Marauder 42-95802

22 Côtes-d'Armor

City :

Ploubazlanec

Coordinates : 48.82056,-3.06361

48°49'14"N 3°3'49"W

48°49.233 N 3°3.817 W

A stone monument in a chapel's grassy enclosure commemorating American aviators.
Take the D7 and D786 north to Paimpol where you switch to the D15 and take that all the way to the port. The monument is on the west side of the road, in the chapel's enclosure.

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In memory of the crew of the American B-26 Marauder N°42-95802 bomber that fell at the mouth of the Trieux on August 25th, 1944 while returning from a mission over Brest.
A plaque for F/Sgt Gittus lies on the same boulder.
The Souvenir Francais has a project idea to install an information panel on the monument.

See other record :

F/Sgt Gittus Ploubazlanec

External link :

Fiche sur France-Crashes 39-45

Notified by : Gérard Meyer. Record added 28/12/2007 18/08/2021.
Photos : Justine Biaux (31/10/2015), Gérard Meyer (07/2007), Michel Marie, Michel Coste (06/2021).

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