Brushed metal plaque № 11620
Connection to This Location
# The Command Centre in the Heart of London During the Second World War, the elegant Georgian townhouse at 20 Lincoln's Inn Fields became the beating heart of Canadian air operations across the entire British Isles—a fact that seems almost impossibly profound when you stand in this quiet London squ...
Location
Lincoln's Inn Fields
Inscription
Canada Walk. Here in a building opposite at 20 Lincoln's Inn Fields was the Headquarters of the Royal Canadian Air Force in Great Britain during the second World War. This Headquarters provided central support to some 85,000 Canadian personnel who served in 48 RCAF Squadrons and with numerous RAF units. In all, 14,455 Canadian airmen made the supreme sacrifice while serving overseas. Promenade Du Canada. C'est ici, en face du 20 Lincoln's Inn Fields, que se trouvait le quartier general de l'Aviation royale du Canada en Grande Bretagne, durante la seconde Guerre mondiale. Ce quartier general fournissait un soutien centrale aux quelque 45,000 militaires canadiens qui servaient au sein du 48 escadrons del'ARC et de nombreuses unites de la RAF. En tout, 14, 455 aviateurs canadiens ont sacrilie leur vie pendant leur service outre-mer.