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

Fighter Air Crews of World War II and Korea

"Scramble"

 
 
Fighter Air Crews of World War II and Korea Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 12, 2025
1. Fighter Air Crews of World War II and Korea Memorial
Inscription.
Dedicated to Fighter Air Crews who flew
in combat in World War II and Korea

"Never in the field of human conflict
was so much owed by so many to so few"
Winston Churchill

"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
for he today that sheds his blood with me
shall be my brother"
William Shakespeare
 
Erected by Canadian Fighter Pilots Association.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & SpacePatriots & PatriotismWar, KoreanWar, World II.
 
Location. 44° 6.845′ N, 77° 32.99′ W. Memorial is in Quinte West, Ontario, in Hastings County. It is in Astra. It can be reached from RCAF Road. Memorial is in the National Air Force Museum of Canada's Memorial Air Park. 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 and 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,
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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: No. 6 RCAF Group (a few steps from this marker); 437 Transport Squadron (a few steps from this marker); CF100 and CF 101 Aircrews (a few steps from this marker); CF-101 Voodoo (a few steps from this marker); Stalker 822 (a few steps from this marker); Canadian Military Flight Engineers Association (a few steps from this marker); RCAF Police and Air Force Security Services (a few steps from this marker); 429 Bison Squadron (a few steps from 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 . . .  National Air Force Museum of Canada. (Submitted on May 27, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
Fighter Air Crews of World War II and Korea Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 12, 2025
2. Fighter Air Crews of World War II and Korea Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 86 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 27, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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