Beuzeville-au-Plain crash monument – Band of Brothers

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Beuzeville-au-Plain crash monument

Crash of Thomas Meehan’s Douglas C-47

The true story of the men of Easy Company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne

Lieutenant Thomas Meehan’s C-47 crashed near the town of Beuzeville-au-Plain, a few kilometers northeast of Sainte-Mère-Eglise. A monument was erected at the crash site, which honors the memory of those pilots and paratroopers who died before they could even fight.

Monument pictures

Image : Monument commémorant le Crash de l'avion Douglas C-47 de Thomas Meehan Image : Monument commémorant le Crash de l'avion Douglas C-47 de Thomas Meehan

 

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