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Title
431 Iroquois Squadron and 434 Bluenose Squadron RCAF Memorial
Date
1985–1987
Medium
bronze & granite
Measurements
H 90 x W 34 x D 28 cm;
Plinth: H 150 x W 92 x D 76 cm
Accession number
DL2_HJC_S028
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Dalton on Tees Parish Council
Custodian
Dalton on Tees Parish Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
26th September 1987
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
on the south east face: HELEN GRANGER YOUNG © 1985-7
Inscription description
plinth south west face: PER ARDUA AD ASTRA / IN MEMORY OF / AND TO HONOUR / THOSE WHO SERVED / AT CROFT DURING / WORLD WAR II. / DEDICATED BY THE / MEMBERS OF 431 IROQUOIS / AND 434 BLUENOSE / R.C.A.F. SQUADRONS. / 6 GROUP BOMBER COMMAND / 26 SEPTEMBER 1987; base south west face: 78 SQUADRON R.A.F. 1664 H.C.U. / 419 427 431 SQUADRON R.C.A.F. / 1941 - 1945; plinth south east face: In Honour of the men and women / who gallantly served with / 431 Iroquois squadron / of the 6th Bomber group / 1942 - 1945/ (Warriors of the air); plinth north west face: In Honour of the men and / women who gallantly served / with 434 Blue Nose Squadron / of the 4th Bomber group/ 1941 - 1945 / (Warriors of the air)
