RCAF Remembers Pilots Who Fought in Pivotal Battle of Britain 86 Years Ago
15 Wing Airbase in Moose Jaw, Sask., held a ceremony remembering the 117 Canadian airmen who flew in the battle and the 23 who died.
TL;DR
- A ceremony marked the 86th anniversary of the Battle of Britain at 15 Wing Air Base in Moose Jaw, Sask.
- Camille Robespierre Bonseigneur, a Saskatchewan-born airman, was among 117 Canadians who participated in the battle.
- Bonseigneur died on Sept. 3, 1940, at age 22, after his plane was shot down, making him one of 23 Canadian pilots killed in the battle.
- The ceremony took place near the runway, with trainer aircraft as a backdrop.