Trenton, Ontario
The Memorial Stone Cairn was constructed on July 18, 1998 in memory of Second World War personnel who served in the 431 "Iroquois" and 434 "Bluenose" Squadrons at Burn, Tholthorpe, Croft and Yorkshire, England. It is located at the RCAF Memorial Museum in Trenton.
The 431 Squadron was formed at Burn, Yorkshire, England on November 11, 1942 as the RCAF's 28th - 11th Bomber - squadron formed overseas, the unit flew Wellington, Halifax and Canadian-built Lancaster aircraft on strategic and tactical bombing operations. After hostilities in Europe, it was selected as part of the "Tiger Force" for duty in the Pacific, and returned to Canada for reorganization and training. The sudden end of the war in the Far East resulted in the squadron being disbanded at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on September 5, 1945. The squadron's nickname was the "Iroquois". It was later adopted by the Town of Simcoe, Ontario.
The 434 Squadron was formed at Tholthorpe, Yorkshire, England on June 13, 1943 as the RCAF's 31st - 13th Bomber - squadron formed overseas, the unit flew Halifax and Canadian-built Lancaster aircraft on strategic and tactical bombing operations. After hostilities in Europe, it was selected as part of "Tiger Force" for duty in the Pacific, and returned to Canada for reorganization and training. The sudden end of the war in the Far East resulted in the squadron being disbanded at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on September 5, 1945. The squadron's nickname was the "Bluenose". It was later adopted by the Rotary Club of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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