Dommartin-Lettrée
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Dommartin-Lettree is a village and commune in the Marne
department in north-eastern France
some 22 kilometres south of Chalons en Champagne and some 22 kilometres west of Vitry-le-Francois
. The church is to be found in a central position in the village and the Commonwealth war graves of five airmen of the Royal Air Force
and two of the Royal Canadian Air Force
lie in the churchyard immediately behind the church.
The 7 serviceman were killed when their Lancaster bomber (Lancaster III serial JB741 code: AR-J) was shot down near the village by enemy fire on May 4th 1944 before completing their mission.
Marne
Marne is a department in north-eastern France named after the river Marne which flows through the department. The prefecture of Marne is Châlons-en-Champagne...
department in north-eastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
some 22 kilometres south of Chalons en Champagne and some 22 kilometres west of Vitry-le-Francois
Vitry-le-François
Vitry-le-François is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. It is located on the Marne River and is the western terminus of the Marne-Rhine Canal.- History :In 1142, Louis VII invaded Champagne and seized Vitry-le-François...
. The church is to be found in a central position in the village and the Commonwealth war graves of five airmen of the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
and two of the Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
The history of the Royal Canadian Air Force begins in 1920, when the air force was created as the Canadian Air Force . In 1924 the CAF was renamed the Royal Canadian Air Force and granted royal sanction by King George V. The RCAF existed as an independent service until 1968...
lie in the churchyard immediately behind the church.
The 7 serviceman were killed when their Lancaster bomber (Lancaster III serial JB741 code: AR-J) was shot down near the village by enemy fire on May 4th 1944 before completing their mission.