Museums in the Falaise area?

It does a bit actually and the photograph beneath looks like it has skewered a tree!

I am almost certain it is a cannon…looks like the example on the left. I didn’t really make out what was in the picture until you said ‘skewered a tree’, what an interesting picture.

http://spitfiresite.com/2010/04/spitfire-the-hispano-cannon.html

Can’t get an idea of scale but does that look suspiciously like an Hispano cannon in the church museum? Look like some remains of aluminium fairing towards the front…

It does a bit actually and the photograph beneath looks like it has skewered a tree!

Can’t get an idea of scale but does that look suspiciously like an Hispano cannon in the church museum? Look like some remains of aluminium fairing towards the front…

I had seen this one on the web before but not too much information about any particular exhibits. I sent a mail and a letter but no reply. I had heard of some typhoon parts rumoured to be in a museum in the falaise area but never been able to confirm it.

thanks for the replies so far guys

I found this little Church/museum at Tilly Sur Seulles, when I was exploring in Bocage country around the falaise area. It was closed when I found it, its only open weekends, may contain aircraft parts, eye spy a prop in one of the photographs. Hope this helps, http://museetilly.free.fr/fsmuseetilly_fr.htm

I had seen this one on the web before but not too much information about any particular exhibits. I sent a mail and a letter but no reply. I had heard of some typhoon parts rumoured to be in a museum in the falaise area but never been able to confirm it.

thanks for the replies so far guys

Mike – its probably the most famous German tank in Europe – loads on the web about it as Denis said and doesn’t need repeating on an aviation forum – I have some photos when it was last painted and the colour scheme looked more realistic then – it doesn’t seem to have weathered well – mind you my pics have the kids on the barrel, so better not post on here 😉

What’s the history behind the Tiger, is it one recovered from the area?

It looks like a model diorama in the picture possibly due to the strange colour scheme.

Anon.

There is a Tiger at Vimoutiers on the D979, plenty on the web about it. Here is an image I took of it when I passed it again last October on the way back from Hill 262, and the Falais Gap memorial at Montormel.

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Isn’t there a couple Tigers/King Tigers near there as well.

Seem to recall visiting one actually at Falaise – in an old 1930s concrete utility building IIRC – remember being amazed how the had got a MkIV inside! Don’t rcall any aircraft wreckage, or if there was they did not make much of it – other than that it was pretty good – will have the leaflet somewhere as I keep them all, but would probably take ages to find – it was probably 15 years ago so may be its gone now?

Update – Ah! – did a quick Google – its the Aout 44 Museum http://www.euro-t-guide.com/See_Coun/France/F_W/F_See_Aout_44_Falaise_1-1.htm – Looks like the MkIV is outside now – I did wonder about the floor loadings!!! Though this site suggests it now closed! 🙁