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Historic Sites of Manitoba: W. G. Barker Plaque (RM of Dauphin)

This monument at the Dauphin Municipal Airport, erected in 1998 by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, commemorates pioneering pilot William George Barker.

The Billy Barker monument at the Dauphin Municipal Airport

The Billy Barker monument at the Dauphin Municipal Airport (May 2014)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N51.09963, W100.06165
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: William George Barker (1894-1930)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Plaques for Persons, Events and Sites of National Historic Significance

Sources:

This page was prepared by Alan Mason and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 15 August 2019

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