A memorial to 4 French aviators who were shot down over Monts d'Eraines.
The memorial is located at Aérodrome de Falaise - Monts d'Éraines
A NOUS LE SOUVENIR
A EUX L'IMMORTALITE
NUIT DU 4 AU 5 AOUT 1944
4 AVIATEURS FRANCAIS
HUBERT CORNEMENT OBSERVATEUR
FRANCOIS DUMONT RADIO
COMPAGNON DE LA LIBERATION
PIERRE PIERRE PILOT
LOUIS RICARDOU MITRAILLEUR
COMPAGNON DE LA LIBERATION
FURENT ABATTUS SUR LES MONTS D'ERAINES
DANS LEUR AVION BOSTON
DU GROUP LORRAINE
POUR NOTRE LIBERTE
PASSANT SOUVIENS TOI
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Latitude: | 48.927701 |
Monts d'Eraines memorial to the 17000 Canadian Airmen who gave their lives during WW2, located at Aérodrome de Falaise - Monts d'Éraines
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