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Cérémonie en hommage aux aviateurs canadiens et anglais

Commemoration in Sauzon

On Sunday February 28, 1943, 437 planes took off from England towards St Nazaire to bomb the submarine base. Returning from this mission, the Wellington III BK 343 ZL-V bomber was shot down over the island and fell at Ster Vraz. 4 airmen were killed, one fell into the sea and was not found and the last was taken prisoner by the German army. A tribute will be paid on September 30 on the beach of Ster Vraz. The population of Belle Ile is invited to this ceremony in the presence of families... Read more
On Sunday February 28, 1943, 437 planes took off from England towards St Nazaire to bomb the submarine base. Returning from this mission, the Wellington III BK 343 ZL-V bomber was shot down over the island and fell at Ster Vraz. 4 airmen were killed, one fell into the sea and was not found and the last was taken prisoner by the German army. A tribute will be paid on September 30 on the beach of Ster Vraz. The population of Belle Ile is invited to this ceremony in the presence of families from abroad.

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