{"id":1916,"date":"2016-01-17T17:33:55","date_gmt":"2016-01-17T15:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/?page_id=1916"},"modified":"2025-03-02T21:38:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T19:38:34","slug":"musee-airborne","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/musee-airborne\/","title":{"rendered":"Mus\u00e9e Airborne"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Sainte-M\u00e8re-\u00c9glise Airborne Museum<\/strong> is a museum in <strong>Sainte-M\u00e8re-\u00c9glise, France<\/strong>, dedicated to the history of <strong>the U.S. airborne troops<\/strong> who parachuted into Normandy on <strong>D-Day, June 6, 1944<\/strong>. It is located near the church where paratrooper <strong>John Steele<\/strong> famously got caught on the steeple during the invasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mus\u00e9e Airborne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Airborne Museum<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"_Xbe\">14 Rue Eisenhower<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"_Xbe\">50480 Sainte-M\u00e8re-\u00c9glise<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/2015\/05\/27\/france\/\">France<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\"><a class=\"widget-pane-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.airborne-museum.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-attribution-url=\"http:\/\/www.airborne-museum.org\/\" data-redirect=\"1,AFQjCNE3MzhPo43NqDjz2tPCwHE1f9TgOA,REQ3hWhvyGpGa-iyvVjIQw,0ahUKEwipm5XOkrHKAhVI8RQKHZ4vCYAQ61gICigFMAA,,\">www.airborne-museum.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:infos@airborne-museum.org\">infos@airborne-museum.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span id=\"skype_c2c_container\" dir=\"ltr\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-numbertocall=\"+33233414135\" data-numbertype=\"paid\" data-isfreecall=\"false\" data-isrtl=\"false\" data-ismobile=\"false\"><span dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"non_free_num_ui\">+33 2 33 41 41 35<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">May &#8211; August<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Daily 09:00 &#8211; 19:00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">April &amp; September<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Daily 09:30 &#8211; 18:30<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">October &#8211; March<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Daily 10:00 &#8211; 18:00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Closed in December and January except for Christmas vacations: this year, the museum will reopen from December 21 to January 5, 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Admission fee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gift shop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fr-fr.facebook.com\/pages\/Mus%C3%A9e-Airborne\/200487666753903\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-922\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/facebook.jpg\" alt=\"facebook\" class=\"wp-image-922\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d332290.7372077378!2d-1.5953781498934807!3d49.408501279345174!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x480b792fe049312b%3A0x8ca508c8a524e349!2sAirborne+Museum!5e0!3m2!1snl!2snl!4v1453044782292\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aircraft collection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/musee-airborne\/douglas-c-47a-skytrain-315159-z-d8-usaaf\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10675\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Douglas-C-47A-Skytrain-315159-Z-D8-USAAF-728x485.jpg\" alt=\"Douglas C-47B Skytrain 315159 Z-D8 USAAF, Mus\u00e9e Airborne Sainte-M\u00e8re-\u00c9glise, France\" class=\"wp-image-10675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Douglas-C-47A-Skytrain-315159-Z-D8-USAAF-728x485.jpg 728w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Douglas-C-47A-Skytrain-315159-Z-D8-USAAF-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Douglas-C-47A-Skytrain-315159-Z-D8-USAAF-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Douglas-C-47A-Skytrain-315159-Z-D8-USAAF-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Douglas-C-47A-Skytrain-315159-Z-D8-USAAF.jpg 1371w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Douglas C-47B Skytrain 315159 Z-D8 USAAF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>315159\/Z-D8<p><\/p>\n<p>624\/D-39<\/p>\n<p>45-17241<\/p><\/td><td>Douglas C-47B Dakota<p><\/p>\n<p>Piper L-4J Grasshopper<\/p>\n<p>Waco CG-4A<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Piper-L-4J-Grasshopper-624-D-39-US-Army-728x485.jpg\" alt=\"Piper L-4J Grasshopper 624 D-39 US Army, Mus\u00e9e Airborne Sainte-M\u00e8re-\u00c9glise\" class=\"wp-image-10676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Piper-L-4J-Grasshopper-624-D-39-US-Army-728x485.jpg 728w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Piper-L-4J-Grasshopper-624-D-39-US-Army-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Piper-L-4J-Grasshopper-624-D-39-US-Army-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Piper-L-4J-Grasshopper-624-D-39-US-Army-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Piper-L-4J-Grasshopper-624-D-39-US-Army.