Eastchurch, Kent, UK. 1st April, 2018. To mark today's RAF centenary, the Aviators' Memorial at Eastchurch, Kent has been upgraded to Grade II* listed. It features a central figure of Zeus, the god of thunder, and marks the outstanding impact of the Royal Aero Club, based at Eastchurch and Leysdown Flying Grounds, on the development of aviation in Britain. It features representational reliefs of early aircraft, the names of pioneering and celebrated early aviators, designers and constructors and a carved bust of an aviator fully dressed in flying gear. Credit: James Bell/Alamy Live News

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