Memorials & monuments · London
Polish Air Force Memorial
Polish Air Force Memorial — a Grade II*-listed memorial in england-london, United Kingdom.
Brian Robert Marshall — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Polish Air Force Memorial is a Grade II*-listed building in england-london, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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The Polish Air Force Memorial (informally Polish War Memorial) is a war memorial in West London, England in memory of airmen from Poland who served in the Royal Air Force as part of the Polish contribution to World War II. Over 18,000 men and women served in the Polish squadrons of the RAF during the war, and over 2,000 died. The memorial marks the southern extremity of South Ruislip in the London Borough of Hillingdon, near RAF Northolt, where seven Polish-manned fighter squadrons were based at different times in the war.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Polish Air Force Memorial (informally Polish War Memorial) is a war memorial in West London, England in memory of airmen from Poland who served in the Royal Air Force as part of the Polish contribution to World War II. Over 18,000 men and women served in the Polish squadrons of the RAF during the war, and over 2,000 died. The memorial marks the southern extremity of South Ruislip in the London Borough of Hillingdon, near RAF Northolt, where seven Polish-manned fighter squadrons were based at different times in the war.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
and Vilnius respectively.]] Officers from the Polish Air Forces in France and Great Britain who settled in Britain after the war formed the Polish Air Force Association. They decided to erect a monument and a committee, led by Air Vice Marshal (later naturalised as Matthew Izycki de Notto), raised the necessary funds mostly from the British public, with a campaign in The Daily Telegraph supported by William Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose, which raised over £8,000. The monument was designed by the celebrated Polish monumental sculptor Mieczysław Lubelski, who had served in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising and been interned in a German concentration camp. He was given a budget of £3,000. The site at the…
Visiting
The monument was unveiled in 1948. It became a Grade II listed building in 2002 and was upgraded to Grade II* in September 2020, the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5489, -0.4003
- District
- Hillingdon
- Parish
- Hillingdon, unparished area
- Postcode
- HA4 6QX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Uxbridge and South Ruislip
- Established
- 1948
Sources
- wikidata: Q961348 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Polish Air Force Memorial (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Polish Air Force Memorial?
- Polish Air Force Memorial is in London, United Kingdom (postcode HA4 6QX), in the parish of Hillingdon, unparished area.
- Is Polish Air Force Memorial a listed building?
- Polish Air Force Memorial is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- Is Polish Air Force Memorial free to visit?
- Yes, Polish Air Force Memorial is free to enter.
- How do I get to Polish Air Force Memorial?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode HA4 6QX. It sits within the Uxbridge and South Ruislip parliamentary constituency.