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Tag Archives: bombing
St Clement Danes RAF Statues
On my recent visit to London in 2020 I ended up in “The Strand” and subsequently found St Clement Danes church. The reason for this blogpost ties into my last post about “The Few” and the Battle of Britain. On … Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, London, Memorials and Monuments, Military, Photo Essay, Retrospective, War, War Memorial, World War 2
Tagged bombing, Hugh Dowding, Hugh Trenchard, London, RAF, Royal Air Force, Statue, The Blitz, Victoria Embankment Gardens, World War Two
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Remembering The Few
This past week Facebook was awash with pictures of useless, corrupt and lousy politicians, vapid celebs, mad cats and Spitfires. The Spitfires are the most important of the lot and that is because we were all remembering the events of … Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, London, Memorials and Monuments, Personal, Photo Essay, Retrospective, South Africa, United Kingdom, War, War Memorial, World War 2
Tagged Blitz, bombing, Hurricane, London, Luftwaffe, RAF, Roll of Honour, Second World War, Spitfire, The Few
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