| 词条 | Battle of Britain Memorial, Capel-le-Ferne | |||
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| name = The Battle of Britain Memorial | country = United Kingdom | body = | image = | caption = Statue of a seated pilot at the Battle of Britain Memorial | commemorates = the RAF casualties of the Battle of Britain | use_dates = | coordinates = | nearest_town = Capel-le-Ferne | designer = Harry Gray | inscription = | established = | unveiled =9 July 1993 | source = }} 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 led 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 new visitor centre, called The Wing and built in the shape of a Spitfire wing, was opened in 2015, and contains The Scramble Experience. It won 'Project of the Year' at the 2016 Kent Design and Development awards.[1] References1. ^{{cite web|title=Announcing the winners of the Kent Design and Development awards|url=http://www.kentdesigndevelopmentawards.co.uk/2016/12/announcing-winners-of-kent-design-and.html#more|year=2016|publisher=kentdesigndevelopmentawards.co.uk|accessdate=12 November 2017}} External links
10 : Battle of Britain|Royal Air Force memorials|World War II memorials in England|British military memorials and cemeteries|Dover, Kent|Hill figures in England|Geoglyphs|Monuments and memorials in Kent|Buildings and structures completed in 1993|1993 sculptures |
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