The Battle of Britain Monument in London, England. The memorial stands on Victoria Embankment.

The Battle of Britain Monument in London, England. The memorial stands on Victoria Embankment. Stock Photo

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Stuart Forster / Alamy Stock Photo

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5120 x 3413 px | 43.3 x 28.9 cm | 17.1 x 11.4 inches | 300dpi

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11 August 2008

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London, England, United Kingdom

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The Battle of Britain Monument in London, England. The memorial stands in honour of the airmen who died defending the British Isles from axis aircraft during the Second World War. "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few, " said the British wat-time Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, of the allied pilots. Paul Day was the monument's sculptor.

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