Coordinates : 49.37935,-1.39950
49°22'46"N 1°23'58"W
49°22.761 N 1°23.970 W
Picauville's town church is the site of a complex memorial to four downed american planes.
Take the N13 NW from Caen to Sainte-Mere-Eglise then the D15 W and turn SE on the D69. The monument is on the N side of the road in the town.
US Ninth Air Force
IX Troop Carrier Command
53rd Troop Carrier Wing
435th Troop Carrier Group
77th Troop Carrier Squadron
C-47A Sn. 43-30734 IB-P
Crew:
Capt John H. Schaefers Pilot
2Lt Thomas Ashworth Co-Pilot
1Lt Joseph J. Sullivan Navigator
TSgt Melvin Isserson Crew Chief
SSgt David Mackenzie Radio Operator
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49°22'46"N 1°23'58"W 
