WW2 Bomber Command Memorial - LONDON - 55,573 lost Airmen whilst serving in the Bomber Command RAF

The Bomber Command Memorial commemorates the 55,573 who died while serving in the Bomber Command during the Second World War. This is a very quick film on something I saw in London at the weekend - an amazing Memorial to those who gave so much - they will never be forgotten. Well worth a visit & see this Memorial (IDP Film) The design for the ROOF incorporates sections of aluminum recovered from a Handley Page Halifax III bomber (LW682 from No. 426 squadron) which was shot down over Belgium on the night of 12 May 1944, in which 8 crew were killed. Three members of the crew were still at their stations when the aircraft was excavated in 1997. They were buried in Belgium with full military honours alongside the five other members of the crew. This memorial was officially unveiled by Her Majesty The Queen on 28 June 2012. It is located in Green Park along Piccadilly. The closest tube station to the memorial is Hyde Park Corner. The Bomber Command Memorial was designed by architect Liam O’Connor and was bu
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