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Fleet Air Arm Memorial

The Fleet Air Arm Memorial, sometimes known as Daedalus, is a in London, commemorating the service of the Royal Naval Air Service and the Fleet Air Arm from their establishments in 1914 and 1924 respectively, in the First World War, the Second World War, the Korean War, the Falklands War and the Gulf War, including over 6,000 killed in all conflicts.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Artwork type: statue
  • Description: war memorial in London
  • Also known as: “Daedalus”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and Palace of Whitehall.

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The area around , often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of . The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.

Archaeological site
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The – also spelled White Hall – at was the main residence of the English monarchs from 1530 until 1698, when most of its structures, with the notable exception of Inigo Jones's of 1622, were destroyed by fire.

Ferris wheel
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The , originally the Millennium Wheel, is a cantilevered observation wheel on the of the in London. It is the world's tallest cantilevered observation wheel, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom with over three million visitors annually. is situated 1,000 feet east of Fleet Air Arm Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whitehall and Westminster.

Locality
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is a road and area in the , Central London, England. The road forms the first part of the A3212 road from to .

Quarter
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is the main settlement of the in , England. It extends from the to and has many famous landmarks, including the , , , , and much of the cultural centre including the entertainment precinct of West End theatre.

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The is on a sharp 90° bend of the Thames in central and one of the city's cultural centres. It is a small area but it contains many artistic and creative sites, as well as an eclectic range of other attractions, boutique shopping and trendy food and drink places.

Fleet Air Arm Memorial

Latitude
51.50404° or 51° 30′ 15″ north
Longitude
-0.12394° or 0° 7′ 26″ west
Open location code
9C3XGV3G+JC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2617163551
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
Wiki­data ID
Q27151442
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In Other Languages

“Fleet Air Arm Memorial” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Daedalus”
  • Czech: “Daidalos”
  • Czech: “Fleet Air Arm Memorial”
  • Czech: “Památník flotily leteckých zbraní”
  • “Daedalus”
  • “Fleet Air Arm Memorial”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Whitehall Garden and Statue of Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Ministry of Defence and PUBLIC Hall by Huckletree.

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