Picauville Memorial to 5 crashed C-47 Dakota planes
A memorial to the crews of 5 C-47 Dakota planes that crashed near Picauville after being hit by flak early in the morning on D-Day, 6th June 1944
The memorial also has a Pratt & Whitney R-1830 engine which belong to one of the C-47s which crashed just to the north of the memorial.
The memorial is located opposite the church in the corner of the car park.
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Location
| Longitude: | -1.399544 |
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| Latitude: | 49.379333 |
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