The Royal Air Force Memorial is a 1923 military memorial

Memorial

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 on the Victoria Embankment

Victoria Embankment

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 in central London, dedicated to the memory of the casualties of the Royal Air Force

Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...

 in World War I

World War I

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 (and, by extension, all subsequent conflicts). It is sited near Cleopatra's Needle

Cleopatra's Needle

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, between the north-bank ends of Charing Cross Bridge and Westminster Bridge

Westminster Bridge

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, and directly to the east of the main Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)

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 building on Whitehall

Whitehall

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. It was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield

Reginald Blomfield

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, and William Reid Dick

William Reid Dick

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 sculpted the eagle on top (drawn from the RAF's badge).

Other Royal Air Force Memorials

• Royal Air Force Memorial
  Royal Air Force Memorial (Albany, Georgia)
  The Royal Air Force Memorial in Albany, Georgia, United States, honors the British Royal Air Force Cadets buried in Albany and stands as a memorial to all British cadets who trained in the U.S. during World War II. It is located in Crown Hill Cemetery....
  
  , Albany, Georgia
  Albany, Georgia
  Albany is a city in and the county seat of Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. It is the principal city of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan area and the southwest part of the state. The population was 77,434 at the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the...
  
  
• South African Air Force Memorial, Swartkop, Tshwane