Battle of Britain Memorial - Capel-le-Ferne, Kent, UK
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N 51° 05.932 E 001° 12.353
31U E 374379 N 5662350
A memorial to "The Few" located at Capel-le-Ferne that lies between Folkestone and Dover.
Waymark Code: WMR2BW
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/02/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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This is an area set aside to honour the pilots that flew in the "Battle of Britain" from 10th July to 31st October 1940. There is a memorial wall that lists those brave airmen that gave their lives in the battle. There is a sculpture of a pilot, a spitfire and hurricane aircraft and a sculpture of the squadron's dog - aptly named Bob. There is a visitor centre that is open during the summer months and a car park that gives flat access to the area. From the air the memorial spreads out like the propeller blades of an aircraft.

Wikipedia has an article about the Battle of Britain Memorial that tells us:

The Battle of Britain Memorial is a monument to aircrew who flew in the Battle of Britain. It is sited on the White Cliffs at Capel-le-Ferne, near Folkestone, on the coast of Kent.

It was initiated by the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust, and opened by the Queen Mother on 9 July 1993. It is formed of a large propeller-shaped base, with the figure of a seated pilot carved by Harry Gray sitting at the centre. The propeller shape has lead the monument to be considered a hill figure.

Also on the site are replicas of a Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire and the Christopher Foxley-Norris Memorial Wall, on which appears the names of the almost 3,000 fighter aircrew who flew in the Battle.

In October 2010 HRH The Duchess of Cornwall unveiled a bust of Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park by sculptor Will Davies at the site.

The Trust is currently raising money to build a new visitor centre. It will take the shape of a Spitfire wing and will be called The Wing.

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