Gilded Eagle
Across Victoria Embankment on the riverbank, and directly opposite the London Eye, is the Royal Air Force Memorial, with its distinctive giant gilded eagle. The 1923 monument salutes the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Flying Corps, which were amalgamated to form the Royal Air Force in 1918, and is dedicated to "those air forces from every part of the British Empire who gave their lives in winning victory for their King and Country".
Gilded Eagle
Across Victoria Embankment on the riverbank, and directly opposite the London Eye, is the Royal Air Force Memorial, with its distinctive giant gilded eagle. The 1923 monument salutes the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Flying Corps, which were amalgamated to form the Royal Air Force in 1918, and is dedicated to "those air forces from every part of the British Empire who gave their lives in winning victory for their King and Country".