Royal Canadian Air Force Emblem - Eagle Rampant Maple Leaf - Motto Per Ardua Ad Astra - Air Forces Memorial Runnymede
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) was the air force of Canada from 1924 until 1968 when the three branches of the Canadian military were merged into the Canadian Forces. The modern Canadian air force has been known as Canadian Forces Air Command (AIRCOM) since 1975, but still refers to itself as the "Air Force" and maintains many of the traditions of the RCAF. The memorial commemorates 20,000 airmen and airwomen of the Commonwealth Air Forces who, during the 1939-1945 War, died over north-western and central Europe, the British Isles, and the eastern Atlantic, while in any of the Air Forces Commands, and have no known grave.
Size: 4526px × 5616px
Location: Egham Runnymede Surrey England
Photo credit: © wyrdlight / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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