On the west roadside of the D23.

Marker
A grey vertical stone slab with flanking wings and golden lettering commemorating the US aviators that crashed there during WWII.  B-17 'The Mugger' (42-5792) of the 358th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group crashed here after a bombing mission near Le Mans.  The French who assisted the surviving crew members are also remembered.

Ici s'abattait le 4 Juillet 1943 une forteresse volante americaine

A la memoire des Lieutenants

Robert S.O. Conor

Richard Peterson

Membres de l'equipage et des Francais qui moururent en deportation pour avoir sauve les survivants

Les Francais reconnaissants

English translation:

Here crashed a US flying fortress on July 4th 1943

In memory of Lieutenants

Robert S.O. Conor

Richard Peterson

and to the members of the crew as well as the Frenchmen who died in deportation for having helped the survivors