Northolt Commemoration Ceremony
31 August 2024
12.00 at the Polish Air Force Memorial, South Ruislip, HA4 6QX​
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The annual and 63rd Ceremony of Homage to Fallen Polish Airmen during the Second World War will be held at the Polish Air Force Memorial at South Ruislip on Saturday 31 August.
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The ceremony will open with a Parade of Standards led by the replica Polish Air Force Standard. Polish Air Force Memorial Committee Chairman Krzysztof de Berg will make an address welcoming dignitaries, veterans, guests and the public. All members of the public are welcome to attend the ceremony. For those travelling by public transport the nearest Station to the Memorial is South Ruislip, about a 1,100 metre walk.
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​Invited dignitaries, representing national and local government, Polish and Royal Air Forces and various organisations and associations will lay wreaths on the Memorial. These will be followed by veterans and descendants of the Polish Squadrons and Units commemorated on the Memorial that flew alongside the RAF from 1940 to 1945. A request will be made for a flypast of the RAF’s Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, subject to availability, weather and aircraft serviceability. All are welcome.
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The ceremony will be streamed live on the PAFMC Facebook page at this link: https://www.facebook.com/PAFMemorialCommittee.
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