IN MEMORY OF AIRMEN OF BATTLE OF BRITAIN
LONDON, June 16\ A hook containing the names of every Royal Air Force, Fleet Air Arm and Allied airman who died in the Battle of Britain is now being completed and will shortly be taken fco Buckingham Palace fpr the •Queen's inspection. It will later be plpced ^in fhe R.A.F- chapel at Westminster Abbey as part of the iBattle of "Britain memorial whieh the King is to inaugurate on July 10. Nearly 1500 names haye been .cUtefull fnscribed on 120 single *she,ets of vellum measuring 20 in.ches by' 15- The book will stand on an oak ,^pd wrough iron lect.ern, *§,nd a" fresh page will be turned pach ^ay-
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Chronicle (Levin), 18 June 1947, Page 5
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