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A £6m memorial to the 55,573 airmen of Bomber Command who died during World War II will be dedicated by the Queen.
Coverage of the dedication of the Bomber Command Memorial in London today:
Telegraph Online broadcast
Sculptor Philip Jackson said his work was intended to be reflective, so he portrayed the men after they had returned from a mission.
"I chose the moment when they get off the aircraft and they've dumped all their heavy kit onto the ground, and they're looking back and looking for their comrades."
Some Bomber Command history:
- Originally formed in 1936
- WW2 Mission: to attack Germany's airbases, troops, shipping and industrial complexes connected to the war effort
- Crews from UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and all corners of Commonwealth plus occupied nations like Poland and France and allied countries such as the US
- Average age of crew - about 22
- Switched to inaccurate night bombing to reduce casualties
- First thousand-bomber raid in May 1942 - against Cologne, three months after "Bomber" Harris made commander in chief
- Famous Dambusters raid of May 1943 struck at dams surrounding Ruhr Valley
Tom
Coverage of the dedication of the Bomber Command Memorial in London today:
Telegraph Online broadcast
Sculptor Philip Jackson said his work was intended to be reflective, so he portrayed the men after they had returned from a mission.
"I chose the moment when they get off the aircraft and they've dumped all their heavy kit onto the ground, and they're looking back and looking for their comrades."
Some Bomber Command history:
- Originally formed in 1936
- WW2 Mission: to attack Germany's airbases, troops, shipping and industrial complexes connected to the war effort
- Crews from UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and all corners of Commonwealth plus occupied nations like Poland and France and allied countries such as the US
- Average age of crew - about 22
- Switched to inaccurate night bombing to reduce casualties
- First thousand-bomber raid in May 1942 - against Cologne, three months after "Bomber" Harris made commander in chief
- Famous Dambusters raid of May 1943 struck at dams surrounding Ruhr Valley
Tom