In memory of aircrew with no known graves who lost their lives in the Bay of Fundy while flying operational and training missions during the Second World War.

Dedication - 9 June 2011
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During the height of the Second World War, both training and operational missions were flown from many airfields around the Bay of Fundy.

During the War, flying was a dangerous endeavour, even when not threatened directly by the enemy.

The Maritime Provinces are subjected to extreme weather conditions, with Atlantic storms, extreme winter winds, and fog being constant threats.

Flying in itself is a dangerous endeavour. Of the thousands of missions that were flown from Nova Scotia airfields bordering the Bay of Fundy (Greenwood, Debert, Yarmouth) as well as New Brunswick airfields (Moncton, Pennefield Ridge), many simply ‘failed to return’ or are known to have crashed into the dark, cold waters of the Bay.

Ditching safely on the Bay waters certainly did not guarantee survival, as the temperatures and treacherous tides could make rescue of drowning aviators impossible.

Sadly, the lost aircrew have no known graves. These men simply disappeared, with families left to mourn the disappearance of their loved ones. In fact, the men who gave their lives are not memorialized close to where they died. For families to remember, they must travel to Ontario, to visit the Ottawa Memorial – a memorial dedicated to those lost in Canada with no known grave.

The Memorial

The Bay of Fundy Memorial will be located along the shore of the Bay, near the Annapolis Valley. A six foot grey granite obelisk will stand on a grey base. The obelisk will list all known losses and will leave space for future aircrew identified through research.

If anyone has further information regarding aircraft or crew members lost in the Bay of Fundy, or if you would like to donate to the cost of the Memorial Stone, please contact Major Chris Larsen at Chris.Larsen@forces.gc.ca.