'Fitting memorial' to Allied aircrew unveiled at airport
A STAINLESS steel sculpture was unveiled yesterday in memory of the 153 Allied airmen who lost their lives in Bailiwick waters during the Second World War.
The sculpture of an American B-17 Flying Fortress surrounded by seven smaller Spitfires, and they all shone in the sunshine at yesterday's ceremony outside the airport.
It has taken two years to fundraise nearly £70,000 for the memorial.
Allied Aircrew Memorial committee member Simon Hamon said the project had been delivered on time and on budget.
'It looks wonderful,' he said.
'At last there is a fitting memorial to these young men.'
Vice-Dean the Rev. Mike Keirle led the service, which included a short silence in memory of Air Marshal Peter Walker, who was patron of the memorial committee.
Representatives from all six countries who lost airmen attended the service and placed wreaths of roses and freesias at the base of the memorial.
