GALLERY
We have put a small selection of photos in the gallery connected with the Battle of Britain, the Memorial and the site.
Our thanks to those individuals and organisations that supplied the images. Our particular thanks to Vic Seymour Photographic Services for providing many of the images below. If you require more images of the site, Vic Seymour can be contacted by telephone on 01303 275477 or via vicfoto@ntlworld.com. Clicking on one of the small previews will show a larger version of the entire image in a separate window.
Unveiling of the Memorial
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THE TIMES - July 5 2005
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The Memorial nears completion in early 1993
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The Lord Lieutenant of Kent and first Patron of the Trust, Lord Kingsdown KG, unveils the foundation stone for the Memorial on 19 June 1992
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The Late HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother arrives for the unveiling of the Memorial on 9 July 1993. She is introduced to Wg Cdr Geoffrey Page by the Trust’s first President ACM Sir Christopher Foxley-Norris
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Members of the Queen’s Colour Squadron struggle to complete the unveiling.
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The Late HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother declares the Memorial open
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Events
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| Memorial Day 2 July 2006. Air Chief Marshal Sir Glenn Torpy KCB CBE DSO, Chief of the Air Staff |
Memorial Day 2 July 2006
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Memorial Day 2 July 2006
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Memorial Day 2 July 2006
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Memorial Day 2 July 1999
| HRH Prince Michael of Kent, the Trust Patron with a group of veterans after the unveiling of Wg Cdr Geoffrey Page’s replica Hurricane in July 2003
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| The Late Alex Henshaw recounts his experiences test flying the Spitfire to HRH Prince Michael of Kent and ACM Sir Michael Graydon the Trust’s President after HRH had unveiled the Spitfire replica dedicated to Jeffrey Quill in September 2004
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The Trust’s Patron HRH etc after he had unveiled the Christopher Foxley-Norris Memorial Wall in July 2005
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Lady Aitken, a Trustee of the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust and widow of Group Captain Sir Max Aitken, opens the Beaverbrook Memorial Wall in July 1999. The Wall is dedicated to Group Captain Sir Max Aitken DSO, DFC, AE who commanded 601 Squadron during the Battle.
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The wall marks the entrance to the Memorial and is inscribed with Churchill’s immortal words, “Never in the filed of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so Few”
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Construction of Capel Battery Site - 1942
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Capel Gun Battery
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Capel Gun Battery
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Capel Gun Battery
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Capel Gun Battery
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Capel Gun Battery
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Capel Gun Battery
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Capel Gun Battery
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Capel Gun Battery
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Capel Gun Battery
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Capel Gun Battery
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Multimedia
Listen to an eye witness account by the BBC's Charles Gardner of an air battle over the English Channel on 14 July 1940. Extracted from a paper tape by One Voice Media Ltd.
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