Sir Keith Park Memorial Campaign

LONDON, May 4, 2010 - The memorial statue of Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park will be removed from the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square in London on Wednesday 5 May 2010.

LONDON - - Unveiling of Statue of Sir Keith Park on Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square, London Today at 16:00hrs - Unveiling ceremony to commence with a Royal Air Force flypast of a Spitfire and a Typhoon aircraft - Speaking and unveiling party includes:- Boris Johnson, Mayor of London Terry Smith, Chairman of the Sir Keith Park Memorial Campaign Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton, Chief of the Air Staff WWII RAF veterans Members of the Park family - VIP guests include actor Edward Fox, Battle of Britain historian Dr Stephen Bungay, Lord Tebbit, 16 RAF Veterans, many relatives of those that fought in the Battle of Britain and His Excellency Derek Leask, New Zealand High Commissioner - Supported by the Central Band of the Royal Air Force and its Fanfare Team and the Royal Air Force's Queen's Colour Squadron - Unveiling will also commemorate the c.2950 pilots from 15 countries who fought to defend Britain in 1940 and served with Sir Keith Park A statue of Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park, who led the Royal Air Force (RAF) forces over London and the South East of England throughout the Battle of Britain, will today be unveiled on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square at 16:00hrs.