The Airborne Museum is located in Sainte-Mere-Eglise and is dedicated to the American paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Division who were dropped into Normandy and fought as part of Operation Overlord.
The museum contains a collection of over 4500 items from the second world war with a particular focus on items used by the paratroopers who fought during the battle of Normandy and the equipment used by the German Occupiers. There is a powerful and informative film (lasts 25 minutes) about the preparation for and liberation of Sainte-Mere-Eglise. Some of the museums highlights are its Waco Glider and a Douglas C47 plane Argonia and more than 100 uniformed mannequins showcasing American and German uniforms and equipment.
Note: The museum is located opposite the church in Saint-Mere-Eglise where American paratrooper John Steele hung from the tower by his parachute before being taken prisoner by the Germans. A dummy now hangs from the tower as a monument to him.
Open every day
May to August
9am to 7pm
April & September
9:30am to 6:30pm
October to March
10am - 6pm
19th to January 3rd
10am to 6pm
Closed in December and January expect during Christmas Holidays. The museum is closed on the 24th, 25th, 31st of December and January 1st.
Adult | €8 |
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Children (6 to 16 year old) | €5 |
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Latitude: | 49.40842525 |
The church at Sainte-Mère-Église were on the night of June 5th-6th paratrooper John Steele hung from the church steeple for two hours after his parachute caught when the 82nd airborne division was mistakenly dropped onto the town
Read moreA memorial to Alexandre Renaud, the former major of Saint-Mere-Eglise when the Allies landed in WW2.
Read moreA monument to the liberation of Sainte-Mère-Eglise by the 82nd and 101st Divisions.
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