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 Posted: Thu 19:06, 01 Aug 2013 Post subject: BBC News - Battle of Britain veterans mark Kent me |
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14 July 2013Last updated at 16:16 GMT Battle of Britain veterans mark Kent memorial unveiling
Veterans of the Battle of Britain have been joined by Prince Michael of Kent to honour the heroism of "the few" who fought in the skies over Kent in WWII,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
The annual service and parade took place at the Battle of Britain memorial at Capel le Ferne, near Folkestone.
It also marked the 20th anniversary of the unveiling of the National Memorial by the Queen Mother.
The statue shows a seated pilot looking out over the English Channel at the centre of a white propeller.
Since its unveiling the site has developed to include a replica Spitfire and Hurricane - recently returned after renovation and repainting - and the Christopher Foxley-Norris Memorial Wall,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], which lists the names of nearly 3,000 aircrew who took part in the Battle of Britain.
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Prince Michael is patron of the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust and this year's Memorial Day marked the 73rd anniversary of the battle.
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