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Bomber Command Museum of Canada, Nanton, Alberta, Canada CMX-011

Bomber Command Museum of Canada, Nanton, Alberta, Canada CMX-011

Description : The Bomber Command Museum (formerly the Nanton Lancaster Air Museum) built Canadas Bomber Command Memorial during the summer of 2005 and it was dedicated at a ceremony on August 20, 2005. The Memorial is made of five panels 8 ft wide and 4 ft high) of 3 ft thick, polished, black granite. Four of these each have about 1,600 names engraved per side. The central panel 6 ft high and 3 ft wide includes the name and purpose of the Memorial (on both sides) as well as the Bomber Command Crest and a photo of a Canadian Bomber crew. Surrounded by a 5 foot sidewalk, the total length of the Memorial is 41 ft. It has been placed on the front lawn of the Bomber Command Museum.

Clearly national in significance, the Memorials 10,659 engraved names includes Canadians from every part of the country.

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