It is formed of a large propeller-shaped base, with the figure of a seated pilot carved by Harry Gray sitting at the centre.

Also on the site are replicas of a Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire and the Christopher Foxley-Norris Memorial Wall, on which appears the names of the almost 3,000 fighter aircrew who flew in the Battle.

In October 2010 The Duchess of Cornwall unveiled a bust of Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park by sculptor Will Davies at the site.

[1][2] The building was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 26 March 2015, and won 'Project of the Year' at the 2016 Kent Design and Development awards.

A high-tech screen is used to superimpose historical film of incoming German aircraft over the real view of the same scene.