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Polish Air Force

Polish Air Force War Memorial

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Northolt Aerodrome Garden, Junction Of West End Road And Western Avenue, Northolt, Hillingdon, Greater London, HA4 6RB, England

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TQ 11021 84541

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Type of Memorial: Sculptured / Cast figure
WMR Reference Number: 2276
Description: Bronze eagle surmounts tall square column placed in centre of screen facing pond. Low curved wall behind column bears names. Gates in front bear historical inscription panels. Flanked by Polish and RAF flags. Polish and RAF air force eagles on gate posts.
Inscription: Front: 1940/ 1945/ POLISH AIR FORCE/ FIGHTER SQDNS/ (LIST OF SQDNS)/ BATTLE OF BRITAIN/ BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC/ DIEPPE/ WESTERN DESERT/ ITALY/ FRANCE/ BELGIUM/ HOLLAND/ GERMANY/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ FALLEN POLISH AIRMEN/ (Polish translation) Reverse: I HAVE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT, I HAVE FINISHED MY COURSE/ I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH/ II TIM IV 2 Plaque, right: THIS MEMORIAL/ COMMEMORATES THE 2165 POLISH AIRMEN/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN WORLD WAR II/ FIGHTING ALONGSIDE THE WESTERN ALLIES THE POLISH AIR FORCE IN GREAT BRITAIN/ WAS FORMED IN 1940/ FROM AIRMEN WHO/ AFTER THE FALL OF POLAND IN 1939/ HAD ESCAPED TO FRANCE WHERE THEY FOUGHT/ UNTIL ITS COLLAPSE, AND FROM POLES LIVING IN/ THE USA, CANADA, ARGENTINA AND OTHER COUNTRIES/ THEIR RANKS WERE INCREASED BY POLES RELEASED/ FROM THE SOVIET LABOUR CAMPS AND SIBERIAN EXILE./ IN ALL, SOME 17,000 MEN AND WOMEN SERVED/ IN THE POLISH AIR FORCE, WHICH COMPRISED 16/ OPERATIONAL FLYING SQUADRONS THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED IN 1948 AND/ SUBSTANTIALLY RESTORED IN 1996/ FROM PUBLIC DONATIONS./ IT IS ADJACENT TO THE ROYAL AIR FORCE STATION/ NORTHOLT, WHICH WAS THE MAIN BASE FOR THE/ POLISH FIGHTER SQUADRONS DURING THE/ BATTLE OF BRITAIN ON LEFT GATE POST: (Polish translation)

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 2165
Died: 2165
Information shown: surname,rank

Maker(s): Mr Mieczyslaw Lubelski, Sculptor
Morris Singer & Co Ltd, Founder / Foundry
Sponsor Type: public
Sponsored By: 'Polish Armed Forces and British Public '
Maintenance History: 1996: extensive restoration. 1994: restoration appeal launched by the Polish Air Force Association.

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