Lt. Kenneth Hindersinn

50 Manche City : Picauville anciennement sur Gourbesville

Coordinates : 49°25'14"N 1°24'35"W

49.42056 -1.40972

49°25.233 N 1°24.583 W

At the intersection of the D69 and D126 in the town.
Take the N13 south from Cherbourg then the D269 and D69 west to Gourbesville.

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P-47 N 42-74652 78th FG USAAF
2nd Lt Kenneth Hindersinn's P-47 engine, shot down on January 5th 1944 over Gourbesville and found at Les Mesmonts.
September 14th 2000 at Gourbesville.
The pilot was taken prisoner and died in 2003 at the age of 82.

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Notified by : Marie Baud. Record added 27/06/2011.
Photos : Marie Baud.

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