Normandy 1944
D-Day Wings Museum
Museum, Bretteville-sur-Odon
GuideNormandy 1944
AreaCaen, Sword & the British airborne
TypeMuseum, Bretteville-sur-Odon
Time to allow1 h 15 min
LocationExact spot known
GPS49.17531, -0.44130
The story
Aviation context — the aircraft and crews that carried the airborne divisions and covered the beaches.
What to look for
Best before the Caen Memorial on the last day.
Plan your visit
West edge of Caen.
Nearby sites
- Caen Memorial Museum · 5 km
- Hillman fortress — Colleville-Montgomery · 14 km
- Pegasus Bridge / Memorial Pegasus · 14 km
- Bény-sur-Mer Canadian Cemetery · 14 km
- Ranville War Cemetery · 15 km
- Juno Beach Centre — Courseulles · 18 km
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Easy Company: Normandy
A free field guide for your phone: the route, the maps and the stories built in, even with no signal. The places of the Normandy campaign of June–July 1944, following Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry, 101st Airborne, from the night drop and Brécourt Manor to Utah Beach and Carentan, with Omaha, Pointe du Hoc, the British and Canadian beaches and the best museums along the way.
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