Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Rodney Park - London, UK - Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

This 2010 bronze statue of Park is by sculptor Les Johnson. It depicts Park wearing his pilot's outfit. He is putting a glove on his right hand with his already-gloved left.

Wikipedia (visit link) informs us that Park:

"...(15 June 1892 – 6 February 1975) was a New Zealand soldier, First World War flying ace and Second World War Royal Air Force commander. He was in operational command during two of the most significant air battles in the European theatre in the Second World War, helping to win the Battle of Britain and the Battle of Malta. In Germany, he was known as "the Defender of London".
...Promoted to the rank of air vice marshal,[11] Park took command of No. 11 Group RAF, responsible for the fighter defence of London and southeast England, in April 1940.[3] He organized fighter patrols over France during the Dunkirk evacuation and in the Battle of Britain his command took the brunt of the Luftwaffe's air attacks. Flying his personalised Hawker Hurricane around his fighter airfields during the battle, Park gained a reputation as a shrewd tactician with an astute grasp of strategic issues and as a popular "hands-on" commander.
In January 1942 Park went to Egypt as Air Officer Commanding, where he built up the air defence of the Nile Delta. In July 1942 he returned to action, commanding the vital air defence of Malta. From there his squadrons participated in the North African and Sicilian campaigns. In January 1944 he was made Air Office Commanding-in-Chief Middle East Command.
...Park retired and was promoted to Air Chief Marshal on 20 December 1946 and returned to New Zealand, where he took up a number of civic roles and was elected to the Auckland City Council. He lived in New Zealand until his death on 6 February 1975, aged 82 years."

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