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

Para Rescue Association of Canada

"That Others May Live"

 
 
Para Rescue Association of Canada Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 12, 2025
1. Para Rescue Association of Canada Memorial
Inscription.

[Title is text]

 
Erected by Para Rescue Association of Canada.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & SpaceCharity & Public WorkPatriots & Patriotism.
 
Location. 44° 6.891′ N, 77° 33.01′ W. Memorial is in Quinte West, Ontario, in Hastings County. It is in Astra. It can be reached from Hastings 21. 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, 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: 436 Transport Squadron "Adopt an Aircraft" (here, next
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to this marker); World War II Canadian Aviators Lost in South East Asia (a few steps from this marker); CC-129 Dakota (a few steps from this marker); Loadmasters Memorial (a few steps from this marker); MiG-21 (a few steps from this marker); Ex-RCAF Flight Sergeants (a few steps from this marker); CF-100 Canuck (a few steps from this marker); 405 Squadron RCAF (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 . . .
1. Para Rescue Association of Canada. (Submitted on June 2, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. National Air Force Museum of Canada. (Submitted on June 2, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
Para Rescue Association of Canada Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 12, 2025
2. Para Rescue Association of Canada Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 88 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 2, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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