The editor:
At the Estevan Regional Airport, there is a monument that has been created by Darren Jones.
He is the same artist and carver who created the Estevan Soldiers’ Tree monument. This newest monument is called Forever in the Clouds. In both cases, he has done an amazing job.
This newest monument was carved into a 500-year-old Douglas fir tree to honour the 21 airmen who died on Sept. 15,1946, in a plane crash at the old Estevan Airport, which was used as a military base.
These men flew many hundreds of missions in the Second World War against the Germans and the Japanese. They never had the chance to return to their families after their service to our country.
On Nov. 11, please go to the airport and have a look at the monument that features the carved faces of 17 of the 21 airmen. Four of the faces are still needed.
A permanent home is still being sought for this monument in Estevan, where they served and died.
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Lester Hinzman
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