Memorial to Jean Michel de Selys Longchamp, Belgian born RAF pilot who launched a solo attack on Gestapo HQ in Brussels in WWII
fighter pilot plane hurricane single handed lone alone attack attacked destroy building head quarters occupied occupying forces gestapo nazi troops soldiers solidarity statue glory award awarded 453 avenue louise dark past world war two surveillance detention centre landmark icon iconic hero heroic belgian memorial shrine brave bravery act single force forces patriotic flee squad squadron join difference pilot bomb gun bomber mission run way fly flying aviation glory glorious flag wreckage offices officer morale fling cross peace peaceful green surrounding surroundings path pathway space civic man made designed planning second world war memorial remembering the dead fallen soldiers rememberance wreath left at the foot of the memorial act follow following names of those who lost their lives defending the city against the threat of the german nazi forces gold statue statuette stone carve carving lettering
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Photo credit: © Oliver Knight / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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