The AirCrew
Memorial Association is a unit of the Western Nova Scotia Branch of the
Aircrew  Association.
We were incorporated under The Societies Act of Nova Scotia and, as
such, has been granted status as a registered charity by Canada Customs
and Revenue Agency. Our
mission is to erect a Memorial statue to honour the memory of Canadians
who have served their country as Aircrew of the Armed Services of Canada
and it’s Allies. Over 25,000 Aircrew went overseas during WWII
and approximately 17,000 of those gave their lives in the cause of
freedom. We have initiated the casting of a six foot life size
bronze statue of a generic WWII Aircrew member. Mr. Peter Bustin,
who sculpted the Sailor monument located next to Summit Place in
Halifax, Nova Scotia, has been chosen as our sculptor. The
accompanying photograph is of the miniature created by Mr. Bustin.
The statue will
be erected at the new Military Aviation Museum at CFB Greenwood Nova
Scotia. Our statue will be the centrepiece of that museum which
will house many military artifacts as well as an Anson aircraft.
The Anson will be reconstructed in a portion of the Museum which will
permit viewing by the public while that work it is in progress.
Outside the
museum building there will be several aircraft on display including a
Lancaster, an Argus, a Neptune, a Canso and hopefully a Hudson.
This setting will be very appropriate for our statue of the WWII RCAF
Aircrew member. He will be surrounded by aircraft and equipment
that he was associated with during that war.
To complete our
project we will require approximately $70,000. We are hopeful that
this amount of money will be acquired by generous donations from the
many aviation minded people who will become aware of this very important
project. To that end, we will be contacting many military
organizations, aviation-related corporations and the producers of
military aviation magazines and periodicals to assist us in completing
our mission. All donations, be they of small or large amounts,
will assist us in our mission of erecting a Memorial statue. Money
received in excess of our target will be used to fund an annual
scholarship in aviation related studies. Income tax receipts will
be issued.
We hope that
many of you who are made aware of this important project will be able to
provide some financial assistance. Donations and inquiries should
be directed to:
The AirCrew
Memorial Association
86 Hazelholme Drive Halifax, N.S.
B3M 1N5
Tel (902)
443-0270
Signed,
Maj. (Ret’d)
C. J. Dunbar,
President of
The AirCrew Memorial Association: cjdunbar@istar.ca
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