B-17 42-5053

44 Loire-Atlantique

City :

Saint-Colomban

Coordinates : 47.03433,-1.58098

47°2'4"N 1°34'52"W

47°2.060 N 1°34.859 W

A small clearing on the southern side of Rue Besson.
South on the A83 take exit 1 and the D178 SW to Pont James then the D317 north and turn SW on Besson road. The monument is on the southern side of the road.

Maps
KML

Monument to a B-17 shot down by AA fire on July 4th 1943. A panel describes the event in French and English.

External link :

Fiche sur France-Crashes 39-45

Notified by : Pierre Pécastaingts. Record added 25/02/2007 07/09/2020.
Photos : Pierre Pécastaingts (07/02/2007, 17/07/2020).

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