Advanced Landing Ground B3 Memorial, Sainte-Croix-sur-Mer
A memorial 700 meters to the North West of Sainte-Croix sure Mer commemorating advanced landing ground B3 and the operations by Allied Air Forces in the liberation of Europe.
B3
COMMEMORATING
THE FIRST LANDING
AND OPERATIONS
BY ALLIED AIR FORCES
IN THE LIBERATION OF
EUROPE
114 WING RAF/CRAF
441, 442, 443 SQUADRON
RCAF
10 JUNE 1944
-
SAINTE-CROIX-SUR MER
JUNE 10TH - SEPT. 3RD
1944
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Location
| Longitude: | -0.518521 |
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| Latitude: | 49.319292 |
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