The communities of Peggys Cove and Blandford were central to the recovery operation following the crash of Swissair Flight 111. The Whalesback and Bayswater Beach sites were chosen for their proximity to those communities because they have view lines to the crash site and each other., The three sites combined - Whalesback, Bayswater, and the actual crash site - make a triangular shape, which is reflected in the design of the memorials. Whalesback is at the eastern tip of the triangle. As you stand at the monument, facing the ocean, the line on your right is a sight line to Bayswater Beach. The line on your left leads to the crash site, which lies on the horizon., At the request of family and community members, the quiet modest memorials are consistent with the coastal environment. The names of the passengers and crew are inscribed at the burial site at Bayswater.
C'est dans les localités de Peggys Cove et de Blandford qu'ont été centralisées les opérations de récupération des débris de l'avion de la Swissair qui s'est abîmé en mer. Des monuments commémoratifs one été érigés à Whalesback et à Bayswater, deux lieux choisis en raison de leur proximité de Peggys Cove et de Blandford et aussi parce que de chacun d'eux, on voit à la fois l'autre et le lieu de l'écrasement.
Whalesback et Bayswater forment avec l'endroit où l'avion s'est abîmé un triangle que reproduit la forme des monuments. Whalesback se trouve à la pointe est du triangle. Lorsqu'on est devant le monument, face à la mer, la ligne de droite est la ligne de vue sur le monument de Bayswater et la ligne de gauche donne la direction du lieu de l'écrasement, à l'horizon.
À la demande des familles des victimes et des gens de la région, les monuments commémoratifs sont discrets et en harmonie avec le paysage. Le nom des passages et des membres d'équipage a été inscrit au lieu d'inhumation, à Bayswater.
The communities of Peggys Cove and Blandford were central to the recovery operation following the crash of Swissair Flight 111. The Whalesback and Bayswater Beach sites were chosen for their proximity to those communities because they have view lines to the crash site and each other.
The three sites combined - Whalesback, Bayswater, and the actual crash site - make a triangular shape, which is reflected in the design of the memorials. Whalesback is at the eastern tip of the triangle. As you stand at the monument, facing the ocean, the line on your right is a sight line to Bayswater Beach. The line on your left leads to the crash site, which lies on the horizon.
At the request of family and community members, the quiet modest memorials are consistent with the coastal environment. The names of the passengers and crew are inscribed at the burial site at Bayswater.
C'est dans les localités de Peggys Cove et de Blandford qu'ont été centralisées les opérations de récupération des débris de l'avion de la Swissair qui s'est abîmé en mer. Des monuments commémoratifs one été érigés à Whalesback et à Bayswater, deux lieux choisis en raison de leur proximité de Peggys Cove et de Blandford et aussi parce que de chacun d'eux, on voit à la fois l'autre et le lieu de l'écrasement.
Whalesback et Bayswater forment avec l'endroit
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où l'avion s'est abîmé un triangle que reproduit la forme des monuments. Whalesback se trouve à la pointe est du triangle. Lorsqu'on est devant le monument, face à la mer, la ligne de droite est la ligne de vue sur le monument de Bayswater et la ligne de gauche donne la direction du lieu de l'écrasement, à l'horizon.
À la demande des familles des victimes et des gens de la région, les monuments commémoratifs sont discrets et en harmonie avec le paysage. Le nom des passages et des membres d'équipage a été inscrit au lieu d'inhumation, à Bayswater.
Location. 44° 30.42′ N, 63° 55.932′ W. Marker is near Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia, in Halifax Region. Marker can be reached from Prospect Road (Nova Scotia Route 333) 1.6 kilometers west of Peggys Point Road, on the left when traveling west. The marker is in a parking area at the start of a path leading to the Swissair 111 memorial. The memorial is visible from the parking area and is located at the end of the path by the shore of St. Margarets Bay. The entrance to the memorial is west of the road into Peggys Cove and in sight of the Peggys Cove lighthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Peggys Cove NS B3Z, Canada. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least
Photographed By David Graff, July 28, 2011
2. Swissair Flight 111 Memorial
The memorial with Peggys Cove and St. Margarets Bay in the background.
More about this marker. The memorial lies in a distinctive geologic area where the ground surface is bedrock which is covered with numerous glacially deposited boulders.
Regarding Swissair Flight 111 Memorial / Monument commémoratif Swissair 111. Swissair 111 crashed at the entrance to St. Margarets Bay, NS on September 2, 1998 killing everyone on board.
The memorial consists of two boulder slabs with inscriptions. The English inscription on this slab reads:
In memory of the 229 men, women and children aboard Swissair Flight 111 who perished off these shores September 2, 1998.
They have been joined to the sea and the sky
May they rest in peace
Photographed By David Graff, July 28, 2011
4. Swissair Flight 111 Memorial
The English part of the inscription on the second boulder slab reads:
In grateful recognition of all those who worked tirelessly to provide assistance in the recovery operations and comfort to the families and their friends during a time of distress.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 25, 2017
5. Swissair Flight 111 Memorial
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 25, 2017
6. Swissair Flight 111 Memorial
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 25, 2017
7. Swissair Flight 111 Memorial
Looking inland (NNE)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 25, 2017
8. Swissair Flight 111 Memorial
Looking seaward (SSW)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 25, 2017
9. Landscape Looking NW From Swissair Flight 111 Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2011, by David Graff of Halifax, Nova Scotia. This page has been viewed 3,397 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 6, 2011, by David Graff of Halifax, Nova Scotia. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on January 12, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
