Aviators’ Memorial, Eastchurch, Kent

Aviators’ Memorial, Eastchurch, Kent. Unveiled 25 July 1955. Newly listed at Grade II. Image © Historic England. This memorial, with its central figure of Zeus god of thunder, marks the outstanding impact of the Royal Aero Club - based at Eastchurch and Leysdown Flying Grounds - on the development of aviation in Britain. It features representational reliefs of early aircraft, the names of pioneering and celebrated early aviators, designers and constructors connected to the site and a carved bust of an aviator fully dressed in flying gear.