Does anyone know of any museums in the falaise area that concentrate on wwII era? Particularly looking for any with recovered aircraft parts…I was told there was a little museum somewhere but I cant seem to find anything.
Cheers for any help
By: DaveR - 22nd November 2013 at 22:54
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
By: The Freshest - 22nd November 2013 at 20:29
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!
By: DaveR - 22nd November 2013 at 20:20
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…
By: The Freshest - 22nd November 2013 at 20:13
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
By: DaveR - 22nd November 2013 at 19:20
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
By: N.Wotherspoon - 22nd November 2013 at 17:50
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 😉
By: Arabella-Cox - 22nd November 2013 at 17:26
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.
By: Denis - 22nd November 2013 at 17:15
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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By: QldSpitty - 22nd November 2013 at 13:04
Isn’t there a couple Tigers/King Tigers near there as well.
By: N.Wotherspoon - 22nd November 2013 at 07:52
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! 🙁
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