Os Memorial 1999
From Harvey Firestone's memoir:
"In September 1999 I received the following from Os:
At the present time I am the head of Cultural Affairs in the municipality of Os, Norway.
I am happy to tell that at the 25th of September this year we will place a memorial stone with a suitable inscription at the landing place (crash site). This to honour the memory of the dramatic event and made sure that the future generation will know the story. The ceremony will be quite nice and we hope that a representative of the Canadian embassy will be present.
Karl Ole Midtbø
At the time Dorothy was ill in hospital and there was no way to go to Os for the dedication. A flurry of phone and email communication began. We contacted Veteran's Affairs, National Defence, and Extemal Affairs. It was arranged that Col Ron Aitken, Military Attache at the Canadian Embassy in Oslo would attend the ceremony. At the same time we contacted the Canadian Press and several newspapers to tell them about the Os memorial. As a result stories ran in newspapers across Canada. Col Aitken called to tell me of the ceremony and followed up later by sending a letter and photos."
From Harvey Firestone's memoir:
"In September 1999 I received the following from Os:
At the present time I am the head of Cultural Affairs in the municipality of Os, Norway.
I am happy to tell that at the 25th of September this year we will place a memorial stone with a suitable inscription at the landing place (crash site). This to honour the memory of the dramatic event and made sure that the future generation will know the story. The ceremony will be quite nice and we hope that a representative of the Canadian embassy will be present.
Karl Ole Midtbø
At the time Dorothy was ill in hospital and there was no way to go to Os for the dedication. A flurry of phone and email communication began. We contacted Veteran's Affairs, National Defence, and Extemal Affairs. It was arranged that Col Ron Aitken, Military Attache at the Canadian Embassy in Oslo would attend the ceremony. At the same time we contacted the Canadian Press and several newspapers to tell them about the Os memorial. As a result stories ran in newspapers across Canada. Col Aitken called to tell me of the ceremony and followed up later by sending a letter and photos."