 14, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.