The Battle of Britain's "National Memorial to the Few".
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The Battle of Britain memorial is “dedicated to the heroic and selfless deeds of the men who fought the Battle of Britain, 10 July to 31 October, 1940. It is cited on the famous White Cliffs of Dover and offers superb views across the Channel to France. Much of the fighting took place in the skies above this very area and so its location is very apposite. The actual memorial is an evocative statue of a Battle of Britain pilot who sits in the centre of a giant propeller. There are also life size spitfire and hurricane replicas, a wall of remembrance and “The Wing” in which visitors can take part in an interactive presentation, “The Scramble Experience”. The jacket that the pilot is wearing, intentionally, has no badges to signify nationality or rank signifying that pilots from Britain were accompanied by nationals from all over the British Empire and even Europe. Of significant importance were 145 airmen from Poland, many of whom were based at RAF Northolt in London.
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