War memorial to the Czechs and Slovaks killed serving with the RAF during the Second World War

Friday 21 October 1994 23:02 BST

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The sculptor Franta Belsky with a model of his centrepiece for a war memorial to the 544 Czechs and Slovaks killed serving with the RAF during the Second World War. The abstract memorial, 14ft high and based on aerofoils, will be dedicated by President Vaclav Havel in Prague, on 8 May 1995 - the 50th anniversary of the country's liberation.

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