The inspiration for the Remembrance garden comes form the RAF Association’s Dedication, the last in line of which is “we will remember them”. The central feature of the 50 metre-long garden is the RAF Association emblem – a magnificent stainless steel eagle sitting on top of a globe. The eagle, named Winston, is made up of over 1,000 hand-forged feathers and is surrounded by a segmented RAF roundel separated into four quarters to depict the RAF Association at the heart of RAF welfare.*
The RAF Association Remembrance Garden will preserve the memory of the serving and ex-serving members of the RAF for many years to come.*
I visited the National Memorial Arboretum today and the Eagle in the attached photo was quite stunning against the skyline inviting closer inspection. When I got up close I found that it was the centerpiece of Royal Air force Association Memorial Garden.
It is a wonderful piece of artwork, a fitting memorial for those who served in The Royal Air Force. The crosses beneath have been placed there by friends, family and colleagues of those who served. Unfortunately the drizzly weather dulls the shine of the eagle against the sky… I thought you might enjoy it anyway…
*From the National Memorial Arboretum Guidebook Edition 4
it’s a magnificent sculpture to be at the center of the RAF Memorial Garden Cherie… i like the way that they presented the RAF insignia in section like that… the cloudy sky didn’t take away any of the glory of the Eagle atop the globe….peter:)
Thank you the globe under the eagle was sparkling and it caught my attention.
Simple but very powerful, Cherry.
Glad you like it
i quite like the outstretched silvery wings, Cherie. great image here
Thanks Ayush
Don’t know why they came out with such design?
Looks like four big chucks of French brie on display.
I rather like it