City of London Salute to the Battle of Britain and RAF WWII Veterans

03 September 2010

On 7th September, a special service is being held by the RAF Association at St Paul's Cathedral to commemorate the bravery of those who helped protect the City during the Battle of Britain.

As part of the 70th anniversary celebrations of the battle, the City of London Salute is intended to recognise the effort of everyone directly involved in the Battle of Britain and the Blitz. Those attending will include people such as firefighters, nurses, ambulance workers and even children from the time, as well as Battle of Britain pilots and other military personnel.

The date of Tuesday 7 September 2010 has been chosen for the commemoration as it is exactly 70 years to the day since Hitler’s war offensive switched from military targets to the bombing of cities and industrial centres.

Londoners and tourists are encouraged to turn out to support WWII veterans and current military personnel, who will be doing a march-past through the City after the service, and to watch the WWII Spitfire, Lancaster and Dakota which will fly overhead at the same time.