Caught on camera: Vandal who desecrated Bomber Command War Memorial with graffiti after murder of Lee Rigby London monuments to bomber pilots and war animals daubed with graffiti Footage shows man in balaclava spray-painting Bomber Command Memorial Working alone in the dark and covering his face with a balaclava, this is the vile thug responsible for scrawling the word 'Islam' across Britain's celebrated Bomber Command Memorial. The vandal was caught on camera desecrating the Central London monument to the 55,573 RAF crew who lost their lives in the Second World War. The suspect is seen moving in and out of the shadows to spray it with red paint early on Monday morning, in a shameless attempt to stir up hatred. Suspect: A CCTV camera picked up this man as he approached the Bomber Command memorial on Monday Gotcha: The vandal, who covered his face with a balaclava (right), snuck in and out of the shadows to spray (left) Fled: The attack took around ten minutes before he walked calmly away along Piccadilly towards Knightsbridge in Central London Hours later the damage to the £7.5million tribute, and the nearby Animals in War memorial, was discovered, which also had 'Islam' plastered on it and its inscription scrubbed out. Cameras attached to the RAF Club on Piccadilly picked up the man at the Bomber Command Memorial across the road between 3.10am and 3.20am. After making a phone call, he checked he wasn't being watched and began to spray. When cars passed he leapt into the shadows, before continuing the vandalism. He then wentinside the giant memorial, which was opened by the Queen, and then away towards Knightsbridge, while at the same time a vehicle, though to be a Audi RS4, pulls up and stays for around two minute. Today veterans asked that anyone with information about the attack should speak to the police. Attack: The Bomber Command Memorial in Green Park, London, was sprayed and then covered up by police A tarpaulin covers part of the Animals in War Memorial on Park Lane, which police say they found at 5am on Monday Gerry Abrahams, 90, of Margate, Kent, who flew more than 31 bombing missions against Hitler's Germany told the Daily Express: 'If anyone knows who this man is, please tell the police. He should be brought to justice. I am shocked and appalled by this vandalism. This week both the monuments were being cleaned up with the veterans" charity footing the bill. Police are yet to make arrests over the vandalism, which was cleaned by workmen using high were using pressure steam and solvent dispersing chemicals. There are concerns the repairs could cost tens of thousands as the paint has soaked into the stone. A spokesman for the RAF Benevolent Fund, which is responsible for the memorial's maintenance, said: 'The paint has seeped in to such a depth that the use of solvents is unlikely to bring the memorial back to how it should be. The worst case is taking the damaged stone out and replacing it with fresh stone, which will be very expensive.