About the same as a monument to those who suffered under colonial oppression…or the innocent victims of the Bomber Command.But that’s not what monuments are for.
To quote the P-51 at Duxford’s AAM…”Sherman Was Right”.
War is hell. But it is, it seems, sometimes necessary.
At least a Spitfire is a thing of beauty and a reminder that war sometimes brings out the best in man…courage, honor, sacrifice.
Aside from being a history lesson and a turning point in a long-ago war, perhaps to future generations the value in the Battle of Britian will be that it shows that ordinary men (and women) can do extraordinary things in the face of an overwhelming opposition.
So a Spitfire/Hurricane isn’t a bad symbol for the heart of London.
The monuments for that belong in the countries that feel they were oppressed or innocent. This is London, capital of the World. We ran it once, now it’s USA’s turn to have a go.
Whist I would love the Hurricane up there, my fear is it would get climbed on and vandalised as a protest from the pinko element of our society.
So how about a statue of some of our unsung hero’s in civilian life. Christopher Cockerell for example.
Fred Dibnah, now that’s a good one. Most preservation societies now owe their existance because of his fabulous TV programmes, which have rekindled a public interest in real engineering.
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