An addition to the Forever in the Clouds monument is going to create more information and awareness about the men depicted in the sculpture.
Forever in the Clouds has the faces of the 20 Royal Canadian Air Force pilots and one groundscrewman who died in a plane crash south of Estevan on Sept. 15, 1946. The monument was carved from a Douglas fir tree by Alberta chainsaw sculptor Darren Jones.
Jones is in Estevan this weekend to mount a plaque that will be at the front of the monument. The plaque includes the ranks and the ages of the plane crash victims, and it also designates whether they received a Distinguished Flying Cross.
The plaque will sit in front of the sculpture.
Jones said the plaque is informational and adds to the tribute to the airmen.
The monument will be appearing in Moose Jaw for the airshow in that city on July 5 and 6. Jones hopes that it will create more awareness about the plane crash.
He believes the monument shows members of the Canadian Air Force that the public cares about what they do and their sacrifice.
“The air force themselves actually participated so greatly in finding pictures and supporting us in this endeavour,” said Jones.
Next week’s edition of the Mercury will have more on this story.
