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The metal letters, words and symbols were used to provide additional information on the 'Tote Board', the display on the rear wall of the underground operations room Image

A green space between roads on the Celandine Route.

Park commanded No. 11 Group RAF, responsible for the fighter defence of London and southeast England during the Battle of Britain.

Hillingdon Council acquired the Battle of Britain Bunker in 2015 from the Ministry of Defence and invested £6 million to create a permanent visitor centre at the site, which was opened in March 2018. The building provides a 2,000 square metre complex on two levels. Its design embraces the central themes of flight and aeroplanes including suspended Spitfire and Hurricane planes.

Air Chief Marshal, Sir Keith Park (1892-1975) was the Air Officer Commanding Number 11 (Fighter) Group at RAF Uxbridge from April to December 1940. He commanded the RAF fighter squadrons that defended London and south-east England during the Battle of Britain. The statue now here formerly stood on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square in 2009 to recognise his role during the Battle. A permanent (and smaller) bronze statue was unveiled at Waterloo Place in 2010 to mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain Image

The Operations Room displayed various pieces of information in different ways, which the controller seated above the room behind curved, reflection-free glass would then use in order to make decisions. The location of formations of both enemy and friendly aircraft was displayed using numbered blocks on the map table below. Time was of the essence as enemy aircraft spotted in northern France by primitve long-range radar along the coast (the Chain Home system) could be over London within 20 minutes. The current activities of No.11 Group's squadrons e.g. 'At Standby', 'Enemy Sighted', 'Ordered to Land', etc. were displayed on the wall behind, the so-called 'tote board', using a series of lights. Current weather conditions at No.11 Group's sector stations were indicated with a system of coloured discs and the passage of time was tracked using a coordinated system of clock and coloured indicators. All information was received from either Fighter Command headquarters or the sector stations via telephone and teleprinter. The operations room now has its 'tote board' and map table set as it was at 11:30am on the 15th September 1940, Battle of Britain Day. There is another photo here: Image

The Spitfire was moved from the main entrance in 2010 after RAF Uxbridge closed. The fighter squadrons defending the South-East of England during the Battle of Britain were controlled from here.

Located outside the bunker at RAF Uxbridge, from where the Battle of Britain defensive operations were planned.