I'm sorry folks but to equate well known with iconic is surely a mistake? Or is my Collins Concise(c1600pgs) English Dictionary wrong? Or am I misunderstanding it's definition of icon/iconic? Please enlighten me...........I'm not disputing Bader's high profile with the general public but...iconic? Absolutely not in my book. And, because the 'public' are generally ignorant of the role and deeds of such great men as Park and Dowding, does it not make it more important to show them the light and educate them - or are we happily going to gloss over the reality and dumb down as is the fashion these days?
Icon: (4) A person regarded as a sex symbol or as a symbol of a belief or cultural movement