Memorial

Battle of Britain Memorial - The Airman Memorial

KentFallen 2002-9

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Battle of Britain Memorial, New Dover Road - B2011, Capel Le Ferne, Dover, Kent, CT18 7JJ, England

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TR 24564 38132

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Serviceman / Servicewoman
WMR Reference Number: 1482
Description: As a focal point for the site - a figure of an airman, wearing an Irvin jacket, seated on a convex pedestal and looking out to sea in a contemplative mood. The figure is set in the hub of a three-bladed propeller cut into the chalk. The 68 badges of all the allied squadrons and other units that participated in the Battle of Britain are carved on the pedestal.
Inscription: On pedestal of airman figure: THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN MEMORIAL - OPENED BY HRH THE QUEEN MOTHER On entrance wall: NEVER IN THE FIELDS OF HUMAN CONFLICT WAS SO MUCH OWED BY SO MANY TO SO FEW WINSTON CHURCHILL

Commemoration

War: Second World War (1939-1945)

History

Maker(s): THE CARVING WORKSHOP, Sculptor
MR JAMIE BUCHANAN, Sculptor
The Stone Shop, Mason
The Stone Shop, Designer
Maintenance History: 2002: TRUSTEES ARE PLANNING TO PLACE FULL SIZE REPLICAS OF A HURRICANE AND SPITFIRE CLOSE TO THE VISITOR CENTRE. THE HURRICANE HAS BEEN BOUGHT THROUGH THE THE GENEROSITY OF ONE OF THE TRUSTEES AND THEY PLAN TO UNVEIL IT IN JULY 2003 2010: appeal launched for endowment fund to ensure future maintenance of the Memorial.

Ceremonies

Foundation Stone

19th June 1992

UNKNOWN

Unveiled

09th July 1993

HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

Conservation

Custodian: Battle of Britain Memorial Trust

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