D-Day Objects Found on Dives-sur-Mer Hillside

Discussion in 'Airborne' started by Cee, Jun 6, 2022.

  1. Cee

    Cee Senior Member Patron

    Hello,

    Recently Christine Le Callonec of the Association "Un fleuve pour la liberté, La Dives" sent some photos of objects discovered on a hillside overlooking Dives-sur-Mer. It was the site of the terrible crash of a RAF Stirling aircraft early on June 6th carrying men of the 7th (LI) Parachute Battalion. All on board were killed including the flight crew.

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    More information on the crash and those who died is contained in the PDF document, "D-Day Crash at Dives-sur-Mer", downloadable from here:

    D-Day Crash at Dives-sur-Mer.pdf - Icedrive

    Regards ...
     
    Last edited: Jun 7, 2022
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  2. Alex1975uk

    Alex1975uk Well-Known Member

    Wow. It was the mortar platoon (half of or so) on board.

    Hit enter too early.
    … and the reason why my grandad was drafted into 7 Para being mortar trained.
     
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  3. Cee

    Cee Senior Member Patron

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