Plaque RAF plane shot down with Paras 6th Airborne

by , KilroyTrip

Monument in tribute to the 18 paratroopers of the British 6th Airborne and 4 members of the Royal Air Force killed on this spot on June 6, 1944 at 1am following the crash of their C-47 .
The C-47 had taken off from the R.A.F Down Ampney in England at around 11pm on June 5, 1944, their Drop Zone was planned for Touffreville before being hit by German FLAK.

Monument in tribute to the 18 paratroopers of the British 6th Airborne and 4 members of the Royal Air Force killed on this spot on June 6, 1944 at 1am following the crash of their C-47 . The C-47 had taken off from the R.A.F Down Ampney in England at around 11pm on June 5, 1944, their Drop Zone was planned for Touffreville before being hit by German FLAK.