B-17F 42-29878 «Lady Godiva»

22 Côtes-d'Armor

City :

Plourhan

Coordinates : 48.63114,-2.86940

48°37'52"N 2°52'10"W

48°37.869 N 2°52.164 W

An engine helice mounted on a rectangular stone slab with inlaid symmetrical gold crosses and writing commemorating American aviators.
Going west on the N12, take the D6 north-west to the D4 Rue des Plages, which you take north-east until you switch over to the D51 and head north until you reach Plourhan. The monument is in Place de la Victoire, behind the city's monument for the dead.

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A monument presenting a three-pronged helice on a star-shaped engine. The remains are those of the BOEING B17F FLYING FORTRESS 42-29878 «Lady Godiva» of the 526th Bomber Squadron of the USAAF that were brought up from the ocean floor off the Saint Quay isles. An engraved plaque completes the ensemble.

External link :

Fiche sur France-Crashes 39-45

Notified by : Marc Bonas. Record added 05/04/2010 22/10/2017.
Photos : Claude Dannau (07/2017), Michel Marie.

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