Battle of Britain Commemoration, Ottawa, Sunday Sept. 20--and elsewhere
69th Anniversary Ceremonies
69th Anniversary Battle of Britain Ceremony
Sunday, September 20, 2009
10:15 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.Canada Aviation Museum
Canada’s Air Force in association with the Air Force Association of Canada, Canada Aviation Museum, Vintage Wings Canada, Russell Aviation Group and Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, invites the people of Ottawa to show their appreciation to veterans and especially the Canadians who participated in the Battle of Britain, by attending this stirring and highly visual event.
Aviation and Rockliffe Parkways
Ottawa, OntarioTo download a copy of this year’s poster, click here. Past posters.
Features
This year’s Battle of Britain Ceremony will feature:
- Fly-pasts* by Vintage Wings of Canada and Russell Aviation Group’s Spitfires and Hurricanes, Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum’s Avro Lancaster, Canadian Forces’ CF-18 Hornet fighter jets, CH-146 Griffon helicopters, the CC-144 Challenger, the CC-130 Hercules the F-86 Sabre Hawk One, the CC-150 Polaris and the CC-177 Globemaster III.
- The Central Band of the Canadian Forces, Air Command Pipes and Drums
- Canadian Forces members on parade alongside veterans
- Wreath laying, Reveille and two minutes of silence
* Fly-pasts are dependant on weather and aircraft availability. This is not an air show.
Weather Conditions
- Should weather conditions be in question for the fly-past and the ceremony location (outdoor/indoor), recorded updates will be provided at 613-944-3293 and 613-993-4243.
Admission and Seating
- Admission to the ceremony is free.
- Please note that lawn chairs are not permitted and seating is limited. Spectators should be seated by 10:15 a.m.
Where to Park
- Free parking is available at the Canada Aviation Museum.
- Note: The Rockcliffe Pathway near the Canada Aviation Museum will be temporarily closed between 10:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.
How to get there
By Bus
- OC Transpo’s route 129 brings you to the doorstep of the Museum. Click here for a map and schedule of bus route 129 on the OC Transpo website.
By Car
From Downtown Ottawa
- Take Sussex Dr. East (becomes Rockcliffe Parkway)
- Exit at Aviation Parkway
From Ottawa West
- Take Highway 417 East
- Exit at St. Laurent Blvd North
- Turn right on Ogilvie Road
- Turn left on Aviation Parkway
From Ottawa East
- Take Highway 174 West
- Exit at St. Laurent Blvd North
- Turn right on Ogilvie Road
- Turn left on Aviation Parkway
For more information, please contact:
Kim Arp
Air Force Public Affairs
Office: 613-995-3111
kimberly.arp@forces.gc.caMarie-Josée Cadieux
Canada Aviation Museum – Communications and Marketing
Office: 613-991-3834
media_aviation@technomuses.ca
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Elsewhere:Via David Pugliese's Defence Watch.
Battle of Britain ceremonies to salute the “gallant few”Sept. 10, 2009
Squadron Leader Ernest Archibald "Ernie" McNab. He scored the RCAF's first aerial victory of the Second World War against Nazy Germany. PHOTO: DND
2009/09/Y2009-9FCF-01.jpgAir Force personnel across Canada will pay tribute to their fallen comrades during parades and memorial services the week of September 14 to 20, 2009 to commemorate the 69th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
The Battle of Britain was recognized almost immediately as a significant event. Waged from July to October 1940, it pitted a small group of fighter pilots from around the world against a far larger Luftwaffe. Their victory gave hope to the people of Great Britain and to other freedom-loving nations.
Of the 3,000 Allied air crew who flew in the battle, 103 were Canadian. Twenty three lost their lives between July and October, 1940 while 30 others made the supreme sacrifice later in the war. The Battle of Britain marked the first Nazi defeat of the Second World War and was the first campaign to be fought and won strictly in the air.
The national Battle of Britain ceremony in Ottawa will be held at the Canada Aviation Museum on Sunday, September 20, 2009 starting at 10:15. It will feature fly pasts by vintage aircraft, marchpasts by veterans and currently serving members of the Air Force, performances by the Central Band of the Canadian Forces, the Air Command Pipes and Drums, wreath laying, Reveille and two minutes of silence.
Here’s a snapshot of some of the ceremonies that are happening across Canada:
National Air Force ceremony, Ottawa, Ontario
Sunday, September 20, 2009 - 10:15 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.
Canada Aviation Museum, Aviation and Rockliffe Parkways
1 Wing Kingston
Sunday, September 13 – 10:45 a.m.
City Park in Kingston (corner of Barrie and King Streets)
16 Wing Borden, Ontario
Monday September 14, 2009 – 11:00 a.m.
Downtown Barrie
To launch "Battle of Britain Week" in nearby Barrie, the Air Command Ensign will be raised during a ceremony at Memorial Square, in downtown Barrie. The flag will be flown all week until the Battle of Britain parade on the following Sunday.
Sunday September 20, 2009 - 10:30 a.m.
Downtown Barrie
The annual Battle of Britain parade will be held at Memorial Square, downtown Barrie.
3 Wing Bagotville, Québec
Sunday, September 20, 2009 – 10:30 a.m.
3 Wing Bagotville
Commemorative Park
17 Wing Winnipeg, Manitoba
Sunday, September 20, 2009 – 10:30 a.m.
17 Wing Winnipeg
Air Force Heritage Park, located at Air Force Way, north of Ness Avenue at Sharp Blvd
15 Wing Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Regina
600 Wing Air Force Association is hosting a memorial ceremony at the provincial war memorial in front of the Saskatchewan Legislature (Time TBA).
Sunday, September 20, 2009
15 Wing Moose Jaw
15 Wing will be hosting a Battle of Britain ceremony on Sunday morning.
14 Wing Greenwood, Nova Scotia
Sunday, September 20, 2009 – 11:00
Two services – one at the local cemetary in Middleton, N.S. and another at the Protestant Church on the wing
Delta, B.C.
Sunday, September 20, 2009 (time TBA)
801 Vancouver Wing Air Force Association of Canada
Boundary Bay Airport
Delta, B.C.
posted by Mark, Ottawa at 8:23 a.m.
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