Statue of Air Chief Marshall Sir Keith Park, Trafalgar Square, London, England
Sir Keith Park, Defender of London 1940, Air Chief Marshall Sir Keith Park GCB, KBE, MC, DC, DCL, MA, RAF was Commander of 11 Group Fighter Command which defended London and the South East of England during the Battle of Britain. He was responsible for the hour by hour decisions about the conduct of the battle. A New Zealander, Keith Park epitomises the role that those from the Commonwealth and other countries played alongside British forces in saving London and the nation from invasion during the summer of 1940. Statue unveiled in Trafalgar Square 4th November 2009, London, United Kingdom
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