In the town hall square, in front of the town hall.

A rectangular stone plaque with a clear stand inscribed with a commemoration message and a list of the crew members, their role, and their status, written in French in engraved and gold lettering. The memorial was inaugurated on May 8, 2015.

On November 9, 1942, ‘Man O War’ crashed in the town at a place called Ranlieu, after being shot down by flak during an attack mission at St. Nazaire. Six crew members were killed in this incident. Four members were able to bail out before the crash but three of them were captured by the Germans and taken as prisoners. The remaining one was able to evade capture through the help of the French underground network.

Source of photos: Pierre Pecastaingts of www.aerosteles.net

En souvenir des victimes du crash

du B17F

8th US AIR FORCE

360th Bomb Group

423 Bomb Squadron

le 9 November 1942, à Ranlieu

Rendons ici homage au courage des families

qui sont venues secourir ces libérateurs

English translation:

In memory of the victims of the crash

of the B17F

8th US AIR FORCE

360th Bomb Group

423 Bomb Squadron

on November 9, 1942, at Ranlieu

Let us pay tribute to the courage of the families

who came to support these liberators