Statue of Indian-origin British fighter pilot unveiled in UK

November 29, 2014 19:32

A statue of the longest surviving fighter pilot from a group of 24 Indians who had served in the British Royal Air Force during the Second World War has been unveiled in southeastern England.

The statue of Sqn Ldr Mahinder Singh Pujji, who arrived in Britain in 1940, was unveiled in Kent in England yesterday. The local Gravesend community, which has one of the largest gurdwaras in the UK, raised 70,000 pounds in a month for the artwork, BBC reported citing Gravesham borough councillor Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi.

The statue is intended to represent all the service personnel from across the world who have fought for Britain in conflicts since 1914. The Indian fighter pilot joined the Royal Air Force in 1940 serving in the Battle of Britain and later Burma (now Myanmar) and the Middle East.

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