Bells toll in Halifax for lost Sea King crews
A Canadian soldiers jumps into Halifax harbour from a Sea King helicopter as he participates in advanced amphibious training from the Shearwater Jetty in Halifax on Tuesday, July 30, 2013. The soldiers are working to qualify as Patrol Pathfinders, specialists in deploying in hostile environments.
HALIFAX - Former pilot Norm Lovitt says he felt grateful Thursday to hear memorial bells toll for friends who died unsung deaths flying the Sea King helicopters during the Cold War.
Lovitt, 66, came from Tsawwassen, B.C., to Halifax for a ceremony that commemorated the 50th anniversary of the aircraft and formally recognized Cold War naval aviation as a period of national historic significance.
"It's so gratifying to see that these people have been remembered as they should have been," he said.
Bells toll in Halifax for the Sea King crew members who died in crashes, mishaps - Winnipeg Free Press