A monument in Scurfield Park, along Columbia Drive in Winnipeg, was unveiled at a ceremony on 5 July 2025. It commemorates 176 people, including eight from Winnipeg, who were killed when, on 8 January 2020, a commercial civilian aircraft in which they were flying was shot down by missiles launched by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard of Iran.
An Open Wound in the Sky Monument (July 2025)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.81027, W97.20000
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Scurfield Park (Scurfield Boulevard, Winnipeg)
“Winnipeg memorial site for Flight PS752 victims ‘a powerful step’ toward justice: family members,” CBC News, 5 July 2025.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 10 July 2025
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