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Aviation History
1953
1953 - 1043.PDF
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN . . . T^HE Empire Air Forces Memorial at Runnymede, to be unveiled by Her Majesty the Queen on October 17th, forms the subject of these impres sive photographs. The memorial is to the memory of officers and men of the Commonwealth Air Forces who lost their lives while operating from the United Kingdom and North-West Europe, and who have no known graves. It stands on a magnificent site overlooking the Thames and consists of a shrine surrounded by a cloister. Among the names of the 20,456 missing which are inscribed on tablets in the reveals of the narrow cloister windows are some which are very famous (as can be seen from the left-hand photograph): also included are those of A.T.A. and B.O.A.C. pilots who gave their lives. The picture underneath, on the left, shows some of the panels bearing thousands of names, and the coats of arms of the Com monwealth countries painted on the ceiling. Below is a view of the Shrine, with the figures of Justice, Victory and Courage, and the turret on the roof surmounted by a star and a crown. Edward Maufe, R.A., was the designer. GNANAMUTHU ANANDARAJ SAMUEL CNANAMUTTD BASKER DA* 1942 ROYAL AIR FORCE CROUP CAPTAIN BEAMISH F. V., D. S.0. AND BAR. D.RC.A.RC CORNER K.W..ASF. WING COMMANDER BENHAVt J.ED. BOAL S.M..D.F.C. DIXON-WRIGHT RW..D.F.C DUTTON P.H. CANE B".E.R. D.S.O. , -0.F.C. AND 2 BARS L-KDN ; .D.S.O..D.F.C. A.F.C 'ON J. AX. HAiLfDAY N.A.R. HERRINGTON CF, -MAFFETT J.F.
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