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Hawker Hurricane Memorial
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Hawker Hurricane Memorial
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Hawker Hurricane Memorial
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Grace Mulligan
July 5, 2023
Hiking
The Hawker Hurricane Memorial is a commemoration to the Polish pilot, Bolesław Własnowolski, who crashed here on 1 November 1940. An info board provides some extra detail on the tragic event.
Edvard
June 14, 2018
Hiking
On Saturday 9 September 1911, Gustav Hamel flew a Blériot monoplane 21 miles from Hendon to Windsor to deliver the first airmail letters. This was a nationally reported event and …
A Cycling Journey
October 14, 2020
Road cycling
This Hawker Hurricane full-size replica is a lasting memorial to its designer and Windsor resident Sir Sydney Camm.
It bears the markings of an aircraft flown in the Battle of Britain by Squadron Leader John Grandy who later, as Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Sir John Grandy, was Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle from 1978-88.
It bears the markings of an aircraft flown in the Battle of Britain by Squadron Leader John Grandy who later, as Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Sir John Grandy, was Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle from 1978-88.
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Elevation 20 m
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Location: Eton, Windsor and Maidenhead, South East England, England, United Kingdom