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Piper L-4J Grasshopper 624 D-39 US Army<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/musee-airborne\/waco-cg-4a-45-17241-usaaf\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10677\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Waco-CG-4A-45-17241-USAAF-728x485.jpg\" alt=\"Waco CG-4A 45-17241 USAAF, Airborne Museum Sainte-M\u00e8re-\u00c9glise France\" class=\"wp-image-10677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Waco-CG-4A-45-17241-USAAF-728x485.jpg 728w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Waco-CG-4A-45-17241-USAAF-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Waco-CG-4A-45-17241-USAAF-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Waco-CG-4A-45-17241-USAAF-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Waco-CG-4A-45-17241-USAAF.jpg 1371w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Waco CG-4A 45-17241 USAAF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What to Expect:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Exhibits<\/strong>: The <strong>Sainte-M\u00e8re-\u00c9glise Airborne Museum<\/strong> features <strong>authentic uniforms, weapons, and equipment<\/strong> from the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gliders &amp; Planes<\/strong>: Visitors can see a <strong>WACO CG-4 glider<\/strong> and a <strong>Douglas C-47 Skytrain<\/strong>, which were crucial for troop deployment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Immersive Experience<\/strong>: The <strong>Sainte-M\u00e8re-\u00c9glise Airborne Museum<\/strong> includes interactive displays, such as a <strong>paratrooper drop simulation<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Historical Context<\/strong>: Information about the planning, execution, and impact of the Normandy landings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why Visit?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Sainte-M\u00e8re-\u00c9glise Airborne Museum<\/strong> provides a deep <strong>historical insight<\/strong> into one of the most critical operations of World War II and <strong>honors the bravery<\/strong> of the soldiers who fought to liberate France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/musee-airborne\/douglas-c-47b-dakota-display-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10679\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Douglas-C-47B-Dakota-display-2-728x485.jpg\" alt=\"Douglas C-47B Dakota display Airborne Museum Sainte-M\u00e8re-\u00c9glise | picture Rob Vogelaar\" class=\"wp-image-10679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Douglas-C-47B-Dakota-display-2-728x485.jpg 728w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Douglas-C-47B-Dakota-display-2-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Douglas-C-47B-Dakota-display-2-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Douglas-C-47B-Dakota-display-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Douglas-C-47B-Dakota-display-2.jpg 1371w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a 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https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Waco-CG-4A-display-Mus\u00e9e-Airborne-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Waco-CG-4A-display-Mus\u00e9e-Airborne-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Waco-CG-4A-display-Mus\u00e9e-Airborne-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Waco-CG-4A-display-Mus\u00e9e-Airborne.jpg 1371w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/musee-airborne\/waco-cg-4a-display\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10687\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Waco-CG-4A-display-728x485.jpg\" alt=\"Waco CG-4A display Mus\u00e9e Airborne Sainte-M\u00e8re-\u00c9glise | picture Rob Vogelaar\" class=\"wp-image-10687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Waco-CG-4A-display-728x485.jpg 728w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Waco-CG-4A-display-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Waco-CG-4A-display-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Waco-CG-4A-display-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Waco-CG-4A-display.jpg 1371w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/musee-airborne\/waco-cg-4a-display-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10688\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Waco-CG-4A-display--728x485.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Waco-CG-4A-display--728x485.jpg 728w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Waco-CG-4A-display--240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Waco-CG-4A-display--420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Waco-CG-4A-display--600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Waco-CG-4A-display-.jpg 1371w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Airborne Museum (<i><em>Sainte-M\u00e8re-\u00c9glise Airborne Museum<\/em><\/i>) is a French museum dedicated to the memory of American paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st airborne divisions who parachuted into Normandy on the night of June 5\u20136, 1944.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The WACO building, shaped like a large parachute shroud, contains an authentic WACO glider, the only example in France. Visitors get to see a glider with models of soldiers getting ready for their flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dakota building allows the public to &#8220;assist&#8221; in the preparations for the biggest military operation of the War in England, June 5, 1944, at the bottom of a real C-47. They can observe a diorama of the different recruits from the war with General Eisenhower before D-Day and the Battle of Normandy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Operation Neptune building is composed of rooms with realistic scenography that allows visitors to relive the D-Day experience. The visitor is first invited to board a C-47 airplane in England on June 5, 1944. Then the Battle of Sainte-M\u00e8re-\u00c9glise unfolds including fighting in the marshes and for the bridges before the battle of the hedgerows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photos Rob Vogelaar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1y3MRETDxiM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sainte-M\u00e8re-\u00c9glise Airborne Museum is a museum in Sainte-M\u00e8re-\u00c9glise, France, dedicated to the history of the U.S. airborne troops who parachuted into Normandy on D-Day,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1916","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1916"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1916\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34409,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1916\/revisions\/34409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}