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English: The Sentinel monument on Spitfire Island, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham commemorates the manufacture of almost 12,000 Spitfire fighter aircraft by Vickers Armstrong at this site between 1940 and 1945.
The sculpture was designed by Tim Tolkien, great nephew of J R R Tolkien author of The Lord of the Rings and was unveiled in October 2000 by Alex Henshaw the former chief test pilot at Castle Bromwich aerodrome.
Español: El monumento Sentinel en Spitfire Island (Castle Bromwich, Birmingham) conmemora la fabricación de casi 12.000 cazas Spitfire por Vickers Armstrong en este lugar entre 1940 y 1945.
La escultura fue diseñada por Tim Tolkien, sobrino nieto de J. R. R. Tolkien, autor de El Señor de los Anillos y fue inaugurada en octubre de 2000 por Alex Henshaw, antiguo piloto de pruebas jefe en el aerodromo de Castle Bromwich. |
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