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Spitfire Memorial Unveil- Photos Added


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The memorial was very moving and the replica was dedicated to all fliers  who died during OTU at Grangemouth, the spitfire is a replica of that flown by Sargent Eugeniusz Lukomsky from poland

There were representatives from the RAF, British Legion, Poland,Czechoslovakia , Australia and New Zealand.

 

there is some photos here

http://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/news/local-headlines/grangemouth-air-cadets-unveil-spitfire-memorial-1-2925235

 

and these are the ones I took

 


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one of the veterans attending


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links to his story

 

http://heroesreturn.org/heroes-return/ian-forsyths-story/

http://local.stv.tv/hamilton/news/features/108216-war-veteran-pays-his-respects-to-fallen-comrades-in-normandy/

 

flypast

 

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The building in the background  with the blue writing was one of the origonal hangers from the aerodrome

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