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Description: The RAF Memorial on the Victoria Embankment, London (opposite the London Eye). Erected in 1923 as a memorial to “all ranks of the Royal Navy Air Service, Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force and those Air Forces from every part of the British Empire who gave their lives in winning victory for their King and Country 1914-1918”. An inscription commemorating those lost in the 1939-1945 war was added in 1946. The base is portland stone, the eagle and globe are bronze. Photographed by Adrian Pingstone in June 2005 and released to the public domain.
Title: Raf.memorial.london.arp
Credit: Own work
Author: Arpingstone
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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