Saturday, December 29, 2012

Scramble

Scramble, Fighter Command Panel, The Battle of Britain Monument by Paul Day, Victoria Embankment, London

“Scramble”, The Battle of Britain Monument, First Panel - Fighter Command
Paul Day sculptor, Donald Insall Associates architects
Victoria Embankment
London, October 2009

“That classic moment, when the signal to ‘Scramble’ is given, had to take centre stage. It is the very symbol of the Battle. In this case, the pilots surge off the wall, out of their picture and onto the pavement, into our world, a reminder to say that these men really did exist and do those incredible things.” (Description of monument scenes by the sculptor, Battle of Britain Monument)

See also: The Observers

2 comments:

Dina said...

Well said.
Our thanks to the brave men of old.

Changes in the wind said...

What a great monument....